Iron prices started off strong at the beginning of 2024, but have since dropped steeply to two-year lows. Market watchers are looking for a turnaround in China’s economy. Iron is one of the world’s most important industrial metals, and is primarily used in the production of ferrous metals including steel,…
The nickel market has faced challenges over the past few years due to a supply glut and weak demand. Even though the price of nickel surged in the first quarter of 2024, the higher prices didn’t last, and by the end of the year, any gains the base metal made…
From established players to up-and-coming firms, Canada’s pharmaceutical company landscape is diverse and dynamic. Canadian drug companies are working to discover and develop major innovations amidst an increasingly competitive global landscape. Rising technologies such as artificial intelligence are playing a role in the landscape as well. Read on to learn…
Cobalt prices started 2024 trading at the US$29,151.50 per metric ton level, the highest price point the battery metal achieved in 2024. By the end of the year prices had contracted by 16.68 percent to US$24,287.90. Prices remained under pressure due to oversupply, with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Lead prices rode a wave of volatility in 2024 as global economic uncertainty continued to wreak havoc on metals markets. As an industrial metal, lead has largely been used in lead-acid batteries, and to a lesser extent in pigments, weights, cable sheathing and ammunition. More recently, the electric vehicle (EV)…
(TheNewswire) TORONTO, ON, January 10, 202 5 TheNewswire – Silver Crown Royalties Inc. (‘ Silver Crown ‘, ‘ SCRi ‘, the ‘ Corporation ‘, or the ‘ Company ‘) (CBOE:SCRI; OTCQX:SLCRF; FRA:QS0) wishes to provide an update on its 2024 progress and 2025 expectations. Based on minimum silver payment obligations,…
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Vince McMahon will pay more than $1.7 million in relation to charges that he failed to disclose payment agreements related to sexual assault charges. Meanwhile, a woman suing McMahon and the WWE said she was pressing on with…
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have called off plans to launch their sports streaming service, Venu, the companies said in a joint statement Friday. “After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture and not launch the streaming service,” they said in the statement. “In an ever-changing marketplace,…
Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance, the company confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday. “At Microsoft we focus on high-performance talent,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in an email to CNBC on Wednesday. “We are always working on helping people learn and grow. When people are…
Disney said Wednesday it has an estimated 157 million global monthly active users watching ad-supported content across its streaming platforms — Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. That number includes 112 million users domestically and is an average per month over the last six months. While traditional TV outlets have a standard way…