Report Calls for Increased Public Control of North Sea Oil and Gas Resources | Energy
Bring North Sea oil and gas under greater public control, report urges | Energy North Sea oil and gas must be brought under greater public control to avoid a cliff-edge collapse of the industry and secure a sustainable future for workers and communities, according to a report. Under the current private ownership model the inevitable […]
Where to Discover the Best US Bond Yields for Investors
Ivanna Hampton: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host, Ivanna Hampton. Where should you invest in 2025? Because the days of 5% returns on cash are so 2024. Some cashlike investments like Treasuries and CDs are maturing now when yields are lower. Morningstar’s 2025 Outlook points to a path where investors could find returns as […]
Will the Most Significant Job Growth in Two Years Impact Banks?
Job growth surged in December, according to the latest employment report from Statistics Canada, raising the prospect of the Bank of Canada pausing its interest rate cuts. The economy added 91,000 jobs in December, significantly outpacing the FactSet forecast of 20,000, making for the strongest pace of new hiring in two years. The latest data […]
Cruz Battery Metals Secures Central Clayton Valley Lithium Brine Project in Nevada, Fully Encircled by SLB Holdings
Cruz Battery Metals Acquires the Central Clayton Valley Lithium Brine Project in Nevada Completely Surrounded by SLB’s Property Cruz Battery Metals Corp. (CSE: CRUZ) has announced its intention to acquire the 580-acre Central Clayton Valley Lithium Brine Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. This acquisition expands Cruz’s operational footprint in the promising lithium-rich area to a […]
Forecast for January 13-17, 2025
Outlook for Jan. 13-17, 2025 With investor confidence in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path fast dwindling, the inflation data next week will be of paramount importance for a flagging market. The earnings season is also starting to ramp up once more. Stocks posted a second straight losing week, after this week’s strong economic data […]
UK Finance Minister to Visit China Amid Government Bond Crisis
UK Finance Minister To Begin China Visit Amid Govt Bond Crisis Text size British finance minister Rachel Reeves will begin a visit to China on Saturday, seeking to revive dialogue with the world’s number two economy in the shadow of financial tumult back home. Reeves, whose formal title is Chancellor of the Exchequer, is the […]
US Fed Pauses Rate Cuts Amid Strong Job Growth
The US economy continued to add new jobs at a healthy clip in December, with the latest jobs report likely cementing the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate cuts. The US economy added 256,000 jobs in December, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday morning. The December gain was well […]
Gold Shifts: Jobs on the Move – MINING.COM
But over my past quarter-century in the financial-newsletter business, I’ve watched almost every nonfarm-payrolls release and markets’ subsequent reactions in real-time. Because of those, Jobs Fridays prove some of the most-interesting days in the markets. You’d think the global gold market wouldn’t care about monthly changes in US jobs reported by its government, as there’s […]
3 Top U.S. ETFs to Watch for 2025 and Beyond
Bryan Armour: Stocks had another banner year in 2024, while bonds did enough to stay in the black. The growth-led rally continued from 2023 with tech and communication-services stocks leading the market. But unlike 2023, it wasn’t just the “Magnificent Seven” propelling markets forward. Utilities, banks, and consumer cyclicals also outperformed the broader market. In […]
Sparkle Clean Tech Acquires Licenses for Oil & Gas Water Treatment Technologies from Siemens Energy, Inc.
Sparkle Clean Tech Licenses Oil & Gas Water Treatment Technologies from Siemens Energy, Inc. BusinessWire India Singapore, January 10: Sparkle Clean Tech, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions for upstream Oil and Gas customers, is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Siemens Energy to license Intellectual Property […]