TikTok Parent Company asks Appeals Court to Block Sell-Off Requirement
The Chinese company that owns social media giant TikTok has asked a federal appeals court to block the US government from ordering them to sell the platform or face a…
Day: November 12, 2020
Australia Contemplates Travel Bubble with Asia
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that the government is considering a travel bubble with several “low-risk” Asian countries.
A Vaccine Can’t Come Soon Enough; We have a Long Way to go to Eradicate the Virus
Yesterday’s announcement that two companies have developed a vaccine that has now completed the stage III trials, and is 90% effective in killing the coronavirus. This was truly welcome news…
Piedmont Lithium Launches Spodumene Concentrator Test Work
Piedmont Lithium (ASX: PLL) is to partner with analytical testing firm SGS Canada to complete a pilot-scale spodumene concentrator test work program.
The ‘Known Unknowns’ in Markets are no Longer as Obvious as they Seemed
For most of this year the "known unknowns" in the markets were quite obvious. Now, suddenly, they aren’t.
The Narrative Problem After Peak Oil
In the 1970s, the developed states were shaken by oil shortages. Although largely artificial – the result of OPEC flexing its muscles, and later the Iran-Iraq war – the oil…