Lithium prices in China experienced a sharp increase on Wednesday following a significant regulatory action by the natural resource authority overseeing the country’s primary lithium-producing region. The authority announced its decision to revoke 27 existing mining licences, according to a Reuters report. This unexpected crackdown on a substantial number of operations immediately…
Authorities in Delhi have implemented stringent measures to combat the escalating pollution crisis. Among the key initiatives rolled out on Wednesday is a ban targeting vehicles that fail to comply with the latest emission control norms, signalling a strong push towards cleaner transportation, Reuters said in a report. Furthermore, the government is…
Micron Technology Inc. is set to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings after market close on Wednesday, with investors closely watching whether the memory-chip maker can exceed already-strong expectations and reassure markets about the durability of the artificial intelligence trade. After a year of exceptional stock performance, the company’s outlook will…
Global markets opened on Wednesday with investors digesting a mix of technology dealmaking, uneven economic signals, and sharp moves in commodities. Early-stage talks between OpenAI and Amazon pointed to intensifying competition in artificial intelligence, while Asian equities edged higher amid strong IPO activity in China. In the United States, attention…
The BT share price has pulled back in the past few months, undoing some of the gains it made earlier this year. It was trading at 182.40p, down by 16% from its highest point in August this year. This price is still much higher than the year-to-date low of 133p.BT…
The oil market currently sits between two distinctive scenarios, involving the growing supply risk from Venezuela, and prospect of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. On one hand, the prospect of a potential peace agreement in the Russia and Ukraine war could see sanctions on Russian oil disappear quickly. This…
Medical-supplies distributor Medline has raised $6.26 billion in an initial public offering, claiming the title of the largest IPO of the year and securing a valuation of more than $50 billion. The US-based company, backed by private equity groups Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman, said on Tuesday it sold…
The Dow Jones Index dropped for three consecutive days as jitters surrounding the artificial intelligence (AI) industry continued. It dropped to $48,115, down modestly from the year-to-date high of $48,847.Dow Jones Index has pulled back amid AI jitters One main reason why the Dow Jones Index has pulled back in the…
For most of the past two decades, China’s economy could solve slow growth by pulling one of three levers. It could push investment, lift property, or sell more to the rest of the world. Today, one lever is broken, another is politically constrained, and the third is provoking resistance abroad.…