Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes that ...
Tags: Finance, Rare Earth, Metallurgy
Eight African countries have begun setting up Internet exchange points as part of an ambitious project by the Internet Society and the African Union Commission, aimed at improving interconnectivity between countries and reducing ...
Tags: Internet Society, African Union Commission, interconnectivity
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has won Fast Track status from the US FDA to develop LX1033, an orally-delivered small molecule drug candidate to treat diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-d). Fast Track facilitates the development ...
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Comparisons are useful in evaluating a company, but in the rare earth market, it's not as simple as a spreadsheet. With so many variables in the mix, no two projects are exactly alike, and each has its relative strengths and weaknesses. But ...
Tags: Rare earths, graphite, rare earth market, minerals
The rare earths business isn't unlike a Formula One race, according to Carolyn Dennis, vice-president and senior analyst with Dundee Capital Markets. Companies are speeding to reach production and find strategic partners to grease the ...
Tags: rare earths business, rare earths, Critical Metals, Metals
With so many moving variables in the rare earth space, how can investors evaluate investment opportunities? Siddharth Rajeev of Fundamental Research Corp. finds his top prospects by zeroing in on a specific material and tracking its growth ...
Tags: Rare Earth, Rare Earth Metals, rare earth export, Critical Metals
Equity investing is squarely in a risk-off phase and few sectors have been hit harder than junior mining. Rare earth elements equities are no exception, but most of the materials themselves have not dropped nearly as much. The Critical ...
Tags: REE stocks, REE, junior mining, Rare earth elements, Rare earth
Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it will launch faster LTE wireless service in 21 cities on Oct. 18, reaching a total of 417 markets two months ahead of schedule. The carrier also announced it will soon reach another milestone: Putting a ...
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The policies designed by the US federal government in a bid to promote electric vehicles (EV) will cost $7.5bn through 2019, according to a new report. The US Congressional Budget Office report revealed that have 'little to no impact' on ...
Tags: EVs, electric vehicles, vehicles, automotive
The Olympic Games in London have sparked interest from fraudsters, with a raft of sites supposedly offering live video streams of events, according to security vendor Trend Micro. Trend Micro called out on Sunday more than a dozen sites ...
Tags: Fraudsters, Data Security, Olympic Games, London
UK - The APRS, in association with PLASA and the MIA, has made great progress in stimulating interest in exploring the Brazilian market since their scoping visit with the UKTI trade Mission in September. 15 UK companies have expressed ...
Tags: APRS, Brazilian market, trade Mission, vital experience
A delegation of SEMI members and other stakeholders in LED manufacturing met with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary of Energy David Danielson and his senior staff in August to advocate for increased support for R&D and ...
Tags: LED, Solid State Lighting, SSL
A group of about 30 young people will attend a cyber security boot camp next month set up by the organisations responsible for the Cyber Security Challenge . The boot camp is receiving input and support from the Metropolitan Police ...
Tags: cyber security, training camp, Internet, cyber
With cybercrime revealed to cost Scottish businesses an estimated 5bn academics are urging firms to ensure IT staff have the right skills to overcome new and emerging threats. To enable them to do that, Edinburgh Napier University is ...
Tags: cybercrime, IT staf, IT industry, cyber security
Based on the approved application for grants under the Operating Program Human Resources and Employment, VETROPACK MORAVIA GLASS, akciová spole?nost will organise 15 training activities from January 2011 to April 2012 in the project ...