Original Source: Global Risk InsightsThe town of Luanshya, situated on Zambia's copperbelt, serves as a bellwether for the country's economy. However, political developments in Zambia are causing significant uncertainties in the copper industry.With a sustained annual GDP growth rate above 6%, driven primarily by copper, the past decade has been tumultuous for Luanshya. Founded as a service town...Read More
Ted Cruz drops bid for Republican nomination, clearing path for Trump ... Ted Cruz suspended his US presidential campaign on Tuesday after a crushing defeat in Indiana's primary, leaving the way clear for Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee. - UK GuardianIt seems more likely now that Trump will be the Republican nominee for president. But there are seemingly two main questions to answe...Read More
In January, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced grants totaling $1 billion in 13 states to help communities adapt to climate change, by building stronger levees, dams and drainage systems.One of those grants, $48 million for Isle de Jean Charles, is something new: the first allocation of federal tax dollars to move an entire community struggling with the impacts of climat...Read More
Water shortages will deliver 'severe hit' to world by 2050 - World Bank ... Global water shortages are taking their toll. The World Bank has issued a stark warning that the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia will receive a particularly "severe hit" by 2050, and global mismanagement needs to be addressed urgently. -RTWe just published an analysis of water-scarcity propaganda on Monday and now the...Read More
Ted Cruz drops bid for Republican nomination, clearing path for Trump ... Ted Cruz suspended his US presidential campaign on Tuesday after a crushing defeat in Indiana's primary, leaving the way clear for Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee. - UK GuardianIt seems more likely now that Trump will be the Republican nominee for president. But there are seemingly two main questions to answe...Read More
In January, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced grants totaling $1 billion in 13 states to help communities adapt to climate change, by building stronger levees, dams and drainage systems.One of those grants, $48 million for Isle de Jean Charles, is something new: the first allocation of federal tax dollars to move an entire community struggling with the impacts of climat...Read More
Water shortages will deliver 'severe hit' to world by 2050 - World Bank ... Global water shortages are taking their toll. The World Bank has issued a stark warning that the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia will receive a particularly "severe hit" by 2050, and global mismanagement needs to be addressed urgently. -RTWe just published an analysis of water-scarcity propaganda on Monday and now the...Read More
Ratings agency Moody's on Tuesday changed its outlook for Anglo American's credit rating recognizing the world's fifth largest diversified miner's "rapid progress in negotiating material asset sales, a higher than expected valuation for the sale of the niobium and phosphate businesses, and improving prospects for the global diamond market."In February Moody's downgraded Anglo's debt to junk status...Read More
Mining and metals investors were rushing for the exits on Tuesday on fears that the China-inspired rally on commodity markets in 2016 was losing steam.The sell-off led by comeback story Anglo-American, and punters' favourites Freeport-McMoran and Teck Resources, came after a gauge of manufacturing activity in China unexpectedly fell back in April.After recovering sharply to a more-than-a-year...Read More
Risk, from a mathematical perspective, is the probability of an event multiplied by its potential impact.The World Risk Report, which is published each year, looks at the risks of natural disasters in this way. The model used in the report takes into consideration the exposure of countries to natural disasters, but also their ability to cope and deal with such events. The end result is a World R...Read More
With sales and operations at the ends of the earth, few companies are in a better position to take the pulse of the global economy and the resource sector in particular than Caterpillar.The new line of "smart" equipment will be able to communicate, instantly, how it's performing, and what might need fixing soon.The world's number one heavy equipment manufacturer has been hit hard by the decline i...Read More
Shares of Teck Resources Ltd. have almost tripled this year, making the Canadian company the best-performing global miner amid the rebound in commodity prices and a projected fivefold improvement in earnings.The price of Teck's three main products have surged, with metallurgical coal leading and zinc a close second. Until recently, copper had lagged the pack but gains last week have narrowed the...Read More
Leaked papers show 'unsurprising' TTIP disagreements: Dutch trade minister BusinessEurope May 2, 2016 The lack of agreement between the US and Europe on a controversial trade agreement is unsurprising, Dutch trade minister Lilian Ploumen said on Monday. The minister was commenting on the leak of confidential negotiating documents relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership...Read More
But I have to say, it's great, it looks like you're really enjoying your last year of the presidency. Saw you hanging out with NBA players like Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors. That was cool. That was cool, yeah. You know it kinda makes sense, too, because both of you like raining down bombs on people from long distances, right? What? Am I wrong? – Larry Wilmore at the White House corresp...Read More
Was it a blip, or a breakthrough? Scientists around the globe are revved up with excitement as the world's biggest atom smasher - best known for revealing the Higgs boson four years ago - starts whirring again to churn out data that may confirm cautious hints of an entirely new particle. Such a discovery would all but upend the most basic understanding of physics, experts say. -Washington PostHe...Read More
Leaked papers show 'unsurprising' TTIP disagreements: Dutch trade minister BusinessEurope May 2, 2016 The lack of agreement between the US and Europe on a controversial trade agreement is unsurprising, Dutch trade minister Lilian Ploumen said on Monday. The minister was commenting on the leak of confidential negotiating documents relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership...Read More
But I have to say, it's great, it looks like you're really enjoying your last year of the presidency. Saw you hanging out with NBA players like Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors. That was cool. That was cool, yeah. You know it kinda makes sense, too, because both of you like raining down bombs on people from long distances, right? What? Am I wrong? – Larry Wilmore at the White House corresp...Read More
Was it a blip, or a breakthrough? Scientists around the globe are revved up with excitement as the world's biggest atom smasher - best known for revealing the Higgs boson four years ago - starts whirring again to churn out data that may confirm cautious hints of an entirely new particle. Such a discovery would all but upend the most basic understanding of physics, experts say. -Washington PostHe...Read More
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One of its most comprehensive workforce studies to date, produced by specialist recruitment firm Hays Canada, reveals that 47 per cent of Canadian professionals are unhappy in their current job. A majority (86%) of employee respondents from multiple regions and industries believe their fit' with a company and its people is essential to contentment and success; however, when considering a new job,...Read More