Sentiment for lithium prices and lithium stocks turned bullish in late 2025 as global demand surged, suggesting that a market surplus could tighten into a deficit sooner than previously expected. Prices, which had soared through late 2022, faced volatility but rebounded in H2 on robust demand growth, inventory drawdowns and regulatory tightening. Notably, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (SZSE:300750,HKEX:3750) halted operations ...
Statistics Canada released December jobs figures on Friday (January 9). The data shows that 8,200 new jobs were added during the month, while the unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from November. The agency attributes the gain to more Canadians actively seeking work. Analysts had expected a decrease of 5,000 jobs and a smaller increase in ...
The gold price started off the new year on a strong note, approaching the US$4,500 per ounce level midway through the week and breaking through it on Friday (January 9). As is often the case, silver put on a bumpier performance, trading within about a US$10 range. It recorded lows under US$73 per ounce and highs above US$82. Beyond day-to-day ...
XRP price dropped 0.9% in the past 24 hours as investors brace for the upcoming CLARITY Act vote on January 15. The asset has reversed sharply from its January 6 high of $2.40, currently trading near $2.05. XRP price could not overcome the resistance of $2.13 but fluctuated between $2.08 and $2.13 during the day. The post XRP Price Outlook ...
Circle Internet Group’s stock has slipped back near the $83 area after losing much of its post-IPO momentum. The focus now sits on whether CRCL stock can regain strength before January ends. CRCL Stock Stays in $79–$84 Range The shares were last trading around $82.90. The range of the price action indicated the range of The post Will CRCL Stock ...
Crypto prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi, and crypto exchange Crypto.com are facing regulatory challenges as the Tennessee betting regulator has sent cease-and-desist letters to the firms. This development comes amid the debate of whether these prediction markets should also be classified as traditional betting platforms. Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com Face Regulatory Scrutiny In Tennessee Sports betting lawyer The post Crypto Platforms Polymarket ...
The S&P 500 ($SPX) just logged its fifth straight trading box breakout, which means that, of the five trading ranges the index has experienced since the April lows, all have been resolved to the upside. How much longer can this last? That’s been the biggest question since the massive April 9 rally. Instead of assuming the market is due to roll ...
Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday rejected Paramount Skydance’s amended takeover offer, the latest in a series of rejections in David Ellison’s pursuit of the streaming and cable giant. The media company said it remains committed to the $82.7 billion deal it reached in December to sell its streaming service, studio and HBO cable channel to Netflix. ‘The Board unanimously determined ...
Bill Belichick is adding an experienced offensive coordinator to his coaching staff at North Carolina football for the 2026 college football season. On Friday, Jan. 9, the Tar Heels announced the hiring of Bobby Petrino as the offensive coordinator. Petrino spent the last two seasons with Arkansas as the offensive coordinator and was promoted to interim head coach following the ...
The WNBA and its players won’t reach a new CBA agreement by Friday’s deadline, entering a ‘status quo’ period. What happens now? What does that mean? Under ‘status quo,’ the working conditions established in the current CBA would remain unchanged. It allows both sides to continue negotiations. The current agreement also prevents the WNBA or its players from engaging in ...
During the past two years, Curt Cignetti has engineered one of the most remarkable and unimaginable turnarounds in American sports history. Under Cignetti’s watch, an Indiana football program that was synonymous with losing has morphed into a national powerhouse, with an undefeated record and a No. 1 ranking this season. It happened quickly, too, with Cignetti’s first Hoosiers team going ...
Savannah Resources Plc, the developer of the Barroso Lithium Project in Portugal, a ‘Strategic Project’ under the European Critical Raw Materials Act and Europe’s largest spodumene lithium deposit (the ‘Project’), is delighted to announce the award of a non-reimbursable grant (the ‘Grant’) of up to approximately €110 million (approximately US$128 million) from the Portuguese State and supported by national funds ...