TOOLS NEW YORK - Precious metals prices surged Tuesday, pushed higher by a drop in the dollar and expectations that ongoing electrical power problems in South Africa will lead to a protracted decline in platinum and gold supplies. Other commodities also rallied, with crude closing above $100 a barrel for the first time and soybean futures hitting a record high. A national power shortage in South Africa, the world's largest platinum producer and second largest gold producer, has left major mining companies operating at 90 percent of their usual energy supply,...
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