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Investors have fled the industrial metals markets as previous trading strategies have been overwhelmed by macro uncertainty.

* Parent firm Brait's shares fall more than 20 pct (Recasts, adds Brait share price, trader quote, detail, bullets)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Texas bank's constitutional challenge to the structure of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, passing up a case that could have led to more presidential power over an independent agency that President Donald Trump's administration already has weakened.

* Futures fall: Dow 0.74 pct, S&P 0.72 pct, Nasdaq 0.87 pct (Changes comment, updates prices)

OSLO, Jan 14 Reuters) - Norwegian police said on Monday they were investigating allegations that some listening numbers at Tidal Music, owned by Jay-Z, Beyonce and other stars, were artificially inflated.

Britain's attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, said on Monday that an EU letter outlining assurances on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit agreement, particularly on the so-called Northern Irish backstop, would have legal force.

In his first major management reshuffle since taking the helm of Brazil's Banco Bradesco SA , Chief Executive Officer Octavio de Lazari has cut the number of executive vice-president positions as part of a consolidation to boost revenue.

PM says rejection of her EU divorce deal risks no Brexit

A lawmaker, who helped enforce discipline in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party, quit his role on Monday over her Brexit deal with the European Union which faces a crucial vote in parliament on Tuesday.

Reclassification of futures contracts could push up margin requirements