Top Online Mortgage Lenders for January 2025
The best online mortgage lenders of January 2025 These days, every mortgage lender with a national profile has an online presence. Most, if not all, allow you to start a home loan application online too. However, only a few have grown their mortgage lending business organically by leveraging technology and establishing early-mover status as online […]
What Will Be the Bank of Canada’s Rate Cuts in 2025?
After the Bank of Canada lowered interest rates five times this year, investors and consumers can expect more such moves in 2025. However, analysts say the Bank’s pace of easing will likely be much more modest next year. The Bank cut rates at five consecutive meetings between June and December, bringing its key overnight interest […]
VERSES Provides Q4 Corporate Update
VERSES AI Inc. is progressing towards the commercial launch of its innovative Genius product, which combines active inference and learning to enhance real-time decision-making in enterprises. The company has achieved notable results in the Atari 10k Challenge, outperforming traditional models with significantly reduced data and computation requirements. A smart city project in Abu Dhabi is […]
Brazil’s Oil & Gas Company Achieves Hat Trick: FPSO Start-up Approval, Production Resumption at Another Field, and Portfolio Growth
Hat trick for Brazil’s oil & gas firm with FPSO start-up clearance, production restart at another field and portfolio expansion Brazilian oil and gas player Brava Energia, former 3R Petroleum before the merger with Enauta, is having a busy holiday season, as green light comes in for the firm to put a floating production, storage, and […]
Battery X Metals Grants 2.7M Stock Options to Directors and Officers with a $0.10 Strike Price
Battery X Metals Issues 2.7M Stock Options to Directors and Officers at $0.10 Strike Price Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE: BATX) recently announced a significant grant of stock options, totaling 2,755,000 shares, to certain directors and consultants. This move, effective December 30, 2024, aims to enhance the company’s operational capacity as it navigates the competitive […]
Biden Shuts Down Government to Honor Jimmy Carter
Biden closes government in honor of Jimmy Carter Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, President Biden on Monday signed an executive order closing all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on Jan. 9. The closures, which Biden described as a “mark of respect” for the 39th president, will be in effect […]
Deadlines for Broker Financial Regulations Postponed Amid Trucker Opposition
Broker financial rule deadlines delayed despite trucker opposition Owner-operators wanted broker rule enforcement to start next month. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — The deadline for complying with major provisions of a rule aimed at protecting trucking companies against unpaid claims from brokers will be pushed back a year despite strong opposition from owner-operators. In a […]
Gold’s 27% Surge Shines in a Year of Mixed Results for Metal Markets
The varied performances over 2024 highlight the absence of a single, over-riding driver that’s steered the complex’s fortunes, while also putting the spotlight on how metals, both base and precious, may fare next year. For 2025, investors are focused on uncertainty around US monetary policy, potential frictions from Trump’s presidency, and China’s efforts to revive growth. Gold’s […]
Briefs: Employment Rates, Record Oil and Gas Sales, and New DCI Leadership
Briefs: Employment rate; Record oil & gas sales; New DCI leader State unemployment rate is below national averageJohn Hooks | Montana Public Radio Montana’s unemployment rate was 3.2% in November. That’s a full percentage point below the national average. According to the State Labor Department, November was the 41st consecutive month below 3.4%, continuing a […]
What Lies Ahead for the Canadian Economy in 2025?
Canada’s inflation rate has cooled, but the journey to economic recovery in 2025 remains fraught. Most notably, Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs and a devaluing Canadian dollar could continue to hinder the nation’s economic growth in the new year. The November Consumer Price Index report showed that while headline inflation of 1.9% was near the Bank […]