Metals markets remain in a delicate tug-of-war, with structural deficits and massive AI-driven data center infrastructure buildout providing forward momentum, while global growth reassessments, high energy prices and the growing risk of interest rate increases increasingly challenge the bullish thesis. Base metals prices have been highly volatile so far in the current year, with the LMEX hitting an all-time high in early June before plunging to a 3-month low a couple of weeks later after the collapse of the ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran…

Central Asian states are tilting towards Beijing amid intensifying competition between the United States and China for predominance in artificial intelligence development. Top officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan gathered recently in Shanghai to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, where Chinese leader Xi Jinping presented an ambitious vision for Beijing’s leadership in the global AI race. The American and Chinese models for AI development differ significantly. Ahead of the conference on July 16,…

GE Vernova raised its full-year revenue forecast on Wednesday after another quarter of booming demand for gas turbines, grid equipment and AI-driven electricity infrastructure. Wind was the clear exception. The company’s wind business posted deeper losses as turbine manufacturers continue to struggle with weak project economics, rising costs and politics. The company reported second-quarter revenue of $11.1 billion, up 22% year-over-year and ahead of analyst expectations, while orders surged 88% to a record $24.2 billion, lifting its backlog…

GE Vernova raised its full-year revenue forecast on Wednesday after another quarter of booming demand for gas turbines, grid equipment and AI-driven electricity infrastructure. Wind was the clear exception. The company’s wind business posted deeper losses as turbine manufacturers continue to struggle with weak project economics, rising costs and politics. The company reported second-quarter revenue of $11.1 billion, up 22% year-over-year and ahead of analyst expectations, while orders surged 88% to a record $24.2 billion, lifting its backlog…

GE Vernova raised its full-year revenue forecast on Wednesday after another quarter of booming demand for gas turbines, grid equipment and AI-driven electricity infrastructure. Wind was the clear exception. The company’s wind business posted deeper losses as turbine manufacturers continue to struggle with weak project economics, rising costs and politics. The company reported second-quarter revenue of $11.1 billion, up 22% year-over-year and ahead of analyst expectations, while orders surged 88% to a record $24.2 billion, lifting its backlog…

22 de julio de 2026.- El Ministerio de Salud puso en marcha un operativo de control sanitario en varias zonas del estado La Guaira con el objetivo de prevenir la aparición de enfermedades y disminuir riesgos epidemiológicos tras las recientes contingencias ambientales registradas en la entidad. S...

Since Middle East hostilities reignited, oil prices have soared higher, although they remain below the highs witnessed during April 2026. This can be blamed on U.S. strikes against Iran, with Tehran and Washington disrupting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global hydrocarbon supplies are shipped. This has sparked greater demand for Brazil’s high-quality oil grades, notably from Asia, because there is no need for shipments to pass through contested waters. This will drive greater petroleum investment and production,…

Miércoles, 22 de julio de 2026.- El Insólito Avance Holográfico 6G de China Está Sacudiendo a Toda la Industria Tecnológica China acaba de alcanzar un avance que podría cambiar para siempre la forma en que nos comunicamos. Investigadores en Pekín probaron una red experimental capaz de trans...

22 de julio de 2026.- El vicepresidente sectorial para el Socialismo Social y Territorial, Héctor Rodríguez, anunció la puesta en marcha de un plan educativo personalizado dirigido a los niños con lesiones graves tras el doble sismo. La iniciativa busca realizar adaptaciones escolares y brindar apoy...

The resumption of the Iran conflict, including the effective closures of the Strait of Hormuz and now the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb has driven up natural gas prices, particularly in Europe and Asia. Asia accounts for nearly 90% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from key Middle East producers like Qatar and the UAE, while Europe imports 7-11% of its LNG imports from the region. European gas prices surged to four-month highs amid fears the US-Iran war will cause winter shortages. As The Guardian wrote, The Dutch natural gas benchmark briefly…

22 de julio de 2026.- Es la primera acción gremial contra el gobierno que acordaron la Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT), las dos Centrales de Trabajadores de Argentina (CTA) y la Unión de Trabajadores de la Economía Popular (UTEP) como parte de un plan de lucha por derechos laborales, mejore...

El Gobierno nacional formalizó la entrega de los primeros apartamentos destinados a las familias que perdieron sus hogares durante el evento sísmico del pasado 24 de junio. Los inmuebles están ubicados en las torres J-01 y J-02 del complejo habitacional Ciudad Tiuna, en Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas.

22 de julio de 2026.- Ante el fallecimiento de tres personas en Anzoátegui por contagio de Hantavirus, la infectóloga y microbióloga, María Eugenia Landaeta, explicó que la propagación del virus a otros estados del país es poco probable, puesto que la transmisión ocurre directamente del reservorio d...

En un vibrante encuentro lleno de tradición, fe y arraigo popular, la parroquia Juáres se convirtió en el escenario del lanzamiento oficial del libro "Voz y Alma del Pueblo: Luis Ramón Rodríguez, cultor integral", una obra escrita por el investigador Jhonny García Escalona y publicad...

Crude oil inventories in the United States saw an increase of 2.0 million barrels during the week ending July 17, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 411.7 million barrels, according to government data, which are now 6% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories had risen by 2.603 million barrels in…

Caracas afirma que las negociaciones son un «plan conjunto» con la oposición; el secretario de Trump habló de un «proceso de transición». El secretario de Estado estadounidense,

Europe is unlikely to refill its natural gas storage facilities to even 80% before winter, Equinor CEO Anders Opedal said on Wednesday, Reuters reported, raising the prospect that the continent will enter the heating season with its smallest supply buffer in years. European gas storage sites are currently about 54% full, the second-lowest level for this point in the year in 15 years and well below the five-year average, according to Equinor and Gas Infrastructure Europe data. Earlier this month, the European Union’s energy regulator ACER…

Europe is unlikely to refill its natural gas storage facilities to even 80% before winter, Equinor CEO Anders Opedal said on Wednesday, Reuters reported, raising the prospect that the continent will enter the heating season with its smallest supply buffer in years. European gas storage sites are currently about 54% full, the second-lowest level for this point in the year in 15 years and well below the five-year average, according to Equinor and Gas Infrastructure Europe data. Earlier this month, the European Union’s energy regulator ACER…

Europe is unlikely to refill its natural gas storage facilities to even 80% before winter, Equinor CEO Anders Opedal said on Wednesday, Reuters reported, raising the prospect that the continent will enter the heating season with its smallest supply buffer in years. European gas storage sites are currently about 54% full, the second-lowest level for this point in the year in 15 years and well below the five-year average, according to Equinor and Gas Infrastructure Europe data. Earlier this month, the European Union’s energy regulator ACER…

El economista Hermes Pérez indicó que las ventas de divisas se estiman en US$9.500 millones en lo que va de 2026, un aumento de 22,77% en comparación con los 7.738 millones de dólares que se transaron en 2025. Por primera vez en mucho tiempo y, sobre todo, desde que existe el vigent...