Author: Lucas

Barry Bonds’ chances of making the Baseball Hall of Fame appear to be dead once and for all. The Hall of Fame on Sunday announced the results from the 2025 round of balloting by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee, a 16-member committee that reconsiders players who have dropped off the traditional balloting process. Bonds was up for consideration in 2025, but received fewer than five votes and did not come close to being selected. The committee meets every three years, but by receiving so few votes, Bonds will not be eligible for consideration in 2028. The next time he could…

Drill rigs at Chalice’s Gonneville deposit in WA. Image: Chalice Mining Chalice Mining’s pre-feasibility study (PFS) for its Gonneville project has confirmed it as the lowest cost platinum group metals (PGM) mine in the Western world. The project – which sits 70km outside of Perth – has a mine expectancy of 23 years, and is a two-stage open-pit operation designed to generate $4.7 billion in free cashflow pre-tax, with a payback of 2.7 years. Gonneville is set to become Australia’s first primary platinum group metals (PGM) mine and the state’s second-largest nickel producer, producing a mix of precious and base…

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Dec 8): Sembcorp Industries : The energy player on Monday confirmed it was in talks to acquire Australian utility company Alinta Energy. Alinta was acquired by Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook Enterprises in 2017. Sembcorp noted that discussions are ongoing, and that “no definitive transaction” has been entered into. Shares of Sembcorp rose 0.5 per cent to close S$0.03 higher at S$5.99 on Friday. Singapore Paincare : The privatisation offer by Advance Bridge Healthcare for the medical services company has fallen through, said the companies…

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for The War Between the Land and the Sea episodes 1-2.Doctor Who’s long-awaited spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea has arrived with a splash (sorry!) and given us plenty to mull over before new episodes arrive next week.Episode 2 of the five-part series , titled Plastic Apocalypse, ended with the Earth in crisis and plastic raining down on the streets of Earth, with Salt and co turning things around on humanity, and forcing them to experience a little of what happens in our oceans and waterways every day.So far, The War Between has…

Most energy companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are planning to reduce investments in their gas grids, as nearly all have given up hope on using them for transporting hydrogen in a climate-neutral future, according to a survey by business consultancy Horvath cited by news magazine Der Spiegel. “The assessment that gas networks will no longer play a central role in the future is becoming increasingly widespread,” the consultancy said in a report seen by the magazine. “Stagnation and decline prevail in the gas business.” As Germany nears its 2045 net-zero deadline, fossil gas will have to be largely phased out. Theoretically, Germany’s…

The metal’s recent surge has also been supported by rising expectations the US Federal Reserve will lower interest rates at its meeting next week[NEW YORK] Silver touched a fresh record high and capped its second weekly gain as strong inflows to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) added more impetus to a scorching rally.The white metal rose as much as 3.9 per cent on Friday (Dec 5) to an all-time high of US$59.33 an ounce. Total additions to silver-backed ETFs in the four days to Thursday are already the highest for any full week since July, a strong indicator of investor appetite despite…

It took a playoff, but the 2025 Hero World Challenge is in the books.Hideki Matsuyama beat Alex Noren on the first playoff hole Sunday to win Tiger Woods’ event at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Noren buries a birdie on the final hole to force a playoff with Matsuyama, and in the playoff, Matsuyama made a birdie after a great approach shot to bookend his year with wins at the Sentry and the Hero.AdvertisementWith the win, Matsuyama will take home $1 million from the $5 million purse.Here’s the breakdown of how much money each PGA Tour player earned at…

Leeds-based property consultancy GV&Co has strengthened its industrial agency team with the appointment of Tom Goode as director. Tom joins from Knight Frank in Leeds, where he spent more than eight years specialising in industrial property.  With 15 years’ experience across the commercial market, he has advised developers, funds, property companies and occupiers on acquisitions, disposals and development sites. His client portfolio includes Baytree Logistics Properties, Schroders, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, CBRE IM, Firethorn, Cain International and Leeds City Council. Tom said: “GV&Co has a fantastic reputation across Yorkshire and the North of England as a highly regarded and dynamic consultancy. …

Stock image. Silver and copper have replaced gold as the hot metal trade heading into 2026, with institutional and retail traders positioning for record rallies. Silver has nearly doubled this year, with most gains occurring in the past two months due to a historic supply squeeze in the benchmark London market amid surging demand from India and silver-backed exchange-traded funds. While that crunch has eased in recent weeks as more metal is shipped to London vaults, other markets have seen supply constraints: Chinese inventories are at decade lows. The silver rally has seen higher volatility, said Ed Meir, an analyst…

A delay in a medium‑lift rocket sent shares tumbling despite record revenue, huge backlog, and new defense contracts, hinting at durable growth.Rocket Lab (RKLB 0.34%) had one of the most promising bull runs in 2025 — until one announcement brought the stock crashing over 27% in a month. Some investors think of Rocket Lab as “SpaceX-lite,” noting that it operates in the same ring (reusable rockets) but in different weight classes (SpaceX mostly does medium- to heavy-lift and mega-constellation launches, while Rocket Lab focuses on small-satellite launches). Rocket Lab’s Neutron was set to change all that. The medium-lift rocket increases its…