Tale of Two Putins: Did Russian Media Accidentally Reveal a Presidential Double?
A tweet by Volodymyr Tretyak, an apparent supporter of Ukraine in its war against Russia, has piqued the interest once more about the potential existence of multiple Russian President Vladimir Putin’s – aka body doubles. The tweet points out a peculiar situation where the Russian strongman appears to be in two different places simultaneously, raising […]
Patriot Battery Metals Demobilizes Exploration Programs At Corvette Due To Wildfires
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET) has revealed that its ongoing exploration work at the Corvette Property has been hampered yet again by ongoing forest fires within Quebec. The company has indicated that the helicopters being utilized for its drill program have been requisitioned by the government to assist in fire fighting activity. Drilling as a […]
Alpha Lithium Rejects Tecpetrol Takeover Bid
Alpha Lithium Corporation (NEO: ALLI) announced on Friday that its board has unanimously recommended to its shareholders to reject the hostile offer from TechEnergy Lithium Canada, a subsidiary of Tecpetrol Investments. The board said that based on the unanimous recommendation of the special committee of independent directors, it deems the offer is not in the […]
Newmont Declares Force Majeure On Deliveries From Mexican Zinc Mine After Strike
Newmont (TSX: NGT) is currently unable to deliver contracted metal from its Penasquito Mine in Mexico. Reuters this morning has reported that the company has declared force majeure on certain deliveries. “Due to interruptions in production caused by the union strike at Newmont’s Peñasquito mine in Mexico, force majeure has been declared with certain customers […]
Glencore Drops $5 Million Into Stillwater Critical Minerals For 9.99% Stake
Glencore is evidently still interested in projects being conducted by exploration companies, electing this morning to take a 9.99% stake in Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE). The transaction will see the mining major drop $4.94 million to acquire 19.8 million units of Stillwater at a price of $0.25 per unit, a major premium over the […]
Canopy Growth, Where The Only Thing That Grows Is The CEO’s Pay
Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX: WEED) reported its fiscal Q4 and full-year 2023 financials last night, topbilled by a quarterly net revenue of $87.5 million, down from Q4 2022’s $101.8 million as restated. For the full year results, annual net revenue came down to $402.9 million, also a decline from last year’s $510.3 million as restated. […]
Rivian: Consumers Avoid Electric Pickup While Waiting In Line For SUV
Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) is having much more success selling its R1S SUV than its R1T electric pickup truck. A customer which places an order for a new pickup today may receive the vehicle in one to two weeks. Conversely, a similar order for a new SUV might not be filled for up to 18 […]
US Labor Judge Rules Apple Used Coercive Tactics Against Pro-Union Employees
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) has been found to have violated the rights of its retail employees by a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge, who ruled that the company engaged in “coercive” tactics against pro-union sympathizers. The ruling is seen as a significant victory for labor organizers at the tech giant. The decision, which was […]
Bill C-18: Liberal Government’s Online News Act Becomes Law
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed Online News Act that would require social media giants to compensate Canadian media companies for sharing their news content online has officially become law. Bill C-18, which was first tabled by the Liberals in June 2022, aims to force major social media companies such as Meta and Facebook to pay […]
Fire & Flower Sees Opposition in Controversial Sale Amid Bankruptcy Battle
A syndicate consisting of influential stakeholders, including the second-largest shareholder of Fire & Flower (TSX: FAF), has expressed opposition to a proposed agreement between the cannabis retailer and its largest shareholder, an affiliate of the renowned convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD.B). Matt Lamers at MJBizDaily has reported that Shawn Dym, a major […]