Silver Price 2024 Year-End Review

The silver price put on a strong performance in 2024, hitting highs not seen in over a decade. Despite some volatility, factors like increasing industrial demand, safe-haven buying from investors and weakening mining supply all came together during the year to support gains in the price. All told, silver is up nearly 35 percent since […]Read More

4 Platinum Uses for Investors to Know (Updated 2024)

Platinum may be rare, but it is the third most-traded precious metal in the world, behind gold and silver. The world’s platinum demand varies widely across many sectors. Most notably, platinum metal is used in autocatalysts and jewelry, as well as for medical and industrial purposes. Those interested in investing in platinum would do well […]Read More

AI Market 2024 Year-End Review

Competition in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector escalated dramatically in 2024, with major tech companies investing billions in a race to research and develop advanced AI technologies. This surge in investment spurred rapid advancements, fierce competition and a wave of innovation that has the potential to reshape the technological landscape moving forward. Competition heats up […]Read More

Trump names Herschel Walker, Nicole McGraw to ambassador positions before

President-elect Trump dropped his most recent round of ambassador nominations on social media Tuesday night, before issuing a warning to Senate Republicans about any potential deals with Democratic lawmakers. The Republican leader began by nominating Herschel Walker as his choice for U.S. ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Walker, a staunch Trump ally, ran […]Read More

Top 10 Tin-producing Countries (Updated 2024)

The price of tin rose to a year-to-date high of US$35,575 per metric ton in April on a series of supply and demand factors from the top tin-producing countries. Despite declining in the second half of the year, prices appear to have found a bottom around the US$28,000 per metric ton level. Improved semiconductor sales […]Read More

4 Platinum Uses for Investors to Know

Platinum may be rare, but it is the third most-traded precious metal in the world, behind gold and silver. The world’s platinum demand varies widely across many sectors. Most notably, platinum metal is used in autocatalysts and jewelry, as well as for medical and industrial purposes. Those interested in investing in platinum would do well […]Read More

Lawmakers eye ‘low hanging fruit’ for government efficiency after first

Some lawmakers in the new Congressional DOGE Caucus are eyeing a crackdown on federal agencies work-from-home policies when Republicans take over the levers of power in Washington DC next year. The group’s name is an acronym for Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency, coinciding with the Department of Government Efficiency – also DOGE for short – a […]Read More

Altech – Third Offtake Heads of Agreement for Cerenergy® Gridpacks

Altech Batteries Limited (Altech/Company) (ASX: ATC) (FRA: A3Y) is pleased to announce the execution of a third offtake Heads of Agreement (HOA) between Axsol GmbH (Axsol) and Altech Batteries GmbH. Highlights Strategic Heads of Agreement Executed with Axsol GmbH (Axsol) Certified supplier to NATO Offtake for 10MWh in first year, then rising to 30MWh in […]Read More