Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America (AP)

A broker reacts as he works on the floor of the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. Brazil's main stock index plummeted more than 10 percent in early trading Friday after steep declines in Asia, Europe. Other Latin America markets fell sharply as well. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - The booming prices for Venezuelan oil, Brazilian soy beans and Chilean copper that brought prosperity to Latin America are heading for a bust that threatens to erode the hard-won gains of its poor and newly emerging middle class.

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