Tumbling oil prices sent the energy-heavy S&P/TSX Composite Index below 13,000 for the first time since 2013, before finishing at 13,016.59, down 2.3%. Brent crude closed at US$39.73 per barrel on Dec. 10 — less than half of the…
Diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) is slashing jobs and lowering its dividend to protect its liquidity amid the commodity price collapse.
In the face of one of the biggest downturns in the industry, cash-strapped miners and explorers are turning to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, technology as one way to help drive down costs, boost productivity and harness safety at…
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE-MKT: TCK) has become the third company this year to sign a joint-venture option agreement with prospect developer Arena Minerals (TSXV: AN) on its Atacama property in Chile, 50 km from the port of Antofagasta.
The Toronto stock market ended higher as investors took in prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau’s majority win in the federal election. Canada’s new prime minister promises to invest heavily in infrastructure, among other areas,…
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time a few years ago when Teck Resources and Freeport-McMoRan management bought deeper into the oil and gas sector and diversified further away from their mining businesses, but those decisions to…
A slowing global economy pushed U.S. industrial production down 0.2% in September, following a 0.1% drop in August, while producer prices slid 0.5% last month, the largest drop since January, and retail sales rose just 0.1%. The…
U.S. equities advanced, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 4.8% to 17,050.75. The S&P 500 Index advanced 4.7% to 2,103.43 for its highest level in seven weeks. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 4% to 4,810.79. The spot price for gold…
The mining sector is facing a Darwinian moment, delegates at the first annual Technology and Innovation in Mining conference in Toronto heard in September.
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates near zero heightened worries about how weak global economic growth would affect U.S. corporate earnings. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the impact of the global economic slowdown on…
El Morro, the large undeveloped gold-copper deposit in northern Chile, will become the focus of a joint venture (JV) between Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) and Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK), giving it a better chance of reaching its…
The Toronto Stock Exchange finished in positive territory as investors took in higher oil prices and news that the Chinese government cut interest rates again to bolster its slowing economy. The S&P/TSX Composite climbed for four…
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