Daily Dispatch

Civilization must involve more than one person. Indeed, the greater number of people and the diversity of what they each do and produce determines of the "level" of civilization by virtually anybody's standards.

XL: Your career in mining is, in a word, remarkable. Did you pattern your approach to business after anyone in particular?

There are a number of people in this business that I respect, and that I have learned from, but I'd have to give credit to my father as a role model. He was an entrepreneur who built...

Molybdenum was one of last year's hottest markets, gaining 1,300%. But little-known figures show that the run-up may not last.

Will the coming retirement of America's top economist, and the appointment of his successor, mean hard times for the dollar?

As new data on foreign investment pours in each week, I look to see whether the bail-out of our deficit continues. This week, purchases of Treasuries by foreign central banks jumped $20B.

A look at this week's movers and shakers in the Canadian resources industry.