AI Still Has Legs, but Valuation Risk is Back in Focus

AI Still Has Legs, but Valuation Risk is Back in Focus

The tech rally that powered markets through 2025 is being tested in 2026. In early February, a broad tech selloff hit markets, fueled by various elements, including aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) capital spending guidance from hyperscalers, as well as the rapid release of new AI models, which sparked disruption concerns within the software sector. This […]

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 Cellulose Breakthrough Could Simplify Rare Earths Separation

Cellulose Breakthrough Could Simplify Rare Earths Separation

A team of researchers at Penn State have developed a plant-based nanomaterial capable of selectively extracting dysprosium from rare earth mixtures, according to a recent report. The findings published in the study detail how the team engineered a modified form of cellulose capable of isolating dysprosium, a heavy rare earth element used in semiconductors, electric […]

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 Anglo Takes Third De Beers Writedown in Three Years

Anglo Takes Third De Beers Writedown in Three Years

Anglo American (LSE:AAL,OTCQX:NGLOY) has slashed the value of its De Beers diamond business by US$2.3 billion, cutting the unit’s carrying value in half and pushing the FTSE 100 miner to a US$3.7 billion annual loss as a prolonged slump in the global diamond market deepens. After previous charges of US$2.6 billion in 2023 and US$2.9 […]

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