Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth The New York Times | NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly, oil. | These days, the continent’s riches draw a new cast of prospectors and predators, but the question is the same: who b...
British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties Herald Tribune | NEW DELHI - British Prime Minister David Cameron worked to deepen his nation's ties with India on Thursday, using his trip to the former colony turned rising regional power to rake in millions of dollars in new business for the struggling British economy. | Cameron was expected to cap his three-da...
SA may halt Coal of Africa mine development Business Report | Submit your comment | South Africa is concerned about "illegal activities" at Coal of Africa's Vele mine, and could halt development at the colliery if the company flouted environmental laws, a minister said on Thursday. | "If we verify that...
Natixis positive about base metals sector Business Report | Submit your comment | Commodity brokers Natixis Commodity Markets said Friday that they retain their positive stance towards prospects for the base metals sector. | Natixis, in its Third Quarter Metals Review, said that when it released its ...
Natixis says gold to underperform in 2011 Business Report | Submit your comment | Commodity brokers Natixis Commodity Markets said Friday that gold is set to underperform in 2011. | Natixis, in its Third Quarter Metals Review, is forecasting a slide in prices in the third quarter, perhaps acceleratin...
Arch Coal, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results redOrbit | ST. LOUIS, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- | Earnings Highlights ------------------- Quarter Ended Six Months Ended In $ millions, except per share data 6/30/10 6/30/09 6/30/10 6/30/09 ------------------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Rev...
Summary Box: Arch reverses 2Q loss, ups outlook Fresno Bee | The Associated Press Share | thefresnobee_994:/2010/07/30/2023851/summary-box-arch-reverses-2q-loss.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here Comments (0) | Similar stories: | Arch Coal 2Q profit surges on global sales Arch Coal 2Q pr...
Aquarius May Close Mine for Months All Africa AQUARIUS Platinum's share price fell heavily yesterday on news in a quarterly production report that it could shut its Blue Ridge mine for up to seven months to make it a more productive and safer operation. | ...
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Govt to not roll back fuel price hike, despite demand The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The government today said that it has no intention of rolling back the hike in fuel prices, despite widespread demand from various quarters. | "There is no proposal to r...
Copper falls on Chinese equities, data eyed The Guardian * Equities in top metals consumer China fall * US data eagerly awaited later * COMING UP: Redbook weekly U.S. retail sales at 1255 GMT (Recasts, adds comments/details, changes date...
Cigarette makers are still rolling their own profits Business Report | Submit your comment | WHILE many an ex-smoker may find the idea of sharing | space with smokers appalling, the return on investments into tobacco companies is almost as at...
Small caps round-up: PetroLatina, Metminco, Berkeley Resources... Money Week | Colombia-focused oil and gas group PetroLatina has raised $11.5m from a placing of shares at 40p each, with $10m bought by major shareholder Tribeca Oil & Gas Inc and the rest by a business linked to chief executive Juan Carlos Rodriguez. | The fun...
Molycorp Closes Down in Debut The New York Times | Shares of Molycorp, the rare earth metals producer, fell more than 8 percent in their market debut Thursday, after the company priced shares of its initial public offering below expectations, raising $393.8 million. | The Greenwood Village, Colo., ...
No plans to re-list De Beers: Carroll Business Report | Submit your comment | Anglo American chief executive Cynthia Carroll on Friday said there was no plans to re-list diamond giant De Beers. | A re-listing would bring De Beers a full circle after it scrapped a listing in Johannesburg and went ...
Commodities pull FTSE down, U.S. GDP data due The Guardian * FTSE down 0.6 percent on U.S. slowdown fears * Energy, oils lower as risk appetite wanes * Defensive stocks lead risers By David Brett LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares fell by midsession on Friday, with declines in commodity assets ...
