Markets
The AI That Guts SaaS Feeds Coding Tools
GPT-6 Astra's launch triggered a software stock rout and a €10 billion European merger — even as AI coding tools built on the same technology post record growth.
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Energy's Money Bets On Pipes, Not Barrels
OPEC just cut its demand forecast for a fifth straight month while Saudi exports hit a 13-year low. Capital isn't chasing growth anymore -- it's chasing the chokepoints.
PhotographOPEC just cut its demand forecast for a fifth straight month while Saudi exports hit a 13-year low. Capital isn't chasing growth anymore -- it's chasing the chokepoints.
Mining
Mining Press Roundup: Aya's Boumadine Doubles to $3.5 Billion as Morocco Emerges a Precious-Metals Powerhouse
Aya Gold & Silver's Boumadine project doubled in value overnight, Troilus tripled its Quebec copper-gold economics, Eldorado poured first concentrate at Skouries, and Rio Tinto cleared a landmark Aboriginal consent for Winu — a day when development-stage juniors stole the spotlight from the majors.
Mining
Mining Press Roundup: Copper's Record Rally Hits a China-Sized Pothole as Ivanhoe and Marimaca Keep Drilling Bigger
Copper stalls just below record highs as China's imports slump even as mine supply tightens, while Troilus triples its project value, Ivanhoe grows its DRC discovery 30%, and Eldorado ships first concentrate from Skouries.
Renewables
Shopify Acquires Tailwind Labs, CSS Maker
Shopify has acquired Tailwind Labs, bringing the world's most-installed CSS framework in-house nine months after AI tools gutted its revenue.
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Technology
AI's New Bottleneck: Power, Not Chips
Nvidia's chip shortage is easing, but the grid isn't keeping up. As GPU supply chains loosen, data center developers are drilling their own gas wells and states are slapping on new taxes to control an infrastructure race that has quietly become an energy problem.
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Mining Press Roundup: Rio Tinto Buys Its Way Around a Bauxite Cliff Edge as Copper's Giants Circle Each Other
Rio Tinto snaps up Glencore and Mitsubishi's Aurukun bauxite project ahead of a Gove mine closure, while Ivanhoe's Makoko copper discovery grows another 30% and BHP teams up with KGHM to hunt for the world's next big copper deposit.
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Mining
Mining Press Roundup: ACG Metals Buys a Turkish Gold Feed as Brazil Makes Its Move on Critical Minerals
ACG Metals locks up a new oxide gold feed to extend its Gediktepe mine's life while Brazil pushes new legislation to keep more mineral processing at home as global capital circles its critical minerals endowment.
Markets
Oil, Copper Rally on Fear, Not Demand
Energy and metals stocks are hitting highs built on scarcity, not growth — a Houthi drone over Jizan and a vanishing copper stockpile are doing more to move markets than any earnings report.