Roman Didkivskyi At 50.3, the Global Manufacturing PMI, sponsored by JPMorgan and compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, remained above the 50.0 neutral mark (and therefore marginally in expansion territory) for a third successive month in April, albeit the rate of improvement moderating fractionally from March’s 20-month high of 50.6. Despite the cooling in the…
Just_Super Welcome to the Vanadium miners news. April saw vanadium pentoxide prices and ferrovanadium prices slightly lower, remaining at very depressed levels. Vanadium uses Vanadium is traditionally used to harden steel. Chinese rebar standards are requiring more vanadium. Also Vanadium Flow Batteries [VRFBs] are becoming increasingly popular especially for commercial energy storage, most notably in…
Maksim Safaniuk/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to the April 2024 edition of the ‘junior’ lithium miner news. We have categorized those lithium miners that are not in production as the juniors. Note: Investors are reminded that many of the lithium juniors will most likely not be needed until the mid and late 2020’s to supply…
peepo/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to the March 2024 edition of Electric Vehicle [EV] company news. YTD 2024 has seen the global plug-in electric car sales ‘growth rate’ slowdown from 30% in 2023 to about 14-17% in Q1, 2024. This is no disaster and is relatively normal for the seasonal slowdown that occurs each year…
DNY59 Co-authored by Treading Softly. When was the last time you used one of those cake mixes that you bought at the grocery store? You know, the one where you just have to add water and eggs, or maybe even oil, and mix it all together, toss it in a pan, bake it, and end…
zhz_akey Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the lithium miner news. The past month saw a strong recovery in lithium prices suggesting the lithium price bear market may be over. For example, China spot lithium carbonate prices have increased by 19.9% in the past month, bouncing higher from the mid-February low. Lithium price news…
RyanJLane Over the past 2 years, REIT share prices have crashed even as most of them kept growing their cash flow and increasing their dividends. Data by YCharts As a result, REIT dividend yields are now historically high. It is not uncommon to find good REITs yielding around 8% and many of them pay you…
simonkr Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the lithium miner news. The past month saw lithium prices generally flat. Lithium price news Asian Metal reported during the past 30 days, the China delivered lithium carbonate (99.5% min.) spot price was down 0.59% and the China lithium hydroxide (56.5% min.) price was down 2.18%. The…
3alexd Welcome to the January 2024 edition of Electric Vehicle [EV] company news. Global plugin electric car sales for 2023 Global plugin electric car sales grew by 35% in 2023, to reach a record ~13.7m units and 16% market share. 2023 global plugin electric car sales by month Seeking Alpha Trend Investing The “fake news”…
Just_Super Welcome to the Vanadium miners news. January saw vanadium pentoxide prices flat and a sharp increase in ferrovanadium prices (especially in Europe). We also saw some signs of increased vanadium demand from China. Vanadium uses Vanadium is traditionally used to harden steel. Chinese rebar standards are requiring more vanadium. Also Vanadium Flow Batteries [VRFBs]…
Olivier Le Moal In this monthly article, we try to identify five closed-end funds (“CEFs”) that have a solid historical performance, pay high enough distributions, and offer reasonable valuations at the current time. We also present a more diversified list of the top 10 funds. Author’s Note: This article is part of our monthly series…
Autthapol Champathong/iStock via Getty Images An investment concept I’ll be exploring this year is double-digit dividend growth. There is nothing more motivating for me as an investor than the annual raises we receive from dividend-paying stocks/ETFs. The raises are almost always more than my W-2 increases, which I work thousands of hours more to achieve…
JaysonPhotography For the month, 93% of all closed-end funds (CEFs) posted net-asset-value (NAV) based returns in the black, with 85% of equity CEFs and 98% of fixed income CEFs chalking up returns in the plus column. The average equity and fixed income CEF posted NAV-based gains of 3.42% and 3.14%, respectively, for December. Lipper’s mixed-assets…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Apple will start selling its Vision Pro headsets in the US next month, just as the tech giant faces growing pressure over slowing iPhone sales, especially in China, which prompted its shares to take a…
Just_Super Welcome to the Vanadium miners news. December saw flat vanadium prices and a slower month of news dominated by several small capital raisings. Vanadium uses Vanadium is traditionally used to harden steel. Chinese rebar standards are requiring more vanadium. Also Vanadium Flow Batteries [VRFBs] are becoming increasingly popular especially for commercial energy storage, most…
Olivier Le Moal In this monthly article, we try to identify five closed-end funds (“CEFs”) that have a solid historical performance, pay high enough distributions, and offer reasonable valuations at the current time. We also present a more diversified list of the top 10 funds. Author’s Note: This article is part of our monthly series…
Analysts are bullish on Bitcoin’s chance of rally and are suggesting that the king coin may have begun a rally and could hit $50,000 in weeks. A Bitcoin analyst has said that Bitcoin (BTC) is already displaying signs of an early bull market, while another predicts $50,000 this month. This means that BTC could end…
mizoula For the month, 96% of all closed-end funds (CEFs) posted net asset value (NAV)-based returns in the black, with 92% of equity CEFs and 98% of fixed income CEFs chalking up returns in the plus column. The average equity and fixed income CEF posted NAV-based gains of 6.05% and 5.81%, respectively, for November. Lipper’s…
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images Overview After being bludgeoned, the dollar is having one of its best days of the month. It is rising against all the major currencies. The Dollar Index (USDOLLAR, DXY) is up about 0.5%, which is the most since the end of October. The greenback is also firmer against all the emerging…
Black_Kira/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to the November 2023 edition of the ‘junior’ lithium miner news. We have categorized those lithium miners that won’t likely be in production before 2024 as the juniors. Investors are reminded that many of the lithium juniors will most likely be needed in the mid and late 2020’s to supply…
OlekStock Welcome to the November 2023 cobalt miners news. The past month saw flat cobalt prices continue and a rather flat month of news. Cobalt price news As of November 24, the cobalt spot price was at US$14.86/lb, effectively the same as US$14.85/lb last month. The LME cobalt price is US$32,510/tonne. LME Cobalt inventory is…
Olivier Le Moal In this monthly article, we try to identify five closed-end funds (“CEFs”) that have a solid historical performance, pay high enough distributions, and offer reasonable valuations at the current time. We also present a more diversified list of the top 10 funds. Author’s Note: This article is part of our monthly series…
PancakeSwap has called on web3 gamifi developers to join Pancake Protector and Pancake Mayor in engaging its vibrant 1.5 million potential monthly players. PancakeSwap Finance (CAKE), a vibrant web3 ecosystem that was initially built on BNB Chain but grew to a multichain project, has introduced its PancakeSwap Gaming marketplace for both developers and gamers. According…
The Valkyrie CIO says that the SEC will ask for comments and possibly approve an ETF proposal this month after all issues are addressed. A Valkyrie Investments exec has hinted at a strong possibility for a spot Bitcoin ETF approval this month. According to Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Steven McClurg, the United States Securities and…
Google Play accounted for 9 million ChatGPT downloads in September, while the other 6.6 million were recorded by the App Store. The total number of ChatGPT downloads has hit 52.2 million. OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has seen a record growth in downloads in September, which brought the revenue generated by its mobile app to $4.58 million….
