Throughout the entire month of September, Bitcoin had been traveling in a lazy sideways channel, bouncing between a floor of 25150 and a high of 28000. Throughout September, the 200 Simple Moving Average(SMA, shown in red below) held up as a strong level if resistance, keeping Bitcoin from rallying. Then...
After a long drought, the past couple of months have ushered in a new round of IPOs, including chip design firm Arm Holdings (ARM), Instacart (CART) and most recently, the iconic sandal Birkenstock (BIRK). Each of these stocks came to market in search of high valuations, but soon came back...
When it comes to delivering oil to the market, the traditional approach has involved heavy investments in exploration and drilling. The problem with this approach is that not all exploration projects are timely or profitable. And in today’s push for clean energy, exploration and drilling is often frowned on...
For people suffering from myasthenia gravis (mg) and other debilitating autoimmune disorders, daily life can be miserable. Patients suffering from mg complain about extreme muscle weakness and fatigue, which can make routine activities like chewing and swallowing very difficult to accomplish. Immunovant (NASDAQ: IMVT) just reported after early-stage data from...
In a recent court filing, the FTC dropped its challenge to Amgen’s takeover bid of Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HZNP). The FTC sought to block the acquisition in an effort to strengthen its antitrust enforcement policies. The agency felt that the merger would potentially lead to anti-competititive practices and price...
After a year of IPO doldrums,things are starting to heat up. Last week, we covered the pending IPO of Arm Holdings, the semiconductor design company. This week, the popular grocery delivery service, Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) announced it will be listing soon.According to a report from CNBC, Instacart is seeking...
The End of Just-In-Time Manufacturing as we Know It Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing was initiated in the 1950s and 1960s by Toyota. The approach was developed as part of the Toyota Production System (TPS), which aimed to minimize waste and improve efficiency in manufacturing processes.  The concept of JIT revolves around producing...
Companies around the world are scrambling to secure the stockpiles of Germanium and Gallium they need after China announced they were curbing exports of the niche metals in their national defense interests. Germanium and Gallium are vital metals with multiple industrial applications. GERMANIUM Germanium has several industrial applications due to its unique...
With global demand rising for Lithium, Chile is positioning itself as the dominant market leader in the mining and distribution of the critical component for the EV battery movement. The government of Chile announced in April that it planned to nationalize its lithium industry, following a move made previously in...
Worldwide demand for copper is steadily on the rise, spurred by trillions of dollars being invested in new infrastructure spending projects, and Argentina is vying to become a major player in this sector. Traditionally, global copper mining has been dominated by Chile, Peru, China, the United States and Australia.  According to...