(IDEX Online) - A little more than a month before the start of the winter edition of the Vicenzaoro show, which takes place from January 18th to 23, the Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. (IEG) has unveiled the new brand identity of the exhibition which is to be officially launched at the fair. FutureBrand, a brand consultancy company, was selected by IEG to rebrand the show and has done so al...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Canadian Jewellers Association (CJA) has announced changes to its management personnel, with Executive Director, Brian Land leaving the role and the Association following the completion of his scheduled 18-month contract. He will continue to be involved with the CJA as a freelance writer, while Carla Adams, currently a manager in the Association office, will discharge t...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Online diamond bridal jewelry retailer JamesAllen.com has officially opened its new brick and mortar retail store in Georgetown, Washington DC. The firm said the store offers an OmniChannel experience by providing a new, complementary way for JamesAllen.com customers to explore, research, and purchase its products. JamesAllen.com was acquired last year by Signet Jewe...Read More
(IDEX Online) - In the third departure of a senior figure in less than a year, Dominion Diamond Corp Chief Executive Officer Patrick Evans left the company last week. Evans left on December 5, but will remain as an adviser to the Canadian miner until the end of next year. He is being replaced by COO Shane Durgin. Evans was named as CEO 13 months ago following the company's acqui...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Mining Charter has significant room for improvement to enable meaningful participation of women in mining, says Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) chairperson Lindiwe Nakedi.Soweto-born Nakedi, who owns Gubhani Exploration – a surface exploration drilling company that is currently the only 100% black women owned drilling company in South Africa...Read More
In recent days we've seen the beginnings of an inversion in the yield curve.The 2-year yield and the 5-year yield have inverted but not yet the the 2-year yield and the 10-year yield, the curve that is watched most. However, "2s and 10s" as bond traders would say appear headed for an inversion very soon.We know that an inversion of the yield curve precedes a recession and bear market. That is good...Read More
The last decade has been pretty weak for gold investors. Gold futures have recorded some of its lowest numbers, with 2018 seeing a 7.1% decrease since the January.But some analysts are seeing a sign of hope on the horizon. Gold is finally trading at more than $1,600 per ounce at the time of writing this article, and that's the best price since July. Historically, gold has seen the best prices in t...Read More
The not-so-rare metals are needed for the powerful permanent magnets in motors and batteries, with up to 5kg of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) batteries in each car.With EV take-up f...Read More
The 45,000-acre Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake lithium brine project is located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.Standard Lithium Ltd. [SLL-TSX, STLHF-OTC-Nasdaq-Int. Designation, S5L-FRA] said Wednesday it has completed the commissioning process for its prototype crystallisation pilot plant and has produced its first quantity of high purity lithium carbonate.The company, via it...Read More
Exploring Great Bear's Dixie Lake gold project in northwestern Ontario. Source: Great Bear Resources Ltd.Great Bear Resources Ltd. [GBR-TSXV] on Wednesday released more drill results from its 100%-owned Dixie Lake project in northwestern Ontario.The latest results are from 19 holes totalling 4,290 metres from the Hinge and South Limb zones. The company said it has expanded its recent high grade...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - North American markets all closed higher on a broad-based rally fuelled by a positive outlook on China and the U.S. reaching a trade agreement.The S&P/TSX composite index gained 115.23 points to end at 14,783.06.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 157.03 points at 24,527.27. The S&P 500 index was up 14.29 at 2,651.07 while the Nasdaq composite was up...Read More
Battery electric vehicles are set to become the standard over the next few decades.It's expected that by 2040, battery electric vehicles will represent more than half of global auto sales.But the evolution of the car isn't going to stop there.The next step is to fuel cell technology.Fuel cell vehicles put out no emissions other than water vapor, have a fuel economy equivalent to about 2x that of g...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Canada's main stock index surged higher in late-morning trading, fuelled by the key energy, financial, industrial and materials sectors.The S&P/TSX composite index was up 186.15 points at 14,853.98.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 342.22 points at 24,712.46. The S&P 500 index was up 39.16 points at 2,675.94, while the Nasdaq composite was up 140.03 p...Read More
An improved pair of noise-canceling headphones designed specifically for a former state trooper who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the line of duty was awarded first place in the Fall 2018 Capstone Design Showcase on Dec. 4. The Hypersensitive Hearing Project worked with nonprofit organization Quality of Life Plus to assist the former North Carolina trooper, who has had to deal with hyperse...Read More
ALAMOS, MEXICO - Thanks to a late rain, it's unusually green on the Sierra de Alamos as we drive onto Minaurum Gold's (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) Alamos silver property in late November 2018. We enter via the small town of La Aduana - an old mining town, where the Spanish settled when they came to the region in the 1600s.The Alamos project is in the southern part of Mexico's Sonora State. Minaurum...Read More
Battery electric vehicles are set to become the standard over the next few decades.It's expected that by 2040, battery electric vehicles will represent more than half of global auto sales.But the evolution of the car isn't going to stop there.The next step is to fuel cell technology.Fuel cell vehicles put out no emissions other than water vapor, have a fuel economy equivalent to about 2x that of g...Read More
It was about a decade ago when I walked into the lion's den.At a conference dubbed the Modern Energy Finance Forum, I was asked to speak about the future of renewable energy.This was right around the time the global economy was imploding and new renewable energy technologies quickly went from being the "greatest investment opportunity of the 21st century" to a giant bubble that burst in the face o...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell after Donald Trump and top Democratic leaders clashed over border security.Stitch Fix Inc. (SFIX) tumbled 20.9% on Tuesday after its client growth disappointed Wall Street.DSW Inc. (DSW) jumped 8% after the shoe retailer posted fiscal third-quarter earnings that topped forecasts and the company l...Read More
The Tuesday Market Minute Global stocks rally higher as investors react cautiously to news of progress in U.S.-China trade talks but remain unsettled by political uncertainty in Europe.China's chief trade negotiator spoke with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to set out a "roadmap" for talks despite the political overhang of the Huawei CFO arrestHu...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesDec 12, 2018White Gold has been on a tear this year. Going from a low of $.54 in early September, the shares hit a high of $2 a month later before starting a correction into December. The run began afterI wrote a piece in mid-September. Actually the company hadreleased brilliant results a week earlierthat the market totally ignored as it so often does. They followed up withmor...Read More