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Canada to supply India with nuclear energy

After two years fine-tuning details of their nuclear cooperation agreement, Canada and India have finally reached consensus and the countries representatives announced Tuesday a deal that will see Canadian companies ship their uranium to the South Asian nation for nuclear energy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 6, 2012 | 5:09 pm

Australia tries rescuing Rio Tinto’s aluminum operations

Australia’s federal government has agreed to back the construction of a proposed gas pipeline to supply Rio Tinto’s (LON, ASX:RIO) struggling Gove aluminum operations in the country’s Northern Territory.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 6, 2012 | 4:12 pm

Report raises questions about central bank gold holdings

Gold held in the vaults of key central banks around the globe may not have been accurately recorded. A report issued last month in Germany has brought this issues to the fore.

John Browne - Euro Pacific Capital | November 6, 2012 | 2:21 pm

WTO to decide on China-EU solar power dispute

The ongoing battle over renewable energy between China and the European Union got a lot worse Monday, after Beijing filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization charging the EU with violating rules governing subsidies to its solar-components industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 6, 2012 | 2:08 pm

The outcome of the US elections will not change the long-term trend of gold

After plunging on Friday, gold prices have rebounded for a second day on Tuesday as the US dollar was a touch weaker ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

David Levenstein | November 6, 2012 | 10:40 am

Obama victory would be bullish for gold: Coxe

Donald Coxe says an Obama victory in the US presidential election would give bullish impetus to gold prices.

Marc Howe | November 6, 2012 | 6:16 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Gas prices under Democrat and Republican administrations over the past century

A nifty new infographic compiled and designed by I DRIVE SAFELY provides a succinct visual summary of shifts in gas prices over the past hundred years under Democrat and Republican administrations in the United States.

Marc Howe | November 6, 2012 | 3:38 am

Damning report blames Pike River ‘horror story’ on failings by all sides

The Royal Commission's report on New Zealand's Pike River disaster has castigated all parties involved for egregious oversights and failings occasioning what some commentators have referred to as a mining "horror story."

Marc Howe | November 6, 2012 | 2:38 am