Danica Cullinane
Danica has extensive experience writing and editing business news in the Oceanic and Southeast Asian regions. She has written across a range of industries including oil and gas, mining, energy, science and research, retail and travel. Danica has covered small and large cap companies listed on the Australian, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indian, London and Toronto exchanges.
Tesla considers buying Sigma Lithium to secure EV battery metal supply
Electric vehicle powerhouse Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is considering buying Canadian miner Sigma Lithium (TSX-V: SGML), according to news reports circulating over the weekend. The Elon Musk-led automotive giant has been eyeing multiple mining options as it considers its own refining. Sources close to the matter claim Tesla has been in talks with potential advisers about […]
US reveals the 50 minerals critical to its economic and national security
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has revealed an updated list of 50 critical minerals that the North American country needs for economic and national security. Replacing the initial 2018 version, the new list has added 15 new minerals, while removing four others. Most of the new additions come from differentiating specific rare earth elements […]
Now’s the time to own commodities, says Goldman Sachs
There’s never been a better time to own commodities, according to US investment bank Goldman Sachs, which has bullishly forecast a decade-long commodity “super cycle”. In a recent Bloomberg TV interview, the bank’s global head of commodities research Jeff Currie said he’s never in his 30-year career seen commodity markets pricing in the shortages they […]
Natural gas prices surge as demand rises in anticipation of northern winter
Natural gas prices are soaring as the northern hemisphere begins to prepare for a very cold winter, all the while focused on a post-COVID-19 recovery, and as economies steer away from coal and aim to use cleaner energy sources. Prices have been steadily rising since May but skyrocketed in the last week to US$5.84 per […]
Uranium soars as Sprott boosts at-the-market offer by $1bn, buys up physical supply
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust, the world’s largest fund holding actual uranium rather than futures contracts, is swiftly driving the commodity’s price upwards as it attempts to corner the market. Investment firm Sprott Asset Management launched its Physical Uranium Trust earlier this year with the intention to buy and hold physical uranium ore. The trust listed […]