Glencore posted $4.4 billion in first-half net income as oil and copper price swings drove its trading division to near-record profit.
Commodity producing and trading giant Glencore booked a $4.4-billion net income for the first half of the year, a jump of $5 billion from a loss a year earlier, as the oil and copper price rallies and volatility boosted revenues and trading profits.
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