By Nick Godt
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil and gold futures held onto losses early Tuesday, after the U.S. government reported productivity fell 0.9% in the second quarter. Crude oil for September delivery fell $1.64 to $79.84 a barrel in electronic trading on Globex. Gold for December delivery fell $7.40, or 0.6%, to $1,195.20 an ounce.
