Rio Tinto (RIO) has inked a fresh version of its Native Title Agreement with the Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation, giving the mining giant clearer rules of engagement on Nyiyaparli Country while promising stronger protections and longer-term benefits for the traditional owners. In…
Nokia’s (NOK) latest partnership is less about handsets and more about hardening the digital nervous system of modern defense—and it arrives just as another corner of the market scrambles to secure the metals that make those networks possible.
Quantum-safe goes mission critical…
For decades, recycling was the domain of earnest suburban homeowners and aluminum can loyalists. But now, amid geopolitical scrambles for lithium, nickel, and cobalt, the practice has graduated from hobby to high finance. In the latest episode of The Minerals Metals Initiative, Hugo…
The recent groundbreaking at Wyoming’s Brook Mine marks a seismic shift in America’s approach to securing vital raw materials for defense and technology, as Ramaco Resources (METC) launched the first new U.S. rare earth element (REE) mine in over 70 years. This…
U.S. equities ended Wednesday at record or multi-month highs, as investors absorbed the latest government shutdown without significant market disruption. The S&P 500 climbed 0.34% to 6,711.20, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.09% to 46,441.10—marking the Dow’s ninth record close…
U.S. equities closed modestly higher, marking the end of a historically strong September, with the S&P 500 climbing 0.41% to finish near 6,688.46 and the Nasdaq advancing 0.3% to around 22,660. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.18% to a record…
Major US indices traded north on Monday with balanced fresh macroeconomic uncertainty with persistent optimism around technology, AI leadership, & pharmaceuticals. The S&P 500 rose 0.26% to 6,661.21, finishing near recent highs with all 11 sectors in positive territory by the closing…
U.S. equities ended a turbulent week with a broad-based rally Friday, buoyed by in-line inflation data and optimism around a September rate cut, although the S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 indexes all posted modest weekly declines as the bears beat…
The bulls on Wall Street to another punch from the macro picture today as U.S. equities saw a third consecutive day of losses as the S&P 500 declined 0.5% to 6,604.72, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.4% to 45,947.32, the Nasdaq…
U.S. equities ended mostly lower as investors weighed Federal Reserve signals and continued sector rotation. The S&P 500 closed at 6,637.97, down 0.28% for the session, reflecting profit-taking in leading technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 46,121.28, a drop…
