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South African Mining Exploration Falls for Seventh Straight Year

South Africa’s investment in mineral exploration dropped for a seventh consecutive year, despite the government’s ambitions to arrest the decline.

Raw Sugar Set for Weekly Gain with Brazil Fuel Policy in Focus

Raw sugar headed for a fourth weekly gain, buoyed by a rally in crude oil, with traders watching to see …

Rio Tinto to Slow Pace of Quebec Lithium Plant as Costs Surge

Rio Tinto Group will slow down construction of the Nemaska Lithium processing plant in Becancour, Quebec, just few weeks after …

Ghana’s Loan Repayment Delays Threaten Cocoa Bean Purchases

Ghana’s cocoa regulator hasn’t repaid more than $400 million in loans taken from traders over the past two years, raising …

OPEC Oil Output Rose Ahead of Iran War on Saudi Boost, Survey Shows

OPEC’s crude oil production climbed last month as group leader Saudi Arabia bolstered production amid rising regional tensions, a Bloomberg …

Schwab Forecasts Revenue Growth of 16% for the First Quarter

Charles Schwab Corp. expects revenue growth of around 16% for the first quarter as retail investors remain engaged despite uncertainty …

UBS AM Set to Buy Shorter Europe Debt as Hike Bets Seen Overdone

UBS Asset Management is betting the market has gotten too far ahead of itself positioning for interest-rate hikes by the …

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index jumps 3.7% as all constituents climb higher

Sui (SUI) gained 6.7% and Cardano (ADA) rose 5.8%, leading the index higher.

India’s Forex Pile Drops as RBI Bolsters Rupee Amid Iran War

India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by the most since November 2024 as analysts said the central bank intervened to support …

US Consumer Spending Barely Rises in January

A wave of US economic data came out Friday morning. Consumer spending barely moved upward, the US economy expanded at …

Retail Investors Show First Sign of Buyer Fatigue, JPMorgan Says

US retail investors are taking a step back from their typically strong support for stocks, as the escalation in the …

US economy ended 2025 on weaker footing than previously thought

Revised figures show GDP rose at a 0.7% rate in fourth quarter, down from earlier reading of 1.4%