As soon as I take office, I will ask Congress to fully eliminate the defense sequester and will submit a new budget to rebuild our military,” Trump said. “This will increase certainty in the defense community as to funding, and will allow military leaders to plan for our future defense needs.” -PoliticoDonald Trump recently gave a speech that was well-received by the defense comm...Read More

As soon as I take office, I will ask Congress to fully eliminate the defense sequester and will submit a new budget to rebuild our military,” Trump said. “This will increase certainty in the defense community as to funding, and will allow military leaders to plan for our future defense needs.” -PoliticoDonald Trump recently gave a speech that was well-received by the defense comm...Read More

Provided to YouTube by Music Video Distributors Inc.Monsaraz ? Peter Epstein, Brad Shepik and Matt KilmerLingua Franca?,, Songlines RecordingsReleased on: 2015-06-01Artist: Peter EpsteinArtist: Brad ShepikArtist: Matt KilmerAuto-generated by YouTube.Read More

In the final video in this series, Kim discusses Andrew Jackson's presidency and how he attempted to increase the power of the executive branch. A growing movement of opposition to Jackson coalesced into the Whig Party, which employed many of the same tactics as Jackson in the election of 1840.Read More

Goldcorp Inc. (G:TSX; GG:NYSE 16.02) has had a tough year.After reporting a year-end loss of $4.1 billion due to writing off and down various projects-a supposed clearing of the decks for the new CEO David Garofalo-the recent results were not so positive. Production was down year-on-year, due to shortfalls and problems at its two largest mines, Pe??asquito and Cerro Negro.There are some positives,...Read More

China's infrastructure investments have been a net negative due to high cost over runs that have overwhelmed returns and the added debt has made the country more exposed to financial shocks, says lead author Atif Ansar in a study published this July in Oxford Review of Economic Policy.The authors looked at various infrastructure projects, such as rail and road, and assessed the return on invest...Read More

Top publicly-held copper producer Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) in May announced the sale of its largest African copper mine to China Molybdenum (CMOC) for up to $2.65 billion.On Wednesday Reuters reported that the Democratic Republic of Congo's state-owned Gecamines has submitted its own bid for Freeport's 56% stake in the high-grade Tenke Fungurume mine.Gecamines already owns 20% of...Read More

The tide of globalisation is turning Trade liberalisation has stalled and one can see a steady rise in protectionist measures ... Has the tide of globalisation turned? This is a vitally important question. The answer is closely connected to the state of the world economy and the west's politics. - Financial TimesThis article present a lot of positives surrounding "globalism," which is a fund...Read More

The tide of globalisation is turning Trade liberalisation has stalled and one can see a steady rise in protectionist measures ... Has the tide of globalisation turned? This is a vitally important question. The answer is closely connected to the state of the world economy and the west's politics. - Financial TimesThis article present a lot of positives surrounding "globalism," which is a fund...Read More

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In Pursuit of Excellence - Football's Eli Prochnau by John DeCoste '72. Interview with Eli Prochnau.Read More

Canada's Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD) (NYSE:EGO) said Tuesday has completed the sale of its 82% stake in the Chinese Jinfeng mine to a wholly-owned subsidiary of China National Gold Group for US$300 million in cash.Jinfeng mine is expected to generate 95,000-105,000 ounces of gold this year, as the operation transitions fully into the underground.The move marks the Vancouver-based miner exit from Ch...Read More

Zinc is the best performing base metal so far this year and measured from its six-year low struck mid-January today's $2,336 a tonne zinc prize is up 58%.Zinc's prospects brightened considerably after the shutdown of two major mines last year - Australia's Century and the Lisheen mine in Ireland. The two mines had a combined output of more than 630,000.The shuttering of top zinc producer Glencor...Read More

Chile's Codelco, the world's No.1 copper producer, said a strike over contract terms initiated Monday by members of Union No. 2 of its Salvador mine, threatens the division's feasibility.Salvador, which is the state-owned firm's smallest operation and produced 49,000 tonnes of copper last year, has been battling to turn a profit after dwindling ore grades pushed up production costs, affecting a p...Read More

The premier of Tasmania Will Hodgman, during a trade mission to India announced government backing for a restart of a copper mine on the island that was Australia's oldest continually operating mine until its mothballing two years ago.Hodgman told NDTV that the operation, now owned by India's Vedanta, could reopen as early as next year with state support:"It is a sizable operation and at its peak...Read More

YouTube says the demonetization is the result of changes to its notification system, and not a reflection of changes in its policies, it’s unclear why DeFranco and other vloggers are just getting flagged on content now even though many of them have been posting similar videos to YouTube for years. DeFranco and his supporters worry the move could have implications for all YouTube creators. -V...Read More

YouTube says the demonetization is the result of changes to its notification system, and not a reflection of changes in its policies, it’s unclear why DeFranco and other vloggers are just getting flagged on content now even though many of them have been posting similar videos to YouTube for years. DeFranco and his supporters worry the move could have implications for all YouTube creators. -V...Read More

Lew Rockwell talks to Jay Taylor about Trump, Hillary, Soros, and Ron Paul in this Political Theatre season.Read More

The Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has embarked on a major diversification programme which will enhance its investment both in the country and abroad, according to sources Monday.However the Zambian holding company is still beset with a lot of problems including a running debt with the government. At least the more than US$400 million it owes the state has been conv...Read More

BHP Billiton has launched Prospects, a blog series, to provide insights on global trends relevant to our business and our stakeholders.The blogs will offer views on economics, commodities outlook and individual markets, and broader issues such as policy, governance and our social contribution.Prospects provides an avenue to contribute to debates that are important to BHP Billiton. It will also fea...Read More