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Shares in platinum group metal (PGM) miners resumed a downward trend at the start of the week as tension in the Strait of Hormuz continued to stoke inflation fears.Valterra Platinum has lost more than R100bn, over a fifth of its market cap, in the wake of the Iran war, while Impala Platinum has shed R96bn, more than 30% of its value, since end-February.Like gold, platinum has been caught in the crossfire of the war, declining more than 13% since the first US-Israeli strikes as investors dump commodities for cash and bonds.According to the World Platinum Investment Council, higher energy prices…

This article was written byFollowMy name is David B McMillan and I am an investor interested in fundamental valuation. My philosophy is fundamental investing – I seek to identify underpriced securities relative to their potential future cash flows. I also use tactical allocation, investing more aggressively when equity prices are lower, and more conservatively when they are higher. I have a BS in Physics and BA in Philosophy from UCSB, and am currently a CFA Level 2 candidate. I am mostly interested in covering stocks in the aerospace and defense sector, but I am also interested in retail and tech…

CommoditiesAustralian miner says new supplies will take years to come online as Iran war fuels demandPLS CEO Dale Henderson is optimistic about the trajectory of lithium prices. (Screenshot from PLS website)CANBERRA — PLS chief executive Dale Henderson is optimistic that the “lithium winter” is coming to an end as prices of the key battery metal, which have risen sharply from last year’s lows, look set to continue their ascent. Source link

Landbay has added new small HMO remortgage products to its Premier range as it looks to widen options for landlords refinancing specialist buy-to-let properties. The buy-to-let lender said the products launched on 13 April and follow the addition of small HMO deals to the Premier range last month. The products are aimed at properties with up to six bedrooms and sit within Landbay’s Premier proposition, which is available to individual and limited company landlords with up to 15 mortgaged properties. The lender said the range includes some of its most competitive rates. The new products are all five-year fixed-rate remortgage…

Sallyport Commercial Finance delivered a $2 million non-notification factoring facility to a Canadian printing company. Referred to Sallyport through trusted peers in the alternative finance space, this family-run business required a flexible funding solution to repay its existing bank facility while also securing ongoing working capital to support day-to-day operations. With ambitions to expand both provincially and nationally, the company needed a partner that could offer a scalable structure aligned with its growth plans. Sallyport worked closely with the client to deliver a tailored facility with a structure designed to provide both immediate stability and long-term flexibility. “Sallyport is proud…

Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV: LG | OTCQB: LGCXF | FSE: Y2F) has reported strong cyanide extraction results for gold and silver from its 2025 reverse‑circulation drilling programme at the West Santa Fe project in Nevada, supporting the project’s amenability to heap‑leach processing. Analysis of 158 pulp samples returned average cyanide‑extractable recoveries of 81% for gold and 60% for silver, both exceeding recoveries projected by historical metallurgical work at the project. Lahontan Gold said the results validate earlier testwork and strengthen confidence in low‑cost recovery options for the oxide gold‑silver system. The cyanide‑extractable gold results ranged from 41% to more than…

damircudic/Getty Images; Illustration by Richard Tran/Bankrate Keeping track of average personal loan rates can give you an idea of how much you’ll pay for a personal loan for debt consolidation, home improvement, emergencies or any other financial goal that requires quick funding with a fixed monthly payment. The average is often well below average credit card rates, making personal loans a great choice for credit card debt consolidation, so long as you qualify for those average rates. The current average personal loan interest rate is 12.04%. — Bankrate Monitor data for April 8, 2026 If you’re very rate-conscious, it’s also…

A prominent agent has identified three potential buy to let hotspots.John Minnis, founder of John Minnis Estate Agents – a prominent agency in Northern Ireland – says:“What we are seeing in 2026 is a clear shift in where investors are focusing their attention. “While Belfast remains the backbone of the rental market, there is growing recognition that some of the strongest opportunities now lie in emerging regional locations.“Areas like Derry/Londonderry City & Strabane and Fermanagh are no longer under the radar – they are delivering real, measurable performance in terms of capital growth, and investors are taking notice.“The key driver across…

Steve Sarkisian has no concrete plans for Championship Weekend.His Texas Longhorns are likely not part of the program but the self admitted college football junkie will be in front of a television instead of on a sideline.“I’ll probably watch it at the house, begrudgingly,” he said at Wednesday’s media availability introducing the new recruiting class. “As the competitor inside of me, I wish we were playing Saturday but I’m not going to apologize for going 6-2 in the SEC with arguably the hardest schedule.”The Horns moved up three spots in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. The CFP door is cracked…

Landlords shopping around for mortgages need to sharpen their activity because of the fast-moving lending landscape.Data from independent service Moneyfacts shows that the average shelf-life of a mortgage is now just eight days – the lowest since Moneyfacts’ record began in 2011. The previous lowest average lifespan of a mortgage was in July 2023, at just 12 days.The average shelf-life is now lower than at the start of October 2022 (15 days) and the disastrous Liz Truss min-Budget. Overall product choice shrank month-on-month, down by 1,283 options, falling below 7,000 options for the first time since November 2025. The current pool of 6,201…