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MGX Minerals Announces Completion of Large Scale Laboratory Petrolithium Extraction System

Jun 27, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Business

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 27, 2017 -- MGX Minerals Inc. (“MGX” or the “Company”) (CSE:XMG) (FKT:1MG) (OTC:MGXMF) is pleased to announce completion of a 1,000L per day petrolithium extraction and water treatment...

Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Grand Opening of its Research and Manufacturing Center at Andover

Jun 27, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Business

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 27, 2017 -- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), a U.S. commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of unique RNA-targeted therapeutics for the...

Josh Nevin Named Chief Operating Officer for Hiscox USA

Jun 27, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Business

New York, June 27, 2017 -- Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, today announced the appointment of Josh Nevin as Chief Operating Officer for its fast-growing Hiscox USA business unit. Nevin will be based in...

Entegra Financial Corp. Announces Acquisition of Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia

Jun 27, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Business

FRANKLIN, N.C. and GAINESVILLE, Ga., June 27, 2017 -- Entegra Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:ENFC) (“Entegra”), the parent holding company of Entegra Bank, and Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia (“Chattahoochee”), today jointly...

Yield10 Bioscience to Report Results Showing that Trait C4001 Produces Significant Increases in Plant Yield

Jun 27, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Business

WOBURN, Mass., June 27, 2017 -- Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:YTEN) announced that the Company’s novel C4001 trait, a global regulatory gene or transcription factor, has been shown to significantly increase plant...

Lamperd Less Lethal Receives Canadian Government Approval for One-of-a-Kind Aerial Burst Pepper Spray and Flash Grenades

Jun 27, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Business

SARNIA, Ontario, June 27, 2017 -- Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc. (OTC:LLLI) has just received approval and a Federal license from the Federal Government of Canada for the manufacture, sale and export of the newest additions...

Embedded BI Scholarship Winner Sees Analytics in His Future

Jun 27, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Business

ATLANTA, June 27, 2017 -- A business management major from the University of Connecticut won the 2nd annual Izenda Embedded BI Analytics Scholarship by using analytics to gain insight into trade options for a Major...

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Economy

Trump Suspends Iran Strikes for Two Weeks as Ceasefire Talks Begin

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he would delay planned military strikes against Iran for two weeks, marking a significant diplomatic breakthrough after weeks of escalating tensions. The suspension...

U.S. Stock Futures Surge as Trump Postpones Iran Strikes, Ceasefire Hopes Rise

U.S. stock index futures climbed sharply on Tuesday evening as optimism grew over a potential end to the ongoing Middle East conflict. The rally followed President Donald Trumps announcement that planned military strikes...

Oil Prices Crash 15% as Trump and Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire

Crude oil markets were thrown into a frenzy on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, triggering one of the sharpest single-day oil price drops seen in recent memory. The...

Asian Stocks Surge as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal and Samsung Earnings Boost Market Confidence

Asian stock markets recorded sharp gains on Wednesday following news of a tentative two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, while a blockbuster earnings forecast from Samsung Electronics further...

Gold Prices Surge to Three-Week High as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Weakens Dollar

Gold prices climbed to their highest level in three weeks during Asian trading on Wednesday, buoyed by a weakening U.S. dollar following a surprise ceasefire agreement between President Donald Trump and Iran. Spot gold...

Politics

Todd Blanche Defends Trump's Authority to Direct Federal Investigations

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche made his first extended public remarks Tuesday since being appointed last week, defending President Donald Trumps authority to influence federal investigations including those...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

UN Envoy Heads to Iran Amid Escalating Conflict and Ceasefire Talks

Jean Arnault, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres newly appointed personal envoy, is making his way to the Middle East as part of a broader diplomatic push to bring an end to the ongoing Iran war. While...

Pakistan Urges Two-Week Ceasefire as U.S.-Iran War Enters Critical Phase

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formally requested U.S. President Donald Trump to grant a two-week extension to his deadline for Iran, as American and Israeli military strikes on Iran intensified entering the...

Australia Welcomes U.S.-Iran Ceasefire But Criticizes Trump's Inflammatory Rhetoric

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded positively to a newly brokered ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran, while expressing concern over the alarming language used by President Donald...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...

Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute

The United Kingdom is actively working to attract Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude AI app, to expand its footprint in the country. This diplomatic push comes as Anthropic finds itself in the middle of a...

OpenAI Executive Shake-Up Ahead of Anticipated 2026 IPO

OpenAI is navigating a significant leadership restructuring at one of the most pivotal moments in its history. The AI powerhouse confirmed that Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap is transitioning into a newly created...