World Gold Council Q1 2026: Total demand 1,231 tonnes, $193B record value up 74% YoY, bar and coin demand 474 tonnes up 42%, central bank buying 244 tonnes.
World Gold Council · TUE MAY 19
Kitco
Silver Hits $77.54 Per Ounce in Sixth Consecutive Deficit Year as Solar Demand AcceleratesSilver reached $77.54/oz on May 18, 2026, marking the sixth consecutive annual supply deficit as industrial solar panel demand drives structural shortfall.
Latest News
IBBA and market data: M&A transaction value up 65% YoY, PE focusing on $2M-$25M EBITDA businesses, 45% of brokers report harder SBA and conventional lending conditions.
CGK Business Sales · TUE MAY 19
BizBuySell Q1 2026 Insight Report: 2,345 businesses sold, $2B total transaction value, median sale price $350K up 13%, manufacturing transactions up 16%.
BizBuySell · TUE MAY 19
Anthropic and McKinsey data: 30,000 PwC staff certified on Claude, insurance document review cut from 10 weeks to 10 days, HR processes prototyped in one week.
Anthropic · TUE MAY 19
Stanford AI Index shows bipartisan support for AI rules at 78%/67%, while Georgia enacted two AI laws in 2026 and fleet AI adoption hits 48% of managers.
Stanford AI Index 2026 · TUE MAY 19
MRO Americas 2026 produced major contract announcements: AAR $305M Navy award, AFI KLM E&M Woodward partnership, and DPO 270-aircraft Delta fleet agreement.
Aviation Week · TUE MAY 19
Boeing Commercial Market Outlook and Malaysian aviation data show Asia-Pacific MRO reaching $60B by 2030, with Malaysia's RM55B investment targeting 30,000 aerospace jobs.
Boeing Commercial Market Outlook · TUE MAY 19
ACT Research data shows natural gas fuel costs of $1.32-$1.90/gge against gasoline at $3.60, with AI fleet tools cutting TCO 8-13%.
ACT Research · TUE MAY 19
FreightWaves SONAR data shows contract rates climbing 8% while tender rejections stay elevated and 48% of fleet managers now deploy AI tools.
FreightWaves · TUE MAY 19
Silver enters its sixth consecutive supply deficit year in 2026 as solar and EV industrial demand widens the gap with mi
CME Group · TUE MAY 19
Gold holds a 41% year-over-year gain at $4,570 per oz as central banks buy 244 metric tons in Q1 2026 and the World Bank
USAGOLD · TUE MAY 19
Corporate M&A rose 65% in value from February to April 2026 as megadeals returned and PE firms moved down market into SM
EY · TUE MAY 19
SMB M&A outlook 2026 shows private equity moving down market, 3x-14x EBITDA valuations, and buyer interest rebuilding fo
CGK Business Sales · TUE MAY 19
Anthropic and PwC expand alliance to certify 30,000 professionals on Claude, with live deployments cutting insurance und
Anthropic · TUE MAY 19
Georgia's AI governance office leads state-level AI policy development as a new AJC poll shows 78% of Democratic and 67%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution · TUE MAY 19
MRO Americas 2026 produced major deals from Delta TechOps, AFI KLM E&M, AAR, and Ontic across engine, component, and AI-
Aviation Week · TUE MAY 19
Malaysia targets $14B in MRO revenue by 2030, anchored by the Selangor Aero Park and GE Aerospace facility at Kuala Lump
Aviation Week · TUE MAY 19
FMCSA 2026 changes include new peer-based safety scoring, DOT Blitz Week results, ELD modernization rules, and first ADS
Compliance Navigation Specialists · TUE MAY 19
State of Sustainable Fleets 2026: fleets diversifying fuel types as federal EV mandates stall, AI adoption hits 48%, and
FreightWaves · TUE MAY 19