2025 marked a turning point for investment in the cannabis sector, shifting the focus toward operational resilience and consolidation after a sluggish 2024. Key market drivers included an upswing in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity as stronger multi-state operators (MSOs) acquired distressed assets, alongside pivotal regulatory developments. The central theme…
The global lithium market weathered a tough 2025, as persistent oversupply and softer-than-expected electric vehicle demand pushed prices for the battery metal to multi-year lows. Lithium carbonate prices in North Asia fell below US$9,550 per metric ton in February — their weakest level since 2021 — prompting production cuts and…
Versant – a media business that Comcast has recently spun-off – started trading independently on Nasdaq today.The separation marks a significant reshaping of CMCSA’s media assets, with VSNT positioned as a standalone player under the leadership of Mark Lazarus.Versant’s portfolio includes notable assets like CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network, Rotten Tomatoes,…
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) remains in focus today after the US launched a military strike against Venezuela, detaining the country’s president (Nicolás Maduro) and his wife (Cilia Flores).The geopolitical escalation has rattled energy markets, given that Venezuela currently holds about 18% of the world’s proven crude oil reserves.In early trading,…
Europe’s markets and politics jolted into motion as a dramatic US intervention in Venezuela rippled across global finance and diplomacy.London stocks pushed toward historic highs amid a rush into defence and gold, while regulators intensified scrutiny of AI abuses and leaders from Copenhagen to Budapest warned of far-reaching consequences.From energy…
Markets lurched across energy, tech, and geopolitics as Washington injected fresh volatility into global trade and supply chains.Trump’s vow to reopen Venezuela’s oil fields sent US refiners and Chevron surging, while tariff threats against India rattled emerging-market confidence.In tech, Nvidia faces a defining moment at CES amid rising custom-chip competition,…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 800 points, or roughly 1.7%, to breach an all-time record above 49,000 on Monday.The historic rally came as Wall Street assessed the US military’s weekend capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a contained geopolitical event unlikely to spark global instability.The S&P…
The IRS has quietly handed most American workers a modest tax break starting this month, but fewer are likely aware of it.Inflation adjustments and changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act have lifted 2026 tax brackets and the standard deduction, meaning many taxpayers could keep slightly more of each…
Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) is facing mounting regulatory scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions after its Grok chatbot was used to create and share AI-generated sexualized images of children and women. Authorities in Europe, India, and Malaysia have launched investigations, while officials in Brazil and the…
Asian markets extended a record-breaking rally on Tuesday, taking cues from Wall Street’s latest highs, even as investors digested geopolitical shocks linked to Venezuela and fresh developments from Nvidia in autonomous driving. The day’s trading reflected a market largely driven by momentum and macroeconomic expectations, with limited spillover so far…