Max Resource Completes First Eight Drill Holes At Cesar Copper-Silver Project
Drilling is well underway at the Cesar Copper-Silver project in northeastern Colombia, owned by Max Resource (TSXV: MAX). The firm this morning provided an update on the program following the mobilization announcement in late September. To date, a total of eight holes have been drilled from four separate drill pads. Holes have been drilled to […]
Swarmio Reports Average Monthly User Spend Of US$53.50 On Ember Platform
Swarmio Media (CSE: SWRM) this morning is reporting early success following the launch of its Ember gaming and esports platform. The company has released key performance indicators for the platform as a demonstration of the success seen by the platform. To start, the company has indicated that it has hosted over 2,000 gaming events across […]
Canaccord Cuts Price Target On Meta Platforms To $170
Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) last week announced that they would be laying off 11,000 employees or about 13% of the team, and are extending a hiring freeze through the first quarter. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, says that this is part of a plan to “become a leaner and more efficient company by cutting discretionary spending.” […]
U.S. Rail Strike Still is Possible in Time for Christmas
Here is the good news: In mid-September, national representatives of 110,000 U.S. freight rail workers and the four major freight railroad managements, helped by an eleventh hour push by President Biden, reached a tentative labor deal that averted a nationwide strike that could significantly impact an economy that is feeling the effects of an aggressive […]
The Anti-OPEC Movement May Do More Harm Than Good, Says OilPrice.com
It’s “disastrous” for the oil markets, the publication warns. Irina Slav, a writer for OilPrice.com, wrote a critique of environmentalist Carl Pope’s opinion piece published on Bloomberg earlier in November. Slav pointed out the dangers of Pope’s “vision of an anti-OPEC grouping.” The idea of an anti-OPEC+ group has been floated before, Slav recalled, particularly […]
Tuvalu Looks To Upload Nation Into The Metaverse As Global Warming Threat Looms
Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister, Simon Kofe, stated at the COP27 climate summit that it was time to consider alternative solutions for his country’s survival, including becoming the first nation to replicate itself in the metaverse. The Pacific Island nation plans to create a digital clone of itself, recreating islands and monuments and conserving its history and […]
Zhao, Saylor Urge Investors To Store Own Crypto
Binance chief Changpeng Zhao and Microstrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) executive chairman Michael Saylor each made pleas to crypto traders to self-custody their own digital assets as the implosion of the now-bankrupt exchange FTX continues to unravel. Self-custody gives the traders the power of sole possession of your digital money or other digital assets because the user […]
Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Fires Employees For Publicly And Privately Criticizing Him
Twitter’s new owner on Tuesday reportedly fired employees who were found to have made fun of him or made critical comments privately on the company’s Slack channels or publicly on Twitter, according to The New York Times and NBC News, citing information from current and former Twitter employees. The new batch of firings comes after […]
UK Inflation Soars to 41-Year High Thanks to Skyrocketing Food, Energy Prices
UK consumers continued to pay more for goods and services in October, with inflation hitting a 41-year high and substantially surpassing economists’ expectations thanks to out-of-control energy and food costs. Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published on Wednesday shows that UK consumer prices jumped a staggering 11.1% year-over-year in October, exceeding […]
Trudeau Fact-checked: PM Deletes Tweet Falsely Saying Iran Sentenced 15,000 Protestors To Death
Following a viral campaign on social media, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deleted a tweet containing erroneous information about mass executions in Iran. “Canada denounces the Iranian regime’s barbaric decision to impose the death penalty on nearly 15,000 protestors,” the prime minister said in the now-deleted tweet. The post was up for 12 hours before […]