Putin seeks to boost Russian diamond trade through India
The Russian leader is expected to ink a long-sought deal with India during his visit to the country next week.
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Martin Engineering Designs Custom Work Cell To Mold Conveyor Belt Cleaners
In a move designed to deliver global product availability and consistency with the fastest possible response to customer orders, Martin Engineering has announced the design and manufacture of a custom molding cell for its polyurethane conveyor belt cleaners.
Walsh: My ‘amazing’ Rio turnaround ‘will be a Harvard case study’
Rio Tinto CEO credentialing ahead of another round with "combative" Ivan Glasenberg.
Iron ore price surges
Benchmark 62% fines up 3% and premiums for high quality lump ore jump to 11-month high.
Jeffrey Nichols: paper gold bears losing grip on price
Physical buyers numbering millions are setting up a sustainable long-term gold price upswing in the face of a small group of speculators.
China said to consider scaling back restrictions on gold imports
China’s central bank circulated a draft plan to ease restrictions on gold imports, said people with knowledge of the matter, in a move that may lead to lower prices in the world’s biggest market for bullion.
Glencore’s massive Canadian Donkin coal mine sold to U.S. firm
News feeds long-standing hopes of a mine reopening and job generation in the impoverished area.
Rio Tinto-Glencore a ‘poor match’: Sam Walsh
Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.
Could falling oil prices spark a financial crisis?
The oil and gas boom in the United States was made possible by the extensive credit afforded to drillers. Not only has financing come from company shareholders and traditional banks, but hundreds of billions of dollars have also come from junk-bond investors looking for high returns.
