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Soybean oil touched a three-week low after India's sowing data showed a 2.7% lead over last year and Argentina rain models improved.
Carbon Streaming shareholders reelected all five directors and approved Deloitte as auditor at the AGM, with 37% of shares voted. The routine outcome leaves the existing strategy intact.
First diamond hole at Three Saints returns copper, gold, cobalt, molybdenum. CEO says assays confirm IOCG signature, boosting confidence for next drilling campaign.
Brent crude fell to $71.85 as U.S.-Iran talks raised hopes of de-escalation. Asian stocks rallied, but energy-heavy markets lagged. The next marker is the Muscat round later this week.
Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA) raised $4M at $1.03 per share, issuing 3.9M shares and options that could add 7.8M more. H.C. Wainwright placed the deal.
US crude exports hit 11.5 million barrels a day in H1 2025, topping Saudi Arabia and Russia. The shale-driven shift rewrites global trade flows and pricing dynamics.
PrimeEnergy Resources re-elected its board and authorized up to 300,000 shares in buybacks. The oil producer operates in Texas and Oklahoma.
BASF's Zhanjiang Verbund site in southern China adds structural cost pressure on European and US chemical producers. The integrated complex targets domestic demand for plastics and agricultural chemicals.
India's notification bars institutional buyers from petrol and diesel at retail outlets and limits diesel to 200 litres per day. The 90-day rule targets supply discipline among bulk users.
Heritage Insurance and Caledonia Mining both posted net margins above 30% in Q1. One faces weather risk, the other gold price dependency. The small-cap rally has been concentrated in tech and energy.
CME Group plans 24/7 trading for smaller WTI crude and gold futures, pending CFTC approval. The move targets retail and algo traders seeking continuous access.
ONEOK fell 1.5% as its 24% rally faces valuation headwinds. Two downgrades, compressed yield, and no near-term catalyst leave the stock drifting until August earnings.
Venture Global expands LNG supply deal with Atlantic-SEE to 1M mt/year, doubling volumes. The deal locks in offtake for its Plaquemines export project as Europe diversifies gas supply.
Santos shares are up 31% since early 2025, Transurban 17% above its low. Here's how to check if the run has room using EV/EBITDA and dividend yield.
Crude oil broke below the 100-day moving average and a triangle pattern, targeting the April low at $81.94. A close below $86.97 confirms the bearish setup.
H.B. Fuller's forward dividend yield of 1.53% sits well above its five-year average of 1.22%, suggesting the stock is undervalued by roughly 20% with fair value near $77.
Friedman Industries posted record annual sales volume of 706,000 tons and net earnings of $19.5 million, more than tripling last year's profit. The Century Metals acquisition and same-facility growth drove the gains.
Natural gas fell to $3.05, breaking a double top neckline and several moving averages. A daily close below $3.10 would confirm the bearish reversal, with Bruce targeting $2.84 and $2.69 as the next downside zones.
NevGold issued 227,544 shares at $2.44 to settle $555K in accrued discount on its convertible security. With C$50M cash, the company is positioned for antimony production.
India's May CPI rose 0.5% month-on-month, down from 0.6% in April. The data gives the Reserve Bank little reason to ease its stance, keeping rates at 6.50% through August.
HALX launched May 19 with 40 stocks heavy on tangible assets. Top holdings include DVN at 4.51%. Modified equal-weight limits single-stock concentration.
Pembina Pipeline's fee-based model and CAD 725M in 2026 projects back a steady dividend thesis. Alpha Score 55. Risks include marketing drag and project delays.
The Gold Miners Bullish Percent Index fell to zero on June 9 for the first time since 2015. Here is the technical setup, the contrarian case, and what would confirm or break a bottom.
Diamond Brew, maker of shelf-stable coffee pods that need no machine, closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round from NFL players and CPG veterans.
Cameco (CCJ) slid from $135 to $102 as spot uranium softened and 2026 delivery guidance dropped. The July quarterly update will test whether the dip is a buying opportunity or a trend reversal.
Baupost's $169M bet on Eagle Materials adds a value investor weight to the cement maker's capex plans. The next catalyst is the Mountain Cement timeline and Q4 earnings.
The NPPA invoked emergency powers to raise carboplatin and cisplatin ceiling prices, citing manufacturer warnings of shortages. Platinum, a key input, has surged this year.
The U.S. took a stake in MP Materials as part of rare-earth stockpile rebuilding. A neodymium-praseodymium production ramp in H2 2025 could boost revenue per tonne tenfold.
Momentum stocks are losing steam as traders rotate into defensives. HDFC Bank (Alpha Score 39), Infosys (57) and Wipro (46) show mixed signals. Hotel and tourism stocks face valuation questions.
Yukon Metals raised C$13M in a private placement with flow-through and hard-dollar units. The funds will drill AZ and Birch copper-gold properties, CEO Jim Coates said.