Trump’s Cuba gambit pushes Canadian miner Sherritt to the brink

Sherritt International, whose executives were once known as Fidel Castro’s favorite capitalists, is paying the price for its close ties to the struggling Caribbean nation.

The Canadian miner, which gets all its revenue from assets in Cuba, is being hit on multiple fronts by Donald Trump’s isolationism, plunging nickel prices and cost overruns. With the stock at 21c and its bonds trading at distressed levels, investors are starting to question the company’s viability.