Basic Materials

May 10 2013 9:20 AM

Wrigley said it would take Alert Energy, its caffeine-laced gum, off store shelves due to pressure from the FDA.

April 18 2013 4:06 PM

Check out this map of the 90 chemical plants that could cause harm to the million or more people that live nearby:

February 28 2013 3:42 PM

The Mongolian government blocked mining licenses for Entree Gold, Inc. Is this resource nationalism? Probably not.

January 31 2013 11:08 AM

Anglo-Australian miner Tio Tinto Group says it has no plans to temporarily halt work on its giant Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.

January 23 2013 2:30 PM

A would-be thief who had a change of heart over his criminal intentions left a Montana Papa John’s with another kind of dough – a pizza pie for his family instead of the restaurant’s cash.

January 08 2013 9:42 PM

Alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the U.S., posted a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, in line with Wall Street expectations, and handily beat expectations on revenue.

November 13 2012 12:29 PM

South Africa's mining labor problems endure as negotiations drag. One forecast says strikes will contribute greatly to global platinum deficit for 2012.

November 03 2012 7:47 PM

The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy has led to gangs of looters taking advantage of areas without power.

October 23 2012 9:30 PM

Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N), the largest U.S. chemical firm, announced Tuesday it plans to cut 5 percent of its workforce and shutter 20 plants as part of a restructuring program amid a slowing global economy.