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Global markets rode AI, interest rate roller coaster in 2024
Despite political upheavals, stock markets and bitcoin smashed records in 2024, fuelled by investor enthusiasm for AI, falling interest rates, and hopes of tax cuts.
European stock markets end year with gains
Europe's main stock markets ended the year Tuesday with solid gains, as all eyes turn to 2025 and the impact that the policies of US president-elect Donald Trump will have on the global economy.
Asian stocks dip as Santa snubs Wall Street
Asian stocks ended the year in the red on Tuesday after worries about 2025 and profit-taking turned Wall Street's usual holiday-period "Santa Claus rally" into a mini-rout.
Tsodilo Resources Limited - Grant of Stock Options
Tsodilo Resources Limited ("Tsodilo" or the "Company")(TSXV:TSD)(OTCQB:TSDRF)(FSE:TZO) reports that in terms of the Stock Option Plan of the Company and a policy adopted by the board of directors in September 2002, 400,000 stock options were granted to officers, senior employees, and advisors to be effective on January 1, 2025, at CDN $0.16 per common share. These options are valid for five years and vest in four equal installments on January 1, 2025, July 1, 2025, January 1, 2026, and July 1, 2026.
Jericho Energy Ventures Portfolio Company Awarded California Grant for Climate Innovation
Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTC PINK:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) ("Jericho", "JEV" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, as part of its long-standing hydrogen partnership with Capella Partners, a JEV portfolio company was awarded a grant from the Climate Innovation Proof of Concept Grant program associated with the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Southern Energy Corp. Announces Payment of Interest In-kind to Its 10% Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures and Voluntary Delisting From OTCQX
Southern Energy Corp. ("Southern" or the "Company") (TSXV:SOU)(AIM:SOUC) announces that the Company has agreed to issue, in aggregate, 2,143,000 new common shares in Southern (the "Common Shares") to holders of its 10% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures issued on June 14, 2019 and January 15, 2021 (collectively, the "Debentures") as payment in kind of accrued interest on the Debentures due on December 31, 2024 in the aggregate amount of CAD$214,300 (the "Interest Payment"). The number of new Common Shares to be issued is equal to the amount of the interest, divided by the volume weighted average trading price per Common Share for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the fifth trading day on the TSX-V preceding December 31, 2024, being CAD$0.10 per Common Share. Southern gave notice to Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as debenture trustee, effective December 31, 2024, that it exercised its right to make the Interest Payment by issuing Common Shares.
More than half of Syrian children out of school: Save the Children to AFP
About half of school-age children in Syria are missing out on education after nearly 14 years of civil war, Save the Children told AFP on Monday, calling for "immediate action".
No Santa rally for stocks as equities slide
Global stock markets mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trading ahead of a potentially tumultuous 2025 when Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Stock markets, dollar retreat
European and Asia stock markets mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trade ahead of a potentially tumultuous 2025 when Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Anguish for South Korea plane crash relatives amid grim salvage
Cries of anguish echoed through a lounge at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Monday as families waited for news of relatives killed in the weekend's Jeju Air plane crash.
New year nerves hit Asian stocks
Asia stocks mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trade ahead of a potentially tumultuous 2025 when Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Ex-husband convicted in French mass rape trial will not appeal: lawyer
The Frenchman convicted of drugging and raping his then wife and soliciting dozens of men to do the same for more than a decade will not appeal his verdict, his lawyer said Monday.
Belgium becomes first EU country to ban disposable e-cigarettes
Wildly popular with young people for their dizzying array of flavours, including apple, watermelon and cola, the time is up for disposable e-cigarettes in Belgium -- the first EU country to ban them.
Asia stocks mostly down after Wall St losses
Asia stocks mostly fell in thin holiday trade on Monday after tech losses killed off the traditional year-end lift on Wall Street at the end of last week.
Levity Products to Join Arab Health Expo 2025
Levity Products, Inc, an innovative provider of catheter stabilizers, will be participating in Arab Health 2025, taking place from January 27th to January 30th at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The conference will have over 3,500 companies attending from over 180+ countries.
Cypher Metaverse Inc. Announces Technology Consultant Jake Chernoff to Lead Development
Cypher Metaverse Inc. (CSE:CODE) ("Cypher" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Jake Chernoff has joined the company as a technology consultant to help guide the development of its holdings. With nearly a decade of experience in cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and the digital metaverse, Jake brings a wealth of knowledge, specializing in early-stage investments and capital deployment, with a focus on emerging technologies.
Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areas
The Taliban's supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked.
179 dead in South Korea's worst plane crash
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone aboard except for two flight attendants plucked from the wreckage.
At least 177 dead in South Korea's worst plane crash
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two feared dead.
Three die in clandestine Channel crossing attempt
Three migrants died Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, a local mayor told AFP.
All but two feared dead after South Korea plane crashes with 181 aboard
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two feared dead.
Japan's Wajima craftmakers see hope in disaster-hit region
Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box.
Suriname rules out state funeral for ex-dictator Bouterse
Suriname's government announced Saturday that the small South American nation will not hold a state funeral for its ex-president Desi Bouterse, who this week died a fugitive from justice aged 79.
Turkey's pro-Kurd party meets jailed PKK leader
A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday visited jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul, party officials said.
EU universal charger rules come into force
EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force on Saturday, in a change Brussels said will cut costs and waste.
Tech slump slays Santa rally, weak yen lifts Japan stocks higher
Hopes for a Santa Claus rally on Wall Street fell Friday as tech stocks slid lower, while a weaker yen lifted Japanese equities.
Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US
Montenegro announced on Friday that it would extradite South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to the United States, following a year and a half of dizzying court rulings and subsequent reversals over his removal.
Brazil views labor violations at BYD site as human 'trafficking'
Authorities in Brazil said Friday they are probing Chinese auto giant BYD and one of its contractors for suspected "trafficking" of Chinese workers building a factory in the South American country.
Weak yen lifts Japan stocks higher, Wall Street slides
A weaker yen lifted Japanese equities on Friday, while Wall Street's major indices slid in quiet holiday trading.
Tourists return to post-Olympic Paris for holiday magic
Holidaymakers are returning to Paris for winter holiday magic as the tourism industry rebounds, inspired by the successful Olympic Games and the re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral.
Global stocks rise as Japan led Asia gains on a weaker yen
Global stocks mostly rose on Friday, as European markets returned from the Christmas break tracking Asia gains after a weaker yen lifted Japanese equities.
Asian markets mostly rise but political turmoil holds Seoul back
Asian markets mostly rose on Friday, with Japanese shares gaining on a weaker yen, although Seoul shares plunged as South Korea's political crisis deepened with a second impeachment vote.