Have a super day
Indications
Nickel 3 month $8.18
offical $8.08
Euro 1.16
Yen 160.25
gold $4333.82
silver $69.94
Copper LME $6.228
Copper Comex $6.495
Cobalt $ 27.75-30.25
Zinc $ 1.628
Tin $ 24.88
Crude $ 76.51 down .24%
Dow Jones up .64%
FTSE 100 down .13%
Dax down .10%
Hang Seng down .74%
Nikkei up .72%
U.S. Dollar index 99.60 up .06%
Quote of the Day
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.— Warren Bennis
Word of the Day
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A gamut is a range or series of related things. When we say that something “runs the gamut,” we are saying that it encompasses an entire range of related things.
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// The flea market offerings run the gamut with a wide array of vendors each offering something unique.
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Trivia
What U.S. state is home to Acadia National Park
Answer: at bottom of page under good read.
News of Interest
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🚨 FBI foils mass murder plot at White House UFC event. The FBI disrupted a scheme to deploy explosive-laden drones near the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn, then funnel panicked crowds toward snipers. Five suspects are in custody, including 23 individuals linked to encrypted Signal chat groups, with one suspect allegedly identifying "capitalist elites" as a target. |
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💰 SPLC boss accused of funneling cash to informant lover. A DOJ indictment alleges a top Southern Poverty Law Center official steered $1.2 million in donor funds to an informant embedded in the neo-Nazi group National Alliance, who prosecutors say was also her romantic partner. |
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💥 DOJ charges 15 anti-ICE rioters in Minneapolis. Federal prosecutors charged 15 Antifa-linked activists for allegedly attacking ICE agents and obstructing federal law enforcement during Minneapolis unrest. Charges include conspiracy to injure federal officers and destruction of government property. |
Markets: Stocks ticked down yesterday amid growing doubts about the US’ tentative deal with Iran. Meanwhile, Intel fell more than 8% as investors rotated out of tech (except SpaceX
Nickel & Related Metal News
The Trump administration’s push to boost critical minerals production by regulating prices is facing skeptical G7 allies and a divided mining industry, with negotiations for a Western trading bloc stumbling over concerns about the plan’s cost and governance, according to diplomatic sources and a Reuters analysis of corporate policy recommendations.
First proposed by US Vice President JD Vance in February, the trading bloc aims to help the West wean itself off China, which became the world’s largest minerals producer by operating at a loss and dampening prices for the building blocks of semiconductors, computer servers, military equipment and myriad other products.
Artificially low prices for cobalt, lithium, nickel and other minerals have made it harder for Western mining rivals to compete, inhibiting new development and driving some companies out of business — a tactic Beijing has used repeatedly in other industries.
Good Read
Answer to today's trivia question: Maine