Major diversified miner Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) weathered both operational challenges and a tragic loss to deliver a resilient performance in the first quarter of 2024. Despite grappling with the aftermath of a devastating plane crash that claimed six lives, including four Diavik diamond mine employees, the company has emerged with…
Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) saw upward momentum in the first quarter of the year on the back of tightening supply and increasing demand from the energy transition. After bottoming out at US$7,800 per metric ton (MT) in the fall of 2023, copper prices bounced back to…
The first quarter of 2024 was a mixed bag of optimism, caution and resilience in the cryptocurrency market. All in all, the crypto sector saw notable growth and increased investor interest in Q1 against a backdrop of positive macroeconomic trends. Data from PitchBook Data shows that the crypto and blockchain…
Overview ChemX Materials (ASX:CMX) is a critical materials company developing innovative processing technology to produce high purity alumina for advanced technology and clean energy applications. ChemX Materials’ 100 percent owned, Australian patented HiPurA® process technology offers a low cost and energy intensity production method to produce high purity alumina (HPA).…
Cardiex Limited (ASX:CDX) leverages its proprietary SphygmoCor® technology to develop and market vascular biomarker technologies and digital solutions focused on the world’s largest health disorders. SphygmoCor®, the company’s groundbreaking technology, has set the benchmark for noninvasive measurement of central aortic pressures and related arterial health characteristics, collectively referred to as…
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage crossed over 7% on April 1, according to Mortgage News Daily, and it just kept going. It now sits right around 7.5%, the highest level since mid-November of last year. Rates hit their highest level in a few decades last October, causing…
Unionization at Disneyland may no longer be a fairytale, as a majority of approximately 1,700 parades and characters cast members have filed with the NLRB for union representation. According to a statement from the Actors’ Equity Association, those employees are receiving unionization cards from the group. ‘These performers, and the…
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage crossed over 7% on April 1, according to Mortgage News Daily, and it just kept going. It now sits right around 7.5%, the highest level since mid-November of last year. Rates hit their highest level in a few decades last October, causing…
Who are the 100 most influential people in the world? Every year, TIME Magazine has an answer. TIME released its list of the 100 Most Influential People for 2024 on Wednesday. The annual list, which asks cultural and political icons to highlight the changemakers of the past year, features dozens…
The last time Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel addressed his parishioners he was standing at the front of a church delivering an Assyrian bible reading that was dramatically cut short by the dark shadow of an alleged assailant armed with a knife. From hospital on Thursday, after a traumatic week for…