Citizen Free Press, Released on 10/19/21Nick Rolovich and all other unvaccinated WSU assistant coaches have been fired for cause for refusing to get injected with the experimental mRNA Clotshot.Continue... Washington State University head football coach and assistants just got fired for refusing experimental mRNA Vaccine added by Herman James on 10/19/2021View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Schiff Gold, Released on 10/19/21Gold demand in China was up in September, as the country approaches a peak gold-buying season.Continue... Chinese Gold Demand Continues to Strengthen added by Herman James on 10/19/2021View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain announced nearly 10 billion pounds ($13.72 billion) of private investment in green projects on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted an investment summit in London attended by 200 of the world"s top financiers and executives.The summit marks post-Brexit Britain"s biggest push to woo investors, even leveraging the soft power of drinks with Queen Elizabeth at her...Read More
Mining.com, Released on 10/13/21"Adding the silver nanoparticles into the bacteria is like creating a dedicated express lane for electronsContinue... Silver-infused bacteria make fuel cells more efficient added by Herman James on 10/19/2021View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian shares snapped a seven-session winning streak on Tuesday, dragged down by metal and bank stocks, while the country's top cigarette maker ITC plunged 6% after the government decided to form a group for tobacco tax policy.The NSE Nifty 50 index ended down 0.3% at 18,418.75, while the S&P BSE Sensex dropped 0.1% to 61,716.05. Earlier in the session, the NSE hit a record h...Read More
There were no deep-sea bookings by Turkish steel mills on Tuesday October 19, but sources expect mills to book more cargoes for December amid strong demand for billet and rebar, market participants told Fastmarkets.The most recent deep-sea trade was recorded on Monday October 18, when a steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a Baltic Sea cargo consisting of 6,500 tonnes HMS 1&2 (95:5) at $512...Read More
(Adds details, updates prices)Oct 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields were steady on Tuesday, stabilising after a sharp sell-off in the bond markets of developed economies in the previous session.Euro area bond yields moved sharply higher on Monday, tracking their British counterparts. Short-dated British yields spiked that day on growing bets that the Bank of England is planning back-to-back int...Read More
BEIJING (Reuters) - As China raced ahead of major rival economies from the COVID-19 induced slump last year, Beijing saw a chance to push through tough measures targeting debt-ridden developers as well as industrial polluters and tech giants.President Xi Jinping's bold reforms are aimed at reducing the economy's reliance on property and debt, channelling more resources into high-tech manufacturing...Read More
BENGALURU (Reuters) -SoftBank Group-backed Indian ride-hailing firm Ola is set to lose two top executives, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, ahead of a potential $1 billion initial public offering.Chief Financial Officer Swayam Saurabh and Chief Operating Officer Gaurav Porwal are leaving the company, according to the memo sent to employees by Chief Executive Officer Bhavish Aggarwal....Read More
Steel rebar and billet buyers in the United Arab Emirates were waiting for new local rebar prices to be announced in the week ended Tuesday October 19; they expect a price increase of around $30 per tonne, sources told Fastmarkets.Rebar producers normally announce new prices fortnightly in the UAE, but they have not made any changes since September 29.Domestic rebarRebar producers in the UAE sold...Read More
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) on Tuesday raised its annual adjusted profit forecast, but stuck to its COVID-19 vaccine sales target of $2.5 billion as it works its way through production challenges that have resulted in delays.The drugmaker had earlier this year faced quality problems at a Baltimore manufacturing facility that produces the single-dose vaccine, resulting in wastage...Read More
Exporters of billet from the Commonwealth of Independent States aggressively increased offers on October 19, although no sales were heard at the higher levels.Fastmarkets' calculation of its daily steel billet index export, fob Black Sea, CIS was $650 per tonne on October 19, up by $1 per tonne...Read More
* 30+ definitions of green investments being developed* Aim to steer cash into ‘green' economic activities* Investors see costs, hassle to navigate multiple schemesLONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - After years of complaints that there were no rules to determine what constitutes a "sustainable" investment, investors now fret there will soon be too many to navigate easily.More than 30 taxonomies outl...Read More
AUSTIN (Reuters) - In 2019, Diane Guerra and her husband moved out of their two-bedroom apartment in trendy East Austin to buy a house in one of the city's booming northern suburbs. The move doubled their commutes - hers to 40 minutes, his to 30 - but they have no regrets."We simply couldn't afford any of the larger houses in the city," said Guerra, a 35-year-old executive assistant.Like three in...Read More
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China Evergrande Group's deal to sell a 51% stake in its property services unit has been put on hold, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in a blow to the embattled developer's hopes of avoiding a potentially disruptive default.Evergrande, teetering on the brink of collapse with more than $300 billion in debt, was in talks to sell the stake in Evergrande Pro...Read More
The Russian government has removed or reduced existing export duties on ferro-alloys, effective October 15, after responding to domestic industry concerns, trade sources said.Russia implemented its latest export tax changes on Friday October 15, a move which included scrapping the export taxon ferro-alloys such as ferro-titanium and ferro-tungsten.On Monday, Russia's Ministry of Economic Developme...Read More
Mining stocks were picked up byinvestors in the latest bullish wave. But these bad performers may be dumpedjust as quickly as they were bought.After the HUIIndex rallied back above the neckline of its bearish head &shoulders pattern, a new bull market for mining stocks has finally begun. Or has it? Well, after an identicaldevelopment occurred in 2000, the HUI Index soon invalidated the breakou...Read More
Abig week for precious metals markets as inflation pressures push consumer prices to painful new heights.OnThursday, the U.S. Labor Department reported that inflation at the wholesalelevel is up 8.6% from a year ago. That’s the steepest annual advance since thedata started being reported.Ofcourse, Americans who have shopped at a grocery store recently or tried to rentor buy a car don’t...Read More
Copper makes the headlines, but GYX has been bullish all along; gold awaits its time as the message from metals land is bullish, risk ‘on’ and cyclicalWhile copper went through its correction we have been noting each week in NFTRH that the Industrial Metals index, GYX had never aborted its bullish stance. Trends remained up and the index price held the SMA 50’s intermediate trend...Read More
China's National Development & Reform Commission has urged coal miners to raise their operating rates and increase supply amid a power shortage in the country and high prices for natural gas in other parts of the world.Since September, 153 coal mines have been allowed to increase their production by a total of 220 million tonnes per year following stringent safety checks, the commission said on Mo...Read More