World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries The Boston Globe | BANGKOK-World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union. | The fall in European shares followed a sharp downturn in Asia where markets were also rattled by weak U.S. manufacturing...
Newcrest Mining named most attractive employer to work for in Randstad awards The Australian | NEWCREST Mining has knocked Virgin Australia from its top spot as Australia's most attractive employer to work for. | The gold mining company was awarded first prize in recruitment firm Randstad’s 2012 awards for offering competitive salaries, good training and long-term job security. |...
Editorial: Blanket Mining Tax Is Not the Answer Jakarta Globe Natural resources, especially minerals and palm oil, have been Indonesia’s major export earners over the past few years, as global prices and production have increased significantly. | The earnings from these exports have boosted the country’s fo...
India’s illegal sand mining fuels boom, ravages rivers The Washington Post | NARANGI, India — Dozens of dredging boats scour the bottom of the Vaitarna creek all day, as workers build pyramids of excavated sand in the villages along its banks. By night, thousands of trucks clog a narrow highway to deliver the sand to ...
Qld coal miners set to resume strikes Canberra Times | BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance's (BMA) central Queensland coal miners will resume their strikes next week after rejecting the company's latest workplace offer. | More than 80 per cent of Bowen Basin workers voted against BMA's most recent offer, ...
Blanket Mining Tax Is Not the Answer Jakarta Globe Natural resources, especially minerals and palm oil, have been Indonesia’s major export earners over the past few years, as global prices and production have increased significantly. | The earnings from these exports have boosted the country’s fo...
US sharemarket falls for 12th consecutive session The Australian | US blue chips extended a streak of declines the likes of which hasn't been seen in almost 40 years, amid concerns about the eurozone and Facebook's lacklustre debut. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its 12th loss in 13 sessions, the wors...
Discounted sale of inferior coal to Adani project by UCM Coal prompts recent policy change The Times Of India Tweet MUMBAI: An agreement between three state-owned companies and Adani Enterprises over the terms of supply as well as the price of an inferior variety of coal slated to be used to fire a power plant being set up by the Ahmedabad-based group has be...
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World stocks mixed amid Greek political impasse Atlanta Journal | BANGKOK — World stocks were held in check Tuesday by a political impasse in Greece that could lead it to a destabilizing exit from the euro currency union. Shizuo Kambayash...
Asia stocks fall as Greek worries rattle investors The Boston Globe | BANGKOK-Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday, rattled by a political impasse in Greece that could lead the debt-stricken country to a destabilizing exit from the euro cu...
Inflation surges 7.23% in April Indian Express | India's wholesale price inflation accelerated 7.23% in April, compared with 6.89% in the previous month, as food and manufactured items turned dearer, heaping pressure on the cen...
Gold steadies as euro lifts from 3-1/2 month low Business Day | GOLD steadied on Thursday after falling to a four-month low in the previous session, as an uptick in the euro after Spain moved to clean up its banks and Europe’s bailout fund ...
Vale sees iron ore price rising in second half of 2012 Reuters | RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian mining company Vale SA (VALE5.SA) remains confident the price of iron-ore, its main product, will rise in the second half of 2012, relieving environmental and economic pressures on the company which have hurt gr...
Wake up, the glass is almost full to the brim Canberra Times | LETTERS | I woke up to a bright, crisp autumn morning with no looming catastrophes on the horizon, real or imagined. I then wondered just when was it that we became a nation of whiners bleating on about our entitlements and tax breaks. When did our...
A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut? Knox News | EDITOR'S NOTE — Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23 cents above its initial offering price, at $38.23. Two Associated Press business writers debate whether the stoc...
UPDATE 1-Vale sees iron ore price rising in 2nd half of 2012 Reuters | * Iron ore rise may ease squeeze on key mining projects | * Long-term iron-ore prices seen between $120-$180 tonne | * Vale reviewing Guinea iron ore, Argentine potash mines | * Tight credit, political demands forcing project reviews | RIO DE JANEI...
