News Snapshot:
istock Week in Review Commodities, especially metals, began the week sharply higher on Monday, to the benefit of the firms that deal in them. Meanwhile, growth stocks continued declines seen last week in both China and the US. China’s April CPI was released Tuesday at -0.3%, assuaging inflation fears somewhat, along with China’s census, which showed that the second most populous nation in the world is not growing its population at nearly as fast a rate as it has historically. Xiaomi won its legal challenge against the Department of Defense on Wednesday, successfully disputing its inclusion in an investment ban...
