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| America First Policy Hits Tennessee's Hopes of LG Manufacturing Plant |
| Trumps America First policy threatens a new LG Electronics washing machine factory in Tennessee. The details are ironic.
Déjà Vu Tariff Madness
Reuters reports Hung Out to Dry Twice, Tennessee City Stumped by Trump's Washer Tariffs.
When President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on imported washing machines last week it was a “Not Again” moment for officials in this north Tennessee city that has lost jobs to an international trade dispute before.
The move threatens to stunt the launch of a nThursday, February 1, 2018 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| New Phase in "America First" Trade Policy |
| Heaven forbid consumers in the US get a break. Trump wants none of it.
I have idea. Let's raise prices and at the same time kill anything clean energy has going for it.
We call this policy "America First".
The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Sets New Trade Tariffs, Signaling New Phase in ‘America First’ Policy.
President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines, kicking off his second year in office by showing he’s ready to start implementing his longThursday, January 25, 2018 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| New Phase in "America First" Blatant Tariff Stupidity |
| Heaven forbid consumers in the US get a break. Trump wants none of it.
I have idea. Let's raise prices and at the same time kill anything clean energy has going for it.
We call this policy "America First".
The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Sets New Trade Tariffs, Signaling New Phase in ‘America First’ Policy.
President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines, kicking off his second year in office by showing he’s ready to start implementing his longTuesday, January 23, 2018 |
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 | The Energy Report |
| Cobalt Pure-Play Hitched to Electric Vehicle Boom |
| Forecasts of an electric vehicle boom are behind skyrocketing demand for cobalt, a major component in batteries. In this interview with The Energy Report, Anthony Milewski, CEO of Cobalt 27 Capital Corp., discusses the company's unique position as a two-pronged pure-play on cobalt.
The Energy Report: Would you bring us up to date on what's happening in the cobalt market?
Anthony Milewski: A few weeks ago was LME Week in London, which is the annual gatheTuesday, November 21, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Tariffs on Washing Machines Coming Up: Let’s Tax the Sun and the Rain Too |
| Whirpool bitched to the Trump administration and the International Trade Commission about unfair pricing on Samsung and LG-brand washing machines.
The ITC panel ruled U.S. washing machine makers hurt by South Korean imports, so your price is guaranteed to go up.
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday found that imports of large residential washing machines were harming domestic producers, in a major step the imposition of duties or quotas on foreign-made Samsung- and LG-brand washFriday, October 6, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| North Korea Explodes Hydrogen Bomb, Triggers 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake: What’s Trump to Do |
| In its 6th and largest test to date, North Korea exploded a nuclear bomb deep underground. The explosion triggered a 6.3 magnitude earthquake which Kim Jong Un described as a perfect success. The test came hours after Kim Jong Un showed off what he described as a hydrogen bomb capable of being mounted on an ICBM.
North Korea said it conducted a sixth and significantly larger nuclear test Sunday, stepping up pressure on President Donald Trump in what is shaping up to be his biggest foreign poliSunday, September 3, 2017 |
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 | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Is This The Top Commodity Play For 2017 |
| This report from OilPrice.com is a paid advertorial.
The sweetest spot in the Lithium rush is now definitively Chile: It’s the world’s biggest venue, and it’s about to explode as Tesla flips the switch on its battery gigafactory, Chinese-Korean investors prepare to drop $2 billion on a new Chilean gigafactory, and the government has a change of heart that has lithium at its core.
Against this backdrop, we’re not just looking at the new ‘Who’s Who’ of lithium. We’re beyond that. Now we’re lookiMonday, February 13, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| This Little Known Metal Is What Keeps Elon Musk Up At Night |
| This report from OilPrice.com is a paid advertorial.
Tesla just activated its battery gigafactory, and China is moving to hoard the world’s cobalt supplies at the same time that Trump promises a military build-up that can only happen with the precious metal. This all means supply panic for everything from the electric car break-out to the military industrial complex.
Right in the middle of this we have small-cap North American explorers—our new potential barons-in-the-making—in whose hands ourMonday, February 6, 2017 |
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 | James West - Midas Letter |
 Short Tesla Motors Inc Ivanhoe Mines Ltd CEO Robert Friedland and the Coming Cobalt Cliff |
| Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSE:IVN) (OTCMKTS:IVPAF) may have more reasons to talk than Elon Musk will be readily willing to admit. Tesla began production of lithium-ion battery cells at it gigafactory in the Nevada desert earlier this month, and is now reporting that it will also produce electric motors and gearbox components for the model 3 there too.
