The weight-loss jab Wegovy may help people quit smoking, researchers suggest. Smokers with type 2 diabetes who took semaglutide were less likely to need medical care linked to their smoking, a study found. Researchers said the findings indicate the drug, sold under the brand name Wegovy, should be investigated for…
Melodiol Global Health Limited (ASX:ME1) (‘Melodiol’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to advise that it has raised $1.1m in new capital in the form of an equity placement and a loan. Highlights: $1.1m in new capital raised, via combination of equity placement and new loansFollows group unaudited H1 2024 revenues…
Platinum prices have been volatile this year despite high demand and an ongoing supply deficit. After an erosion of platinum stockpiles in 2023 as industrial demand hit record highs, while demand outstripped mine supply by 851,000 ounces. Halfway through 2024, these trends are still playing out. Read on to find…
Antilles Gold Limited (“Antilles Gold” or the “Company”) (ASX: AAU, OTCQB: ANTMF) is pleased to advise that the disposal of surplus plant and equipment from its completed tailings retreatment project in the Dominican Republic has commenced with the sale of an oxygen plant and associated spares for US$500,000 (~A$760,000). The…
‘I am bound and determined to make money in this environment,’ he said. ‘I’ve been through cycles before in this industry — I’ve lost money and I’ve made money, and this time around I’m going to maximize whatever I can do to make as much as I possibly can and…
Prices for cobalt metal continued to contract in Q2 on the back of oversupply. Meanwhile, values for alloy-grade cobalt saw some growth due to increased demand in the aerospace and defense sectors. Starting the 90 day session at US$28,551.80 per tonne, prices for cobalt metal shed 4.93 percent through Q2,…
Atlantic Lithium Limited (AIM: ALL, ASX: A11, OTCQX: ALLIF, “Atlantic Lithium” or the “Company”), the African-focused lithium exploration and development company targeting to deliver Ghana’s first lithium mine, is pleased to announce an increase to the JORC (2012) compliant Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE” or “Resource”) at the Company’s flagship Ewoyaa…
Market volatility has become the norm for the top manganese-producing countries in recent years. Last year, manganese prices trended downward for much of the year on a growing supply overhang amid weakening demand from the global steel market, especially in China, which is suffering from a property sector slump. The…
It’s been another summer of record-smashing temperatures and record-smashing air travel. Airports and airlines say they can handle both. U.S. airlines expect to transport 271 million passengers worldwide this summer, up 6.3% from last season, the Airlines for America trade group has projected. Carriers have added flights and seats —…
NASHVILLE — Charlene Brown arrived at the first full day of Bitcoin 2024 at the Music City Center convention complex with two signs in hand: “Orange Man Good” and “Bitcoin Don.” Similar symbols of a recent and sudden shift in the politics of bitcoin could be spotted elsewhere in the Nashville…