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Brent Crude Oil $ 60.47 / bbl 1.17%

Palladium $ 1786.9 / ozt 0.50%

Crude Oil $ 56.52 / bbl 1.11%

Natural Gas $ 3.984 / Btu 1.07%

Silver Futures $ 67.489 / ozt 3.17%

Aluminum Futures $ 2967.5 / ton 1.62%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4418.8 / ozt 1.25%

Micro Silver Futures $ 67.405 / ozt 3.03%

Platinum $ 2018.6 / ozt 3.35%

Gold Futures $ 4387.3 / ozt 0.54%

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Big executive pay, golden parachutes at Freeport McMoRan

Phoenix Business Journal | June 3, 2012 | 8:00 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Copper Gold

Gold Inc.executives receive hefty salaries and stock bonuses but they’ve also set up very large golden parachutes in case the Phoenix-based copper miner gets acquired. There has been speculation that Freeport (NYSE: FCX) might be a merger target. The…