Here we go, Glencore troubles continue, spread, amplify. A bit like a virus, really.

Bloomberg have a trio of pieces on Glencore and of course none of it notably new news, and none is pretty:

Glencore Slump Continues in Hong Kong After Record London Slide

  • Shares in the Zug, Switzerland-based company fell 26.7 percent to HK$9 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday. That followed an almost 30 percent drop in the commodity trader's London-listed stock on Monday.

Fears the commodities house won't be able to get a grip on its $30 billion debt load triggered a global selloff Monday, sending junk-bond yields over 8 percent for the first time in three years

Glencore's Trading `Black Box' Leaves Analysts Split on Future

  • At Sanford C. Bernstein, price targets published by Paul Gait suggest the Baar, Switzerland-based resource company can rally sevenfold to 450 pence, the top end of predictions tracked by Bloomberg. At the bottom, Nomura Holdings Inc.'s 120-pence forecast implies a market value that is $72 billion lower.

And, a bonus fourth piece: Glencore Gloom Spreads to Australia as Biggest Miners Tumble