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LIVE BLOG: Tesla 2023 Cyber Roundup (Annual Shareholder Meeting)

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That’s a new record, though it was one that was achieved following notable price cuts to the company’s vehicle lineup. 16:43 CT – Tesla bull Gary Black of The Future Fund asks about Tesla’s pricing strategy for the Model Y moving forward. Musk notes that Tesla looks at demand and adjusts pricing to meet the demand.

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Glencore to pay >$1.1B to resolve government’s investigation into bribery and commodity and price manipulation

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pled guilty in the District of Connecticut to a commodity price manipulation conspiracy. billion to resolve the government’s investigations into bribery and commodity and price manipulation. The Commodity Price Manipulation Case. On these pricing days, Glencore Ltd. On these pricing days, Glencore Ltd.

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Study finds cobalt supply can meet demand for EVs and electronics batteries through 2030

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Roughly 60% of mined cobalt is sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The element is often recovered as a byproduct from mining copper and nickel, meaning that demand and pricing for those other metals affects the availability of cobalt. The paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Jervois to acquire SMP nickel & cobalt refinery in Brazil; concentrate from Idaho for refining, cobalt metal back to US

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On Closing, Deposit Payment shall be applied to the purchase price for SMP Refinery. It was placed on care and maintenance by CBA in 2016, when CBA also placed its Niquelandia mine and processing plant in Brazil on care and maintenance due to prevailing market conditions at the time. million (US$8.5 million) on Closing. million (US$4.5

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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The increasing prices of lithium has also led to higher investments in carbonate and hydroxide refinery facilities in the country, making it the leading refiner of battery metals globally. US cell production capacity surpassed Japan in 2014 and South Korea in 2016.

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