Citing low demand for aluminum, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RTP) has cut more than 700 jobs at its Australian mines. The company also plans to slow the expansion project at one mine by nearly 23% to 15...
“Go big or go home” is a popular expression but this mindset doesn’t always apply to having dogs as pets. For example, the French bulldog and beagle are just two of the 10 most popular breeds...
Rates of both confirmed and fatal COVID-19 cases remain highly uneven across the nation. The county with the worst rate of fatal cases once again is Jerauld County, South Dakota.
Nothing terribly good about the new housing data from Case-Schiller. Prices rose a fraction in July.Data through July 2010, released by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price...
Despite an improved economy, new research shows most workers will not get an improvement in pay. To some extent, the move is a hangover from the Great Recession.
Somehow Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) made it onto the Interbrand list of Best Global Brands 2011. With a valuation of $3.5 billion, it sits near smartphone giant HTC and very close to Starbucks...
The slumping global economy has cut demand for steel, and lower demand for steel has cut demand for iron ore. The CEO of Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RTP) put some numbers on that today. Rio’s iron ore...
RealNetworks Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK) is set to report earnings after today’s close.  First Call has estimates at -$0.01 EPS on revenues of $143.4 million, but there are some estimates with a...
Rio Tinto (RTP) has hired Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank to help it make a run at Alcan (AL). Alcan’s aluminum rival Alcoa (AA) has been trying to set up a merger for months, so Rio’s...
Source: ThinkstockAt a time when iron ore prices are falling like tears, Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RIO) has just received approval from the Australian state government to expand one of its iron ore mines,...
Source: ThinkstockNorth Korea has been in the headlines, heavily in recent days as the No.2 leader, Jang Song Thaek, was executed by his nephew Kim Jong Un–the current No.1 of the isolated...
China’s largest search company, Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU,) released its first quarter 2011 earnings. The firm’s growth rate is impressive, but its total revenue is not.For the period which ended March...
Macy's announced Friday that it only plans to hire an additional 7,000 seasonal associates for positions at its stores nationwide for the 2017 holiday season.