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McKinsey senior partner Pradip Patiath joins AXIS Capital's board, adding digital strategy and analytics expertise as the specialty insurer pushes its transformation under CEO Vince Tizzio.
Navigator Gas held its 2026 annual meeting in New York. No voting outcomes were disclosed. The meeting follows the company's $183M fleet sale and pivot in operations.
UNP reaffirmed its 2026 outlook at an investor conference: 4% inflation ex-fuel, $3.3B capex. The railroad's steady guidance signals confidence in its plan.
Torex Gold's Media Luna mine is past peak capex. The company expects free cash flow to turn positive in 2025, shifting the risk from construction to operations and gold prices.
VDE's 12.3% oil-supermajor weighting vs XLE's 36.8% creates a different risk profile. The hold rating reflects balanced exposure, but investors should decide which energy slice fits their crude view.
India's Rs 14/litre diesel export tax and Rs 12.5/litre ATF levy compress margins at private refiners. The next fortnightly review on June 30 will determine if the levy holds.
The government aims to raise ₹3,090 crore through a 5% stake sale in GIC Re at a floor price of ₹352, a 10% discount to Monday's close. The OFS opens June 16.
Lynas Rare Earths is locking in revenue through long-term offtake deals, moving away from spot-price dependence. The Kalgoorlie plant ramp is the key catalyst.
SPCX survived IPO day. The real move is in the dollar and yields, driven by peace-deal expectations that shift inflation and oil risk.
Natural Gas Services Group buys Flatrock Compression, adding 150,000 hp to its rental fleet. CEO Justin Jacobs says the deal is accretive within 12 months and deepens exposure to rising Permian gas output.
An unnamed investor crossed the 3% threshold in K+S AG, sending shares up 2.3%. The filing comes as potash prices stabilise but earnings stay flat, reviving break-up speculation.
ICICI Direct initiates BUY on Savita Oil Technologies with Rs 690 target. Volume growth of ~14% CAGR and margin recovery from Rs 4,555/KL drive the call. New immersion coolants target a $2 bn data-centre market by 2031.
Transocean stock at a 3.55 forward P/E reflects DOJ deal uncertainty. Backlog, dayrates, and Q1 cash flow support upside if Valaris clears.
Steel Dynamics got a Hold downgrade from a Wall Street analyst who flagged a stretched P/E and fading AI-related demand. April earnings will test the valuation.
Four markets gapped higher Monday after Friday's selloff. Volume is low and no macro catalyst is present. The opening print is the key support. A failure to hold it would increase the odds of a retreat.
Energy Fuels hit 99.9% purity for terbium, a rare earth used in EV magnets. The milestone tests whether Western processing can scale beyond Chinese dominance. Stock is down 36% from its 2024 high.
Sudarshan Chemical opens a 21,000 sq ft Frankfurt headquarters three months after acquiring Heubach Group, consolidating European operations in a specialty chemical hub.
Valor Gold CEO Mark Ashley presents at the June 16 Virtual Investor Summit. The company holds the Courageous Lake gold project, Canada's third-largest undeveloped gold resource by contained ounces.
Alto Ingredients sold its 2025 low-carbon fuel tax credits for $8.9M. The cash injection supports near-term liquidity, with 2026 credits still to come.
Saudi Arabia and South Korea signed a non-binding MoU to expand Saudi crude storage in South Korea. The framework targets long-term Asian demand logistics; the test is a signed engineering contract.
Kinder Morgan beat Q1 EPS by 20%, earning a CNBC final trade nod. Goldman Sachs and Jefferies also got analyst price-target hikes. The catalyst stack for each pick.
Gold holds $2,650 as Iran deal details confirm a cap far below pre-sanctions levels, leaving the Fed's CPI print as the next catalyst for a break above $2,700.
Natural Gas Services Group expands credit line to $500M to fund Flatrock acquisition. The 6.2x multiple is below recent service-sector deals, integration risk and higher leverage will test NGS's execution.
USA Rare Earth starts commissioning its hydrometallurgical demo facility in Colorado, targeting first separated heavy rare earth oxide production by Q3 2026.
Nobel Resources drops Anais and Pampa Austral after drilling fails to repeat historical copper grades. CEO says Cuprita remains the focus with active drilling underway.
Surge Copper's Berg PFS shows C$4.6B after-tax NPV at 8% discount and 24% IRR on a 28-year open-pit mine producing copper, molybdenum and silver in central B.C.
Sable Resources expands Zorro project to 8,460 hectares via staking and El Acero option, consolidating its San Juan land position for district-scale exploration.
The 414-metre intercept strengthens the case for a second large-scale awaruite zone at Pipestone XL. Assays will confirm grade viability.
Zacatecas Silver completed 19 holes for 2,027 metres at El Cristo, intersecting multiphase silver-base metal veins with abundant sphalerite and galena. Assays are pending from ALS.
SXOOF issued 6.43M units at $0.05 each, raising C$321,300. Each unit includes a two-year warrant at $0.08. A second tranche could add C$160,000.