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“Dangerous”: West needs to act on battery materials

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s Henry Sanderson has warned Western nations to stay focused on critical minerals in order to challenge China’s dominance.Sanderson, who is also the…

Mining finance model needs a shake-up: Tribeca

The mining finance model needs to change if the industry is to compete with the technology sector, according to Tribeca Investment Partners Singapore’s Scott Clements.Speaking…

Empire Energy discusses looming gas shortfalls across Australia

Empire Energy Limited (ASX:EEG) CEO Alex Underwood discusses the implications of gas shortfalls across Australia and possible sources for new supply. Paul Sanger: I'm Paul…

Australian Consumer Price Inflation Holds Steady in February

Australian consumer price inflation held at a two-year low of3.4% in February, contrary to forecasts for a small rise a slight uptick over the month.Data…

Liability in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

The damage bill and who will pay looks like being enormous, so much so that some insurance consultants are saying it could end up as…

Baltimore Bridge collapse to impact trade on US East Coast, Europe & Sth America

The closure of the US port of Baltimore after the harbour was blocked by a bridge collapse on Tuesday will cause significant disruption to American…

Stocks of the Hour: Galan Lithium, Argent Minerals, Osteopore

Galan Lithium (ASX:GLN) announced a further increase to its JORC (2012) Mineral Resource estimate for the Hombre Muerto West Project located in Catamarca Province, Argentina.…

Market hovers near flat at midday following Feb CPI print

The Australian market hovered near flat for the morning session until the release of February CPI data at 11.30am which then nudged the market into…

Albermarle’s first auction of spodumene establishes new price level of $1200/t

The unofficial results of Albemarle’s first ever auction of spodumene has confirmed the new price level of around $US1,200 a tonne to $US1,300 a tonne.Chinese…

LASER: Modern warfare’s strategic weapon

BluGlass (ASX:BLG) is partnering with Australia’s largest provider of online finance and business news, ShareCafe, to host a series of expert roundtables to educate the…

Northern Star lodges application to expand the Super Pit Gold Mine

Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) is planning to extend its current expansion program at the Super Pit gold mine near Kalgoorlie in the WA goldfields.The plan…

US market rally continues to cool as Easter looms

US markets fell off in afternoon trading to finish in negative territory for the 3rd trading day in a row. Trading volumes remained light ahead…

Markets: Wall Street to run the gauntlet once again

It never ends. For all the volatility, angst about inflation, growth, geopolitical tensions and earnings, Wall Street ended very much on an up note on…

Oil down

A mixed day for oil and oil stocks on Friday. While prices bounced a little on the day, they still lost ground for the week,…

Anglo American: Hopes for a takeover battle

Meetings this week of shareholders in Anglo American in London and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) (in Australia) will continue to focus on the fate of BHP’s…

Diary

A Fed meeting, the April jobs data for the US, some more major profits led by Amazon and Apple, two major bank results in Australia,…

Another big week for earnings

Another big week ahead of us for US earnings (and for Australia, with two big banks on the list to reveal their profits and dividends).…

Another solid week for copper

Another week of solid gains for copper, with prices rising to two-year highs on Friday. The BHP approach to buy Anglo American is a new…

Newmont surprises market

With Newcrest tucked away, Newmont (ASX:NEM) was always going to do better in the March quarter than investors and analysts suspected, and so the news…

Woolworths and Super Retail Group in legal hot water

Major legal action involving two of the country’s biggest retailers on Friday in separate stories — Woolworths (ASX:WOW) and Super Retail Group (ASX:SUL). In Melbourne,…

Shares bounce, Is correction over, Strong US earnings, US PCE less bad than feared, Aus cuts delayed

Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses developments in investment markets over the past week, economic activity trackers, major…

Vale’s net earnings down 9%

Brazilian iron ore and base metal giant Vale saw net earnings slip 9% in the three months to March 31. The company reported net income…

Stocks of the Hour: Tamboran Resources, Recce Pharmaceuticals, Cooper Metals

Tamboran Resources (ASX:TBN) has announced that the Shenandoah South 1H (SS-1H) well in EP 117 achieved an average 90-day initial production flow rate of 2.9…

ASX down 1.22% near noon: BHP tumbles 4.5%

BHP’s (ASX:BHP) decline weighs on shares, while traders anticipate no interest rate cuts in 2024 due to Australian inflation surpassing expectations, causing Australian bond yields…

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