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Call it the Bloomberg jinx. One day after the billionaire failed presidential candidate and media mogul's outlet published a report that "Bitcoin’s Extreme Volatility Vanishes…
According to the Forbes Global 2000, Saudi state oil enterprise Saudi Aramco is once again the world's most profitable company - this time with a big lead…
Via SchiffGold.com, Turkey’s love affair with gold has had a major impact on global gold flows, especially through the first half of 2023. Turks have…
Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, In another blow to dollar dominance, India and the United Arab Emirates settled an oil trade without converting local…
Tesla shares are slumping nearly 2% in pre-market trading on Wednesday after the automaker continued to cut prices - this time by as much as…
Turns out that driverless robotaxis still may not be ready for primetime. A shining example of this revelation came from California this week where, one…
Russia's central bank unexpectedly hiked its key interest rate by 350 basis points to 12% on Tuesday, an emergency move to try and halt the…
As Visual Capitalist's Freny Fernandes details below, over the past two decades, governments around the world have responded to climate change through various initiatives and policies,…
By Jan Nieuwenhuijs via Gainesvillecoins.com At a press conference early 2023, member of the Executive Board of the German central bank Joachim Wuermeling made clear…
Last week, Fitch Ratings downgraded the US’s long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+. While the downgrade won’t significantly impact the US government’s ability to…
The Pentagon is pursuing strategic ways to prevent further seizures of international vessels by Iran's military, particularly in and near the vital Strait of Hormuz…
The UK government is moving their environmental policies a little bit closer to common sense. Industrial companies now face less strict financial burdens for polluting after the…
Tesla sold 64,285 China-made electric vehicles for the month of July, down 31% from the month prior, according to data from the China Passenger Car…
Spot rates for shipping containers have been rising for four weeks. The latest data from the Drewry World Container Index composite shows the most significant…
Late Wednesday, the Korean Exchange warned investors about speculative trading in superconductor-related stocks following claims of a technological breakthrough that could revolutionize the energy industry.…
There has been a lot of excitement on social media about the claim of a new superconductor that works at room temperature but also under…
Exxon Mobil Corp. is planning to enter the minerals game by becoming a supplier of lithium to Tesla Inc., Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen AG, and…
Tesla's weaponized price cuts of its electric vehicles have fueled a global price war to maintain market share appears to be working yet again. Just last week,…
Washington State University researcher’s new and novel method to extract lignin could help spin wheat straw into cash. Lignin, a super tough biomaterial has been…
The Biden administration on Friday announced a proposal to require raising fuel economy standards to 58 miles per gallon. The proposal, from the Department of Transportation's…