S&P 500 Reclaims Half of Its Tariff Losses: What Will It Take to Fully Recover?

S&P 500 recovers half of its tariff decline. What it will take to make it all the way back What do you call half a month spent in the most volatile market in years, featuring a headlong flight from U.S. dollar assets, hypersensitivity to every policy headline and a furious equity rally of almost unnerving […]
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 […]
E-Waste World Conference & Expo: Expanding to Embrace ITAD and Circular Electronics in Global Electronics, Battery, Metal, and CRM Recycling Events

The Leading Global Electronics, Battery, Metal & CRM Recycling Event Expands To Include ITAD & Circular Electronics – E-Waste World, Battery Recycling and Metal Recycling Conference & Expo The leading global event for electronics, battery, metal, and CRM recycling is returning to Messe Frankfurt on June 11-12, 2025, with an exciting addition: the ITAD & […]
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 […]
Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Advances Digital Transformation Efforts

Texas Oil, Gas Regulator Continues Digitization Drive In a statement posted on its website recently, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) revealed that its records digitization drive is “fast approaching 100 million files”. “The Railroad Commission of Texas continues to make great strides in digitizing oil and gas records as the agency improves both transparency […]
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 […]
Calibre Soars to 13-Year Peak Following Enhanced Offer from Equinox

Shares of Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB) soared their highest price in 13 years after Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) (NYSE American: EQX) sweetened its takeover offer right before shareholders were set to vote on the deal. Under an amended agreement announced April 23, Equinox will now offer 0.35 of its common stock for each Calibre share, giving […]