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Is Now a Good Time to Buy Bitcoin? (Updated 2024)

Bitcoin is prone to price volatility, with wide swings to the upside and downside. Several notable events already occurred in the Bitcoin space this year, including the much-anticipated launch of the first US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January, the fourth Bitcoin halving event that occurred on April 19 and a global financial rout...
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Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Orosur Surges 78 Percent on Anzá Acquisition

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) increased 1.85 percent on the week to close at 614.26 on Friday (November 29). Meanwhile, the S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) was up 0.75 percent to 25,648.00 and the CSE Composite Index (CSE:CSECOMP) rose 2.49 percent to 141.47. Statistics Canada released its third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data on Friday...
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Syntheia Enhances Inbound Customer Calls with AI-Powered Virtual Assistants, Positively Impacts Sales and Customer Satisfaction

Syntheia Corp. (‘Syntheia’ or the ‘Company’) (Syntheia.ai), CSE SYAI, Syntheia, a Canadian leader in conversational AI SaaS, is transforming customer service by delivering an innovative solution that uses natural language processing (NLP) to handle inbound telephone calls with virtual assistants. Since its beta launch in June 2023, Syntheia has processed over 750,000 conversations, bringing new...
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Barrick Employees Detained in Mali as Mining Sector Tensions Escalate

The ongoing disputes between the Malian government and international mining companies continue to intensify as Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD,TSX:ABX) recently confirmed four Malian employees from its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex had been arrested. Barrick reported on November 26 that the employees had again been detained and charged pending trial. The company stated it refutes the charges, and...
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Biden Admin Awards Intel US$7.9 Billion for Semiconductor Sector Growth

The Biden administration has announced a US$7.87 billion funding agreement with Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) under the CHIPS Incentives Program as part of its efforts to bolster the US semiconductor manufacturing industry. The award represents one of the most substantial semiconductor manufacturing investments facilitated by the CHIPS for America program. Intel plans to invest over US$90 billion...
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