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Use of Mangan reaches new highs
Although not a well known or understood industrial raw material, manganese is the fourth most common metal by tonnage after iron, aluminum and copper. Most of the manganese extracted worldwide is used to improve the strength and toughness of steel or to remove …
Ebay adds other payment methods to their platform
Sellers at eBay Inc. (NYSE: EBAY) can now be paid directly on the platform, according to the new terms of use. Sellers no longer need to receive their payments through Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL). PayPal acquired eBay in 2002, and the two big companies …
Lordstown Motors shares drop almost 19%
Lordstown Motors Corp (NASDAQ: RIDE) is officially at risk of bankruptcy, and the electric vehicle maker's shares fell 17% after the opening bell. The company stated in the filing they recently submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. …
Ohio adds further medical conditions to the cannabis list
State officials tasked with overseeing Ohio's medical marijuana program last week approved the addition of three health conditions that qualify a patient for medicinal use of cannabis. With this move, the number of serious medical conditions that allow a …
Facebook will stop treating politicians differently
Social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) plans to halt its policies, which have received a lot of criticism around the world. The policy is used to protect politicians from rules of content moderation. The change, slated to go into effect before Friday, comes …
China reports leak in one of its nuclear power plants
A nuclear power plant in southeast China could turn into an "imminent radiological threat," the plant's co-owner, a French company, has told the United States, CNN reported Monday, citing US officials and a letter the French company received it would have. The …
Could a cannabis stock become the next meme stock?
The so-called "meme stick" revolution is just around the corner. Small investors and social media trading "gangs" team up with institutional hedge fund shorts and bears with massive effects on the publicly traded stock market. We have seen this take undeniable …
Inflation arrives at a 13-Year high
Wall Street stocks and most financial markets have simply brushed aside the news that inflation has accelerated to the fastest pace in more than a decade. On Thursday morning, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that consumer prices, also known as consumer …
Demand for graphite to increase strongly amidst EV boom
Graphite is a soft, black to steel-gray colored mineral that is naturally formed by the metamorphosis of carbon-rich rock, which leads to the formation of either crystalline flake graphite, fine-grained amorphous graphite, or crystalline vein or lump graphite. …
Ross Ulbricht is still the most famous non-violent drug offender behind bars
Ross Ulbricht is arguably the best-known and most high-profile person convicted of a non-violent drug offense in America today. Depending on who you ask, he's either a single criminal drug world mastermind or a peaceful, freedom-loving person who wants to …