INFOGRAPHIC: a history of notable stock bubbles
Asset bubbles go as far back as finance and speculation themselves. In the past, there have been bubbles in everything from tulips to railroads that have made or broke fortunes.
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Nickel price jumps again – Chinese stocks gone by April
After a brutal two-month sell-off, the nickel price is recovering as Chinese port stocks are depleted and global stainless steel output picks up.
Air Liquide invests in new Cambridge state-of-the-art facility
Air Liquide Canada, a subsidiary of Air Liquide Group, world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health, officially inaugurated its new center of operations today at 1139 Industrial Road in Cambridge, Ontario.
Vale’s CEO shortlisted to be Brazil’s new finance minister
Analysts say only a business-friendly appointment followed by credible action to strengthen the fiscal accounts and control inflation would reassure markets.
Metso to supply automation technology to a new pulverized coal injection process and power plant modernization in Raahe, Finland
Leading-edge control solutions increase safety and reliability in demanding processes
GRP Pipes – The responsible choice for mining industry applications
Labelled the ‘pipe of the future’, corrosion-resistant, glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) pipelines can save mining companies millions on reoccurring pipeline breakdowns due to corrosion.
Space miner loses first satellite in rocket explosion
The affected company is Planetary Resources, the U.S.-based start-up aiming to mine asteroids.
Hopes for workers trapped in Turkish coal mine quickly fading
Water levels inside the mine keep rising and rescue crews had made no contact with the trapped workers.
Chile passes historic law to aid copper giant Codelco
It grants the world's No.1 copper miner an injection of US$4 billion for the next four years.