China may replace US Caterpillar as partner of Russian locomotive manufacturer

US-led trade sanctions against Russia are having unintended consequences on American companies and the economy.  Blowback is a bitch.  I wonder how "patriotic" Caterpillar feels right now.

http://tass.ru/en/economy/785198

Shanghai Gold Exchange and World Gold Council partner to develop the Shanghai Free Trade Zone as a global gold market

This will surely panic the manipulators on Wall Street and in London.  The concern is the WGC has traditionally been the mouthpiece of the manipulators, despite their charter of stimulating demand for gold.

http://www.gold.org/news-and-events/press-releases/shanghai-gold-exchange-and-world-gold-council-partner-develop