March 7, 2022 Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now Rising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of batteries.
March 7, 2022 Nickel price jumps 30% to 15-year high Metal price jumped as fears of major disruptions to supplies due to financial sanctions on Russia fuelled a buying frenzy.
March 6, 2022 Tesla gets stronger with oil rising, other EV stocks not so much The growing struggles for everyone but Tesla are coming at a time when they should be flourishing.
March 4, 2022 Base metals set for best-ever week as war stokes shortage fears It’s getting increasingly difficult to transport commodities like metals since almost half of the world’s container ships no longer go to Russia.
March 4, 2022 BASF picks Canada to expand supplies for booming EV battery market BASF, in partnership with Japan's Toda Kogyo, already produces cathode active materials at two locations in North America - Ohio and Michigan.
March 4, 2022 Nickel price tops $30,000 for first time since 2008 amid short squeeze The latest spike comes as clients with short positions have been stopped out of the trades, a nickel trader involved in the transactions said.
March 4, 2022 Metals traders hit with margin-call snafu in chaotic week A stressful week in markets got even worse for some metals traders when the main exchange’s software misfired by generating erroneous margin calls.
March 4, 2022 Tesla’s German gigafactory gets conditional green light The $5.5 billion plant, located outside Berlin, is expected to boost the carmaker's market share in Europe’s fast-growing EV sector.
March 4, 2022 Commodity funds in demand as investors seek refuge from soaring inflation Energy funds have risen 24.7% this year, while precious metals and agriculture funds climbed 12.6% and 9.8% respectively.
March 3, 2022 Mining companies may pause growth plans amid Ukraine war, inflation The Ukrainian conflict could roil the world's economic outlook in unpredictable ways, exacerbating those inflationary pressures, analysts say.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
