Oil and Gas Producers Seek Calm Amid “Drill, Baby, Drill” Push
Oil And Gas Producers Want To Chill Despite Push To Drill, Baby, Drill The Converse County Oil and Gas Project was celebrated by many in Wyoming back in 2020, when it appeared the Bureau of Land Management was done with its environmental assessment and ready to allow 5,000 new oil and natural gas wells within […]
Burkina Faso Awards Mining Lease to Russia’s Nordgold
Image from Nordgold. Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalize on record-high gold prices to strengthen an economy hit by insecurity. The move signals deepening economic ties between Russia and Burkina Faso, as the junta that seized […]
Weekly Market Outlook: Data Surge on the Horizon Amidst Ongoing Tariff Worries
Markets weekly outlook – Data dump ahead as tariff concerns linger The upcoming week will be a busy one with a barrage of high impact data releases scheduled. There are also lingering concerns around tariffs which are unlikely to dissipate soon. President Trump said on Friday that he expects trade deals in the next three […]
Equipment Leasing & Finance Adjusts Outlook Downward
Equipment Leasing & Finance revises outlook down Image courtesy of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, a national nonprofit focused on the equipment finance sector, this week published its second-quarter update for 2025, revising expectations downward. According to a press release from the foundation, “the U.S. economic outlook has worsened […]
Alphabet Earnings: Strong Performance Driven by AI Monetization
Editor’s Note: This analysis was originally published as a stock note by Morningstar Equity Research. AlphabetGOOGL/GOOG kicked off 2025 with a set of solid results, with the firm’s sales and operating margins growing 12% and 230 basis points year over year, respectively. Google Cloud continues to be the firm’s growth engine, growing 28% year over […]
Two Stock Sectors That May Be Most Impacted by…
Most of the discussion about the federal elections happening April 28 has concerned how the winner will handle US President Donald Trump’s trade war on Canada. But there are other issues that could ripple through to key corners of the stock market. There is little doubt that whichever party comes to power, its first order […]
CHART: Cobalt Price Surge Doubles the Value of the EV Battery Market
CHART: Price spike doubles value of cobalt EV battery market As the electric vehicle (EV) sector continues to evolve, the dynamics surrounding cobalt prices and supply chains are steadily changing. For analysts and industry insiders, understanding these fluctuations is critical not just for forecasting pricing trends but also for grasping the wide-ranging implications for battery […]
Tech Takes the Spotlight Amidst Lingering Trade Tensions
Tech takes centerstage, but trade tensions loom large Major U.S. tech names reported their first-quarter results Thursday, offering markets something more to chew on besides all the tariff-related news. U.S. stock indexes rallied: the Dow regained the 40,000 level, and the S&P500 and Nasdaq posted gains of over 2%. While tech appears to be at […]
Guide Your Kids in Avoiding Expensive Financial Mistakes When They Turn 18 – NBC 7 San Diego
Help your kids avoid costly financial mistakes once they turn 18 – NBC 7 San Diego Do you think your kids will be ready to make the right financial decision once they turn 18? Will they know how to avoid getting buried under a mountain of credit card debt that may take years to pay […]
The Initial Indication of a Slowdown in the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry
The First Sign the U.S. Oil and Gas Sector Is Pulling Back America’s oil and gas industry is beginning to pull back on investments in the face of tariffs and immense oil price instability — or at least one oil and gas company is. While oil and gas executives have been grousing about low prices […]