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August 2023

Link’s UK misadventure

Link Administration Holdings (ASX:LNK) is set to report a massive loss for the year ending June 30, primarily due to a dud deal in the UK. Link joins a long list of Australian companies to lose heavily in UK expansion moves – they include, AMP, National Australia Bank, Wesfarmers (hardware), Insurance Group Australia, and the […]

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Afternoon update: ASX trading 0.5% lower, Consumer Staples outperforming

The ASX is currently trading 0.5 per cent lower at 7,317.80, and the SPI futures are witnessing a decline of 39 points. Regarding sector performance, Consumer Staples stand out as the best-performing sector, showing a gain of 0.49 per cent, while Information Technology is currently the worst performer, down 1.46 per cent. Moving on to

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Stocks of the Hour: Liontown Resources, Elementos, Resource Mining Corporation

Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) has agreed to proceed with the delivery of Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) product to provide an early source of revenue ahead of first concentrate production at the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project. Managing Director and CEO, Tony Ottaviano, said: “Therefore, progressing with the production of DSO not only provides early revenue potential, but

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Albemarle’s auspicious lithium quarter: Rebounding amidst price slowdown

Another solid quarter for the world’s biggest lithium player, Albemarle, but the three months to 30th June did confirm that the company had, like its rivals, been whacked by the slowdown in prices. Despite that, the company revealed it has significantly upgraded its sales and earnings projections for the rest of 2023 with a recovery

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Liontown Resources moves to boost early revenue with Kathleen Valley DSO product

Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) has taken a step to boost early revenue from its Kathleen Valley project in WA by reaching an agreement to deliver a direct shipping ore (DSO) product to potential customers. In a statement to the ASX on Thursday, the company (which has rejected a takeover offer from the US giant, Albemarle) stated

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Pilbara Minerals’ shocking success: Electrifying the lithium journey down under

The action continues for Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS), which yesterday confirmed a major testing of the waters in the upgrading of its lithium ores. A week ago, the company dispelled a lot of the gloom around its share price with better-than-expected production figures for its spodumene (which offset the much-forecast price fall) and another quarter where

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U.S. Department of Energy released updated Critical Materials Assessment

As nations worldwide accelerate efforts to combat climate change and achieve net-zero emissions, the demand for clean energy technologies and the materials they rely on is surging. However, this growing demand poses potential supply risks for certain critical materials, which could hinder the global transition to clean energy within the desired timeframe, warns a new

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