Mosaic says quarterly revenue rises 12 pct

Today may be the end of this trend of divergence. US equities are at a precipice: fueled by low rates and quantitative easing for years, they have finally started to tumble from record highs.

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic activity and the commodities trade – has plunged by 10.2% this year.

Graphite has been touted as a leap forward for our mobile world of battery-powered gadgets, but it may also help plants grow.

The world's leading commodity trader stock slumped to a record low Wednesday after it revealed it swung to a steep first-half loss of $676 million.

The agreement with Kansas-based Koch Fertilizer comes as the European firm attempts to fend off a takeover bid from Potash Corp.

Investors weren't happy with the news. The stock dropped to record lows Friday, becoming the top loser on FTSE 350 mining index.

JP Morgan Cazenove says Swiss commodity trading giant has to start off-loading inventory to slash its $48 billion debt pile and keep its credit rating.

Stock markets in Canada and the United States fell sharply on the news that China had allowed the yuan to drop 2%.

The latest offer was unchanged in its value, but included a more formal “business combination agreement,” K+S said