ChuquicamataIt's been a brutal November on copper markets with a only one up day of trading since the start of the month. Just over the last week the price has fallen more than 7%.In New York on Wednesday the copper price dropped to a low of $2.0670 or $4,560 a tonne, the lowest since March 2009 and down 27% so far this year.Copper traded below today's level for seven months at the height of the g...Read More

Work at Carmen de Andacollo copper mine, located in Chile's north-central region of Coquimbo. (Image from archives)Canadian mining giant Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.A, TCK.B), (NYSE: TCK) has decided to cut 1,000 jobs, or around about 9% of its global workforce, through a combination of layoffs and attrition as part of a plan to reduce spending next year by $650 million.The Vancouver-based company, t...Read More

Today's chart is all about perspective.See all YTD asset prices together in one place, and get perspective on the true collapse that has occurred in commodities this yearCourtesy of: Visual CapitalistThis chart from Macquarie puts the year in perspective for commodity investors. It covers various asset classes including equities, FX markets, bonds, and commodity prices, and charts them YTD in ter...Read More

One Young World Counsellor Mary Robinson, Ireland's first female President, encourages young leaders to take part in Call on COP. Call on COP is the most global action on Climate Change in 2015. At the One Young World Summit 2015, young leaders from every country in the world will address their Heads of Government on mainstream media two weeks before the Paris Climate Conference - COP21.Each Call...Read More

The HR INSPIRED Conference is the UK & Europe's leading business to business conference for senior HR Executives.For information on attending our next conference go to www.hr-inspired.com or email info@inspiredconferences.comFor information on attending our next conferences go to www.inspiredconferences.com/conferences/ or email info@inspiredconferences.com Twitter - @inspiredconSpeaker : Angus Ri...Read More

One Young World delegate Guangtong Liu calls on Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to support green initiatives and set up acarbon trading initiaitive. www.oneyoungworld.com/calloncopChina consumes half of the world's coal and emits close to twice the amount of carbon as the USA. This has led to a 44% increase in droughts in China and rising sea levels that threaten the densely populated coastline.Read More

One Young World delegate William Luk calls on the Hong Kong government to take concrete actions to combat climate change, and to set an example for businesses and civil societies. Climate change will exacerbate Hong Kong's heat waves and water scarcity. www.oneyoungworld.com/calloncopRead More

French President François Hollande was quick to declare a state of emergency in the wake of Friday's bloody terror attacks in Paris. But what does the "etat d'urgence" mean for the country and its citizens as they go about their daily lives? The state of emergency measures are set out in a 1955 law and are designed to be used in "cases of imminent danger resulting fro...Read More

Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack … Saudi Arabia's harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders – and some Saudi liberals – as a root cause of the international jihadist threat that has inflamed the Middle East for years and struck in Paris last week. However, while Riyadh has cracked down hard on jihadists at home, jailing thousands, stopping hundr...Read More

French President François Hollande was quick to declare a state of emergency in the wake of Friday's bloody terror attacks in Paris. But what does the "etat d'urgence" mean for the country and its citizens as they go about their daily lives? The state of emergency measures are set out in a 1955 law and are designed to be used in "cases of imminent danger resulting fro...Read More

Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack … Saudi Arabia's harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders – and some Saudi liberals – as a root cause of the international jihadist threat that has inflamed the Middle East for years and struck in Paris last week. However, while Riyadh has cracked down hard on jihadists at home, jailing thousands, stopping hundr...Read More

Since May, the metal has lost around 25% of its value, due to the increasing strength of the US dollar and weaning demand in China.Copper prices extended losses on Tuesday, hitting a fresh six-year low as the terror attacks in Paris added to concerns about the global economy that have caused a month-long selloff.On Tuesday morning, the red metal dropped to below $4,600 per tonne on the London Meta...Read More

The next time a mining company decides against dry-stacking as a too-costly alternative to tailings ponds, its directors and shareholders may want to consider what a tailings pond breach could cost companies like Imperial Metals Corp. (TSX:III) or BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP).Up until November 5, the August 4, 2014, tailings pond failure at Imperial's Mount Polley copper mine had been the worst su...Read More

US Fed likely to tighten before year end … The US Federal Reserve is on track to raise rates before year end, with a pick-up in economic activity and positive dialogue emerging from the central bank – Investor DailyDominant Social Theme: The economy is booming. Hike, hike, hike. It's all we can do.Free-market Analysis: The tightening talk is picking up. Principal Global Investors m...Read More

France identifies Paris attacks mastermind, seeks coalition to fight ISIS … France identified a 27-year-old Belgian who once boasted about killing "infidels" and fought for the Islamic State group in Syria as the mastermind of the Paris attacks, and President Francois Hollande vowed Monday to forge a united coalition capable of defeating the jihadists at home and abroad. – Ch...Read More

US Fed likely to tighten before year end … The US Federal Reserve is on track to raise rates before year end, with a pick-up in economic activity and positive dialogue emerging from the central bank – Investor DailyDominant Social Theme: The economy is booming. Hike, hike, hike. It's all we can do.Free-market Analysis: The tightening talk is picking up. Principal Global Investors m...Read More

France identifies Paris attacks mastermind, seeks coalition to fight ISIS … France identified a 27-year-old Belgian who once boasted about killing "infidels" and fought for the Islamic State group in Syria as the mastermind of the Paris attacks, and President Francois Hollande vowed Monday to forge a united coalition capable of defeating the jihadists at home and abroad. – Ch...Read More

Quick bite with New York Times best-selling author Joel Fuhrman, M.D., who has specialized in nutritional medicine for 25 years, on the danger of taking medications.Read More

Shares in top gold miner Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX, TSE:ABX) added more than 1% on Monday, making the most of gold breaking its fall to trade just above five year lows around $1,180 an ounce at the start of the week. It was revealed in filings to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday that Soros Fund Management, a company founded by legendary hedge fund billionaire George Soros, had liqu...Read More

LAGOS, Nigeria, November 16, 2015/ - CSR-in-Action, Nigeria's premier business and ethical networking platform and consultancy for sustainability, has announced plans to host governments, captains of industry, experts and investors in the country's capital, Abuja, to stimulate meaningful exchange of ideas on how to unlock over $100bn potential in the extractive industries within the next four ye...Read More