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"ESG" has gone from the buzzword that every investment advisor, company and government official had to be familiar with and append to every single piece of business…
Current lithium extraction and refinement methods are outdated, often harmful to the environment, and ultimately inefficient. So much so that by 2030, lithium demand will…
So far this week, spot prices for yellowcake - uranium concentrate used in nuclear power generation - reached a new 16-year high, climbing to $92.45…
At this point, one might be forgiven for thinking that the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage is already ancient history. After all, mainstream media and prime…
Last week, when looking at the latest global container shipping rates, we observed a surge in prices for all legacy Red Sea routes such as…
In a major move by Beijing which appears timed to send a strong message just ahead of Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections on January 13, China…
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Cheers to France if pending legislation passes as currently written. It effectively scraps most hard commitments and turns more…
Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals, There are three factors driving gold bulls as we move into the new year – the demand factor,…
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates formally joined the BRICS group of major emerging economies on January 1, 2024, expanding the…
Vehicle sales started to slow at the end of last year as "sticker shock" has been taking its toll on would-be U.S. consumers, according to…
By Michael Msika, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist January and February are usually pretty good months for Europe’s mining stocks, as factories in China…
Authored by Stefan Gleason via Money Metals, The gold market is poised to make history in 2024. It enters the New Year within striking distance…
According to assessments by the International Renewable Energy Agency in 2022, Germany had an installed photovoltaic capacity of around 67 gigawatts, making it the European country with the…
With more and more shipping companies extending full or partial closures of Red Sea shipping routes due to attacks by Yemeni rebels, global trade could…
Just as EV demand appeared to be nearing super-saturation, incentives for buying electric vehicles are starting to fall by the wayside. There are now just…
The Lower 48 and Europe enjoyed a mild start to winter but will be transitioning into a period of colder and possibly even snowier conditions…
Just as EV demand appeared to be nearing super-saturation, incentives for buying electric vehicles are starting to fall by the wayside. There are now just…
Josef McConnell, a tennis coach from Southern California, had been unemployed for a year after the government response to the pandemic destroyed his business. Then,…
The United States has become the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, surpassing Qatar and Australia for the first time. This development is at…
For the first time ever, BYD has passed Tesla as the world's most popular electric vehicle. As we noted moments ago, Tesla announced this morning…