Category: Politics

Bank of Canada’s Significant Rate Reduction: Positive Developments for…

The Bank of Canada may be ramping up the pace of interest rate cuts amid concerns about the strength of the economy, but for investors, falling interest rates looks positive for Canadian stocks. The picture is muddier for bonds. While stocks are seen as benefiting from lower rates and the Bank of Canada’s commitment to […]

Stealth Mode Startup Reactiv Launches Mobile Commerce Platform with $5 Million in Seed Funding

Reactiv, mobile commerce startup, launches out of stealth with $5 million seed round The rise of Shopify, based in Ottawa, Ontario, has boosted Canada’s tech scene in recent years. But what’s it actually like raising money for an early-stage startup in Canada these days? Zack Elias and Ross Correia, two Shopify alums, are a case […]

Siren Shareholders Approve Acquisition of Reefton Resources Pty Limited – Rua Gold

Siren Shareholders Vote to Approve Acquisition of Reefton Resources Pty Limited – Rua Gold Rua Gold Inc. (TSXV: RUA, OTC: NZAUF, WKN: A4010V) (“RUA GOLD” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that its previously announced proposed acquisition (the “Transaction”) of Reefton Resources Pty Limited (“Reefton”) was approved at today’s special meeting of the shareholders of Siren Gold Ltd. […]

Why Oil and Gas Investors Shouldn’t Worry About Election Polls

Investors in Oil and Gas Stocks Shouldn’t Sweat the Election Polls What could the results of the US presidential election mean for oil and gas equities? We always consider a range of outcomes on key issues depending on who takes the White House, but the main takeaway is: “It doesn’t matter.” Energy equity performance during […]

Argentina’s Lithium Explorers Retrench Amid Slowing EV Transition

Argentina’s lithium hunters scale back as EV shift slows Argentina’s Lithium Market Faces Downturn Amid Global Price Squeeze Argentina’s lithium landscape is undergoing significant strain as the global market experiences a downturn, casting shadows over future production and investment. Interviews with industry executives, analysts, and government officials illustrate the precarious position that both established and […]

Earnings and Economic Reports: Key Drivers for the Stock Market This Week

14 earnings, economic data will be the stock market movers this week It was a wild week, with the bond market in the driver’s seat. Rising yields early on gave way to some moderation, and the Nasdaq hit an all-time high on Friday. The Nasdaq did not finish above its July record-high close of 18,647 […]

A Single Chart Illustrates How AI Will Propel a New Decade of U.S. Stock Market Supremacy

One chart shows how AI will drive another decade of US stock market dominance US companies already dominate the global stock market when it comes to size. A new chart from JPMorgan Asset Management shows that’s largely expected to continue. The firm attributes the boom to artificial intelligence. In JPM’s 2025 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions […]

Informal Gold Miners Disrupt Highways Across Three Provinces in Colombia

Separately, in Antioquia province in the northwest, workers are protesting the destruction of excavators and other heavy machinery used in illegal or informal gold mining by security forces. More than two-thirds of the nation’s gold is produced by in operations that lack full certification. Many of the mining operations in rivers and remote mountains are […]

Using artificial intelligence to distribute monetary aid to select households

AI is being used to send some households cash relief payments Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that employs a model not commonly used by philanthropy in the United States: Giving people rapid, direct cash payments. The nonprofit GiveDirectly plans to send […]

Biden Administration Greenlights Ioneer’s Lithium Mine in Nevada

Biden administration approves ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine The recent approval of the Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine marks a significant development in the United States’ pursuit of critical minerals, particularly lithium, which is essential for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. This project, located in Nevada, has undergone over six years of scrutiny amid debates between […]