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Cash prices on the London Metal Exchange have surged above futures, signalling a growing shortage in western markets[SHANGHAI] Chinese zinc producers are preparing to sell the metal overseas, as a rare trading opportunity opens up after a spike in international prices.Zinc in London has marched higher since April, but in Shanghai it’s been bumping along close to its recent lows. The disconnect speaks to a two-speed sector, pitting growing output and relatively weak demand in China against a global market where smelters have cut production and stockpiles are thinning.Cash prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) have surged above futures,…
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James struck a defiant tone Monday during her first public appearance since being indicted on federal fraud charges related to her purchase of a home in Virginia.The Democrat took the stage to thunderous and sustained applause and chants of “We love Tish” during a boisterous rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in the city’s Washington Heights neighborhood.James warned of “powerful voices trying to silence truth and punish dissent” and “weaponize justice for political gain,” though she stopped short of naming President Donald Trump, who had…
The company has managed US$302 billion in the region at the end of 2024, according to its financial filing[HONG KONG] JPMorgan Asset Management wants to double its Asia-Pacific assets under management to US$600 billion in five years, as the firm sees growth in active exchange-traded funds and new markets in the region. “Our ambition is to double our Apac business again over the next five years. And our long-term goal is to grow this to a US$1 trillion business,” Dan Watkins, chief executive officer for Asia Pacific, said at a conference in Seoul on Tuesday (Oct 14).The company managed US$302…
David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Kevin Burkhardt reacted to the Seattle Mariners’ dominant victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of NLCS.
[SINGAPORE] Investors in Singapore have joined the global rush to buy gold since the start of 2025, as mounting geopolitical tensions and expectations of US interest rate cuts drive demand for the safe-haven metal.Gold prices hit a fresh record high on Oct 13, driven by demand over reignited US-China trade tensions which drove Asia stock markets down. Silver also surged to another all-time high.US President Donald Trump on Oct 10 imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods to the US and announced new export controls on critical software effective from Nov 1 in response to China’s curbs on rare…
Penn State AD Pat Kraft insisted the decision to fire James Franklin was a necessary step toward championship contention in a rapidly changing college football landscape.
BENGALURU :Alphabet Inc’s Google will invest $10 billion to set up a 1-gigawatt data centre in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a state minister said.A formal agreement between the state and the tech giant is due on Tuesday, the minister added.
After a few upsets in Week 5, Week 6 brought us some wild finishes amid some expected results. But there was one notable upset in Sunday’s early afternoon slate. The Panthers were able to take down the Cowboys thanks to a game-winning field goal at the buzzer. Elsewhere, the Chargers were also able to get a thrilling victory, avoiding a possible disastrous loss by getting a game-winning kick in the final seconds. The Colts moved to 5-1, outlasting a Cardinals squad with Kyler Murray, while the Rams comfortably took down the Lamar Jackson-less Ravens. Later in the day, Baker Mayfield…
For most of human history, no one paid all that much attention to the 17 rare earth elements. An obscure suite of elements that sit in their own corner of the periodic table, they were mostly renowned among chemists and geologists for being tricky and fiddly – incredibly hard to refine, but with chemical facets that made them, well… interesting. Not so much for a single thing they did by themselves, but for what they did in conjunction with other elements.Added to alloys, rare earths can make them stronger, more ductile, more heat-resistant, and so on. Think of them as…
Max Muncy came within inches of hitting a grand slam for the Los Angeles Dodgers to open the scoring in the National League Championship Series. Instead, the Milwaukee Brewers turned it into one of the most incredible double plays in postseason history.With the bases loaded and one out in the fourth inning Monday night, Muncy hit a long drive to center field. Sal Frelick jumped and reached over the wall in an attempt to make the catch.The ball popped out of Frelick’s glove and hit the top of the fence before Frelick caught it in the air. Muncy was not…