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Barrick falls behind rivals as No. 2 miner misses boost from bullion boom

Missed production targets, higher operational costs and political turbulence at mines in Africa and Asia have investors turning increasingly sour on the world’s second-biggest gold producer.

Bloomberg News | November 9, 2024 | 4:00 pm

Oil in the era of Trump … what could it mean?

Trump is back, and the threat of tariffs looms large…

James Cooper | November 8, 2024 | 3:29 pm

Big US stocks’ Q3 2024 fundamentals

The big US stocks dominating markets and investors’ portfolios just…

Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | November 8, 2024 | 9:41 am

Gold price heads for weekly drop as traders weigh Trump, Fed outlook

Bullion declined by as much as 1% Friday, on track…

Bloomberg News | November 8, 2024 | 9:17 am

World’s top energy trader Vitol eyes metals as oil demand set to peak

CEO Hardy points to iron ore, copper, and aluminum as…

Staff Writer | November 8, 2024 | 9:12 am

Column: Energy transition story rekindles fund interest in metals

A potential return of heavyweight investment flows to the sector could be as powerful a price driver as physical supply shortages.

Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 9:00 am

Aluminum market squeeze intensifies amid LME delays and rising costs

The market has also been eyeing a large long position in October contracts held by Trafigura Group.

Staff Writer | October 7, 2024 | 6:55 am

Copper demand for electric vehicles is intact, trader IXM says

EV sales have slowed for reasons including a lack of charging infrastructure and concerns about resale values.

Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 6:46 am

Iron ore price rally continues

Iron ore rose — adding to two big weekly gains — on speculation China’s top economic planner will unveil more stimulus measures on Tuesday.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 4:07 am

Hedge fund Elliott loses appeal against dismissal of LME nickel lawsuit

Judge ruled that the extreme price movement was "a once in a generation event" and that the LME acted lawfully in cancelling the trades.

Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 3:54 am

Costco’s gold bars fly off shelves as bullion prices smash records

Costco is the “one bright spot” in the consumer gold-buying market, analyst says.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 3:21 am

Metals markets eye China reopening for stimulus rally cues

There are still concerns that Beijing will need to act even more to restore China to its status as the growth engine for major commodities.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 12:32 am

TotalEnergies considers foray into copper trading

The French firm is considering a move to expand its oil trading operations into metals to capitalize on the global energy transition.

Reuters | October 6, 2024 | 9:39 am

The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | October 5, 2024 | 2:59 am

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