Freeport shares fall as copper prices slides (FCX) (by Greg Morcroft)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of miner Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. (FCX) fell 1.8% on Tuesday as copper futures prices dropped on active commodity markets. The leading copper ETN, or exchange-traded note, the iPath Dow Jones-AIG Copper Total Return Sub-Index ETN, which tracks copper prices, fell 2.7% in preopen trade on Tuesday morning.