Speculators have reduced net-long positions by 3.6%.
Rolling back environmental regulations and speeding up permitting for oil and gas as well as mining projects could put pressure on Canada to do the same.
Silicon can hold 10 times as many lithium ions by weight as graphite, but developing the battery technology to scale sustainably has met its share of challenges.
All-time-high gold prices combined with relatively-contained costs catapulted unit earnings to another epic record.
