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  • Platinum & Palladium Surge on Mine Massacre  Friday, 17 Aug 2012 | 1:31 PM ET

    CNBC's Bertha Coombs reports on the state of metal commodities, since the dead South African mine massacre.

  • Massacre in South Africa  Friday, 17 Aug 2012 | 1:04 PM ET

    CNBC Africa's Samantha Loring reports the latest details on the deadly mass shooting at a platinum mine in South Africa, where police opened fire on striking miners. The death toll has reached 44.

  • SA Police Kill More Than 30 Miners  Friday, 17 Aug 2012 | 5:22 AM ET

    More than thirty people have been shot and killed after South African police opened fire on a crowd of striking workers at Lonmin Platinum mine. Catherine Boyle has more.

  • Euro Slips, Investors Reach for Yield Friday, 20 Jul 2012 | 8:15 AM ET

    Aid to Spain leaves the euro in pain and commodity prices lift the loonie - it's time for your Friday FX Fix.

  • The World's Most Remote Resorts Friday, 4 May 2012 | 9:06 AM ET
    Getting away from it all gets harder and harder, as cell phones and 4G devices keep us tapped into our lives. These ten getaways take up the challenge, spiriting you away from worldly cares. And we promise you won’t miss civilization one bit. Click ahead for the world’s most remote resorts!

    Getting away from it all gets harder and harder, as cell phones and 4G devices keep us tapped into our lives. These 10 getaways take up that challenge, spiriting you away from worldly cares.

  • Interesting Times Coming For Currencies Monday, 23 Apr 2012 | 3:47 PM ET

    Deutsche Bank strategists say the range-bound trading in the currency markets could be ending.

  • Euro Slips, Aussie Dollar Dips, BRICS Go Local Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 | 8:01 AM ET

    Confidence shrinks in Europe and year-end weighs on the yen - it's time for your FX Fix.

  • Your Trade for Rising Yields Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 | 3:30 PM ET

    The euro has been trading in a narrow range, and this strategist sees a dollar-trading opportunity when it budges.

  • For Big Returns, Think Small Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | 1:39 PM ET

    Smaller G20 currencies have outperformed the big four all year, and this strategist sees the trend continuing.

  • Emerging Markets Could Soar 30% in 2012: Strategist Monday, 9 Jan 2012 | 5:39 PM ET
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    Following a dismal 2011, emerging markets could see up to a 30 percent gain this year, assuming the sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone is kept at bay, according to Geoffrey Dennis, managing director at Citi.

  • How to Trade Holiday Cheer Using Currencies Friday, 23 Dec 2011 | 7:16 PM ET

    With equities in a holiday mood, here's how to trade the good cheer using currencies.

  • Banned Luxury Goods Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011 | 10:11 AM ET
    In November 2011, West Hollywood, Calif., became the first city in the U.S. to ban the sale of clothing made of animal fur. The ban goes into effect in , and animal rights activists are hopeful that it will lead other cities to adopt similar measures and, ultimately, end the practice of using animal fur entirely.If history is any indication, even an all-out nationwide ban on animal fur is unlikely to squelch demand. Rather, the likelihood is that it would simply create a black market for such it

    Many luxury goods have existed for centuries and enjoyed widespread popularity despite official bans. What are some in-demand luxury goods that have been banned?

  • The recent risk-off environment brought on by Europe's debt crisis may have affected fund flows into emerging markets bonds, but the tide will soon turn, says one economist, as investors put off by developed markets return in search of higher yields.

  • 'Major Reversal' Ahead for 40-Year Yen Cycle: Charts Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011 | 12:31 AM ET

    Weakness in the Japanese yen is ahead for the long-term, as a 40-year long-term cycle which has seen the yen's exchange rate appreciating against the dollar is about to see a major reversal, Ron William, a technical strategist at MIG Bank, told CNBC.com.

  • What to Do When Emerging Market Currencies Submerge Thursday, 22 Sep 2011 | 12:12 PM ET

    All the grim economic news is battering emerging market currencies. Here's what to do.

  • Future BRIC Markets  Thursday, 8 Sep 2011 | 3:30 AM ET

    "There are countries that are classified as MAVINS, and include Mexico, Argentina, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa. I believe these are the next countries on the horizon that will show incredible possibilities," Aroop Zutshi, president of Frost & Sullivan Global, told CNBC.

  • Golden Age Monday, 29 Aug 2011 | 4:00 PM ET

    What is it about gold that makes people so passionate, crazy, paranoid?  Our special report answers that question and more. We'll take you to mines in South Africa, gold bank vaults in London, trading pits in New York  and the shop floor of a huge gold-jewelry manufacturer in Louisiana.

  • Scrap Metal Thieves' Strangest Pursuits Monday, 29 Aug 2011 | 7:49 AM ET
    The turmoil in financial markets over the past three years has seen volatility rising and commodity prices hitting new highs. Across the world, investors have sought to get exposure to all sorts of commodities, fleeing paper money for fear of inflation as central banks loosened monetary policy in desperate attempts to kick-start weak economies.

    Stealing of steel, copper or lead objects for the purpose of selling them as scrap metal increased during the financial crisis. Click to find out more.

  • BRICS: CNBC Explains Thursday, 11 Aug 2011 | 2:58 PM ET

    So what countries make up the BRICS ? How did they come about? What impact do they have? CNBC explains.

  • Businessman with crystal ball

    Thursday's market sell-off, which saw a dramatic 500 point fall in the Dow, is just a case of market perception catching up with reality, the chief executive of one of Europe's biggest insurers told CNBC Friday.

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