Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Sunrun has agreed to acquire Vivint Solar in an all-stock transaction. The deal is valued at $3.2 billion including debt.Commenting on the deal, Ravi Manghani, Wood Mackenzie Research Director, said: "Per Wood Mackenzie’s US PV Leaderboard, Sunrun and Vivint have been the #1 and #2 residential solar companies in the US for the past few years. Sunrun holds about 9% of the market share and Viv...Read More

BHP has made an all-share offer for Anglo American which valued the company at US$40.7 billion, conditional upon separate demergers by Anglo American by distribution of its entire shareholdings in Kumba and Anglo-American Platinum Limited to Anglo American shareholders. Anglo American’s board has unanimously rejected the proposal from BHP on the basis of valuation and uncertainty associated...Read More

With 2021 shaping up to be the year the world got serious about decarbonisation, every sector can expect to come under the climate change microscope. The vast carbon emissions from steel and aluminium production often overshadow the environmental impact of zinc, lead and copper smelting. But the energy-intensive process of producing these metals is far from squeaky clean. So, is ‘green&rsquo...Read More

Electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to reach 45 million units per year by 2040, with a total global EV stock of 323 million, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.Both projections have been revised down 2% when compared to Wood Mackenzie's pre-coronavirus forecast, with the pandemic delaying total vehicle sales by two years.Responses to the pandemic from China and Europe have strongly...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Coronavirus, supply disruptions, muted demand and the oil price plunge have sent shockwaves across the petrochemical industry. Year-on-year profits have been considerably reduced. So how is the industry handling the blow, and what does it mean for balance sheets, budgets and planned projects?Profit margins have been squeezedCo...Read More

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday February 19thU.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 12 points at 8:35 AM ESTS&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of U.S. January Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop to 1.370 million units from 1.499 million units in December. Actual was 1.37 million units.Devon Energy added $0.32 to $35.20...Read More

Note from Adam: Today we have a guest article from Dr. Ron Paul. In it, he discusses President Trump's proposed cuts to military spending. This issue will have major implications for us all, as both citizens and investors. Simply look at Lockheed Martin shares, which are down 27% from last year's highs. The U.S. economy has become dependent on the military-industrial complex for growth, but at the...Read More

Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his thoughts on the current state of the stock market.USD index futures are down 0.37% to 106.670, with the 10-year yield down 0.53% to 4.511% and the 30-year down 0.46% to 4.742%.Gold (+0.92%), silver (+1.80%), oil (+0.40%), and copper (+ 1.47%) are higher.Stock futures are lower, with the DJIA (-0.33%) down 146.5 points, the S&P 500 (-0.30%) down 18....Read More

In a message to shareholders, Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DOLLF:OTCQX) President and Chief Executive Officer Shawn Khunkhun began to lay out plans for the coming year and a vision extending much further into the future. Analysts agree the company has much to look forward to.In a message to shareholders on February 14, Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DOLLF:OTCQX) President and Chief E...Read More

Silver Crown Royalties Inc. (SCRI:CBOE; SLCRF:OTCQX; QS0:FSE) revised its offering terms, securing strong investor interest for its silver royalty expansion. Find out how the latest financing move positions the company for growth.Silver Crown Royalties Inc. (SCRI:CBOE; SLCRF:OTCQX; QS0:FSE) has revised the terms of its non-brokered offering, initially announced on February 6, 2025, to adjust prici...Read More

Bob Moriarty of 321Gold.com explains how Silver47 Exploration Corp. (AGA:TSX.V) could benefit from Trump's policies.The American economy is going through a major overhaul under Trump's leadership.However, China's recent moves have created both a challenge and an opening for America. When Trump started making threats about more sanctions, China hit back hard. On December 4, 2024, they cut off Ameri...Read More

MAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) received an Outperform rating from BMO Capital Markets ahead of its participation at the Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference. On February 18, 2025, BMO Capital Markets analyst Kevin O'Halloran maintained an Outperform rating and CA$27.00 target price on MAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) ahead of the company's participation...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. Demand for mined commodities exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2021. Despite macro-economic headwinds over the next few years, growth seems assured and could be supercharged by a faster decarbonisation pathway. Supply constraints and disruptions continue and are likely to be exacerbated by economic sanctions on Russia...Read More

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Growing US crude production – particularly in the midcontinent and Rockies regions – is upending traditional Gulf Coast pipeline routes.The result? An unprecedented great American oil pipeline build-out. The shale revolution has led to burgeoning pipeline takeaway access from the Permian basin. Last month, we discussed three reasons why the Permian’s future pipeline capacity won&...Read More

What does tight oil have in common with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet's Google stocks (known as FAANG stocks)? Answer: tight oil is arguably the upstream equivalent of these tech sector leaders. It's the hot investment play in the oil and gas index, it outperforms like mad, and it's been driving to distraction those that don't own any. Production has leapt from zero six years...Read More

Early 2022 has brought the most traumatic events in Kazakhstan’s 30 years of modern independence. Widespread protests and civil unrest led to unprecedented scenes of violence on the country’s streets. Especially in Almaty, the largest city. More than 225 lives have been lost.What began as peaceful demonstrations against a sharp increase in the price of LPG fuel in resource-ri...Read More

Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in scale, ConocoPhillips is adding enough Permian production to nip at the heels of ExxonMobil’s massive programme.“We like the distinctives each firm brings too...Read More

Big Oil is on the move, feeling its way into a changing energy world. There are two sides to adapting: how to decarbonise oil and gas and how to build a sustainable business around zero-carbon technology. Valentina Kretschmar, VP and Tom Ellacott, SVP of our Corporate Analysis team took me through their thinking of how company strategies are developing.This week, BP went a step further on the firs...Read More

Commenting after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said:  “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation.“This deal really picks up the pace after Southwestern Energy/Indigo just tw...Read More