Shares of rare earths companies have exploded higher since MP Materials (NYSE:MP) unveiled a game-changing deal with the U.S. Department of Defense that marks the most aggressive federal intervention in the rare earths space in decades. The DoD-backed investment package will see the Nevada-based producer build out a fully domestic magnet supply chain and lock in long-term pricing support for neodymium-praseodymium, the critical alloy used in everything from fighter jets to iPhones. MP shares have doubled in just days, taking year-to-date gains…

18 de julio de 2025.- El Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela anuncia con satisfacción que ha logrado la liberación de los 252 ciudadanos venezolanos que permanecían secuestrados y sometidos a desaparición forzada en un campo de concentración, conocido como el CECOT, en la República de ...

18 de julio de 2025.- El Gobierno de Argentina ha anunciado el inicio del proceso de privatización de la empresa pública de agua del país, Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA), según confirmó el portavoz presidencial, Manuel Adorni, en una rueda de prensa en la Casa Rosada recogida por el medio La...

18 de julio de 2025.- Como parte del esfuerzo del Estado bolivariano por proteger a sus connacionales de las políticas migratorias de Trump, este viernes arribó a la tierra de Bolívar y Chávez un nuevo vuelo del plan Vuelta a la Patria, que permitió el regreso de 251 connacionales, entre ellos un gr...

The Construction MMI (Monthly Metals Index) traded flat month-over-month, with no noteworthy price movement in either direction. Meanwhile, the U.S. construction industry is bracing for fallout from a new round of tariffs on key building materials. Industry groups warn that these tariffs, alongside persistently high interest rates, threaten to squeeze project budgets. Surging Costs for Steel, Aluminum and Other Metals As metal prices remain somewhat volatile, contractors nationwide report mounting cost pressures.  Now that President Trump…

18 de julio de 2025.- La agencia de noticias Reuters publicó este viernes que el gobierno de El Salvador enviará a Caracas a venezolanos detenidos a cambio de estadounidenses retenidos por el Gobierno de Maduro, de acuerdo con dos funcionarios del gobierno de Donald Trump. Uno de los funcionarios...

Entre el 21 de julio y el 21 de agosto se aplicará la Encuesta Nacional de Percepción Pública de la Ciencia y la Tecnología 2025 convocada por el Ministerio del Poder Popular para Ciencia y Tecnología (Mincyt), bajo la coordinación general del Observatorio Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Inno...

18 de julio de 2025.- Durante su visita a Londres, el canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz y el primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, firmaron un tratado de defensa, comercio e inmigración, pero con la lupa especialmente puesta en el refuerzo de la seguridad. El acuerdo llega tras los recientes pacto...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a string of losses for US drillers. The total rig count in the US rose by 7 to 544 rigs, according to Baker Hughes, down 42 from this same time last year. The number of oil rigs fell by 2 to 422 after falling by 7 during the previous week—and down by 55 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs  rose by 9 this week, at 117 for a gain of 14 active gas rigs from…

18 de julio de 2025.- “El Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) de Venezuela ha crecido más del 6 % en el segundo trimestre", informó el presidente Nicolás Maduro, afirmando que alcanzó el 15% en lo que va de año. Durante su intervención en la Asamblea Nacional del Plan Comunal del Café 2025, en el estad...

18 de julio de 2025.- El ministro del Poder Popular para la Educación, Héctor Rodríguez, informó que el Gobierno nacional logró incorporar a 365.000 nuevos estudiantes al sistema educativo durante el período 2024-2025, como parte de los resultados de los cinco objetivos planteados al inicio del año ...

Israel’s only Red Sea port at Eilat is on the verge of a full commercial halt as municipal authorities freeze the operator’s accounts, citing unpaid taxes and concession fees totaling around NIS 10 million (~$3 million). The financial crisis reflects the sharp fallout from nearly 20 months of Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea, which have slashed port revenues by over 90%, according to the Times of Israel. The closure, which is set to begin on July 20, has been confirmed by both Israel’s Ports Authority and National…

Israel’s only Red Sea port at Eilat is on the verge of a full commercial halt as municipal authorities freeze the operator’s accounts, citing unpaid taxes and concession fees totaling around NIS 10 million (~$3 million). The financial crisis reflects the sharp fallout from nearly 20 months of Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea, which have slashed port revenues by over 90%, according to the Times of Israel. The closure, which is set to begin on July 20, has been confirmed by both Israel’s Ports Authority and National…

Israel’s only Red Sea port at Eilat is on the verge of a full commercial halt as municipal authorities freeze the operator’s accounts, citing unpaid taxes and concession fees totaling around NIS 10 million (~$3 million). The financial crisis reflects the sharp fallout from nearly 20 months of Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea, which have slashed port revenues by over 90%, according to the Times of Israel. The closure, which is set to begin on July 20, has been confirmed by both Israel’s Ports Authority and National…

Es 18 de julio de 2025. Han transcurrido 199 días del año y faltan 166 días para su terminación. Hoy es viernes. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cienci...

Mexico’s new president is making a major play to reform the country’s energy industry for greater energy independence and sovereignty, as well as a cleaner energy future. While this bodes well for the Mexican economy and for global climate goals, there is a critical tradeoff for this new plan: a major shortage of freshwater in the regions where the energy industry plans to expand. A former climate scientist, President Claudia Sheinbaum is picking up the energy sovereignty torch where former president and fellow Morena party candidate…

Viernes, 18 de julio de 2025. Venezuela quiere romper el tablero energético mundial. Delcy Rodríguez aterrizó en Viena y no fue a tomarse un café: fue a reventar las estructuras del gas global. , con una sola intención: certificar, oficializar y blindar las reservas adicionales de gas que el ...

Saudi Arabia is reassessing the scope and timeline of its $500-billion NEOM initiative, according to Bloomberg and CNBC, with officials reportedly reviewing key components of The Line in response to deepening financial strain across the kingdom’s Vision 2030 infrastructure program. The move comes amid mounting vendor arrears and a liquidity crunch that has prompted an urgent reallocation of energy-sector capital and personnel. According to sources cited by CNBC, planners have frozen development on large portions of The Line, NEOM’s…

Saudi Arabia is reassessing the scope and timeline of its $500-billion NEOM initiative, according to Bloomberg and CNBC, with officials reportedly reviewing key components of The Line in response to deepening financial strain across the kingdom’s Vision 2030 infrastructure program. The move comes amid mounting vendor arrears and a liquidity crunch that has prompted an urgent reallocation of energy-sector capital and personnel. According to sources cited by CNBC, planners have frozen development on large portions of The Line, NEOM’s…