Finance Updates – Page 16 – Finance Updates

Lundin Sells Eagle Mine to Talon: What This Means for U.S. Nickel & Copper Strategy

On January 9, 2026, Lundin Mining sold the Ea...

The deal also includes a US$1/tonne productio...

Talon now controls the only primary nickel mi...

Lundin exits direct nickel operations, keeps ...

Lebanon’s Block 8 Deal: TotalEnergies, Eni & QatarEnergy Propel Offshore Exploration

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

TotalEnergies (35%, operator), Eni (35%) and ...

Phase one is a 1,200 km² 3D seismic survey ov...

The deal comes after the non-commercial Qana ...

Lebanon hopes the project attracts investment...

Top Oil Stocks To Watch: Chevron Leads Amid Price Pressure & Market Shifts

Americas Markets Oil and Gas Extraction

MarketBeat highlights Exxon (XOM), Chevron (C...

Chevron plans $18–19B of 2026 capex with abou...

Major forecasters (Goldman Sachs, World Bank,...

In a softer price tape, investors may favor l...

FY 2026 Interior & EPA Budget: Gains for Fossil Fuels, Losses for Regulation and Species Protections

Americas Policy Oil and Gas Extraction

House Republicans FY2026 appropriations packa...

BLM would receive $7.4 million more and BOEM ...

The bills keep language barring the greater s...

EPA funding would be cut about 23% from FY202...

U.S. Energy & Industrials Surge: AI, Electrification, Reshoring Fuel Demand Amid Risks

Global Forecast Oil and Gas Extraction

U.S. electricity demand is accelerating after...

Meeting demand requires massive investment (o...

AI is becoming core to energy operations and ...

Workforce shortages and skill gaps are a grow...

How Cybercriminals Target Microsoft’s PerimeterX CAPTCHA & How to Defend

Asia M&A Oil and Gas Extraction

Underground actors are offering about $1,500 ...

The target is a layered anti-bot stack combin...

A reliable bypass would enable large-scale fr...

The solicitation underscores the arms race an...

Independence Power Holdings Goes Public: 241 MW Battery Fleet Powers the Permian’s AI & Oil Demand

Americas M&A Utilities

Independence Power Holdings (OTC: ITXP) compl...

It targets ERCOT’s Permian Basin power shortf...

Control is highly concentrated via high-vote ...

The strategy emphasizes rapid deployment vers...

Why the $50B Rural Health Fund May Leave Medicaid Cuts Largely Unaddressed

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

HR 1 creates a $50B, five-year Rural Health T...

CMS rules cap direct provider payments, inclu...

Funding is split 50/50 between equal state al...

Analysts say the fund is far too small to off...

Budget Cuts and Panel Shakeups Threaten U.S. Vaccine Policy and Emergency Readiness

Americas Policy Public Administration

In mid-2025, the Trump administration and HHS...

Kennedy dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s...

The proposed FY 2026 budget would cut CDC/ATS...

Critics warn these changes could weaken surve...

Policy Shifts in Higher Ed: Risks & Strategic Responses for DEI, Viewpoint Diversity, Academic Freedom

Americas Policy Educational Services

U.S. universities are being pulled into cultu...

Court rulings and state laws are restricting ...

Universities are dismantling or rebranding DE...

Faculty and administrators warn that these po...