Tesla’s tumble obliterates half of meteoric 2020 rally

The electric-vehicle maker’s market valuation has shrunk to roughly $372 billion.

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2022 | 8:59 am

Extraterrestrial manganese turns out to be oxygen-free

Researchers discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.

Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 7:49 am

Recession risk, stagflation set stage for positive gold performance in 2023 — report

The interplay between inflation and central bank intervention will be key in determining the outlook for gold’s performance in 2023, according to the World Gold Council.

Staff Writer | December 26, 2022 | 9:32 am

Copper price rises on weaker dollar, demand hopes

The People's Bank of China on Saturday called for the strengthening of real estate policy in light of sluggish economic growth over the past several years.

Staff Writer | December 26, 2022 | 7:43 am

Gold price edges higher as US inflation data shows signs of cooling

"With inflation close to being in line with expectations, gold prices were higher on fresh speculative buying ahead of the new year on bets that the bigger funds might move to the long side of gold."

Staff Writer | December 23, 2022 | 9:13 am

New calls for banning coal as punishment at Christmas

An article in the British Medical Journal makes the environmental case for ending what the authors call an “outdated and potentially harmful” tradition.

Staff Writer | December 23, 2022 | 6:38 am