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What’s causing silver rates to fall? Silver rates made a sharp U-turn in Monday’s trade, tumbling more than 5 per cent in international trade and taking its losses to 7.6 per cent from their intraday highs.On COMEX, silver was last seen trading 5.2 per cent lower at $88.4 per ounce in a fall analysts attributed to a combination of factors such as:Weakening Industrial Demand: Weaker-than-expected demand from key industrial sectors — that use silver heavily — has added to downward pressure on the white metal.Rising Dollar: A stronger greenback makes the white metal dearer for those holding other currencies. This…

The ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Manufacturing PMI remained in expansion territory in February, registering 52.4%. This decrease of only 0.2 percentage points from January’s 52.6% indicates growth at a slower rate. “Of the five subindexes that directly factor into the Manufacturing PMI, three (new orders, production and supplier deliveries) are in expansion territory, the same as in January. The employment and inventories indexes stayed in contraction, though both improved compared to January,” says Susan Spence, chair of the ISM’s manufacturing business survey committee. A reading below 50% represents contraction. The February new orders and production indexes fell to 55.8%…

Each month, people across the country win money from the investment product issued by National Savings and Investments (NS&I). There were 335 winners across Suffolk in March’s prize draw, with a total of £857,000 won. The highest amount taken home by two people living in the county was £50,000 while a further six people won £25,000. 16 people won £10,000 and 277 scooped up an extra £1,000. It comes after more than £1,000,000 was won across Suffolk in February’s prize draw. Unlike other investments, where investors would earn interest or a regular dividend income, bonds are entered into a monthly…

ironAlgo was cofounded by Dr. Shaked Shammah, a former colleague of the Mobileye duo and formerly oner of the senior scientists there, who worked under Shalev-Shwartz, and Guy Pearl, who had … Source link

It didn’t last long, did it? The recent rally in the Diageo (LSE:DGE) share price was an indication that many investors saw it as a value stock ready to bounce back. That was until Wednesday (25 February), when the drinks giant released its results for the six months ended 31 December 2025 (H1 FY26). Its shares closed the day 12.7% lower. But does this mean it’s now a bit of a bargain? Let’s take a closer look. From 7 January to 24 February, Diageo’s share price increased 18.8%. After a long period in the doldrums, investors seemed to be warming…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Big investors have turned to gold and the US dollar rather than the traditional safety of government bonds, as anxiety grows over an inflation shock threatened by the war in Iran.Gold raced close to a record high on Monday, jumping as much as 2.6 per cent to more than $5,400 a troy ounce, as drone strikes on Qatar’s natural gas facilities raised fears of a new energy crisis. It was later up 0.7 per cent on the day.But government bonds, typically a…

Video: Smoke rises from Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery Saudi Arabia shut its biggest domestic oil refinery on Monday after a drone strike, a source said, as Israeli and US strikes and Iranian retaliation forced shutdowns of oil and gas facilities across the Middle East. State oil giant Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery is part of an energy complex on the kingdom’s Gulf coast which serves as a critical export terminal for Saudi crude oil. Source link

Rakuten Securities has launched a new platinum-focused investment trust, expanding access to precious metals exposure in Japan at a time of rising global interest in commodities.The Rakuten Platinum Fund broadens the range of investment options available to Japanese retail investors by offering indirect exposure to platinum through a fund-of-funds structure.Rather than holding physical platinum, the fund invests via a master fund that allocates to physical platinum-backed exchange traded funds (ETFs).The fund operates without foreign exchange hedging as a default, meaning investors are exposed to yen-denominated movements in global platinum prices.Structured as an additional type investment trust, the fund also has…

1 Value Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 We Ignore Value stocks typically trade at discounts to the broader market, offering patient investors the opportunity to buy businesses when they’re out of favor. The key risk, however, is that these stocks are usually cheap for a reason – five cents for a piece of fruit may seem like a great deal until you find out it’s rotten. Identifying genuine bargains from value traps is something many investors struggle with, which is why we started StockStory – to help you find the best companies. Keeping that in mind, here is one…

Chart Industries, Inc. engages in the designing, engineering, and manufacturing of process technologies and equipment for the gas and liquid molecules in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Cryo Tank Solutions, Heat Transfer Systems, Specialty Products, and Repair, Service & Leasing. It provides microbulk and mobile equipment; bulk and packaged gas cryogenic solutions for the storage, distribution, vaporization, and application of industrial gases; cryogenic trailers, ISO containers, bulk storage tanks, loading facilities, and regasification equipment for delivering liquefied natural gas (LNG) into virtual pipeline applications; and large vacuum insulated storage tanks as equipment for purchasers…