Commodity traders buy and sell the basic resources that nearly everyone in the world needs: oil, metals and grains, among others. They are known for making deals in parts of the globe where no one else could or would - taking massive risks, making vast fortunes and influencing t…
Introduction : the last swashbucklers -- The pioneers -- The godfather of oil -- The last bank in town -- Paper barrels -- The fall of Marc Rich -- The biggest closing-down sale in history -- Communism with capitalist influences -- Big bang -- Petrodollars and kleptocrats -- Des…
"The modern world is built on commodities -- from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. In The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinise…
Two journalists expose one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global ma…