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KoBold Metals, a mining startup backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is bullish on the discovery potential of some of the most sought-after energy transition metals.



It comes shortly after the Silicon Valley-based metals exploration company announced the rare discovery of a vast copper deposit in Zambia.



Josh Goldman, president of KoBold Metals, told CNBC that the firm’s investors were thrilled by the discovery, particularly at a time when the mining industry is struggling to keep pace with a metals-intensive energy transition.



“They are feeling delighted about this news because this is what we set out to do. The point of the company is to discover, find and develop mineral resources that we need for the energy transition,” Goldman said via videoconference.



“This is the first major win for the company, and it is among the most extraordinary ore bodies in the world,” he added.



KoBold Metals says it uses artificial intelligence to create a “treasure map” to help find new deposits of materials such as copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel. The company currently has more than 60 exploration-stage projects across several countries.



The startup’s investors include U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Norwegian energy giant Equinor, the world’s largest mining group BHP, and Breakthrough Energy, a climate and technology fund founded by Bill Gates in 2015.



Breakthrough Energy’s backers include Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio, Virgin Group’s Richard Branson, Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.



KoBold Metals is now focusing on advancing its Mingomba project in Zambia, which it expects to start producing copper within 10 years, and discovering the next trove of critical minerals, according to Goldman.



“The Central African copper belt is the part of the world where you can find things of this extraordinary grade. And that’s why we are there. The geology is extraordinary,” he said.



“It is not just that there haven’t been deposits like this. It’s that there are more to be found. Here is Mingomba — and then where is the next Mingomba after this? This is the part of the world and style of deposit where we can find resources of this scale and quality, and Zambia provides an operating environment that is really extraordinary,” he added.



Copper is in high demand due to its use in renewable energy infrastructure, energy storage systems and electric vehicles. Zambia is Africa’s second-largest copper producer after the Democratic Republic of the Congo.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-potential-for-discovery-is-great"><a></a>‘The potential for discovery is great’</h2>



KoBold Metals said that most copper currently being mined has an ore grade of around 0.6%, whereas its Mingomba deposit has copper ore grades of more than 5%.



“That means that you have to mine a lot less rock in order to get the same amount of copper,” Goldman said.



“For a 0.5% ore deposit, you have to mine 200 kilograms of rock to get 1 kilogram of copper. For a 5% ore deposit, you have to mine 20 kilograms of rock to get 1 kilogram of copper. So, that’s a lot less Earth that you have to disturb, that’s a lot less waste that you create.”



Goldman said KoBold Metals plans to list shares publicly in the next three to four years.



“We do expect in due course that being a public company is likely going to be the best way to finance the business,” he added.



“The point of the company is to be serially successful in exploration — and to improve exploration success overall and to decrease the capital intensity of discovery,” Goldman said. “We think the potential for discovery is great. There is a lot more to be found in Zambia.”

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The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, on Monday hit&nbsp;Apple&nbsp;with a 1.8 billion euro ($1.95 billion) antitrust fine for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps.



The Commission said it found that Apple had applied restrictions on app developers that prevented them from informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of the app.



Apple also banned developers of music streaming apps from&nbsp;providing any instructions&nbsp;about how users could subscribe to these cheaper offers, the Commission alleged.



This is Apple’s first antitrust fine from Brussels and is among one of the biggest dished out to a technology company by the EU.



Apple shares were down around 1.6% in pre-market trade in the U.S.



The European Commission opened an investigation into Apple after a complaint from Spotify in 2019. The probe was narrowed down to focus on contractual restrictions that Apple imposed on app developers which prevent them from informing iPhone and iPad users of alternative music subscription services at lower prices outside of the App Store.



Apple’s conduct lasted almost 10 years, according to the Commission, and “may have led many iOS users to&nbsp;pay significantly higher prices for music streaming subscriptions&nbsp;because of the high commission fee imposed by Apple on developers and passed on to consumers in the form of higher subscription prices for the same service on the Apple App Store.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-apple-response"><a></a>Apple response</h2>



In a fiery response to the fine, Apple said Spotify would stand to gain the most from the EU pronouncement.



“The primary advocate for this decision — and the biggest beneficiary — is Spotify, a company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Spotify has the largest music streaming app in the world, and has met with the European Commission more than 65 times during this investigation,” Apple said in a statement.



“Today, Spotify has a 56 percent share of Europe’s music streaming market — more than double their closest competitor’s — and pays Apple nothing for the services that have helped make them one of the most recognisable brands in the world.”



Apple said that a “large part” of Spotify’s success is thanks to the Cupertino giant’s App Store, “along with all the tools and technology that Spotify uses to build, update, and share their app with Apple users around the world.”



Apple said that Spotify pays it nothing. That’s because instead of selling subscriptions in their iOS app, Spotify sell them via their own website stead. Apple does not collect a commission on those purchases.



Developers over the years have spoken out against the 30% fee Apple charges on in-app purchases.



Spotify in a statement called the Commission’s decision “an important moment in the fight for a more open internet for consumers.”



