A recent analysis of over a billion job postings by LightCast, a labour insight platform, has revealed a significant increase in the demand for artificial intelligence skills, with these roles also commanding higher average salaries.Although there are increasing concerns that artificial intelligence is displacing jobs, the outlook for the labour…
Putting aside a two-day sell off as July passed into August, the US stock market managed to hold up pretty well through the late summer doldrums. All the US majors posted gains for August, with the S&P 500 celebrating the unofficial end of summer by crossing above 6,500 for the…
JPMorgan is making a bold entry into Germany’s crowded digital banking sector, hoping its global brand and technology investments can help it break through fierce competition and regulatory hurdles. The US banking giant aims to launch its Chase digital retail bank in Germany by the second quarter of 2026, a…
Shares of Salesforce slid nearly 7% in premarket trading on Thursday after the cloud software provider issued a softer-than-expected third-quarter revenue forecast, raising fresh concerns about when its large investments in artificial intelligence will start to deliver financial returns.The stock drop came despite stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings and an expanded $20…
Most major commodities were in the red on Thursday, with oil extending its 2% decline from the previous session.Gold and silver prices also fell after a sharp rally over the last few trading sessions.Among industrial metals, copper also extended its losses from Wednesday as the red metal struggled to break…
Dow futures were up about 58 points on Thursday, trading near 45,350.00, showing a bit of cautious optimism ahead of key labor market data. S&P 500 futures ticked higher by 15 points to around 6,471, while Nasdaq futures added roughly 70 points to 23,645. Moves were mixed across the board,…
Figma stock tanked 15% as post-IPO shine dimmed fast. After its blockbuster debut back in July, the design software firm took a heavy hit on Thursday when second-quarter earnings came in below lofty expectations.Revenue growth was solid, but not enough to satisfy the hype, and the stock tumbled more than…
Ken Hoffman of Red Cloud Securities shares his gold price target of US$10,000 per ounce. In his view, the US dollar is set to decline to its lowest level in the last 20 years. Given its usual relationship with gold, that could send the price to US$7,000, and from there…
As global giants chase consumer-facing artificial intelligence (AI), Canada has adopted a different approach. The northern nation has excelled in developing B2B AI solutions for enterprises, governments and research institutions. This discreet strategy aims to cultivate a trusted AI environment, fostering innovation and economic growth within Canada, while building a…
Prince Silver (CSE:PRNC,OTC:HWTNF) is a Vancouver-based exploration company advancing the Prince Silver project in southeastern Nevada. In July 2025, the company completed the transformational acquisition of Stampede Metals Corporation and rebranded from Hawthorn Resources to Prince Silver Corp. The flagship Prince project is a district-scale, past-producing silver-gold-zinc-manganese carbonate replacement system,…