Nord Stream 2 Halted Over Russia’s Recognition of Donbass
The infamous Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline has officially been cancelled, after German chancellor Olaf Scholz pulled the plug in response to Russia’s recognition of Donbass, the breakaway region of eastern Ukraine. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially recognized the sovereignty of Donetsk and Lugansk, the two separatist regions of Donbass in eastern […]
Did Coinbase Really Come Up With Super Bowl Ad? CEO Tweets Ideation Story, Ad Agency Disagrees
Answering “some folks” who asked for details about the origin of the firm’s Super Bowl commercial, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted the back story of how his team ideated the ad. The thing is, their ad agency disagrees. Fans of the football event saw the crypto platform’s unique commercial last week. The video features a […]
Petro-Victory Raises $10.9 Million, Gains New Significant Shareholder
Petro-Victory Energy Corp (TSXV: VRY) appears to have capitalized on the recent bullishness within the energy markets. The firm this morning announced the closing of a $10.9 million financing. Under the terms of the financing, the company sold units of the company at a price of $2.00 per each, with a total of 5.4 million […]
TDG Gold Hits 1.10 g/t Gold Over 194.0 Metres
TDG Gold Corp (TSXV: TDG) this morning reported further results from its 2021 exploration results. A total of two holes were reported, with results still considered to be preliminary based on an internal QA/QC review still ongoing. The results come from the firms JM and Creek Zones at the Shasta project, a former producing mine […]
Trulieve Becomes Latest Brand To Exclusively Partner With Khalifa Kush
Wiz Khalifa is evidently making his rounds with his cannabis brand. This morning the firm announced its latest partnership with that of Trulieve Cannabis (CSE: TRUL), which will see the Khalifa Kush brand brought to the state of Florida this year under an exclusive agreement. The arrangement will see Trulieve named as the exclusive producer, […]
Aya Gold & Silver Mine Expansion Feasibility Study Points To 57% Pre-Tax IRR
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA) has completed the feasibility study for a proposed expansion at its flagship Zgrounder Silver Mine in Morocco. From a high level, the expansion appears to be a major positive, with a pre-tax internal rate of return of 57%, and a payback period of just 1.7 years. The proposed expansion […]
Futures Plummet, Gold Slated for 3rd Week of Gains as Ukraine-Russia Tensions Escalate
Any confidence of a de-escalating situation between Ukraine and Moscow came to an abrupt halt on Monday, after leaders from the two breakaway regions of Donbass called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize both Donetsk and Lugansk as sovereign nations. The president is expected to make an announcement later today regarding his decision, as […]
Biotech Firm Blue Water Vaccines Prices US$20 Million IPO
Biopharmaceutical company Blue Water Vaccines, Inc. (Nasdaq: BWV) began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on Friday. The firm’s initial public offering is looking to raise US$20.0 million and is expected to close on February 23, 2022. The offering consists of 2,222,222 common shares selling at US$9.00 per share. The company intends to use the […]
Alberta Prepares to Launch Legal Challenge Against Justin Trudeau’s Emergency Act Invocation
Alberta is preparing to legally challenge the federal government’s unprecedented enactment of the Emergencies Act, which is being used to end anti-mandate protests in Ottawa and major border crossings. According to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, the Liberal government’s use of the law was unjustified and an overreach in response to the Freedom Convoy protests currently […]
Pakistan Government Looking to Borrow Citizens’ Gold in Effort to Boost Forex Reserves
The government of Pakistan is mulling borrowing gold from its citizens in exchange for a premium, as the country looks for ways to increase foreign exchange reserves. According to the Express Tribune newspaper, which cited people from Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance familiar with the matter, the Economic Executive Council (EEC)— which is comprised of the […]