Apple’s rules muzzled Spotify and other music streaming services from sharing with our users directly in our app about various benefits—denying us the ability to communicate with them about how to upgrade and the price of subscriptions, promotions, discounts, or numerous other perks,” Spotify said.



“Of course, Apple Music, a competitor to these apps, is not barred from the same behaviour.”



The Commission said that Apple prevented developers of music streaming apps from informing their iOS users within their apps about prices of subscriptions or offers available elsewhere.



App developers could not include links in their apps leading iOS users to the app developers’ websites where alternative subscription could be bought, the Commission alleges.



The EU’s executive arm also said that Apple prevented app developers from contacting their own newly-acquired users — for example via email — to inform them about alternative pricing options.



In a press briefing, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager qualified the basic amount of the fine for Apple, excluding the 1.8 billion euro lumpsum, as “quite small” and likened it to a “speeding ticket, or a parking ticket” relative to the company’s scale.



“When Apple imposes these anti-steering provisions on the music provider, they as developers have no other choice than to either accept them or abandon the App Store. Apple with its App Store currently holds a monopoly,” Vestager said.



She added that the Commission has ordered Apple to remove the so-called anti-steering provisions and to “refrain from similar practices in the future.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a></a>EU scrutiny on tech giants rises</h2>



The fine will ramp up tensions between Big Tech and Brussels at a time when the EU is increasing scrutiny of these firms.



Last year, the Commission designated Apple among other tech firms like&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;and&nbsp;Meta&nbsp;as&nbsp;“gatekeepers” under a landmark regulation called the Digital Markets Act, which broadly came into effect last year.



The term gatekeepers refers to massive internet platforms which the EU believes are restricting access to core platform services, such as online search, advertising, and messaging and communications.



The Digital Markets Act aims to&nbsp;clamp down on anti-competitive practices&nbsp;from tech players, and force them to open out some of their services to other competitors. Smaller internet firms and other businesses have complained about being hurt by these companies’ business practices.



These laws have already had an impact on Apple. The Cupertino, California-based giant announced plans this year to&nbsp;open up its iPhone and iPad to alternative app stores&nbsp;other than its own. Developers have long-complained about the 30% fee Apple charges on in-app purchases.



Vestager fired a warning shot to Apple in regards to the DMA.



“In a couple of days on the 7th of March, Apple will have to comply with the full list of dos and don’ts under the DMA. Among others, Apple can no longer impose rules such as the anti-steering obligations … and this holds for any app on the App Store, not just music streaming apps.”



&#8211; CNBC’s Ryan Browne and Ruxandra Iordache contributed to this article.

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BEIJING — China is set this week to kick off its annual parliamentary meetings, which investors are watching closely for signals on economic stimulus.



The country’s gross domestic product grew by 5.2% in 2023, but overall recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic was slower than many had expected. A prolonged slump in the massive real estate market and falling global demand for Chinese exports have contributed to low levels of consumer and business sentiment.



That’s all led to questions over whether Beijing will step in with large-scale support. So far, authorities have been relatively reserved.



Beijing signaled in December that any new policy support would be “appropriate,” said Wang Jun, chief economist at Huatai Asset Management, adding “there’s no way” that stimulus would be as large as it was in 2008. That’s according to a CNBC translation of his Mandarin-language remarks.



China’s economic policy is typically set at an annual meeting in December by leaders within the ruling Communist Party of China.



The meetings this month, known as the “Two Sessions,” are at the government, instead of party, level and typically release more details on policy plans, such as the GDP target for the year.



Wang said he is watching for comments on authorities’ plans for the real estate sector, capital markets and local government finances.



Back in 2008, when the world was reeling from the financial crisis, China unleashed a massive stimulus package to sustain growth with greater demand. While the economy rebounded, the measures drew criticism for a resulting surge in local government debt.



Beijing in recent years has emphasized the need to stem financial risks and clamped down on real estate developers’ high reliance on debt for growth, an issue tied to local government finances. This time around, China’s monetary policy also faces constraints on how far it can deviate from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate path.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-gdp-and-other-economic-targets"><a></a>GDP and other economic targets</h2>



The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, an advisory body, is set to kick off its annual meeting on Monday.



The following day the National People’s Congress legislature is due to begin its meeting. Tuesday is also when the country’s premier is expected to share the year’s targets for GDP, employment and other economic indicators in what’s called the “Government Work Report.”



“The target will likely remain relatively high,” said Bank of China’s chief researcher Zong Liang, noting GDP grew by 5.2% last year. That’s according to a CNBC translation of his Mandarin-language remarks.



He expects the target for the fiscal deficit will be around 3.5% and that monetary policy will also be relatively loose.



China in October made a rare announcement that it was raising the fiscal deficit to 3.8%, from 3%.



“We expect the on-budget deficit – which excludes special bonds, policy bank bonds, and local government financing vehicle (LGFV) debt – to be set at 3.0%-3.5% of GDP, narrowing from last year’s 3.8% of GDP,” Louise Loo, lead economist at Oxford Economics, said in a report Thursday.



