-- （第四段新增微软声明。） 据彭博社周三援引知情人士报道，微软（MSFT）正考虑推迟或搁置其2030年清洁能源目标，以应对数据中心建设竞赛中的障碍。 报道称，该公司仍在讨论此事，尚未做出决定。微软的目标是到2030年实现碳负排放。 微软发言人表示，公司将继续寻找机会，以维持其年度碳排放配比目标。 微软首席可持续发展官梅兰妮·中川表示：“我们有时可能会调整实现可持续发展目标的方式。任何调整都是我们严谨方法的一部分，而非改变我们的长期目标。” （市场动态新闻来源于与全球市场专业人士的对话。这些信息据信来自可靠来源，但可能包含传闻和猜测。准确性无法保证。）
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Northern Graphite (NGC.V) on Thursday said istarted work to relocate a processing plant in Namibia to the Okanjande mine site as it advances plans to restart production in late 2027.The company awarded a contract to Rotary Engineering Services, based in Namibia, to dismantle the remaining plant infrastructure at the former Okorusu site and transport it to the Okanjande mine site for reassembly. Work is expected to be completed by the end of June."It puts us on a clear path toward supplying our planned joint venture BAM facility in Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is targeted for initial production in 2028, supporting Northern's broader mine-to-battery strategy," said Chief Executive Hugues Jacquemin.The Okanjande operation is currently on care and maintenance, with a targeted restart of production in late 2027, subject to financing, it said. Graphite produced from Okanjande is expected to supply both traditional industrial markets, including refractory applications for steelmaking, heat management in electronics, and friction products for the automotive sector, as well as the growing national security and battery materials markets.Shares of the company were last seen up $0.015 to $0.165 on the TSX Venture Exchange.Price: $0.17, Change: $+0.02, Percent Change: +10.00%
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Broad Market IndicatorsBroad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) eased 0.1%.US equity indexes fell Thursday as investors weighed labor data and Iran's response to a Washington proposal to restart peace talks.EnergyIShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fell 2% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) dropped 1.9%.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) fell 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) climbed 0.1%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) fell 0.3%.The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) shed 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 2.5%.FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dropped 1.3%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), gained 1.1%.CommoditiesCrude oil rose 0.7%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 0.1%. Natural gas and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) each increased 2.4%.Gold on Comex rose 0.6%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) advanced 0.4%. Silver jumped 4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 3%.ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) decreased 0.5%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) shed 0.4%, and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) declined 0.6%.The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was little changed. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) fell 0.7%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) declined 1.4%.Health CareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) fell 0.8%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) dropped 1%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) declined 1.1%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) tumbled 2.8%.IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) lost 1.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) dropped 1.2% and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) shed 0.7%.CryptocurrencyIn midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) declined 2.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) fell 2.1%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) dipped 2.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 2.4% lower.