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From a high of around $4.60/pound in February of 2011, copper prices have fallen around $3.60/pound today, which is actually…
Sony (NYSE: SNE) says it will eliminate 10,000 jobs and retool the company for growth. (Reuters) Exports from Japan improve. (Reuters)…
BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) today announced the closing of its Norwich Park metallurgical coal mine in Queensland. The mine…
UK-based mining giant Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) is mulling over the idea of shedding its diamond mining and production…
The projected slowdown in China’s GDP growth to 7.5% in 2012 has dampened demand for steel. Steel prices are flattening…
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) begins staff cuts as part of an annual review process. (Reuters) The Obama Administration is expected…
British newspaper The Guardian has a blog post saying there is speculation that US coal miner Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE:…
The Ekati diamond mind in northern Canada could be about to change hands. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP), which owns…
A few weeks ago Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) wrote down $9 billion on the value of its aluminum division,…
The world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP), is cancelling its plans to build a new aluminum smelter…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gets approval from the European Commission and the U.S. to buy Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI). (Reuters) Boeing…
One of the world’s largest mining companies, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) saw its profits fall by 59% in 2011,…
Last week’s announced $88 billion merger of Glencore International AG (OTC: GLNCY) and Xstrata plc (OTC: XSRAY) has been on…
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) files for Chapter 11. (Reuters) Greece and its private lenders work toward a last-hour compromise on…
The markets opened higher this morning and all three major indexes have managed to hold onto most of their gains…
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