GM Cans Mid-Size Trucks; Treasury Yields Soar to 7-month High; Airlines Grounded by $9 Billion Loss; Copper Sinks as Dollar Rises; Supreme Court Delays Chrysler Sale; McDonald’s misses estimates; Apple debuts new iPhone

Geithner Calls For Regulatory Reform; Fed President Sees 2009 Rebound; Bank of China Posts 59% 4Q Profit Drop; Goldman Plans to Repay TARP money quickly; U.K. Inflation up 3.2% in February; Major Exchanges Want New Curbs on Short-Selling; Lloyd’s Says Insurance Rates to Rise; Copper Prices Take Breather After Rising 30% on China Demand; Mexico’s Inflation Holds Up Rate Cut

Commodity prices are beginning to stabilize and I expect copper prices to head higher. Copper is not just used for coinage; it is widely used in construction, electronics and automobiles, and the price is closely tied to economic activity.