National Perspective: The U.S. Requires Metals; Reliance on Chinese Imports is Insufficient – Duluth News Tribune
National View: US needs metals; imports from China aren’t enough – Duluth News Tribune The recent restrictions imposed by China on graphite exports serve as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities tied to heavy reliance on a single country for critical minerals. This situation has become especially pressing as global demand for battery materials continues […]
Completion of Shenandoah S2-4H Horizontal Well Drilling
Shenandoah S2-4H Horizontal Well Drilling Complete Australia-focused exploration and development company Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. said that drilling for the Shenandoah S2-4H (SS4H) horizontal well has been completed. The company said in a media release that the well was cased and cemented to a measured depth of 6,452 meters (21,169 feet). The SS4H well […]
Stock Market Holiday: Is the BSE or NSE Open or Closed for Christmas 2024?
Stock market holiday: Are BSE, NSE open or closed today for Christmas 2024? India’s stock exchanges—the BSE and the NSE—will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, for trading due to Christmas festivities. The trading holiday coincides with other stock markets in the US, UK, and Europe, which will remain shut for Christmas. BSE Sensex and […]
Penny Stocks to Keep an Eye on This December 2024
US Penny Stocks To Watch In December 2024 As the U.S. stock market heads into the Christmas break, optimism is in the air with major indices like the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 posting gains, sparking hopes for a Santa Claus rally to close out 2024. Penny stocks may be considered a throwback term, yet […]
How Virtual Reality is Transforming Training and Operations in the Oil and Gas Sector
Virtual reality revolutionises training and operations in oil and gas industry Virtual reality (VR) primarily has applications around training across the oil and gas value chain, for example from rigs and pipelines to refineries. Industry leaders such as Shell and ExxonMobil are using VR simulations to train their employees in critical operations. This provides a […]
Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer Explains the Outlook for US Stocks
It’s been a banner year for stocks, and one veteran analyst thinks the outlook is also good for 2025. The Morningstar US Market Index has returned more than 28% in 2024 and is up 75% since bottoming out in October 2022. Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments and a 30-year veteran of […]
Gold (XAU/USD) Technical Review: Positive Trend Formation Observed
Gold (XAU/USD) Technical Analysis: Bullish Structure Emerges Most Read: Markets Weekly Outlook – S&P 500 in Focus as Markets Brace for Holiday Lull Global markets are surprisingly busy today as the Christmas holidays edge closer. I expected a bit more choppiness to start the week and lower levels of liquidity, however the fact that the […]
Understanding the NCQG Outcome from COP29: A Critical Yet Inadequate Advancement in Climate Finance
Making Sense of the NCQG Outcome from COP29: A Critical but Insufficient Step Forward for Climate Finance The UN climate talks in Baku delivered a new agreement on climate finance (the New Collective Quantified Goal, or NCQG), but it falls short of what science and justice demand. The headline target — mobilizing $1.3 trillion annually […]
Northern Oil and Gas Proposes Acquisition of Granite Ridge
Northern Oil and Gas makes acquisition offer to Granite Ridge Northern Oil and Gas has submitted a bid to acquire Granite Ridge Resources, a US producer with operations in basins including the Permian and Eagle Ford, reported Reuters. The latest offer from the Minneapolis-based company represents an approximately 20% premium over Granite Ridge’s share price, […]
Column: The Dark Side of Electric Dreams: A Nightmare for Battery Metals
Column: Electric dreams turn into a nightmare for battery metals The landscape of battery metals is undergoing a significant transformation, with shifts in market dynamics that cannot be overlooked. As the electric vehicle (EV) sector builds momentum, the anticipated demand for essential battery materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt has not kept pace with […]