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The article states that shares in stock of London, England, mining firm Glencore PLC gained seven percent during trading on January 10, 2015, in London, England, following the release of an optimistic earnings forecast. According to the article, Glencore announced that it would produce between $2.4 billion and $2.7 billion in adjusted pre-tax earnings in 2016. The article presents comments from Glencore chief executive officer (CEO) Ivan Glasenberg.

The article states that Swiss mining and trading firm Glencore PLC executives, including Glencore chief executive officer (CEO) Ivan Glasenberg, announced plans on October 7, 2015, to raise between $1 billion and $1.5 billion via a fundraising method known as streaming. According to the article, streaming involves mining companies receiving upfront payments from streaming firms in exchange for the future delivery of metals such as gold and silver. The article states that Glencore was attempting to cut its net debt by $10 billion in 2015 and that its stock price had declined by 50 percent.

The article states that a disclosure of financial information released by Anglo-Swiss mining and trading firm Glencore PLC on October 6, 2015, did not provide investors with answers to several questions about the company's trading business. According to the article, Glencore indicated that a credit downgrade to junk status would increase payments on $4.5 billion in bonds to about $56 million annually. The article presents comments from financial services firm EFG Asset Management bond fund portfolio manager Michael Leithead.

The article discusses efforts by mining firm Glencore PLC chief executive officer (CEO) Ivan Glasenberg to reassure investors, trading offices, and banks in Autumn 2015 following significant losses for the company as a result of taking Glencore public and acquiring the mining company Xstrata. The article states that Glencore executives including chairman Tony Hayward and board member John Mack purchased hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Glencore stock in order to increase confidence in the firm.

The article discusses concerns about the significant debt load carried by Swiss mining-and-trading firm Glencore PLC and states that declining earnings in its mining business caused shares in stock in Glencore to decline by 29 percent during trading on September 28, 2015. According to the article, falling commodity prices and a sluggish Chinese economy were also negatively impacting the strategy of Glencore chief executive Ivan Glasenberg.

The article states that mining company Glencore PLC chief executive Ivan Glasenberg announced on September 7, 2015, that the company was forced to shed its stock dividend, issue more stock, and sell assets due to falling commodity prices. According to the article, the share price of stock in Glencore had declined by 60 percent in 2015. The article presents comments from Glasenberg.

The article discusses a report criticizing the operation of Colombian coal mines by Swiss commodity and mining company Glencore PLC written by the Colombian group Pensamiento y Acción Social in conjunction with the Swiss-based group Arbeitsgruppe Schweiz-Kolumbien. According to the article, Glencore was accused of taking profits from the mines out of Colombia in addition to grievances related to environmental concerns, unfair labor practices, and transferring royalties to the Colombian government.

The article considers mining company Glencore PLC's efforts to acquire rival Rio Tinto PLC. Since Rio rebuffed Glencore the price of iron ore, which Rio specializes in, has fallen significantly while that of copper, which Glencore has large holdings of, has fared better. Mining analyst Paul Gait says Rio will have to either change its strategy or sustain a sizable drop in earnings, which could make it vulnerable to a takeover by Glencore.

The article reports on the announcement of commodity trading and mining firm Glencore PLC that its net debt is declining faster that it has projected as of November 5, 2015, highlighting its goal of cutting billions of its debt by 2016.

The article offers finance-related news briefs including one about the Glencore PLC-Silver Wheaton Corp. deal and one about the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

The article reports the plan crafted by officials of the struggling Swiss mining and trading company Glencore PLC as of mid-October 2015 in a bid to improve the firm's credit rating.

The article focuses on the claim of mining company British Rio Tinto PLC chief executive officer Sam Walsh that he is not interested in making a merger bid with its Swiss counterpart Glencore PLC as he sees both businesses as not well aligned.

The article reports that Ivan Glasenberg, the chief executive officer (CEO) of multinational commodity trading firm Glencore PLC about the attributing factors for the volatile trading and the company's debt burden in the U.S.

The article reports that London, England-based mining and trading firm Glencore PLC is planning to reduce its 30 billion dollar net debt by 10 billion dollars by the end of 2016, for which the company is exploring various options on how to sell some of its assets.

The article reports that Glencore PLC Chief Executive Ivan Glasenberg's rescue plan for the company to close two unprofitable African copper mines helped prices for the industrial metal to rise by 5% in the U.S. and is expected take 400,000 tons of copper production out of the market over the next 18 months.

The article discusses the investors' reaction to the move of mining company Glencore PLC on going public in 2011 and mentions topics that include details relating to Glencore's declining share price, Glencore's company profile and Glencore's marketing strategy.