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Dr Copper, the economy and the stock market no longer in sync

Doctor copper, can no longer be viewed as a leading indicator, in fact, a name change might be in order.

Tactical Investor | November 23, 2015 | 2:18 am

Newmont’s Indonesian copper exports to restart

Exports suspended for nearly two months over building of smelter.

Frik Els | November 20, 2015 | 12:10 pm

Commodity prices have not bottomed yet — Goldman Sachs

Unless demand picks up or more miners cut output, prices for raw materials are set to stay low for years, or worse, continue to drop, the investment bank predicts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2015 | 9:01 am

Vale to end Manitoba nickel refining in 2018

Nickel is trading at seven year low.

Frik Els | November 19, 2015 | 2:47 pm

A brutal year for mine financing explained in just one chart

A miserable $400 million down from a high of $4.6 billion in 2012.

Michael Allan McCrae | November 19, 2015 | 1:29 pm

Chinese commodity trade barometer at record low

The Baltic Dry Index which tracks bulk shipping rates on more than 50 routes around the world drops to lowest since 1985.

Frik Els | November 19, 2015 | 12:25 pm

Caterpillar sales down again, almost three straight years

The biggest drops were in the construction sector in Latin America (-41%) and in the resources industry in Asia (-37%).

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2015 | 10:16 am

Indonesia probing allegations of extortion to Freeport-McMoRan by senior officials

The investigation aims to determine whether senior officials tried extorting Freeport’s Indonesian unit in return for letting the company continue to operate in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2015 | 6:15 am

Michael Curran goes down-market shopping for winners

Sure there is risk, as Curran explains in this interview with The Gold Report, but the reward could come via either a takeover bid by an established producer seeking to lower its overall costs or by supporting these companies as they transition into emerging producers.

The Gold Report | November 19, 2015 | 2:20 am

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