Bloomberg Ironically, Cobalt, Ontario—population 1,100—was built on silver. Remnants of a boom that transformed the town more than a century ago are everywhere. A mine headframe still protrudes from the roof of the bookstore, which was previously a grocery. The butcher used to toss unwanted bones down an abandoned 350-foot shaft in the middle of the shop floor and keep …

Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking a detente with both North Korea and China in a bid to calm tensions a week before US President Donald Trump arrives in Seoul. South Korea and China on Tuesday agreed to move beyond a year-long dispute over Seoul’s decision to deploy a US missile shield, paving the way for closer ties …

Bloomberg In the final days of Spain’s complex political chess match with Catalan separatism, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made the best tactical moves. The longer game of keeping the country’s economic powerhouse in Spain may prove harder to win. Rajoy lined up backing from the opposition Socialists for his plan to sweep out the Catalan government while his diplomats ensured …