Copper was touted as the hottest commodity of 2025, as covered in MetalMiner’s weekly newsletter. Capped by April’s tariff-driven turbulence, the last quarter only reinforced that view. Now it seems copper prices are poised to lead other metals in the short term. Many experts believe copper has reached an inflection point. As such, they expect its coming price moves to ripple through other raw commodity futures and even stock and financial markets. Copper Prices Were Tumultuous for Most of Q1 Since February, global copper prices have…

28 de abril de 2025.- Para garantizar la atención a los ciudadanos mediante la ruta «Saime Llega a Cada Rincón de Caracas», se realizará de manera progresiva desde este lunes 28 de abril y hasta el 21 de mayo de 2025, un gran operativo de cedulación en las 22 parroquias de Caracas, con el despliegue...

28 de abril de 2025.- Autoridades francesas arrestaron hoy en varias ciudades a 20 personas sospechosas de tener vínculos con la ola de ataques a prisiones y funcionarios registrada este mes. Según la Fiscalía Nacional Antiterrorista, que asumió las investigaciones desde las primeras acciones vio...

Economic activity across the South Caucasus and Central Asia is projected to stagnate over the next two years, as uncertainty envelops global markets, according to World Bank experts. The bank’s latest Europe and Central Asia Economic Update identifies the most serious challenges facing policymakers in the regions as weaker-than-expected trade, unpredictable policy shifts and decreasing prices for commodities. The report also cautions that inflationary pressure may continue to arise from rising food costs, tight labor markets and “potential…

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, volvió a romper los protocolos diplomáticos e insistió este lunes en la anexión de Canadá el mismo día que algo más los canadienses acuden a las urnas a elegir su Parlamento. En un mensaje publicado en su red social, Truth Social, Trump...

Hasta estas fechas muchas zonas del país‚ dentro de ellas muchos urbanismos, se encuentran esperando las bolsas correspondientes a los meses de marzo y abril. Mucha gente se encuentra dentro de una incertidumbre pues no escuchan ninguna explicación por tanto retraso y es que el hambre no...

28 de abril de 2025.- Este lunes el Ministerio de Transporte Terrestre informó que la tarifa mínima del pasaje urbano se fijó en 23 bolívares, mientras que el pasaje máximo urbano será de 25 bolívares. El organismo detalló que el pasaje para el transporte subterráneo tendrá un costo de 15 bolívar...

India bought more Russian ESPO Blend oil in April than any month since August 2024, stepping in to scoop up what weakening Chinese demand for the blend has left behind, Reuters reported on Monday, citing LSEG data.  In April, the Reuters report shows Indian ports taking in around 400,000 metric tons of Russian ESPO, up from only 100,000 metric tons the month prior. Another 200,000 metric tons is set to ship to India in May, according to LSEG data.  Chinese demand for Russian ESPO dipped due to sanctions on Russian companies that led Chinese…

India bought more Russian ESPO Blend oil in April than any month since August 2024, stepping in to scoop up what weakening Chinese demand for the blend has left behind, Reuters reported on Monday, citing LSEG data.  In April, the Reuters report shows Indian ports taking in around 400,000 metric tons of Russian ESPO, up from only 100,000 metric tons the month prior. Another 200,000 metric tons is set to ship to India in May, according to LSEG data.  Chinese demand for Russian ESPO dipped due to sanctions on Russian companies that led Chinese…

India bought more Russian ESPO Blend oil in April than any month since August 2024, stepping in to scoop up what weakening Chinese demand for the blend has left behind, Reuters reported on Monday, citing LSEG data.  In April, the Reuters report shows Indian ports taking in around 400,000 metric tons of Russian ESPO, up from only 100,000 metric tons the month prior. Another 200,000 metric tons is set to ship to India in May, according to LSEG data.  Chinese demand for Russian ESPO dipped due to sanctions on Russian companies that led Chinese…

Las redadas de inmigración en los lugares de trabajo en EE.UU. se "triplicarán de nuevo" como parte dela política antiinmigratoria del Gobierno del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, para detener y deportar indocumentados, advirtió este lunes el asesor de seguridad nacional ...

Labour’s push for EVs and heat pumps fail to account for a crucial detail – reality, says Matthew Bowles British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reinstated the 2030 ban on the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars, after the previous government relaxed it to 2035. This follows a government review of the current Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The ZEV mandate is a policy tool requiring car manufacturers to sell a certain percentage of electric vehicles yearly to avoid fines. Initially, this was a yearly target, with the percentage…

El Gobierno de Venezuela exigió este lunes la devolución de una niña de dos años que aseguró fue "secuestrada" por "autoridades estadounidenses" al momento de tomar un vuelo de repatriación, que llegó al país caribeño el pasado viernes. "Venezuela denuncia a...

El pasado fin de semana en el Draft de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano-NFL‚ un venezolano fue seleccionado por New England Patriots‚ se trata de Andrés Borregales. El pateador, que viene de triunfar con Miami Hurricanes en el fútbol colegial, fue seleccionado por los ...

28 de abril de 2025.- Desde el 27 de abril al 4 de mayo, se llevará a cabo la “Celebración Bolivariana de Inmunización 2025” que se desplegará en 5 mil 400 puestos de vacunación en todo el territorio nacional con más de 10 mil vacunas. La actividad es organizada por el ministerio para la Salud a...

Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has called for an urgent inquiry into the killing of Brigadier General Ali Ramadan Al-Rayani, who was fatally shot on Sunday by unidentified gunmen, instructing the military prosecutor to oversee the investigation. Al-Rayani was fatally shot early on April 27 after unidentified gunmen stormed his residence in the Khallet Al-Furjan district, south of Tripoli, shortly after he returned from dawn prayers, the Libya Observer reported.  Libya’s Al-Wasat news outlet cited witnesses as saying…

Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has called for an urgent inquiry into the killing of Brigadier General Ali Ramadan Al-Rayani, who was fatally shot on Sunday by unidentified gunmen, instructing the military prosecutor to oversee the investigation. Al-Rayani was fatally shot early on April 27 after unidentified gunmen stormed his residence in the Khallet Al-Furjan district, south of Tripoli, shortly after he returned from dawn prayers, the Libya Observer reported.  Libya’s Al-Wasat news outlet cited witnesses as saying…

Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has called for an urgent inquiry into the killing of Brigadier General Ali Ramadan Al-Rayani, who was fatally shot on Sunday by unidentified gunmen, instructing the military prosecutor to oversee the investigation. Al-Rayani was fatally shot early on April 27 after unidentified gunmen stormed his residence in the Khallet Al-Furjan district, south of Tripoli, shortly after he returned from dawn prayers, the Libya Observer reported.  Libya’s Al-Wasat news outlet cited witnesses as saying…

A sunny weekend in northwest Europe plunged power prices in the region to hundreds of euros below zero on Sunday afternoon as solar generation soared. Spot power prices in Belgium sank to as low as -$302 (-266 euros) per megawatt-hour (MWh) between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, according to data from Epex Spot SE cited by Bloomberg. During the same hour, power prices in Netherlands plunged to -$215.60 (-189.90 euros), while prices in Germany dropped to -$147.40 (-129.81) per MWh. Negative power prices, while beneficial for some consumers in some…

A mediados de abril, el presidente de la Oficina Federal de Policía Criminal (BKA), Holger Münch, advirtió sobre la creciente presencia de la