Most-clicked stories of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, we take a look at the most-clicked stories on our website this year, in descending order. No. 1: Interview: The…
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Editorial: Glencore in the crosshairs
Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg said in 2018 that he expected to retire within three or four years. But during an investor day in London on…
Editorial: Use of force against protesters in Chile alarms UN, Human Rights Watch
Since protests in Chile erupted over a subway fare increase in early October and morphed into broader demonstrations over income equality, inadequate public services and…
Editorial: Diamond sector battles crisis fatigue
They say it’s darkest before the dawn. Let’s hope that holds true for the diamond sector. We try to strike a hopeful note here at…
Editorial: Violence in Mexico spirals out of control
The slaughter in Mexico in November of nine members of a local Mormon family horrified the world. Three women and six children were gunned down…
Editorial: Argentina shifts to the left
Four years ago, Argentines elected Mauricio Macri as their president on his promise to fix the country’s troubled economy after 12 years of populist government…
Editorial: Cratering demand signals more trouble in coal country
The shift from coal to cheaper and cleaner fuel sources like natural gas and renewables claimed another victim in the U.S. last week. Peabody Energy…
Editorial: Funds demand more tailings transparency
Less than a week after the Jan. 25 tailings dam collapse at Vale’s Feijao iron ore mine in Brazil that killed 251 people and left…
Editorial: Young people unite against climate change
Hundreds of thousands of youth around the globe protested last week against government and corporate inaction on the climate crisis. They congregated in cities on…
Editorial: Indonesia to ban nickel ore exports in 2020
Indonesia has confirmed it will ban exports of nickel ore from January 2020 — two years earlier than expected. The Southeast Asian nation is the…