Even though Tesla has again managed to remain ahead of BYD in the global battery-powered EV (BEV) production and sales race, analysts say it's only a matter of time before the Chinese car giant moves into the lead.

Under pressure, Australian shoppers have again demonstrated their savvy by chasing discounts in May, just as they did last November.

Cashed-up Ramelius Resources (ASX:RMS) continues to raise eyebrows in the market as it stalks Spartan Resources, a smaller WA gold mining rival.

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Zeekr, a subsidiary of Geely, reported a record-breaking month in June, delivering 20,106 vehicles.

They never learn, do our big banks? Even though they drove the market’s modest gains in 2023-34, keeping it from a rotten, negative performance, one—the ANZ—did so with unclean hands.

BYD, the world's biggest maker of electrified vehicles, has revealed record sales for June and the second quarter. However, this growth occurred at a slowing pace, suggesting that China's electrified vehicle market is losing momentum.

Shares in Anglo American ended down 2.4% in London after news broke that it had suspended production at the Grosvenor premium coking coal mine in central Queensland due to a fire that began Saturday morning and is still ongoing.

America’s eight banking giants revealed their capital management plans late Friday after the US Federal Reserve had cleared them in the latest stress test of the health of the country’s financial system.

Australia's export earnings from natural resources dropped by roughly 10% over 2023-24 and are forecast to fall further in the coming year, according to the June quarter Resource and Energy Quarterly, released on Monday.

Are the growing number of rare earth projects in Australia and elsewhere starting to force China onto the back foot?

Anglo American has closed an underground coal mine in central Queensland after a fire broke out over the weekend.

In a weekend media interview, Warren Buffett revealed a substantial change to his planning for his $US128 billion-plus estate, confirming that his three children will play a major role after his death. He also announced that the Gates Foundation, established by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his then-wife Melinda, will no longer be included in his post-death planning.

A significant 35-point drop is anticipated on the first day of ASX trading in the 2024-25 financial year, likely to become a frequent occurrence in the months ahead amidst mounting uncertainties surrounding inflation, the global economy, and politics.

Global iron ore prices ended the 2023-24 financial year with a reasonable 11% gain.

Gold dominated, reaching a record of $US2,454 an ounce on Comex in May, closing the month, quarter, and half-year at $US2,336.98—an increase of 0.06% for the week, down 0.46% for June, but up 3.46% for the past three months and nearly 13% for the year to date by Friday.

This week will see some important data and decisions emerge that will tell us a lot about the health of the global EV market and the strength of the auto transition.

Happy new financial year in Australia, and happy new quarter elsewhere. There is more drama from the French elections on Sunday and the UK polls this Thursday.

Oil prices start the new month, quarter, and financial year today on the back foot after a soft end to June.

And now there are five, the so-called Magnificent Seven having dropped a couple of amigos on the way to driving Wall Street to a 14% plus gain in the six months to June 28.

So, what’s the fallout from the surprise 4% annual reading of monthly inflation from the Australian Bureau of Statistics? There was the usual ‘rate rise looms’ knee-jerk reaction from some quarters, but most analysts and economists cautioned that while the news is not good, it shouldn’t generate a premature reaction.

The Tesla Cybertruck EV costs around $100,000 USD and is a sales sluggard, according to data from the US government.

Buried in the production data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics for May were a couple of data points that tell different stories about the health of China’s huge steel industry, the most important business in that country so far as Australia is concerned.

Volkswagen has sprung a major surprise by acquiring a $1 billion stake in the struggling U.S. EV maker Rivian, making the German giant the latest major company to partner with the smaller U.S. rival.