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The US and its G7 partners have slapped more than 300 economic sanctions on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine over a year ago. Initially,…
On Wednesday, a district court in Japan dismissed residents' calls to halt the restart of a nuclear reactor. This represents a victory for the Pacific…
Developers looking to build thousands of wind turbines off the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast are coming up against a force even more relentless than…
Poland is buying gold again. The National Bank of Poland added nearly 15 tons of gold to its reserves in April, according to data published…
Steel is a critical component of modern industry and economy, essential for the construction of buildings, automobiles, and many other appliances and infrastructure used in…
16 companies in Japan, including Mitsubishi Corp., Kansai Electric Power Co. and one government affiliated fund, are readying a $73.6 million investment in a startup…
The commencement of regular output from a much-delayed Finnish nuclear reactor in April saw electricity prices in the country decrease by more than 75 percent.…
With oil stubbornly the only asset class that is pricing in if not a depression then certainly a deep recession - even as every other…
The global shortage of platinum is set to worsen in the coming quarters, resulting in one of the most significant deficits in half a century,…
In recent years, commodity prices have reached a 50-year low relative to overall equity markets (S&P 500). Historically, lows in the ratio of commodities to…
According to a new report from Baker Hughes Co., the US natural gas sector is rapidly pulling drilling rigs from the field due to oversupply…
Iran and Iraq signed an agreement on Wednesday to expand energy ties and establish a joint office aimed at overlooking cooperation between the two countries,…
Uranium is the primary fuel for nuclear energy, powering more than 400 reactors that make up 10% of the world’s annual electricity generation. With countries…
Futures are limping lower after overnight China reported that export growth moderated from 14.8% in March to 8.5% in April, slightly better than market expectations,…
Non-oil trade between Iran and members of the BRICS alliance of emergent economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – reached $38.43 billion…
It may not be the off the charts gold buying observed in the second half of 2022, but central bank Central bank gold buying made a…
Although the practice of gold mining has been around for thousands of years, it’s estimated that roughly 86% of all above-ground gold was extracted in…
Authored by Rick Whitbeck via RealClear Wire, Now that President Biden has made his 2024 run official, he has plenty of work to do if…
The ebb and flow of Tesla vehicle prices continued this week, with the automaker raising the prices of its main models - the Model 3 and the…
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Algeria, Egypt, Bahrain, and Iran have formally asked to join the BRICS group of nations as it prepares to hold its…