August 20, 2013 Glencore Xstrata’s write-down bigger than expected: $7.7 billion Mining giant not stressing the results.
August 20, 2013 Sotheby’s expects at least $19m for this rare blue diamond The rock, about the size of a shirt button, is the largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever graded by a laboratory.
August 20, 2013 Giant miners hit 30-year lows Mining stocks took a dip on Tuesday, as major companies such as Glencore Xstrata and BHP Billiton reported losses and massive writedowns.
August 20, 2013 Glasenberg writes off $8 billion. Yawn 9 reasons why Glencore-Xstrata's eye-watering impairments are nothing to lose sleep about.
August 20, 2013 AngloGold struggling to keep flagship mine in Ghana open — report New CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, said operations are unsustainable.
August 20, 2013 BHP goes for it: $2.6bn in Canada’s Jansen potash project Today's announcement takes BHP’s total commitment to Jansen to about $3.8 billion.
August 20, 2013 Fracking blamed for massive wave of earthquakes in Ohio The state registered over 100 earthquakes in less than a year. Study links them to fracking.
August 20, 2013 Indians buying gold again after RBI-induced confusion ends Gold imports on standstill since July.
August 19, 2013 Germany recognizes Bitcoin, now here come the taxes "Each of the 10 million Bitcoins in existence is presently worth about $117."
Silver price extends volatile run with surge above $86 Spot prices rose as much as 6.6% to over $86 an ounce, near its highest in a week. February 11, 2026 | 08:38 am