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Apr 13, 2022, 08:00 ET Unprecedented Helium Shortage Could Send Prices Sky-High

Worth 100x more than natural gas, the shale boom has taken on a new angle for exploration and production, with the critical level of helium supplies...

Apr 01, 2022, 08:00 ET The Investment Trend Taking Wall Street By Storm

Cracking the code for plant-based performance protein could be the key to grabbing a nice share of the $53-billion active lifestyle and $7-billion...

Mar 30, 2022, 08:00 ET Free-For-All In Helium Market Could Send Prices Sky-High

The gas that is critical for everything from supercomputing and space travel to MRIs and medical and scientific research was facing a supply shortage ...

Mar 23, 2022, 08:00 ET The Graphite Squeeze Is Flying Under Wall Street's Radar

The White House is now more desperate than ever to secure America's supply chain of critical minerals. That includes rare earth elements and battery...

Mar 16, 2022, 08:00 ET Could This Become The Biggest Commodity Squeeze Of All Time

Metals prices aren't just breaking records, they're disrupting entire exchanges. On Wednesday, three-month contract prices for nickel more than...

Mar 15, 2022, 08:00 ET The Supply Shortage That Could Derail The Electric Car Boom

An already voracious commodity supercycle is now witnessing even greater momentum amid fears of major supply-chain disruption and fallout from...

Feb 18, 2022, 08:00 ET Lithium And Helium: 2 Commodities That Are Exploding In 2022

A new commodity supercycle is being driven by a massive energy transition …And two elements are experiencing a supply squeeze that is creating huge...

Feb 17, 2022, 08:00 ET Helium: The Most Important Resource No One is Talking About

Supply shortages…That's what is fueling the market right now. Oil companies are making out like bandits…Natural gas prices are skyrocketing…And...

Feb 16, 2022, 08:00 ET Helium Prices Are Set To Soar As Supply Shortage Looms

Every few years or so, the investing universe gets word about a looming shortage of a certain--usually niche--commodity. Soon thereafter, dozens or...

Feb 15, 2022, 08:00 ET How A Helium Shortage Could Crash The Internet

Today, all the biggest names in tech are likely to find themselves scrambling to get their hands on more of this ultra-rare commodity. Without it,...

Feb 14, 2022, 08:00 ET Tech Giants Are Fighting Over Falling Helium Supplies

A dramatic scenario may now be unfolding in the markets for one of the most overlooked natural resources on the planet. This essential commodity –...

Feb 09, 2022, 08:00 ET Goldman Sachs Sees Decade Long Bull Market For Metals

Commodity stocks were some of the top performers in 2021, but the best is yet to come …Those commodities price gains we saw in 2021 weren't a one-off....

Feb 01, 2022, 08:00 ET Graphite Could Be The Biggest Winner In The $3 Trillion EV Boom

The next commodity supercycle could start and end with Chinese graphite, the single most important battery material right now in terms of supply and...

Jan 27, 2022, 08:00 ET Looking For Gold, But Found Something Much More Exciting

Copper and zinc both hit record highs in 2021, and precious metals look set to soar alongside inflation, with one little-known stock offering...

Jan 26, 2022, 08:00 ET $100 Oil Could Turn Namibia Into A Major Oil Hotspot

Still hounded by short-sellers precisely because of the possible sheer magnitude of the discovery, a pick for the world's most exciting onshore play...

Jan 24, 2022, 08:00 ET How To Play The Electric Car Boom in 2022

Graphite, the battery material that serves as the negative end (anode) of the lithium-ion battery and makes up 30% of the entire battery mix. Yes,...

Jan 06, 2022, 08:00 ET Could A Graphite Shortage Derail The $3 Trillion EV Boom

The $3-trillion EV market needs batteries that are 20-30% graphite–a material the U.S. currently doesn't produce at all. That makes graphite a matter ...

Dec 22, 2021, 08:00 ET Why Graphite Could Be The Hottest Commodity Of 2022

The key to the momentous global energy transition is what Goldman Sachs calls the "great battery race", and while attention has been absorbed by...

Dec 10, 2021, 08:00 ET Lithium Mining Is About To Get A Whole Lot More Exciting

A boom in electric vehicles is expected to drive a phenomenal amount of demand for lithium, but that's just the beginning. We've set out to solve...

Dec 09, 2021, 08:00 ET New Mining Tech Could Be A Game-Changer For Lithium

Thanks to a potentially disruptive new technology, a revolution could be on the horizon in the lithium industry. This revolution – which could see...

Dec 08, 2021, 08:00 ET The Lithium Breakthrough That Could Transform The Mining Industry

The lithium-technology space is in a desperate race to build a better battery in time to keep pace with an energy transition that is mainstreaming...

Dec 07, 2021, 08:00 ET The Tech That Could Revolutionize EV Markets

In Austin, Texas, Elon Musk is building his Tesla Cybertruck plant…And is developing a new technology to supply their huge lithium requirements. Even ...

Dec 06, 2021, 08:00 ET The Lithium Tech That Could Send The EV Boom Into Overdrive

The electric revolution is the biggest change the auto industry has seen since Ford invented the assembly line in 1913. But an impending supply...

Nov 05, 2021, 10:55 ET Oil Sector Watching Namibia For The Next Giant Discovery

Onshore oil discoveries are pretty much a thing of the past. The last time anyone got remotely excited about one was in 2017, when giant Repsol...

Oct 22, 2021, 08:00 ET How Robots and A.I. Are About To Change This $11 Trillion Industry Forever

TikTok's nearly 700 million users seek medical advice from random individuals and charlatans, since anyone can claim to be a medical expert on this...