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CLIENT FEATURE: Tartisan Nickel $TN.ca Kenbridge Property Hosts M&I Resource of 7.14 Million Tonnes at 0.62% Nickel, 0.33% Copper

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:17 AM on Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

Investment Highlights

  • Kenbridge property has a measured and indicated resource of 7.14 million tonnes at 0.62% nickel, 0.33% copper
  • 17.5 (21.8 fully diluted) percent equity stake in Eloro Resources and 2 percent NSR in their La Victoria property

Kenbridge Ni Project (ON, Canada)

  • Advanced  stage  deposit  remains open  in  three  directions,  is  equipped with a 623m  deep  shaft  and  has  never  been  mined. 
  • Preliminary  Economic Assessment completed and updated returned robust project 
    economics and operating costs including  a  NPV  of  C$253M  and  cash costs of US$3.47/lb of nickel net of  
    copper credits.
  • Plans for Kenbridge include updating PEA, advancing the project through to feasibility and exploring the open mineralization at depth

FULL DISCLOSURE: Tartisan Nickel Corp. is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

ThreeD Capital Inc. $IDK.ca – 5 #Blockchain Trends Everyone Should Know About

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:51 AM on Monday, January 28th, 2019

SPONSOR: ThreeD Capital Inc. (IDK:CSE) Led by legendary financier, Sheldon Inwentash, ThreeD is a Canadian-based venture capital firm that only invests in best of breed small-cap companies which are both defensible and mass scalable. More than just lip service, Inwentash has financed many of Canada’s biggest small-cap exits. Click Here For More Information.

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  • Many big players including IBM and Walmart are continuing to push ahead, confident it can provide real value for organizations in need of innovative solutions around record keeping and secure recording of transactions.

Bernard Marr

Blockchain traveled a rocky road in 2018 but is still hotly tipped as a technology with huge potential for transforming business and day-to-day life.

The past year saw huge drops in value for its flagship use case – cryptocurrency Bitcoin – and reports that many pilot programs are failing to show true value. However, many big players including IBM and Walmart are continuing to push ahead, confident it can provide real value for organizations in need of innovative solutions around record keeping and secure recording of transactions.

5 Blockchain Trends Everyone Should Know About

So, here are my five predictions for how we’re likely to see blockchain use growing and continuing to make headlines – although they may be slightly less hyperbolic – in 2019.

Less Hype and Scams, More Substance

Any new technology has the potential to attract snake-oil salesman, and perhaps blockchain attracted more than most. This meant that 2018 saw regulators stepping in, meaning that those offering “miracle solutions” and get-rich-quick schemes built (or not built) on blockchain should be far less visible in the next 12 months.

What we should see instead is results of more considered, mature endeavors in the blockchain arena. Businesses such as Walmart that is investing in solutions designed to shore up food safety standards in the wake of crises such as 2018’s E.coli outbreak. Walmart’s solution means anyone involved in the supply of certain products will be able to trace individual items back to the farm where they were grown, using a tamper-proof distributed database.

Amazon is also announcing blockchain projects for this year – with two blockchain initiatives aiming to enable its AWS customers to take advantage of distributed ledger technology in their own projects.

With big players like those two (and others) entering the game, it seems certain that blockchain will start to demonstrate that it can bring real value during 2019.

The Blockchain and Internet of Things Convergence Continues to Gather Pace

According to one report, the use of blockchain technology to secure data and devices in the internet of things (IoT) doubled during 2018. This trend is likely to continue next year and beyond, as more organizations wake up to the potential of distributed, encrypted ledger technology in this field. The powerful encryption used to secure blockchains means that attackers need a vast amount of computing power to brute-force their way into just one node. Additionally, their decentralized nature means attackers can’t bypass security by disabling a single-point-of-failure with, for example, a denial-of-service attack.

As well as security, blockchain offers utility benefits in the IoT field, too. With the number of connected devices predicted to top 26 billion during 2019, vast amounts of machine-to-machine communication will be taking place, at far too high a speed for humans to keep up manually. Experts predict that blockchains will increasingly be used to log and monitor these communications and transactions, and although this convergence is at a very early stage, 2019 will see an explosion in its use.

More Blockchain Offerings from the Financial Services Industry

Cryptocurrency values may have taken a hammering during 2018, due in no small part to a bursting of the speculative bubble built up around the arrival of such potentially transformative technology.

But the mainstream financial services industry was undoubtedly shaken by the emergence of this tech and the potential it has to disrupt their businesses. So much so that it seems likely they will be at the forefront of the next wave, when it comes crashing in.  One example is Bakkt, the Bitcoin-based futures trading platform planned by ICE, the operator the New York Stock Exchange.

