lithium

Tesla's acquisition Maxwell Technologies could have an impact on Maxwell's fleet business, which counts more than 7,000 trucks using its products. For the first time in more than a year, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has announced an acquisition, and it is a company with a presence within...

Investors looking to tap into expected demand for materials used to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, among other high-tech products, have a new exchange traded fund to consider. The Amplify Advanced Battery Metals and Materials ETF (NYSE: BATT) debuted Wednesday. BATT provides exposure...

After surging more than 64 percent last year to rank as one of 2017's best-performing non-leveraged exchange-traded funds, the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSE: LIT) is down more than 8 percent year-to-date. The $1 billion LIT follows the Solactive Global Lithium Index and “...

Less than a week after Argus initiated coverage of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) with a Buy, another sell-side analyst assumed a different, bearish stance on the chemical company.  The Analyst Morgan Stanley analyst Vincent Andrews downgraded Albemarle from Equal-weight to...

A Baird analyst said he's a buyer of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) at current levels, with several impending catalysts offering a reason to look at the chemical manufacturer.  The Analyst Baird analyst Ben Kallo upgraded Albemarle from Neutral to Outperform and increased the...

The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSE: LIT) has been getting plenty of attention in recent weeks and rightfully so. LIT, the lone dedicated lithium equities exchange-traded fund, is seeing investors rush in as lithium demand skyrockets. LIT is responding with a one-month gain of almost...

Oppenheimer initiated coverage of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) at Outperform, with a $133 price target, which suggests about 17-percent upside from current levels. Analysts Colin Rush, Kristen Owen, Noah Kaye and Luis Amadeo said they expect Albemarle to benefit from its No. 1 position...

When investors think about lithium-related investments, Elon Musk's Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is usually the first instrument to come to mind, but do not forget about the Global X Lithium ETF (NYSE: LIT). LIT was an early adopter to the lithium investing movement, having come to market almost...

The world’s potential reliance on lithium — the silvery white metal used to make batteries powering electric vehicles, laptops and cell phones — has turned investor attention to unstable Afghanistan, which is sitting on vast deposits. “We have more than enough lithium in the...

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB)'s Chemetall sale "accelerates path to de-levering." Citi Bank's P.J. Juvekar reiterates his Buy rating on Albemarle, the top pick on Citi's focus list, with a price target of $89. The company's surface treatment (Chemetall) business was bought at a fair price,...

Give the Global X Lithium ETF (NYSE: LIT) some credit. The lone exchange traded fund dedicated to lithium equities is shining while Elon Musk's Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), arguably the most recognizable individual stock associated with lithium, is faltering. Year-to-date, LIT is up 22....

Mark Thompson runs Talga Resources Ltd. (ASX: TLG) (OTC: TLGRF), an Australian-based gold miner that is no longer interested in the coveted commodity. Instead, the company is now focusing on graphite — the exact same material used in pencils. What Is Graphene? According to Bloomberg,...

The Global X Lithium ETF (Global X Funds (NYSE: LIT)) climbed nearly 2.7 percent Tuesday on volume that was more than quadruple the daily average, bringing its year-to-date gain to 17.5 percent. However, while investors are fawning over gold and silver miners equities, the same cannot be said of...

Quick. Name a commodity that delivered positive returns in 2015. Congratulations if lithium was your guess, because you are correct. On the back of demand from consumers such as Elon Musk's Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), lithium prices are expected to continue rising this year. That is good...

Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research has answered questions regarding his recent commentary that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is creating a new industry with its "Gigafactory," which is effectively being built with zero dollars. Chowdhry said Tesla's Gigafactory (a $5 billion investment)...