But Tesla isn’t the only one launching gigafactory scale production of lithium ion battery producWednesday, January 18, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| The Two Hottest Commodities For Investors In 2017 |
| This report from OilPrice.com is a paid advertorial.
The same nightmare that haunts electric vehicle producers with massive production plans is a waking dream for cobalt/lithium explorers like LiCo Energy Metals (TSX:LIC.V; OTCQB:WCTXF), who are now poised for a breakout with a major new project in Chile that comes amid tight future supply for two of the most critical minerals of our time.
If you thought lithium was set to soar because the future supply picture looks dire in the face of the EVTuesday, January 10, 2017 |
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| 24hgold |
| Grants Options |
| Saturday, August 27, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Publicnow |
| Transitioning from explorer to miner |
| Alecto Minerals
Alecto Minerals
22 July 2016
Transitioning from explorer to miner
Speculative Buy Alecto's acquisition of the Matala and Dunrobin gold mines via the purchase of
Luiri Gold Mines Ltd (LGML) was a genuinely transformational transaction.
Price: 0.08p Target Price: 0.31p Sector: Metals & Mining
Alecto is now a Zambian focused mine developer with a 760Koz decent grade resource and a 25y mining lease. Its West African projects are no longer the operational focuFriday, July 22, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Publicnow |
| GOLD Teranga Gold Outperforms 2015 Cost Guidance |
| (All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
( (TSX:TGZ)(ASX:TGZ) is pleased to report its fourth quarter and year-end 2015 operating results for ASX purposes.
'Underlying the achievement of record low unit costs in 2015 is our ongoing business improvement program, which we plan to continue in 2016 and beyond,' stated , President & Chief Executive Officer of Teranga. 'Additional artisanal activity at Gora and unforeseen factors at Masato underlie our shortfall in 2015 productionThursday, January 28, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Impacted Verizon’s Postpaid Upgrades |
| Verizon's 4Q15 Revenue Up Slightly: Analysts Recommend 'Hold'(Continued from Prior Part) Verizon’s postpaid upgrades are lower, as anticipated
Earlier, we saw that the take rate of Verizon’s (VZ) device plan improved sequentially during 4Q15. We also saw that Verizon had anticipated a better take rate of these plans during the quarter. During 4Q15, the telecom company’s postpaid upgrade rate was lower YoY (year-over-year), as the company had expected.
According to Verizon, one of the reasons foWednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Publicnow |
| Honey Badger Acquires Additional Claims in the LG Diamond Project, Recognizes Kimberlite Indicators in the Region |
| Toronto, Ontario - December 24, 2015 -Honey Badger Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: TUF) ('Honey Badger' or the 'Company') announces that it has closed a non-brokered financing (the 'Financing') pursuant to which it has received total gross proceeds of $200,000.
Quentin Yarie, President and CEO, stated 'We are pleased to close this financing in the context of a difficult market and we appreciate the confidence investors and shareholders have placed in Honey Badger.'
To read the full press release clTuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Associated Press |
| LG Electronics posts 4Q loss as mobile business struggles |
| SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- LG Electronics, the world's second-largest TV maker, on Tuesday reported an unexpected loss for the final quarter of 2015 as its smartphone business struggled and costs for raw materials rose.
The South Korean company said Tuesday it had a net loss of 140.4 billion won ($116.4 million) for the October-December period, compared with a net loss of 205.7 billion won a year earlier.
A survey of analysts by financial data provider FactSetTuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Publicnow |
| GOLD Detour Gold Provides New Life of Mine Plan for Detour Lake |
| --( - ) - (TSX:DGC) ('Detour Gold' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce a new life of mine plan ('LOM) for its mine located in northeastern . All dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. US$ refers to dollars.
New Life of
A National Instrument 43-101 ('NI 43-101') technical report for the new life of mine ('LOM') plan will be filed today on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and posted on the Company's website (www.detourgold.com).
Highlights
Proven and probable open pit rMonday, January 25, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| 1:01 pm CMS Energy increases qtrly dividend to $0.31 from $0.29/share |
| 4:52 pm Southern subsidiary Georgia Power files $350 mln Vogtle settlement agreement with Georgia Public Service Commission (SO) : 4:48 pm Western Alliance Bancorp beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line (WAL) : Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.57 per share, $0.02 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.55; revenues rose 40.4% year/year to $152.8 mln vs the $152.13 mln Capital IQ Consensus. Total loans of $11.14 billion, up $348 million from September 30, 2015Net interest margin of 4.67%, comparThursday, January 21, 2016 |
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