Waste-Free Chemical Process Extracts Essential Battery Metals from Neglected Mineral
Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals from This Unloved Mineral with No Waste A New Zealand-based startup is pioneering a groundbreaking method to extract essential battery minerals from mining waste, specifically targeting olivine, a silicate mineral often overlooked in mining operations. Traditionally regarded as low-value, olivine is primarily used in niche applications, such as creating […]
Metal Markets Stabilize as Trump-Putin Meeting Commences
Stock image. Industrial and precious metals held steady as markets awaited the outcome of the summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Metals from gold to copper traded in a narrow range Friday ahead of the talks in Alaska. Any arrangement bringing an end to the war in Ukraine could […]
Finance Director Becomes Latest Ashland Official to Resign in Ongoing Five-Year Turnover
Finance director is latest Ashland official to resign amid 5-year turnover Finance director is latest Ashland official to resign amid 5-year turnover Published 8:07 am Saturday, August 16, 2025 By DAMIAN MANN / for Ashland.news Ashland Finance Director Mariane Berry is the latest high-level city official to resign. Berry, a 25-year Ashland resident, submitted her […]
After 35 Years of Leading in AI Implementation, I See a Looming Catastrophe
I’ve been a thought leader on operationalizing AI for over 35 years and I’m concerned. There’s a catastrophe in the making In a speech last month, President Donald J. Trump outlined three executive orders he signed to promote American dominance of AI technology. He promised, in fact, that as America is the country that started the […]
Stocks Surge to Record Highs Again Amid Warning Signs: Can the Bull Market Persist?
Stocks power to record highs again despite warning signs. Can the market’s strong run continue? The market wants a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut soon, but it doesn’t want to need one. Wall Street economists are fixated on identifying tariff effects, yet stocks either celebrated or shrugged off three warm and sticky inflation readings this week, […]
Oil and Gas Production Reaches Lowest Level in Two Decades
Oil and gas output hits 20-year low KARACHI: Amid renewed hopes of US investment in Pakistan’s oil sector, spurred by recent tweets from former US President Donald Trump hinting at greater American involvement in local exploration and implying potential crude supply to India, Pakistan has recorded its weakest oil and gas production in more than […]