ERISA preemption, the basic topic, and again start at the first level. What does ERISA mean? It stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ERISA applies to virtually all private-sector employee benefit plans. The term employee benefit plan means an employee welfare benefit plan, an employee pension benefit plan, or a plan that is both.
Copper Prices - 45 Year Historical Chart. Interactive chart of historical daily COMEX copper prices back to 1971. The price shown is in U.S. Dollars per pound. The current price of copper as of April 20, 2017 is $2.5570 per pound. Copper Prices Today - Live Chart.
Copper is bouncing back and prices are up 1.2% to $2.9860 per pound. The metal was down 2.2% to $2.8880 per pound earlier today. Copper prices have been falling recently and today's sell off came after news that Chinese property developer Zhejiang Xingrun Real Estate has collapsed. China's property sector accounts for about 40% of copper demand. Concerns about slowing Chinese growth and domestic bond defaults have weighed on copper. There have been concerns that copper-backed loans in China are expected to unwind.