Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) is looking for to use contract talks this summer to ease the burden. GM and Fiat Chrysler have had an advantage, dating back to bankruptcies in 2009, that lets both automakers hire lower-wage workers in unlimited numbers. Ford, by contrast, has had to give 48 percent […]

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) fell the most in six months amid uncertainty about the copper producer’s direction, and the outcome of its energy unit’s share sale, given the downward spiral for commodities. In the face of falling prices for metals and energy, “all options are on the table,” Chief Executive Officer […]