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The financial services sector is on the brink of a paradigm shift as financial technology disrupts the traditional banking and investing ecosystem. What started as niche applications in payments and lending has now evolved into a comprehensive suite of solutions that include digital wallets, blockchain-based systems, artificial intelligence-driven wealth management
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What a stark reality in the tails for the yellow metal gold and the digital store of wealth Bitcoin. With Bitcoin over $100,000, what does 2025 have in store for the shiny yellow metal? Gold futures rose Tuesday to snap a two-session losing streak, gaining from a softer dollar
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Strategic Overview SolarBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN) (Cboe CA: SUNN) (FSE: GY2) has executed a significant transaction with Qcells, a subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions (KRX: 009830), marking a milestone in the U.S. renewable energy sector. The deal involves the sale and subsequent construction of four ground-mount solar projects in New
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Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally transforming the banking industry, introducing efficiencies, enhancing customer experiences, and redefining operational frameworks. Banks, once synonymous with tradition and caution, are now evolving into agile, technology-driven institutions. The integration of AI is not merely an operational enhancement; it is a complete paradigm shift in how banks
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Artificial Intelligence has had a significant impact on various industries, with healthcare being among the most profoundly impacted. AI has emerged as a game-changing technology in drug discovery and development, medical diagnostics, and even clinical operations. Its influence is particularly noteworthy in protein structure prediction within drug discovery, making it
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Quantum computing, with its unprecedented computational power, is reshaping how the financial sector addresses complex challenges in portfolio optimization, risk management, and derivatives pricing. Quantum technology has evolved significantly over the past decade, and financial institutions are increasingly exploring its potential to optimize large-scale data-driven tasks that traditional computing cannot
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Copper, often dubbed the "metal of electrification," is poised to remain a critical element in the evolving global economic and industrial landscape. Despite recent market turbulence, including surpluses and high inventories, the long-term outlook for copper is underpinned by structural demand drivers, primarily the global energy transition, urbanization,
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Front-month gold futures soared 5.6% this week, reaching $2,709.90/oz—their largest one-week move since March 2023—amid escalating geopolitical risks, particularly in Eastern Europe. Reports of Russia’s use of advanced ballistic missiles have heightened safe-haven demand, outweighing pressures from a stronger dollar and fading expectations
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Copper futures are experiencing significant declines following a sharp revision by Goldman Sachs, which has lowered its forecast for copper prices by nearly $5,000/ton. This downward adjustment is a result of China’s faltering economic recovery, which is expected to delay the anticipated rebound in global copper demand.
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In the current inflationary economic environment, gold has seized the spotlight with an impressive surge in its value, outpacing the performance of gold miners who grapple with a lack of liquidity and rising production costs. With an eventual equilibration of costs and the prospect of interest rate cuts on the
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This past week has brought a sustained surge in cannabis stock prices, driven by positive signals from the highest levels of the U.S. government concerning federal cannabis legislation. The uptrend was notably highlighted by President Joe Biden’s March 8 remarks during the State of the Union speech. He