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Mining private equity is being fundamentally transformed

Appian Capital founder Michael Scherb: "You're now seeing the same changes in mining that happened in oil and gas which is now heavily supported by PE"

Frik Els | August 23, 2015 | 11:45 pm

INFOGRAPHIC – On the precipice: Will global markets follow commodities off the cliff?

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.

Visual Capitalist | August 21, 2015 | 6:15 am

Forget slower growth, worry about Chinese GDP contraction

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

Frik Els | August 20, 2015 | 3:57 pm

Graphite could be the next best fertilizer

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

Archer Exploration Pty Ltd | August 20, 2015 | 11:20 am

Glencore stock getting hammered as China slowdown, commodities rout hit profit

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2015 | 3:10 am

K+S secures major potash supply deal from its Canadian Legacy mine

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2015 | 8:00 am

Glencore sells stakes in three assets, gets only $290 million

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2015 | 4:50 am

Is Glencore about to dump $16 billion of stockpiles?

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.

Frik Els | August 13, 2015 | 4:35 pm

China’s surprise currency move is more bad news for Canadian commodities

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

Business in Vancouver | August 11, 2015 | 9:45 am

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