3 de diciembre de 2024.- El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional surcoreana, Woo Won-shik, informó que todos los soldados que irrumpieron en el organismo están abandonando el edificio. De acuerdo con la agencia de noticias surcoreana Yonhap, tres helicópteros que presumiblemente transportaban tropa...

Via Metal Miner A much-reported but little-understood development in the aluminum market this month has the potential to significantly alter the supply chain landscape for aluminum semi-finished metals in the year ahead. Beyond that, it could have serious repercussions for the price of aluminum around the globe. As my colleague Nichole already reported, China’s Ministry of Finance canceled the 13% VAT refund or rebate on exported aluminum and copper semi-finished products effective December 1. The summary of HS codes covered appears below.…

3 de diciembre de 2024.- Se abre un periodo de incertidumbre en Rumania. Este domingo, el Partido Socialdemócrata de la coalición gobernante se impuso en las elecciones con el 23,5% de los votos, pero no tiene la mayoría para gobernar. Los partidos de ultraderecha suman el 30%, tres veces más que en...

Jaguar has revealed the first look at its new luxury electric car following a backlash over its recent rebranding. The iconic Britich carmaker sparked criticism last month after switching up its logo to ‘JaGUar’ and launching an ad which included slogans such as “delete ordinary” and “copy nothing.” The move led to accusations Jaguar was ditching its old followers and even a wild claim from Nigel Farage the brand would go bust. Jaguar’s managing director Rawdon Glover has since hit back at what he called…

One of the biggest hydropower plants in South America is ramping up electricity generation as the historic drought in the Amazon in September and October has eased and the rainy season has begun. The Santo Antonio hydropower plant on the Madeira River in the Amazon has even managed to generate some electricity during the drought this year after lessons learned from last year’s drought, the plant’s president Caio Pompeu Neto has told Reuters. Santo Antonio, operated by Latin America’s biggest power utility Eletrobras, has created…

One of the biggest hydropower plants in South America is ramping up electricity generation as the historic drought in the Amazon in September and October has eased and the rainy season has begun. The Santo Antonio hydropower plant on the Madeira River in the Amazon has even managed to generate some electricity during the drought this year after lessons learned from last year’s drought, the plant’s president Caio Pompeu Neto has told Reuters. Santo Antonio, operated by Latin America’s biggest power utility Eletrobras, has created…

One of the biggest hydropower plants in South America is ramping up electricity generation as the historic drought in the Amazon in September and October has eased and the rainy season has begun. The Santo Antonio hydropower plant on the Madeira River in the Amazon has even managed to generate some electricity during the drought this year after lessons learned from last year’s drought, the plant’s president Caio Pompeu Neto has told Reuters. Santo Antonio, operated by Latin America’s biggest power utility Eletrobras, has created…

3 de diciembre de 2024.- El presupuesto de la nación para el año 2025 es un instrumento de planificación creado para consolidar la recuperación productiva del país y para fortalecer el sistema de protección social creado por el comandante Chávez, aseguró el presidente de la comisión permanente de ec...

President Vladimir Putin has approved a new, multiyear budget that sets defense spending for next year at record-high levels, signaling no let-up in Russia's determination to defeat Ukraine. The approved budget, which was published on the government’s main website on December 1, calls for 35.5 percent of all spending to be allocated for national defense in 2025. That’s up from a reported 28.3 precent this year.The spending plan had been approved by both houses of Russia’s parliament over the previous 10 days. At 13.5 trillion…

The UK’s National Energy System Operator (ESO) took the industry on a brief rollercoaster today, issuing and then swiftly canceling an electricity capacity margin notice within hours. The ESO initially raised concerns about power availability and warned consumers that the grid was nearing its margin with an expected capacity of 47,166 MW against a transmission demand of 46,717 MW. The notice, active for less than a workday, was rescinded by evening, restoring a semblance of calm. At least for now. Capacity margin notices, while not uncommon,…

The UK’s National Energy System Operator (ESO) took the industry on a brief rollercoaster today, issuing and then swiftly canceling an electricity capacity margin notice within hours. The ESO initially raised concerns about power availability and warned consumers that the grid was nearing its margin with an expected capacity of 47,166 MW against a transmission demand of 46,717 MW. The notice, active for less than a workday, was rescinded by evening, restoring a semblance of calm. At least for now. Capacity margin notices, while not uncommon,…

3 de diciembre de 2024.- El presidente de Corea del Sur, Yoon Suk-yeol, ha declarado la ley marcial durante un discurso de emergencia pronunciado este martes desde la Oficina Presidencial de Yongsan, ubicada en Seúl, informa la agencia Yonhap. Una ley marcial es un estado de excepción de la aplic...

None of the three dozen sales of oil wells proposed in California this year has materialized due to the considerable clean-up costs for the wells estimated by the state’s oil and gas regulator. Last year, California sought to prevent a rise in the already high number of so-called orphan oil wells. The state also looked to keep from passing off to taxpayers the liability for plugging and abandoning oil wells should operators not have sufficient funds to plug and decommission non-producing or marginal wells and clean up the sites. That’s…

Canada’s pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. expects its core profit to be higher in 2025 compared to 2024 levels, thanks to the expected strong utilization of its assets and the contribution of recently acquired U.S. natural gas assets. Enbridge on Tuesday announced its first guidance for the core profit – or adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, and depreciation (EBITDA) – for 2025. The guidance of adjusted EBITDA of US$13.8 billion to US$14.2 billion (C$19.4 billion to C$20.0 billion) is 17% higher than the original guidance…

Canada’s pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. expects its core profit to be higher in 2025 compared to 2024 levels, thanks to the expected strong utilization of its assets and the contribution of recently acquired U.S. natural gas assets. Enbridge on Tuesday announced its first guidance for the core profit – or adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, and depreciation (EBITDA) – for 2025. The guidance of adjusted EBITDA of US$13.8 billion to US$14.2 billion (C$19.4 billion to C$20.0 billion) is 17% higher than the original guidance…

3 de diciembre de 2024.- El Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y Extranjería (Saime) informó el lunes sobre la apertura de una oficina para la emisión de pasaportes ordinarios con habilitación en el Centro Simón Bolívar en Caracas. De acuerdo con la información compartida en sus...

La medida establece que cualquier individuo que transfiera o proporcione artículos relevantes de doble uso originarios de China a Estados Unidos será responsable de conformidad con la ley. El Ministerio de Comercio de China anunció este martes el fortalecimiento del control de las e...

Oil prices were moving higher early on Tuesday morning ahead of the latest OPEC+ meeting as members of the group aligned behind plans to extend production cuts into 2025.- US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap a 100% tariff on BRICS if the respective countries decide to create a new currency alternative to the dollar, promising to block them from the ’wonderful US economy’.- China has already been trading Iranian crude in Chinese yuan, whilst Brazil’s President Lula da Silva proposed creating a common currency in…

The European Commission on Tuesday said it is earmarking $4.83 billion (4.6 billion euros) in funds to support net-zero technologies, including electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing. The new Commission, which took office on December 1 for a five-year term until 2029, is now launching two new calls for proposals with a budget of $3.6 billion (3.4 billion euros) to accelerate the deployment of innovative decarbonization technologies in Europe, including electric vehicle batteries. The Commission also plans $1.26 billion (1.2 billion euros)…

El diputado a la Asamblea Nacional (AN) y presidente del Grupo de Amistad Parlamentario Venezuela-Colombia, Julio Chávez, destacó que durante el encuentro de la Comisión Accidental de Seguimiento y Restablecimiento de las Relaciones Diplomáticas y Comerciales de Venezuela y Colombia, realizada...