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April 7, 2008

Quote of the Day: Commodities Markets

Quote of the day comes from commodities markets -- lead, to be specific. Here is John Deave, a retired barrister and churchwarden in Stathern, England, talking about the spate of lead roof thefts at local churches. It is driven, of course, by high lead prices:

"Whenever I get an early morning phone call these days, I think, ‘Oh no, they’ve taken the roof again.'"

[via NYT]

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