April Inflation Eases, Yet…

Canada’s Consumer Price Index rose 1.7% annually in April, slightly above FactSet estimates of 1.6% but down sharply from 2.3% in March—its slowest pace since September. The inflation slowdown reduces the likelihood of the Bank of Canada cutting interest rates at its June 4 meeting. The latest Statistics Canada report showed the index retreated 0.1% […]
Grid Battery Secures Contract for 2025 Exploration Program on Copper-Gold Property with Hardline Exploration — TradingView News

Grid Battery Awards Contract for 2025 Exploration Program on its Copper-Gold Property to Hardline Exploration — TradingView News Grid Battery Metals Inc. Partners with Hardline Exploration for New Copper-Gold Project Introduction Grid Battery Metals Inc. is setting the stage for significant advancements in the resource sector with its latest exploration initiative in British Columbia. By […]
FPX Provides Update on Affiliate Company CO2 Lock Corp
FPX Nickel Corp. has updated its activities related to its subsidiary, CO2 Lock Corp., which focuses on carbon capture and storage (CCS). Established in 2022, CO2 Lock aims for permanent CO2 mineralization and retains carbon credits from its projects. Recent achievements include a successful CCS field program at the SAM site and signing agreements with […]
Perpetua Resources Secures Final Federal Permit for the Stibnite Gold Project in Idaho

Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) announced Monday that the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued Perpetua’s Clean Water Act Section 404 permit for the Stibnite Gold project in Idaho. The decision comes after eight years of rigorous inter-agency federal permitting, and was the last federal permit required to progress towards construction. […]
3 Stocks That Recently Had Their Fair Value Estimates Increased

Tariff turmoil and fears of recession have rattled financial markets and put pressure on many companies. But some have thrived in this challenging environment, and Morningstar analysts have raised their fair value estimates of those names. A fair value estimate is a Morningstar analyst’s estimate of a stock’s intrinsic value, determined using a proprietary discounted […]
Markets Focus on Trade Agreements as DAX Surpasses 24,000

Markets Eye Trade Deals, DAX Breaches 24000 Zain Vawda Market Analyst Zain is an experienced financial markets analyst and educator with a rich tapestry of experience in the world of retail forex, economics, and market analysis. Initially starting out in a sales and business development role, his passion for economics and technical analysis propelled him […]
G7 Finance Leaders Assemble Amidst Focus on Ukraine and Tariff Issues
G7 finance leaders gather with Ukraine, tariff concerns at fore G7 talks often center on priorities across members and guests, like sanctions on Russia, but the impact of US tariffs cast a pall this year, analysts say (Daniel SLIM) Top finance leaders from the G7 nations gather in Canada starting Tuesday, with concerns including war […]
Applied Materials Earnings: Cutting-Edge Chip Performance

Editor’s Note: This analysis was originally published as a stock note by Morningstar Equity Research. Key Morningstar Metrics for Applied Materials What We Thought of Applied Materials’ Earnings Applied Materials’ AMAT April-quarter revenue rose 7% year over year to USD $7.1 billion, down 1% sequentially. Non-GAAP gross margin rose 170 basis points year over year […]