April 11, 2025

Horizon Minerals (ASX:HRZ) has announced the successful commencement of gold production from its Boorara and Phillips Find projects. This milestone coincides with a favorable market environment, as the Australian gold price exceeds $5,000 per troy ounce. Beyond current production, Horizon Minerals is undertaking a strategic shift by converting its Black Swan nickel plant into a […]

Macmahon Holdings (ASX:MAH) has announced a significant boost to its secured orderbook with a $900 million contract extension at the Byerwen coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The three-year extension continues Macmahon’s existing role in providing open-cut mining services, including load and haul operations and crusher feed, which it has performed since the mine’s

With tariffs between the United States and China still in place—and new measures emerging—there’s a growing sense of permanence in the standoff between the world’s two largest powers. Neither side seems inclined to back down. Is this sustainable? And has anything like this happened before? Smoot-Hawley and the ghost of the 1930s The most famous

Jade Gas (ASX: JGH) is progressing rapidly with the development of its Red Lake gas field in Mongolia’s South Gobi region. The company has successfully drilled a second production well, confirming its belief that the field can become a world-class gas producer. The Red Lake field is situated in the Tavan Tolgoi Basin, an area

Dart Mining (ASX:DTM) is set to finalize definitive agreements with Great Divide Mining (ASX:GDM) for the Coonambula Antimony-Gold Project in Queensland, following the satisfactory completion of due diligence. The Coonambula Project’s strategic location, within the same geographic region as Dart’s Triumph Gold Project, enhances its appeal. The initial binding term sheet, established earlier this year,

For a time in 2018, it felt like the United States had turned back the clock on free trade. The Trump administration, vowing to put “America First,” slapped tariffs on a vast array of imports – from steel and aluminum to washing machines and hundreds of billions in Chinese goods. Years later, we’re still living

By Harry Roberts, Associate Director of Capital Markets, Income Asset Management   With President Trump’s introduction of global tariffs, share markets have fallen sharply causing huge uncertainty among investors. The aim of these tariffs isn’t just about making a political statement—but to try and get American manufacturing humming again, a move that’s stirring up a

China has fired its latest volley in the intensifying trade war with the United States, announcing a sweeping increase in tariffs on all U.S. imports. Effective Saturday, levies on American goods will rise from 84% to 125%, according to China’s Ministry of Finance. The move follows President Donald Trump’s executive order earlier this week raising

Wall Street staged a dramatic rebound on Friday, closing out one of the most volatile weeks in recent history with a burst of optimism—despite global trade tensions that remain anything but resolved.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 619 points, or 1.56%, to finish at 40,212.71. The S&P 500 gained 1.81%, closing at 5,363.36,

Here’s some of the companies that made the news this week: The Star Entertainment Group (ASX:SGR) took two significant steps this week to stabilise its financial footing. First, it secured a $300 million strategic investment structured as a multi-tranche convertible note and subordinated debt instrument. Of that, $200 million will come from US-based Bally’s Corporation,