Guinea Coup Sends Aluminum Prices Soaring To Fresh Decade Highs

Aluminum prices soared to a new decade high after a military coup in Guinea stoked concerns over the supply of bauxite, a sedimentary rock with high aluminum content, according to Bloomberg.  Aluminum prices increased in London and Shanghai. London Metal Exchange (LME) contracts rose nearly 2% to $2,775 on the news of the military coup… Continue reading Guinea Coup Sends Aluminum Prices Soaring To Fresh Decade Highs

What Triggers A Volatility Halt In Stocks?

  Day traders need volatility in the markets but what happens when volatility becomes too much and what triggers a volatility halt? Earlier this year, we witnessed extreme volatility in “meme stocks” such as GameStop ($GME) and movie chain AMC Entertainment Holdings ($AMC) which triggered trading halts. Several other once-sleepy stocks like Bed Bath and Beyond ($BBBY) and Koss… Continue reading What Triggers A Volatility Halt In Stocks?

Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest

Podcast: Download StarQuest (SQPN) wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This is Dom Bettinelli, CEO of SQPN, with a special message. In 2020, the StarQuest Network has continued to fulfill our mission of exploring the intersection of faith and pop culture through our many entertaining and informative programs. Our listeners have responded… Continue reading Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest

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Elephants May Use Urine to Navigate

Christopher Intagliata: We humans often navigate using road signs and GPS. Elephants, though?  Connie Allen, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Exeter in the U.K., says they navigate over long distances using their incredible memories. (An elephant never forgets, right?)  Connie Allen: But it’s also been suggested here and there that maybe olfaction and sense… Continue reading Elephants May Use Urine to Navigate

Rabobank: “Nu?” | ZeroHedge

By Michael Every of Rabobank In order to cover the divergent news that matters most today, I need to start with the definition of a word – “Nu”. According to the author of ‘The Joys of Yiddish’, Leo Rosten, “Nu”, which rhymes with “coo”, is an interjection, interrogation, and expletive, second only to “oy” in… Continue reading Rabobank: “Nu?” | ZeroHedge

Randonautica and Randonauting (Paranormal Journeys with Your Phone?)

Podcast: Download MYS133: The Randonautica phone app promises to take you on a magical, mystery journey. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore whether there is anything paranormal about these random journeys or if it’s all just random chance. And Jimmy reveals the unexpected results of his own Randonautica trip. Get all new episodes automatically and… Continue reading Randonautica and Randonauting (Paranormal Journeys with Your Phone?)

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