George Frangeskides, Chairman at ALBA, explains why the Pilbara Lithium option ‘was too good to miss’. Watch the video here.
Russia's defence ministry says some troops positioned on the border with Ukraine are returning to their bases after completing drills, according to Interfax news agency.
But large-scale drills across the country continue, Interfax adds.
Breaking news just now
Daily cases falling everyday,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Moscow on Tuesday to meet President Vladimir Putin in a high stakes mission to avert war … waiting for the outcome
USA should drop tests anytime too,
Year end financials also will be published next week
A lots news can effect sp , I am on the positive side for sp for the coming weeks …
Canada’s federal government is reportedly close to removing the mandatory PCR testing requirement for fully vaccinated travelers.
Multiple news reports over the weekend, including one from CBC, said that Canada is on the verge of announcing the change, allowing vaccinated Canadians who travel outside of the country to return without having to get a PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to departure.
According to Health Minister Jean Yves-Duclos, who spoke on Friday, the change could be announced sometime this week.
Feb 14
Ukraine tells airlines to avoid Black Sea
Ukraine has advised airlines to avoid flying over the open waters of the Black Sea from Monday to Saturday due to Russian naval exercises taking place there.
More than 30 Russian ships have been seen training near the Crimea peninsula as part of wider navy drills, RIA news agency reported.
"From tomorrow, airlines are advised not to fly ... over this area, and to plan optimal routes in advance, taking into account the current situation," Ukraine's state air traffic service said.
The airspace over the territory of Ukraine will remain open.
50 min ago
Russian invasion is 'not likely' - expert
Mark Galeotti, an expert on Russia and senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, says he predicts that Russia will not invade Ukraine.
He tells Sky News: "My view is invasion or some substantial military escalation is not his Plan A.
"He's absolutely hoping to use all these other methods - intimidation, diplomacy, covert attacks and so forth - to get enough of concessions that he feels he's actually made, managed to make his point and put Russia at the centre of the world again, which is where he thinks it should be."
2 hours ago
Lufthansa considers suspension of air traffic in Ukraine
Lufthansa is considering suspending air traffic in Ukraine but no decision has been made at this time.
The airline said it is monitoring the situation very closely.
1 hour ago
Defence sec's pointed tweet aimed at Raab; German chancellor to meet Putin; expert says invasion will not happen
Defence secretary cancels family trip over Ukraine crisis; Britain believes Putin plotting a 'false flag' attack; defence secretary says there is a 'whiff of Munich in the air';
Just now
*Don’t be naive and think that these fake crisis are created by world leaders they are nothing but puppets …
Russia , UK ,USA whole Europe had huge budget deficits…
They sell petrol, gas x amount to us but do you really think they buy gas ,oil from the market prices we see ?
Of course not that’s how they will compensate the losses during covid
Does anyone have the figures for Iraq oil production yearly output? Nothing since 2001 even not one news on the major media outlets
So war or any armed conflict is possible for a temp time ,
hope they won’t take it further…
Russia could get an additional $65 billion for its state coffers this year if higher oil prices remain resilient, Bloomberg reported this week, citing estimates made by economists.
For the windfall to realize, prices need to remain around $90 per barrel of Brent for the rest of the year, according to the estimates. Yet with many forecasters expecting even higher prices later in the year, topping $100 and more, Russia may gain a lot more, up to $73 billion in additional oil revenues.
With gas prices high, too, Russian fossil fuel revenues are set to go even higher in total.
Feb 13 - 7.00 am
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Don’t forget that world is managed by cooperations not governments anymore
Any conflict is beneficial for both USA and Russia , actually they are on the same side .
Most likely USA -Europe is more eager for a conflict-war
Oil companies had huge losses both in USA and Russia so we have to cover their losses with these fake crisis..
Bloomberg media pouring gasoline on fire , war lobby also pushing for a conflict
So many military equipment and weapons sent to Ukraine or more to be deployed soon worldwide
Don’t be naive that these crisis are created by world leader they are nothing but puppets …
i have shared article below on 27th January , shorts positions were around 3.77%
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Just outside the top 10, some new short positions have been opened up in British Airways owner IAG (IAG) this month, meaning 3.77% of its shares are being shorted.
That’s despite a relaxation of travel rules and a (very) tentative recovery in world tourism. Shares are largely unchanged since the start of the year and are 13% higher on the same period in 2021.
Morningstar analyst Joachim Kotze assigns a fair value to IAG of £3, more than double their current price. Like Cineworld, IAG is a “re-opening trade” that is subject to abrupt advances and pullbacks depending on the newsflow around coronavirus.
27 January, 2022
Revenues in the three months to the end of December were €2.3bn, five times higher than in the same period in 2020 but still down one-third compared with 2019.
Losses before interest and tax fell to €274mn from €676mn in the same period a year ago, and Tui said that prices for its summer 2022 holidays were up 22 per cent thanks to stronger demand for package holidays and more luxurious hotels.
Tui said on Tuesday that summer bookings this year will be close to pre-crisis levels with “very high” demand for holidays and prices up by more than a fifth.
The Anglo-German holiday company also said it planned to make its first repayment of the more than €4bn in state-backed loans that propped it up during the pandemic.
Hanover-based Tui warned in December that the Omicron coronavirus variant was affecting holiday demand, but said on Tuesday that booking patterns had remained “relatively stable” despite the variant’s spread.
The removal of travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers in the UK had prompted an uptick in bookings in its second-largest market, it added, with summer holiday reservations up 19 per cent compared with the same point in 2019.
“We expect a strong summer 2022. The path out of the pandemic is becoming increasingly clear. Demand for travel is high across all markets,” said Fritz Joussen, chief executive.
Ft 20 min ago
Australia has announced the reopening of its borders to vaccinated tourists and other visa holders for the first time in almost two years
"If you're double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
The reopening, on 21 February, will be welcome news for many sectors including international education.
Australia has had some of the world's strictest border controls throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
7 Feb