In developing markets particularly, where much of the population is labeled “unbankable” due to institutions’ inability or unwillingness to connect them to its services, start-ups are likely to lead the way with innovative services built around blockchains and digital, fraud-resistant currencies, storage, and transfer mechanisms.

More Investment Opportunities

Not just in quirky, unknown cryptocurrencies with unproven use cases – blockchain technology makes it possible to offer and track investments in a whole range of asset classes that traditionally have been the preserve of institutional investors and the wealthy.

For example, tokenization lowers the bar to entry for investment in property, potentially allowing more liquid trading of high-value assets and allowing more of us a slice of the pie of the growth (or losses) they can generate. Regulation will be needed before these investment opportunities will be considered safe enough for everyday investors to take part, and as we’ve seen over the last year, this certainly seems to be on its way.

Art, fine wines and property are all examples of investment assets that traditionally were only an option for well-off investors with the luxury of being able to put capital in up-front and be in no hurry for their investment to pay off. With regulation in place, everyday investors can purchase digitally-backed “shares” in these asset classes and sell them off when they need to liquidate their funds.

Additionally, blockchain-based “smart contracts” are designed to reduce the reliance on middlemen such as brokers and lawyers when establishing these transactions, further lowering the costs and barriers to entry.

Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) will still be big business

I’m not going to be stupid or irresponsible enough to predict that the value of cryptocurrencies is going to shoot into the stratosphere (again) in 2019. As I’ve said before, speculating on the value of these digital assets isn’t my business, and if the tumultuous volatility of recent years proves anything, it’s that no one can accurately predict what will happen next.

One thing that is clear, though, is that cryptocurrencies are far from dead. Using the Bitcoin price as a benchmark, prices are still some ten times higher than they were two years ago, and trading volumes on exchanges show there is still a healthy appetite for speculative investment.

And that’s before we even start to consider the possible future of alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Ripple and Tether, that all promise to improve on Bitcoin in some way – offering more utility, security or speed.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/01/28/5-blockchain-trends-everyone-should-know-about/#20f9e8ab3bb9

INTERVIEW: Legendary Financier Sheldon Inwentash $IDK.ca Provides Insight into #Marijuana, #Blockchain and #Resource Sector

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:47 PM on Saturday, January 26th, 2019

PyroGenesis $PYR.ca Announces Winning Tender (>CAD $1MM) for 900 kW Plasma Torch System Sale

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:40 AM on Monday, January 7th, 2019
  • Announced today that it has been awarded a contract for a 900 kW plasma torch system for more than CAD $1MM.
  • This contract was won in a competitive bid put out by RISE Energy Technology Center AB of Sweden

MONTREAL, Jan. 07, 2019 — PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (http://pyrogenesis.com) (TSX-V: PYR) (OTCQB: PYRNF), a TSX Venture 50® high-tech company, (the “Company”, the “Corporation” or “PyroGenesis”) a Company that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes plasma atomized metal powder, plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, is pleased to announce today that it has been awarded a contract for a 900 kW plasma torch system for more than CAD $1MM. This contract was won in a competitive bid put out by RISE Energy Technology Center AB of Sweden (the “Client” or “RISE”).

The invitation to participate was announced on November 11th, 2018 and the deadline for submitting applications was December 12th, 2018. Technical and commercial discussions took place in Sweden December 18-21st, 2018. The competition was narrowed down to two other companies besides PyroGenesis. The 10-day standstill period, in which participants could contest the decision based on procedure, expired January 2nd, 2019, and as such the contract was awarded to PyroGenesis. The Client and PyroGenesis are now in the process of finalizing contract terms. The torch is scheduled to be delivered by Q3 2019.

Mr. P. Peter Pascali, President and CEO of PyroGenesis, provides further information in the following Q&A format:

Q. You announced today a 900KW torch system sale. What does this mean for the Company exactly?

A. This is a giant step forward for PyroGenesis and its torch sale strategy, for three reasons.

First, we won this contract against stiff competition. One was a European powerhouse, and the other was a local company. Being the only non-European competitor did not help either. We were determined to win this contract, and not sacrifice our margins, and we did.

Second, as you know, we are plasma torch experts, and have sold plasma torches in the past. Our main lines of business typically use torches between 10-550 kW so that is what we typically sell as well. However, there is a significant market for high powered plasma torches ( ~ 1 MW range), and one we have targeted for some time now. Notwithstanding the fact that our businesses do not use 1 MW torches, we developed this capability in-house, with support from the Canadian National Research Council, with our eyes set on addressing this market. This announcement today is the first step in that direction.

