U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 14 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures recovered from overnight losses after the U.S. and China agreed to lower their rhetoric on trade negotiations. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the July Durable Goods Orders report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 1.1% versus a revised...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai in the week ended Friday August 23.EuropeKey drivers European grade 4-4-1 silicon price fell after one track of material was purchased at levels around ?,?1,500-1,555 ($1,670-1,731) per tonne. The grade 5-5-3 prices remained unchanged in the week ended August 23 due to limited activity in the spot market. Prices, however, remain under pres...Read More
Dear Rich Lifer,We're coming to the tail end of summer. For some that means the long awaited start of Autumn. For others of us, it means that it's time to think about heading to a more tropical destination. I want to shine some light on common travel myths that are likely costing you more money than you think.According to travel research app Hopper, domestic flight prices have a tendency to rise t...Read More
Dear Reader,Wall Street is a scam.I've said it probably a thousand times. It's something I know from experience. Over the past 15-plus years, I've tried just about every investing strategy in existence.I've run a hedge fund that was successful. I ran a fund of hedge funds, which means I've probably analyzed the track records and strategies of about 1,000 different hedge funds.I've written several...Read More
The protracted economic battle between the United States and China will rewrite the rules of global trading and will not be resolved anytime soon, steel market sources in Asia told Fastmarkets."The world will wait and see who is able to gain the upper hand in the end and then follow the new rules of trading set by the winner," a major trader in China said.Market sources expect the entire ferrous s...Read More
Fastmarkets has amended the specifications of its price assessments for stainless steel cold-rolled coil, Asia grade 304 (2mm), cif East Asian port, $/tonne and stainless steel hot-rolled coil, Asia grade 304, cif port East Asia, $/tonne after a one-month consultation.The price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled coil, Asia grade 304 (2mm), cif East Asian port, will have its location change...Read More
China's imports of copper scrap totaled 130,000 tonnes in July, down by 39.3% from the same month last year, according to the latest Chinese customs data. Imports for the first seven months of the year totaled around 980,000 tonnes, down by 27.8% from January-July 2018. China's ban on imports of low-quality copper scrap, which began at the start of this year, was the major reason be...Read More
Eleven students and one faculty member spent five weeks in Paris this summer for an introductory course on engineering thermodynamics, part of efforts by the Office of International Programs to expand study abroad opportunities at Colorado School of Mines."The idea of studying abroad for a full semester can be intimidating, particularly for students who have never traveled outside the U.S.," said...Read More
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LSE: FQM) management says it could have a buyer for any nickel produced from a restart of the venerable Ravensthorpe nickel-cobalt mine at Bandalup Hill in Western Australia, but on a second-quarter earnings call, the company's CEO, Philip Pascall, was intentionally vague about who that buyer might be.Pascall cited increasing interest from a "not Congo source" that...Read More
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