Mexican airlines Volaris and Viva Aerobus strike merger agreement

A reader recently introduced me to an interesting idea: a firm in the US is looking to ‘tokenise’ unmined gold resources. Here’s the pitch from the company ‘NatGold’, which is looking to kickstart the idea (emphasis added): Globally, an estimated $5+ trillion in verified gold reserves remain locked underground—not because they lack value, but because…

Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Ryan Edelman – Vice President, Investor RelationsMark Morelli – President and CEOAnshooman Aga – CFO Conference Call Participants Nigel Coe – Wolfe Research LLCJulian Mitchell – Barclays Investment BankDavid Ridley-Lane – Bank of America Operator Good morning, ladies and…

If you’ve been just waiting for the TSX Index to enter a bear market or deep correction (let’s say between 13-19%) before putting money to work on stocks, you might be waiting around for a while longer. And this latest vicious melt-up rally since Iran war fears peaked might inspire you to chase, even with…

Tim Boreham has a bit of a write-up/ plug for ABX: Sometimes it’s the supposedly smaller things that can grind industry to a halt, such as the current shortage of the obscure diesel additive AdBlue. Few outsiders would know that aluminium smelters require an ingredient called aluminium fluoride (AIF3), to enable the right chemical balance…