Michael M. Santiago For the month, 23% of all closed-end funds (CEFs) posted net asset value (NAV)-based returns in the black, with just 10% of equity CEFs and 33% of fixed income CEFs chalking up returns in the plus column. The average equity and fixed income CEF posted NAV-based losses of 3.12% and 1.94%, respectively,…
L_Mirror/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to the September edition of the graphite miners news. September saw continued weak graphite prices and some good news from the graphite producers and juniors. Graphite price news During the past 30 days, the China graphite flake-194 EXW spot price was down 3.23%. The China graphite flake +195 EXW spot…
Photon-Photos/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the lithium miner news. The past month saw a continued fall in lithium carbonate spot prices in China, now close to the level where they bottomed in late April 2023 (see chart below). Lithium price news Asian Metal reported during the past 30 days,…
Olivier Le Moal In this monthly article, we try to identify five closed-end funds (“CEFs”) that have a solid historical performance, pay high enough distributions, and offer reasonable valuations at the current time. We also present a more diversified list of the top 10 funds. Author’s Note: This article is part of our monthly series…
shotbydave Welcome to the September 2023 cobalt miners news. The past month saw a continued weak cobalt market weighed down by low cobalt prices. It was a very quiet month for news. Cobalt price news As of September 22, the cobalt spot price was at US$14.85/lb, about the same as US$14.84/lb last month. The LME…
Spencer Platt For the month, 34% of all closed-end funds (CEFs) posted net asset value (NAV)-based returns in the black, with just 13% of equity CEFs and 49% of fixed income CEFs chalking up returns in the plus column. The average equity and fixed income CEF posted NAV-based losses of 1.98% and 0.54%, respectively, for…
It is also possible that as users become more familiar with the AI tool, they spend less time exploring its features and go straight to executing specific tasks, accounting for the drop in engagement time. OpenAI’s popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT has recorded a drop in monthly web visits for the third consecutive month…
A tighter labor market and lower jobs opening shows that inflation pressure continue. Companies are adopting a cautious before the Fed’s September meeting. After a strong rebound this year on Wall Street, the month of August has proved to be the worst so far in 2023. However, on Wednesday, August 30, global equities market edged…
Olivier Le Moal In this monthly article, we try to identify five closed-end funds (“CEFs”) that have a solid historical performance, pay high-enough distributions, and offer reasonable valuations at the current time. We also present a more diversified list of the top 10 funds. Author’s Note: This article is part of our monthly series that…
Birkus-Viktor/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Surge Energy (TSX:SGY:CA) (OTCPK:ZPTAF) is a small Canadian oil and gas producer with exposure to the narrowing WCS differential. This already boosted the company’s cash flow results in the second quarter of this year but the impact should be more pronounced in the current quarter thanks to the combination of…
Just_Super Welcome to the nickel miners news for July. The past month saw some nickel price improvement but also saw renewed calls for an oversupply in 2023, albeit with some forecasting China nickel demand to improve from stainless steel and EVs. Nickel price news As of July 31, the nickel spot price was USD 9.71,…
Meta has encountered a slew of setbacks in the past year, casting doubt on its future prospects. In a stunning display of market resilience and investor confidence, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) has achieved a remarkable feat, climbing 11% in July and securing its ninth straight month of gains. This incredible run represents Meta’s longest…
Petmal Welcome to the Vanadium miners news. July saw several vanadium companies sign vanadium off-take deals and one sign a contract to sell VRFBs. These are positive signs that there is strong demand for vanadium and a growing demand for VRFBs. Vanadium uses Vanadium is traditionally used to harden steel. Chinese rebar standards are requiring…
Just_Super Welcome to the July 2023 edition of the ‘junior’ lithium miner news. We have categorized those lithium miners that won’t likely be in production before 2024 as the juniors. Investors are reminded that many of the lithium juniors will most likely be needed in the mid and late 2020’s to supply the booming electric…
Gemini launched its derivative platform Gemini Foundation in May in the heat of the regulatory tension in the United States. As part of efforts to attract new users to its platform, crypto derivatives exchange Gemini Foundation is set to host its first-ever trading competition next month. The move comes amid Gemini recording a massive decline…