Markets News Monday: US markets in fastest dip since 1950; United States discovers $1trn in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan
Jun 14th, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Markets news on stocks, currencies and commodities; The New York Times reports that the United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials.