March 2024

The closure of the US port of Baltimore after the harbour was blocked by a bridge collapse on Tuesday will cause significant disruption to American trade along the east coast and into Europe and South America. The extent of the disruption – especially to car imports their prices nd the impact on inflation – will […]

Galan Lithium (ASX:GLN) announced a further increase to its JORC (2012) Mineral Resource estimate for the Hombre Muerto West Project located in Catamarca Province, Argentina. Galan’s 100% owned Mineral Resources increase 20% to 8.6Mt contained lithium carbonate equivalent. This upgrade makes this the highest grade resource estimates declared in Argentina to date and cements Galan’s

The Australian market hovered near flat for the morning session until the release of February CPI data at 11.30am which then nudged the market into slight positive territory. The S&P/ASX 200 was trading 0.2% higher as midday approached. The SPI futures are pointing to a fall of 5 points. The February CPI number was steady

The unofficial results of Albemarle’s first ever auction of spodumene has confirmed the new price level of around $US1,200 a tonne to $US1,300 a tonne. Chinese commodity industry websites said the final result of the auction of 10,000 tonnes of Australian spodumene was 9,372 yuan/ton (5.77% grade, tax included). That’s $US1,298 a tonne at the

BluGlass (ASX:BLG) is partnering with Australia’s largest provider of online finance and business news, ShareCafe, to host a series of expert roundtables to educate the Australian investor community on opportunities within the global semiconductor, defence and quantum intelligence industries. This expert roundtable, entitled “LASER: Modern warfare’s strategic weapon: Why light could be the defence industry’s

Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) is planning to extend its current expansion program at the Super Pit gold mine near Kalgoorlie in the WA goldfields. The plan would add seven years to the Super Pit’s productive life. The WA Government’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) revealed the plan in a statement on Tuesday. Northern Star’s subsidiary, Kalgoorlie

US markets fell off in afternoon trading to finish in negative territory for the 3rd trading day in a row. Trading volumes remained light ahead of a short trading week and Easter break. The S&P 500 finished the day down 0.28 per cent. The Nasdaq lost 0.42 per cent and the Dow Jones was virtually

The EV crisis goes from bad to quite bad. US start up Fisker is seemingly on the way out. Rivian, a one time fav supported by Amazon and Ford, remains under the pump. Ad a leading investment bank has cut the ratings of three EV groups, including Rivian and Tesla, plus a big Chinese rival.

Solomon Lew wants to spin off the two best retail chains in Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) next year, leaving behind a group of weakly performing businesses. Lew revealed in Premier’s half year results and report on Tuesday that he will separate pyjamas retailer Peter Alexander and children’s stationary brand Smiggle into ASX-traded entities in their own

Mayfield Group (ASX:MYG) CEO Andrew Rowe provides an overview of the company, discussing its divisions, growth strategy, pipeline of work, dividend policy and outlook. Paul Sanger: I’m Paul Sanger for the Finance News Network. And today, I’m talking to Mayfield Group (ASX:MYG). Mayfield Group, trading under the ASX Code MYG with a market capitalization of