Russia Is Targeting Dutch Energy Infrastructure, Says Intelligence Agency
Russia is reporting collecting data on energy infrastructure off the coast of the Netherlands, as per Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD. Agency head General Jan Swillens announced in a press conference held on Monday that a ship had been detected at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The Russian ship, which is suspected […]
SEC Charges Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints For Misstating Filings
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it would be fining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints related to its investment management practices. Specifically, the SEC has charged Ensign Peak Advisors, which is a non-profit operated by the Church. The fine relates to the firm failing to file Forms 13F from 1997 […]
Company Fined $1.5 Million for Hiring Minors to Clean “Skull-Splitters and Razor-Sharp Bone Saws”
One of the country’s largest food-safety sanitation companies was fined $1.5 million by the US Department of Labor (DOL) for hiring more than 100 minors in dangerous jobs at meat processing plants across the country. Packers Sanitation Services Inc, or PSSI, was found to have employed children aged 13 to 17, some of whom worked […]
Mexico Moves Forward With Nationalizing Lithium
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Saturday took another step towards nationalizing lithium, one of the most sought-after commodities in the energy transition. López Obrador signed a decree that lets “the nation be the owner of this strategic mineral,” following a reform that nationalizes lithium deposits in April last year. “What we are doing […]
Slave Lake Zinc Reports Pegmatites Intersected In Historic Drilling
Pegmatite has reportedly been previously intersected at the O’Connor Lake project currently operated by Slave Lake Zinc (CSE: SLZ). The firm this morning indicated that in reviewing historical drill logs from the property, its been identified that 13 historic drill holes intersected pegmatites and pegmatite granites. The discovery is a follow-on to the news last […]
Consumer Inflation Slowed in January, But Grocery Prices Continue to Skyrocket
As widely expected, Canadian consumer prices continued their decline in January— albeit thanks to the base year effect, while grocery costs continued to skyrocket. Latest data from Statistics Canada showed CPI rose 0.5% month-over-month to an annualized 5.9%, following last month’s figure of 6.3% and against forecasts calling for a print of 6.1%. The unexpected […]
F3 Uranium Hits 57,100 cps In Latest Drilling At Patterson Lake North
F3 Uranium (TSXV: FUU), whom was formerly known as Fission 3.0, started the trading week off by releasing further results from its ongoing 20-hole drill program at the Patterson Lake North property, where the company is in search of uranium. A total of four drill hole results were released this morning, with the results coming […]
Eguana Reports Preliminary Calendar Q4 Revenue Of $10.3 Million
Eguana Technologies (TSXV: EGT) this morning was out with an update on its financial performance for the period ended December 31, 2022. The company reportedly had an outstanding quarter, posting revenue gains of more than 300% relative to a year ago on an unaudited basis. Eguana has indicated the revenue for the calendar fourth quarter […]
Russia Suspends Nuclear Arms Treaty With United States
In a much-anticipated speech this morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that it would be suspending the last major nuclear arms-related treaty between the United States and Russia. Referred to as the New START treaty, the agreement is focused on cutting long range nuclear arms. The US last month had already stated that Russia was […]
Google: Supreme Court To Hear Case That Could Change The Internet
On February 21, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on a case that could dramatically change how online platforms like Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) operate and upend the legal protections such giant technology companies have enjoyed for years. In the potentially landmark case, Gonzalez vs. Google LLC, the Court will consider whether a tech […]