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University of California sells off $200 million in coal, oil sands assets

Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Bachher said the assets were no longer good investments for the university's $98.2 billion fund.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2015 | 3:45 am

Big name investors are piling back into commodities

A few legendary influencers are making huge bets right now on commodities, an area that’s faced—and continues to face—some pretty strong headwinds.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | September 10, 2015 | 10:52 am

Duke Energy, U.S. Gov’t end 15-year-old Clean Air Act litigation

The company still denies the alleged violations, but has agreed to settle the case solely to avoid the costs and uncertainties of continued litigation, it said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2015 | 9:30 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Most Assets Hurting, but one stock market has bucked the trend

Deutsche Bank recently provided a graphical snapshot that covers the returns of a wide span of assets both YTD and since the mid-August meltdown.

Visual Capitalist | September 8, 2015 | 7:31 am

South African president to broker talks on mining job cuts

Mining employs about 440,000 in South Africa and makes up more than half of its exports.

Bloomberg News | September 8, 2015 | 12:37 am

Campaign to save Australia’s coal sector heavily mocked in social media

The PR campaign praising the “endless possibilities” of coal in providing “light and jobs” has triggered a massive reaction among social media users.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2015 | 9:52 am

Glencore fights back — to slash debt by $10bn, halt copper mines in Africa

Mounting pressure from investors has forced the firm to come up with a $10 billion package of debt-reduction measures.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2015 | 3:49 am

World’s top 5 miners lose $540 BILLION market worth

CHART: The commodity slump has slashed major miners' market valuations to 60–88% below 2011 highs.

Frik Els | September 4, 2015 | 11:12 pm

Glencore’s just had one of its worst weeks ever — shares down 22 pct

The company, already the worst performer in the FTSE 100 index in 2015, has lost almost 60% of its value since the beginning of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 4, 2015 | 9:00 am

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