Iran Considers Halting High-Grade Uranium Production
Iran has indicated it may stop producing highly enriched uranium in exchange for avoiding formal condemnation over its years of blocking United Nations nuclear inspectors. According to a new IAEA report, Iranian officials raised this possibility during meetings in Tehran on November 14. The UN nuclear monitoring agency verified on November 16 that Iran has […]
Comcast Reshapes Media Empire With Spinoff of Cable Networks
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced plans on Wednesday to spin off a collection of its NBCUniversal cable networks into a separate, publicly traded company. This significant restructuring aims to streamline Comcast’s focus on its broadcast, broadband, and streaming businesses while creating new opportunities for the cable networks to adapt to a rapidly changing entertainment landscape. […]
Solaris Resources Plans To Exit Canada Entirely By January 1, 2025
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS) has continued forward with its push to emigrate from Canada, with the copper developer this morning indicating that it will no longer be associated with Canada as of January 1, 2025. The plan to emigrate includes a shake-up of the company’s board of directors and management teams, which is in an […]
Metro Ends 2024 with Mixed Results: Sales Up 2.1%, Earnings Drop 8.5%
Metro Inc. (TSX: MRU) has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024, reporting quarterly sales of $4.94 billion, a decrease of 2.6% compared to $5.07 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. However, adjusting for the 12-week quarter in 2024 versus the 13-week quarter in 2023, sales increased […]
1911 Gold Publishes Mineral Resource Estimate For True North Gold Project
1911 Gold (TSXV: AUMB) has released an updated mineral resource estimate for its True North Gold Project, which is found in southeastern Manitoba. The mineral resource estimate is based on an underground mining model, and uses a 2.25 g/t cut-off. The estimate is based on 3,157 drill holes across an aggregate 15,838 metres at the […]
Baltic Sea Cables Cut in Suspected Russian Sabotage, European Officials Say
Two major underwater fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea were severed this week in what European officials suspect is another act of Russian sabotage, marking an escalation in Moscow’s alleged hybrid warfare against NATO countries. The first incident occurred Sunday when a 135-mile cable connecting Sweden’s Gotland Island to Lithuania failed. The following night, a […]
Make Crypto Great Again? Trump’s Truth Social To Gamble In Crypto Trading With Bakkt Acquisition
In yet another twist in U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s sprawling financial empire, Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT), the parent company of Truth Social, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Bakkt Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BKKT), a cryptocurrency trading platform. Truth Social, launched in 2021 as a “free speech” alternative to mainstream platforms, has […]
Sayona and Piedmont Merge to Build North America’s Largest Lithium Producer
Australia’s Sayona Mining Limited (ASX: SYA) is set to merge with Piedmont Lithium Inc. (NASDAQ: PLL), a North Carolina-based lithium producer. This merger will consolidate their assets into a single entity, streamlining operations and establishing a significant presence in the North American lithium market. Sayona has agreed to acquire Piedmont in an all-stock transaction, resulting […]
Walmart Surges on 5.5% Revenue Jump, $4.6 Billion Profit in Q3 F2025
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported its third-quarter performance this morning, with revenue and earnings surpassing expectations and the company raising its full-year guidance. For the fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2024, the retail giant reported consolidated revenue of $169.6 billion, a 5.5% increase from $160.8 billion in the same quarter last year. This marks the […]
Feds Move to Strip Google of Chrome in Push to Reshape Tech Industry
The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to ask a federal judge to compel Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to sell its Chrome browser. The move aims to dismantle Google’s alleged monopoly in the search market and address broader concerns over the company’s dominance in artificial intelligence and smartphone operating systems. The DOJ’s case against Google […]