April 16, 2014 36,000 Chinese couples marry each day and gold gifts are de rigueur Parents on either side give the couple gold - what jewelry stores call jiehun san jin, literally "marriage, three gold".
April 16, 2014 Three variables to consider before investing in gold While there continue to be many gold bugs out there, I’m not one of them—but I do see gold as a trading opportunity.
April 15, 2014 Copper price rally comes to abrupt end After steady recovery from near four-year lows, copper price sinks below $3 a pound again over China and supply growth worries.
April 15, 2014 China’s appetite for gold down, but not gone: World Council The country's gold fever is expected to cool this year.
April 13, 2014 Glasenberg pulls off blockbuster Las Bambas deal Chinese buyers cough up $6.3 billion in cool hard cash for massive Peru copper project indicating renewed confidence in prospects for the red metal.
April 13, 2014 The Ore Wars after the Flash Crash The 8% one-day drop in the iron ore price in March was the result of a new dynamic in the market: panicked selling by traders using ore as loan collateral.
April 13, 2014 Gundlach on Chinese economic growth: ‘How about a minus 7?’ Founder and chief investment officer of $49 billion DoubleLine Capital may be a huge China bear, but he likes gold.
April 11, 2014 Imperialism Déjà Vu Major powers are scrambling for as much of the world’s resources as they can control. Exploration and drilling intensify daily. Previously inaccessible or unprofitable areas are targeted - the days…
April 10, 2014 Copper, iron ore imports defy China weakness China's iron ore imports jump 21% to 74 million tonnes while copper imports surge 31%.
April 10, 2014 Maritime piracy shifts to Atlantic, Southeast Asia Of the 70 pirate attacks so far this year, 53 have been in the waters off Southeast Asia and West Africa and some 50 crew remain in captivity.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am