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By Anthony J. Alfidi |
March 28, 2012
The panel on automotive tech and grid storage made it clear that there will be no shortage of lithium to meet the world's needs, which is one reason why the Li-Ion battery market is expected to consolidate into a smaller number of manufacturers.
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By Jared Levy |
January 24, 2012
Isn't it amazing that the one commodity we truly can't live without is not traded on any exchange? Corn, wheat, sugar and every other edible commodity wouldn't survive without it... and neither would we. Modern humans use fresh, clean water for more than just sustenance.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
July 25, 2011
Gold surged 1.4% ($23) from $1,600.90/oz to a new record nominal of $1,624.07/oz within an hour of the open in Asia. Gold reached new highs due to continuing uncertainty and theater regarding the debt ceiling negotiations in Washington.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
June 17, 2011
Gold has given up much of yesterday's modest gains and is marginally lower in all currencies except the Swiss franc. The euro has stabilized despite continuing contagion concerns and an existential threat to the euro currency itself.
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By Adrian Ash |
March 29, 2011
Sometimes, as we told the BBC last week, gold helps out dictators, and sometimes it helps private individuals hoping to defend their personal liberty. Gold enabled Great Britain, for instance, to buy arms and food during WWII.
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By Jon Nadler |
February 1, 2011
Gold continued to exhibit some of the same nervousness that has characterized the sessions of the past week. Bullion is hardly responding to the on-going instability in Egypt, and -despite further slippage in the US dollar - is tilting to lower levels.
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By Minefund.com |
January 21, 2011
Early next month thousands of delegates will converge on Cape Town to participate in one of the world's most important mining capital formation and distribution processes - Investing in African Mining Indaba.
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By Jack Lifton |
December 9, 2010
The absolute importance of access to natural resources for a country's future, can be well-illustrated by speculating on what could happen to China's growth, if the production rate of all metals does not grow in parallel to the world economy.
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By Adrian Ash |
July 2, 2010
U.S. Treasury holders have nothing to fear today. Just look how low yields are!
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By Darrell Delamaide, Oilprice.com |
June 7, 2010
The continued failure of BP's efforts to stop the Gulf oil spill and mounting political pressure are putting the very future of the British-based oil giant in question.
