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Inmet alumnus Tilk to replace Doyle as PotashCorp CEO

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has surprised analysts by revealing that its long-time president and CEO Bill Doyle will be replaced in July by mining veteran Jochen Tilk, who apparently has no potash or fertilizer…



U.S. equities slip, Feb. 17-21

Economic indicators in the U.S. were mixed, with the dollar falling at the start of the week to its lowest level since January and data mid-week showing housing starts in January posted their largest drop in three years, while U.S. factory…


TSX stays up, Feb. 18-21

The S&P/TSX Composite rose 150.96 points during the week to end at 14,205.72. The spot price for gold rose US$7 per oz. to $1,326.10, pushing up the gold miners. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index added 4.03 points to 204.82, while the…


U.S. markets, Jan. 27-31

A continued sell-off in emerging market currencies, worries about slowing growth in China and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would trim its monthly bond purchases by US$10 billion to US$65 billion, starting in February,…


PotashCorp’s Q4 earnings fall 46%

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has posted a 46% drop in its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings and a weaker-than-expected 2014 guidance, as tough market conditions linger for crop nutrients.


U.S. markets, Jan. 6-10

The first trading week of 2014 saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average slide 0.02% to 16,437.05, the S&P 500 inch up 0.60% to 1,842.37 and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index rise 0.49% to 87.05. Weaker-than-expected jobs data dampened…


Toronto Stock Exchange, Nov. 4-8

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 17 points to 13,378.33 for the period, as jobs data in Canada and the U.S. beat expectations and bolstered investor confidence. The loonie fell 0.27 of a cent to US95.32¢, after Statistics Canada…


U.S. markets, Sept. 23-27

The major U.S. indexes slipped, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreating 192.85 points to 15,258.24, putting an end to three weeks of gains. The S&P 500 Index fell 18.16 points to 1,691.75; the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index…


Moroccan state-owned phosphate producer Office Chrifien des Phosphates' Merah-Lahrach washing plant near Khouribga, Morocco. Source: OCP

Western phosphate producers look east for growth

AGADIR, MOROCCO — Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) may be the largest producer of finished phosphate products in the world, with four phosphate-rock mines, three processing plants in Florida and a second plant in Louisiana, but permitting new mines or…


BHP Billiton's Jansen operation in Saskatchewan, Canada. Source: BHP Billiton

Cartel break-up raises doubts about BHP’s Jansen project

The break-up of one of the world’s two big potash cartels has spawned much speculation about the future of BHP Billiton’s (NYSE: BHP) Jansen project in Saskatchewan, with a report from analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch…



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