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December 2025

Copper Hits Record High; Goldman Warns A “Circular Melt-Up” Is Now Driving Global Market

Copper Hits Record High; Goldman Warns A “Circular Melt-Up” Is Now Driving Global Market Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange broke out of the post-Thanksgiving trading range and into record-high territory on a massive tariff-driven scramble for supply. Copper jumped nearly 1% on the LME to $11,294.50/ton, while Comex futures surged 1.6%, blowing out […]

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Technology firm signs asset monitoring deal with Southern Water

A data acquisition device housed in the motor control cabinet collates information about the assets and equipment.  Southern Water has partnered with specialist technology company Samotics to deploy its SAM4 smart condition monitoring system at sites across southern England. The artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology uses electrical signature analysis (ESA) to help predict when equipment

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Earnings Summary: A snapshot of MongoDB’s Q3 FY26 report

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB), which provides a general-purpose database platform, reported a 19% increase in revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, reflecting strong customer growth. Total revenue increased 19% year-over-year to $628.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2026Subscription revenue climbed to $609.1 million in Q3, and services revenue rose 12% from

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The US Manufacturing Sector Wins While Net Zero Destroys Industry Elsewhere

The US Manufacturing Sector Wins While Net Zero Destroys Industry Elsewhere Authored by Daniel Lacalle, The US manufacturing sector clearly outperforms all its G7 peers, especially Germany, France, and the UK. The main reason is that the United States never implemented the aggressive net zero emissions policy that has destroyed the industry by giving the reins of

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Competency certification makes a difference with running AD plants

Recording engine readings is one element of maintaining certification. Anaerobic digestion (AD) plants across the UK are raising the bar on compliance and safety through the introduction of Competency Management System (CMS) certification – a standard created by the Energy and Utility Skills (EUS) body and recognised by the Environmental Agency (EA). One group to

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Three Years On, How Accurate Are AI Chatbots?

Three Years On, How Accurate Are AI Chatbots? Three years ago, on November 30, 2022, the official release of ChatGPT marked a turning point in artificial intelligence, propelling AI chatbots (or large language models) into the mainstream. Since then, progress has been undeniable: LLMs‘ ability to process complex queries, summarize vast amounts of information and even assist in

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Research flags light pollution as a silent threat to the planet (and one easily solved)

Image credit: Hi I’m Charlie, CC BY 2.0 license. New research seems to have revealed for the first time the full extent of how Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents – without any increase in the carbon they absorb. The result is reduced carbon storage in

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Tether CEO Slams S&P Ratings Agency And Influencers Spreading USDt FUD

Tether CEO Slams S&P Ratings Agency And Influencers Spreading USDt FUD Authored by Vince Quill via CoinTelegraph.com, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino and market analysts pushed back against S&P Global’s downgraded rating of USDt’s ability to maintain its US dollar peg, saying that the ratings agency did not account for all of Tether’s assets and revenues.

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Government announces strengthened Environmental Improvement Plan

New funding for landscape recovery is the centrepiece of the publication (image credit: Marc Barrot, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license). The UK government published its revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) on Monday 1 December, presented as a five-year roadmap to tackle the nature and climate crisis, improve public health, and support sustainable growth. It includes significant

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Signet Jewelers (SIG) Q3 2026 Earnings: Key financials and quarterly highlights

Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE: SIG) reported its third quarter 2026 earnings results today. Sales were $1.39 billion, up 3.1% from the same period a year ago. Same store sales were up 3%. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $20 million, or $0.49 per share, compared to $5.4 million, or $0.12 per share, last year.

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