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South32, the world’s biggest manganese ore producer, had record output of alumina in Brazil, metallurgical coal and manganese alloy in Australia and manganese ore from South Africa.

Full-year underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) was $301.8m, with second-half underlying EBIT coming in at $130.8m – 15% higher than the comparable period in 2014.

But sharp price falls are beginning to encourage demand and the IEA forecast world oil demand would grow by 1.6 million barrels per day this year, up 200 000 bpd from its previous estimate and the fastest pace in five years. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for delivery...

The wind was blowing out pretty strongly to left field; perhaps none of the homers hit Saturday would have made it if not for the wind, as all of them were either in the basket, or like that one, touched by a fan over the yellow line and bouncing out. To do it four times I think...

Pierzynski gave the Braves the lead with a two-run single and after Wood struck out Adonis Garcia (who, incidentally, is the first big-league player named “Adonis” since 1897, when Adonis Terry retired – from Cap Anson’s Cubs), Swisher homered again,...

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said there is a need for banks to cut their lending rates anticipating the benefits which will be accruing from the central bank’s rate cuts. It hit a fresh two-year-low of Rs 65.45 against the dollar intraday on Thursday. SBI and other...

Gold futures settled at a more than six-week high on Friday to score their biggest weekly gain since January as a slump in equities and a drop in the U.S. dollar buoyed the metal’s investment appeal. An increase in the Fed’s interest rate drives investors away from...

If he announces he is a “no” as predicted, he will join New York Sen.

Spencer said that macro-prudential policy, limits on bank lending, could help moderating the risks to the financial sector and broader economy associated with Auckland’s housing market. Half of the new lending to investors is being written at loan-to-value ratios of over 70...

The Seattle Mariners (57-67) snapped their 3-game losing streak this afternoon against the Chicago White Sox (58-64) at Safeco Field.

The Cubs (70-51) have won 11 of 13 at home, clubbing 19 homers and averaging 7.0 runs in the last seven. Hammel is 1-4 with a 6.37 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Braves. It’s Wrigley Field, ” Maddon said. “I’ve never seen a park where the...

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jerome Williams (31) wipes his face as he talks with pitching …

“Leaving Griffin in that game was borderline criminal”, For The Win wrote.

The news comes just five months after Zayn Malik announced he was leaving the band.

Pierzynski gave the Braves the lead with a two-run single and after Wood struck out Adonis Garcia (who, incidentally, is the first big-league player named “Adonis” since 1897, when Adonis Terry retired – from Cap Anson’s Cubs), Swisher homered again,...