Why does nickel continue to be in great demand? The simple answer is that nickel has better corrosion resistance, better toughness and better strength at high and low temperatures than other metals, as well as a range of special magnetic and electronic properties. It is also...
Leo Liu, MBA, CFA
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October 28, 2012
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Despite evidence of a slowing economy, shipments of raw materials are gliding across Chinese docks at a torrid pace, especially metals, which form the backbone of China’s industrial supply chain. In fact a recent report shows that, while Chinese imports are...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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September 27, 2019
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As it has done with cobalt , graphite and rare earths , China appears to be locking up the nickel market. Nickel’s top producer, Indonesia, in early September decided to accelerate a scheduled ban on ore export shipments, from 2022 to January 1, 2020. The...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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November 6, 2019
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If you think that yesterday’s session in stocks was a bloodbath, don’t look at today’s overnight trading. It would be an understatement to say that the markets didn’t buy into stimulus package contours or the 30-d...
Monica Kingsley
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March 13, 2020
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Makers of cigarettes and the U.S. government must play a bizarre game... and not one American in 100,000 understands it. Everyone knows cigarettes are "evil." On Friday, the state of Kansas will ban smoking in indoor public places. And in San Francisco, they're cl...
Tom Dyson
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October 28, 2012
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Bernard Looney, BP’s new chief executive, wants to cut his company’s greenhouse gas emissions down to zero by 2050. To do that, the world’s sixth-largest energy company is committing itself to massive investment in renewable energy, including wind, solar and biofuels. ...
Frank Holmes
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February 21, 2020
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People eating fish are advised to watch carefully for bones, but how about tiny pieces of plastic? For years it has been known that plastic breaks down into microscopic particles that are consumed by shellfish, fish and mammals higher up the food chain, presentin...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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August 21, 2019
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Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ:NYSE.MKT; VGZ:TSX, US$0.807) continues to advance the Mt. Todd project in Northern Territories, Australia, as it monetizes non-core assets to maintain a healthy balance sheet without dilution. As it awaits its final permit, the improvements at Mt. T...
Streetwise Reports
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May 20, 2020
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Discoveries and innovations drive share prices on the stock markets. Yes, the more sustainable the success, the greater the increase in value for shareholders. It is therefore hardly surprising that changes and developments in everyday economic life mean that old names can dis...
Mario Hose
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September 8, 2020
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The rationale for investing in this company is provided in a Pareto Securities report. In a Dec. 2 research note, analyst Tom Erik Kristiansen reported that Pareto Securities initiated coverage on Quantafuel SA (QFUEL:NO) with a Buy rating and a NOK250 per share tar...
Streetwise Reports
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December 6, 2019
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