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The 2 Billion Year Old Nuclear Reactor That Exists In Africa

When we generally think of nuclear reactors, we think of the ones created by humans. They’re anthropogenic and technically artificial, designed and […]

How the US Toppled the World’s Most Powerful Gold Trader

(Bloomberg) — In December 2018, a man in his early 30s was intercepted on arrival at Fort Lauderdale airport and […]

‘Irrational expectations’ are keeping commodity prices unsustainably low, warns Goldman

Investors counting on a softer global economy to pull commodity prices lower may instead be faced with scare supplies and […]

Fashion Brands Score With NFTs, But Market Trends Show Threats Abound

According to a recent report, iconic fashion brands from ready-to-wear sportswear to haute couture have been reaping the financial rewards […]

This Solar Tower Can Transform Water, Sunlight, and Carbon Dioxide Into Jet Fuel

Aldo Steinfeld, a professor at ETH Zürich’s Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, says his system for converting ambient air […]

China just ran into something that could be even more devastating for its supply chains than COVID-19 lockdowns: A record heat wave

OVID-19 lockdowns in China threw a wrench into global supply chains earlier this year, causing shipping and production delays worldwide, and hindering […]

The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2021 Edition)

By Dorothy Neufeld, Visual Capitalist, The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2011-2020) Being a commodity investor can feel like riding […]

Precious Metals Are About To Reset Like In 2008 – Gold Bugs, Buckle Up!

For years, many Gold Bugs (investors who’ve been advocating buying Gold and Silver at low prices as a hedge against […]

Is Gold Mirroring 1999 to 2011 Again?

Chris Vermeulen FX Empire Our research team continues to dig into underlying patterns and set up in the global markets […]

Here’s what gold does when the U.S. government goes on a borrowing binge

The U.S. government is going on a borrowing binge, with the fiscal deficit set to hit $4 trillion this year […]