Donbass Regions Urge Putin to Recognize Them as Two Separatist Regions
The two separatist regions of eastern Ukraine are calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize them as independent states— a move that will likely worsen the hostile tensions in the country and lead to inevitable conflicts. On Monday, the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin, urged Putin to observe the breakaway […]
Joe Rogan Podcast Disappeared On Spotify Twice In Less Than A Week
The controversial podcast hosted by Joe Rogan has been inaccessible on Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) at least twice now in a span of less than a week. The latest disappearance had been reported earlier today but the podcast can now be accessed again. The podcast first quickly went inaccessible for a brief time on Friday. A […]
Donald Trump’s Truth Social Resembles Twitter–The Platform That Suspended Him A Year Ago
After a year since social media platform Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) suspended his account permanently, former US President Donald Trump is set to launch his own social media platform today, coinciding with the country’s Presidents’ Day. The platform, called Truth Social, hit the App Store shelf over the weekend in time for the public launch. However, […]
Bitcoin Republic Pt. 1: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bro
International media most recently had occasion to pay any attention at all to the tiny Central American republic of El Savador this past January, when the IMF publicly urged the country to, please, reverse its September 2021 decision to make bitcoin legal tender. The bank almost surely chose to make that appeal at that time […]
Gazprom: The EU Has Used Up 95% of its Gas Reserves
Europe’s natural gas reserves are running substantially below normal levels, just as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate. While Russia and Ukraine escalate military activities in preparation for a potential war, Europe faces yet another problem: its gas reserves are significantly depleted, despite cool temperatures being far from over. According Gazprom, which cited […]
BMO Lifts IAMGOLD Price Target To US$3.25 Following Board Rework
On February 14th, BMO Capital Markets upgraded IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) from market perform to outperform and raised their 12-month price target on the stock to US$3.25 from US$2.75. This follows the firm completing negotiations with an activist investor. With this, IAMGOLD is expected to replace 5 of its 9 directors by the May 2022 […]
NFT Marketplace OpenSeas Targeted In Phishing Scam, Reports Mixed On Origination
The largest NFT exchange globally, OpenSeas, has evidently had what one can describe as a public relations nightmare over the course of the last twenty four hours. The company has been targeted by hackers, whom have successfully stolen a number of digital art pieces from users on the platform. The story itself continues to develop, […]
Financial Stability Board: Crypto Markets Threaten Stability of Global Financial Systems
The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies could potentially disrupt the stability of global financial markets in the event that regulators do not take proactive action. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which oversees financial systems across 24 countries, recently published a report outlining concerns and risks stemming from crypto markets, and the potential of widespread disruptions to […]
Lithium Prices Continue Unrelenting March Higher; Albemarle and Livent Expect Prices to Continue to Rise
The price of lithium, one of the most critical and indispensable elements in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, continues to soar. Reflecting what appears to be nearly unlimited demand for the silvery-white metal, lithium’s price graph looks more like a vertical line each day. Lithium carbonate prices are up around 50% in just the first seven weeks of […]
Tesla Faces Safety Probe Anew Following “Phantom Breaking” Complaints
It seems the electric vehicle manufacturer can’t catch a break. Another safety investigation looms over Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) after the US Transportation Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received numerous complaints of the cars suddenly stopping. According to the report by the US regulator’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), it has received 354 complaints […]