(IDEX Online) - Chow Tai Fook has been accused of having links with organized crime dating back over decades, following an investigation by ABC News, Australia's public news broadcaster.It claims the Hong Kong-based jewelry empire, with almost 6,000 stores globally, has "a long history of association with organised crime figures and people blacklisted by gambling regulators around the world"....Read More
(IDEX Online) - Alrosa is reportedly selling over $250m of diamonds a month, despite sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.Sales have resumed, says Bloomberg News, primarily to India, where banks have become more comfortable with transactions in rupees and in currencies other than US dollars, which have been outlawed.Alrosa, the state-controlled miner, is now said to be selling at levels...Read More
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Toronto by Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, in theRead More
(IDEX Online) - Sarine is rolling out its AI-based e-Grading technology to midstream manufacturers, allowing them carry out third-party grading of the 4Cs on site.It means they no longer need to send stones to a grading lab, saving time and money.The e-Grading system builds on automated 4C grading systems developed by Israel-based Sarine and available since 2016.Sarine first announced e-Grading in...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points in pre-opening trade.Equity index futures were virtually unchanged following release of July Durable Goods Orders at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.8% versus a gain of 2.0% in June. Actual was unchanged. Excluding transportation sales, consensus for July Durable Goods Orders was an increase of 0.2...Read More
"The wicked borroweth," reads Psalms 37:21, "and payeth not again."The president is evidently facilitating wickedness by the wholesale...Today he announced plans to wash away up to $10,000 in student loan debt for those wicked debt-kiters earning under $125,000 per year.Those who received Pell Grants may be forgiven $20,000. The United States Department of Education estimates 27 million wicked wil...Read More
The war in Ukraine has been dragging on for six months with no end in sight.Russia is slowly and systematically advancing, while the Ukrainian military is being ground down in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.On balance, Russia is winning the war, although progress is slow.Russia will next likely move to take Odesa, a strategically key Black Sea port. Russia has staged missile attacks on Odesa...Read More
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"Today's news comes slightly more than three years since the start of formal environmental assessment of the Valentine Gold Project," Marathon president and CEO Matt Manson said.Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets analyst Michael Fairbairn said CG viewed the federal EA as the most significant outstanding step in Marathon's permitting process."With this approval, the company can now proceed with site...Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Gold Terra Resources Corp. [YGT-TSXV, YGTFF-OTCQX, TXO-Frankfurt] has released final assay results from drilling in the Mispickel area in the northern part of the company's Yellowknife City Gold Project in the Northwest Territories.Gold Terra shares advanced on the news, rising 3.1% or $0.005 to 16.5 cents. The shares are currently trading in a 52-week range of 28.5 c...Read More
It's not just about tree-hugging.The transition of our global energy infrastructure to one that is heavily weighted in renewable energy may offer some environmental benefits, but it's much bigger than that.In fact, I would argue that any potential environmental benefits of renewable energy have nothing to do with this transition.It's really about two things: cost and necessity.In terms of cost, it...Read More
Macro Voices, Released on 8/25/22MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Santiago Capital founder Brent Johnson to the show to take a deep dive on the U.S. Dollar: Why it didn't crash the way so many people predicted, why it's been so strong, and why Brent says that strength is set to continue.Brent Johnson is the CEO of Santiago Capital http://www.santiagocapital.com/. brent john...Read More
Wall Street Silver, Released on 8/25/22Peter Grandich joins us to discuss the latest in the Silver markets as the price has dropped below $20 per oz... Again! Furthermore, we talk about the Fed, some Mining companies to be on the lookout for, and more.Peter Grandich & Company specializes in retirement, business and estate planning, that operates with the slogan that they "enable common people to a...Read More
Arcadia Economics, Released on 8/25/22As the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates, the impact is being increasingly felt in the housing market. And in today's video, Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics goes through some of the data and trends that have emerged that show the weakness in the sector, and why he feels they will continue to accelerate. Especially with this Friday...Read More
Wealthion, Released on 8/25/222022 has been a difficult one so far for investors to successfully navigate. The US economy looks to be entering recession. Europe is in even worse shape. China is struggling, too, while tensions with Taiwan mount dangerously. This year has also had one of the worst 1st halves of the year for both stocks & bonds in history. And with economic growth contracting, inflat...Read More
Bloomberg, Released on 8/25/22Mohamed El-Erian, University of Cambridge Queens' College president and Bloomberg Opinion columnist, says Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell must address past, present and future issues in his speech at Jackson Hole.Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company. He is the former CEO and co-Chief Investment O...Read More
Fox Business, Released on 8/25/22Ted Oakley, the founder of Oxbow Advisors and co-founder of its predecessor firm, HPO Advisors, has over thirty-five years of experience in the investment industry. The "Oxbow Principles" and the firm's proprietary investment strategies were developed as a result of the unique perspective Ted gained throughout his almost four-decade tenure advising high net worth i...Read More
Zero Hedge, Released on 8/25/22Just when we thought that after a tsunami of bipartisan blowback to Twitter's ludicrous censorship implemented by woke 20-year-olds who chronically confuse the terms fascistContinue... ZeroHedge Suspended Again By Twitter For Reporting Facts added by Herman James on 08/25/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
The National Pulse, Released on 8/22/22Chinese Communist Party-backed social media platform TikTok inserted code into its app to allow for theContinue... TikTok is Tracking Your Keystrokes On External Websites, Report Claims added by Herman James on 08/25/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Of Two Minds, Released on 8/24/22If "markets" controlled by the rich are allowed to distribute essentials, the result will be civil disorder and the overthrow of regimes.Continue... Charles Hugh Smith: What's Worse Than Inflation? Depression + Inflation added by Herman James on 08/25/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More