November 16, 2024

Trump chooses oil fracking boss as energy secretary

Chris Wright, the chief executive officer of Liberty Energy Inc., has no previous Washington experience.

November 15, 2024

Hedge funds slash bullish wagers on gold over Trump election win

Hedge funds and other large speculators boosted net-long positions by 11% to 197,362 as of Nov. 12, the lowest in 14 weeks.

November 15, 2024

Russia takes aim at US nuclear power by throttling uranium

Limits creates potential supply risks to utilities operating American reactors that generate almost a fifth of the country’s electricity.

November 15, 2024

Indonesia’s Jan-Oct nickel ore imports surge by 50 times from year ago

The world's biggest nickel producer has bought record volumes of the ore from the Philippines since April.

November 15, 2024

Gold miners’ Q3 2024 fundamentals

Thanks to record gold prices, major miners achieved record revenues, record bottom-line earnings, and record operating cash flows.

November 15, 2024

Zimbabwe lithium miners want royalties to be linked to prices

The battery metal has slumped from a peak in late 2022 amid oversupply and weak demand from the electric vehicle sector.

November 15, 2024

Gold price faces worst week since 2021 as Fed signals no rate-cut rush

The precious metal has fallen about 8% from a record high on Oct. 31, with losses accelerating after Trump’s election victory last week.

November 15, 2024

Solidcore completes acquisition of 55% share in Kazakhstan tin deposit

Solidcore said in October it agreed to buy a share in Syrymbet deposit from Lancaster Group.

November 15, 2024

Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

Transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for EVs as part of broader tax-reform legislation.

November 15, 2024

Aluminum price soars as China cancels tax incentive on exports

The export tax rebate was also removed for copper and lowered for some refined oil, solar, battery and non-metallic mineral products.