Voltaire was an influential French Enlightenment philosopher and writer who championed reason, freedom of thought, and religious tolerance while criticizing injustice and intolerance. Imagine standing on the deck of an ocean liner when a sudden storm tears the ship open. The engine stops, water rushes into the lower parts of the ship, and the vessel…

The global gold mining industry continued its important influence on the commodities market by possessing some of the biggest gold mines in the world. Overall production was quite substantial, backed up by major mines situated in North America, Africa, Asia, and Russia. Based on reports provided by the industry and mined from S&P Global and…