“We expect a modest step-up in the local government special bonds (LGSB) quota, to RMB4.0tn from RMB3.8tn last year,” Loo said. “Authorities may also finally put pen to paper on the reported RMB1tn in planned central government special bonds (CGSBs), reflecting the increasing role of central coffers amid a continued debt cleanup process among local government entities this year.”



“On balance, the additional fiscal impulse this year, assuming a bazooka-like fiscal package is not forthcoming, is unlikely to be particularly large.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a></a>Watching for comments on real estate and tech</h2>



The Two Sessions is also a period for releasing the budget and for delegates to discuss needed policy changes and plans.



“Speeches by top policymakers will be key to watch, including interviews of key ministers, such as Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Minister of Science and Technology, and Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. These key ministers will discuss various policies in more detail,” Goldman Sachs analysts said in a report.



During the parliamentary meetings, Chinese officials will likely also discuss plans to bolster tech and innovation, in line with a recent high-level call to bolster “new productive forces.”



Authorities announced Monday that China’s premier would not hold the usual press conference at this year’s parliamentary meeting, and that such press meetings are canceled for the rest of the current congressional term, which would typically run for another three years. The announcement noted there would be more ministry-level press conferences on the economy and foreign affairs, but did not say whether the foreign minister would hold a press conference as has been the case in past years.



The advisory body is set to conclude its annual meeting on Sunday, March 10, according to an official announcement. The National People’s Congress is set to end the afternoon of the following day, Monday, March 11.



Bank of China’s Zong expects that policymakers will send signals on opening up borders or other business opportunities to foreigners, as well as improving the environment for non-state-owned enterprises.



However, specific implementation details are typically left to individual ministries to announce, following high-level directives from Beijing.



Any direct support for consumption is unlikely, but broader moves to improve the social safety net would be of note.



“On the demand side, the delayed Third Plenum [of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee] (originally set for December) suggests that longer term demand policies – including on fiscal, tax, and pensions reforms – may still be in initial stages of discussion, but could still warrant a mention here,” Loo said.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a></a>The macro context</h2>



This year’s Two Sessions follow regular leadership reshuffles that have strengthened the ruling Communist Party of China’s control of the government.



At the parliamentary meeting last year, Beijing announced an overhaul of finance and tech regulation by establishing party-led commissions to oversee the two sectors. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the party’s general secretary, gained an unprecedented third term as president.



No major Chinese government or party leadership positions are scheduled to change this year, while the U.S. is set to hold its presidential election in November.



Since last summer, Chinese authorities have already announced a slew of policies to bolster growth and acknowledged the need to increase confidence. Critics say the measures are relatively piecemeal.



Recent economic data releases point to a mixed picture for growth, with some improvement in manufacturing but real estate at best only stabilizing.



Huatai’s Wang expects the economy will recover gradually this year, and that in contrast to last year, nominal GDP will be better than real GDP. That means the perceived improvement this year will be more tangible for consumers and businesses.

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Oil prices edged lower Monday after oil cartel OPEC+ agreed to extend voluntary output reductions until the second quarter, in an effort to support the short-term stability of crude markets.



Global benchmark Brent slipped 0.05% to $83.52 a barrel Monday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures traded down 0.19% at $79.82 per barrel.



OPEC+ announced on Sunday that the 2.2 million barrels per day of voluntary output cuts that were planned for the first quarter of this year will continue into the next quarter.



OPEC+ kingpin and de facto leader Saudi Arabia said it will prolong its voluntary cut of 1 million barrels per day until the end of the second quarter, state-owned Saudi Press Agency said Sunday. Riyadh’s crude production will stand at approximately 9 million barrels per day until the end of June.



Russia, another OPEC+ heavyweight, will slash its&nbsp;production and export supplies by a combined 471,000 barrels per day until the end of June. Moscow had volunteered to reduce its supplies by 500,000 barrels per day in the first quarter. Other key producers Iraq and UAE will also extend their voluntary production cuts of 220,000 barrels per day and 163,000 barrels per day respectively, until the end of the second quarter.



“This new move by OPEC+ clearly shows strong unity within the group, something that was put into question after the November ministerial meeting, which saw Angola leaving OPEC,” Rystad Energy’s Senior Vice President Jorge Leon wrote in a note following the oil cartel’s decision.



The extension signals “robust determination” to defend a price floor above $80 per barrel in the second quarter, he said, adding that if OPEC+ rapidly unwound the cuts, oil prices will drop to $77 per barrel in May.



“Such a move by OPEC+ might also be seen as a sign that demand prospects in the second quarter are less optimistic than the group thought in November last year,” he said.



Oil prices have been languishing in a narrow $75 to $85 per barrel range since the start of the year, in spite of OPEC+ supply cuts, persistent Houthi maritime attacks in the Red Sea artery and ongoing geopolitical risks from Israel’s war against Hamas.



—CNBC’s Ruxandra Iordache contributed to this report.

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