Third, we announced on October 26, 2017 that we were granted two US patents, one of which was a torch patent targeting this exact application.

Q. And what application is that?

A. Iron ore pelletization.

It is a process in which fossil fuel burners are typically used in abundance. Fossil fuel burners are naturally bad for the environment in that they generate greenhouse gases. Amongst its many advantages, PyroGenesis’ Plasma torches do not.

We are extremely happy to be working with RISE on this project as we share many of their views and values. Sweden is committed to becoming a zero-carbon dioxide emission society and, as such, is developing fossil free technologies across all sectors. This contract is aimed at developing fossil-free energy-mining-iron-steel value chains and thereby provide a basis for governance and industrial strategies for transformative change across all of Sweden.

We are proud to be part of this initiative by providing our patented torch technology (US patent #9,752,206 entitled Plasma heated furnace for iron ore pellet induration) as a basis for this change.

Q. When do you think you will conclude the contract?

A. Within the next six weeks.

Q. Any risk it won’t be signed?

A. There are always risks, but we are highly confident it will be signed. Maybe even sooner than what we expect.

Q. Last but not least, what is your goal for this market?

A. We have one of the largest concentrations of plasma expertise under one roof. We make some of the most unique plasma torches in the world. We run torches on air, oxygen, argon, helium, and even water which is quite uncommon. Our torches are compact, lightweight, easy to operate, fully-automated, with high levels of safety, and impressive reliability. PyroGenesis torches can operate for extremely long periods without maintenance, and they can easily restart without manual intervention.

Winning this public tender not only speaks to our capability of meeting existing needs, but also to our ability to develop new plasma torches for unique and demanding situations.

We have effectively expanded our plasma torch offerings to now include high powered plasma torches and, as such, we expect to very quickly become a significant player in this market segment.

About PyroGenesis Canada Inc.

PyroGenesis Canada Inc., a TSX Venture 50® high-tech company, is the world leader in the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of advanced plasma processes and products. We provide engineering and manufacturing expertise, cutting-edge contract research, as well as turnkey process equipment packages to the defense, metallurgical, mining, advanced materials (including 3D printing), oil & gas, and environmental industries. With a team of experienced engineers, scientists and technicians working out of our Montreal office and our 3,800 m2 manufacturing facility, PyroGenesis maintains its competitive advantage by remaining at the forefront of technology development and commercialization. Our core competencies allow PyroGenesis to lead the way in providing innovative plasma torches, plasma waste processes, high-temperature metallurgical processes, and engineering services to the global marketplace. Our operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified, and have been since 1997. PyroGenesis is a publicly-traded Canadian Corporation on the TSX Venture Exchange (Ticker Symbol: PYR) and on the OTCQB Marketplace. For more information, please visit www.pyrogenesis.com

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “may”, “plan”, “will”, “estimate”, “continue”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “in the process” and other similar expressions which constitute “forward- looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements reflect the Corporation’s current expectation and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, our expectations regarding the acceptance of our products by the market, our strategy to develop new products and enhance the capabilities of existing products, our strategy with respect to research and development, the impact of competitive products and pricing, new product development, and uncertainties related to the regulatory approval process. Such statements reflect the current views of the Corporation with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and other risks detailed from time-to-time in the Corporation’s ongoing filings with the securities regulatory authorities, which filings can be found at www.sedar.com, or at www.otcmarkets.com. Actual results, events, and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward- looking statements either as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) nor the OTCQB accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

SOURCE PyroGenesis Canada Inc.

For further information please contact: Clémence Bertrand-Bourlaud, Marketing Manager/Investor Relations, Phone: (514) 937-0002, E-mail: [email protected]

RELATED LINKS: http://www.pyrogenesis.com/

CLIENT FEATURE: Star Navigation $SNA.ca Real-Time Flight Tracking and Monitoring Technology

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:35 PM on Friday, December 21st, 2018

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

COMPLETED SALE OF FIVE STAR-A.D.S SYSTEMS TO ALMASRIA UNIVERSAL AIRLINES

  • Announced that AlMasria Universal Airlines of Egypt has decided to proceed with the installation and activation of the STAR-A.D.S.® System across all five (5) of its current aircraft fleet, which includes A-320, A-321, A330 and B737 aircraft.

BOMBARDER JOINT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

  • Joint research and development program with Bombardier and other industrials and universities of Canada is progressing very positively.
  • The STAR-A.D.S. ® system which is at the heart of the program, after having been validated and extensively used by the aircraft manufacturer, has now been transferred to another flight test vehicle to complete the flight testing and the data collection.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES APPLICATIONS

  • Star’s Land System Aided Medical Monitoring system for ground ambulance applications has undergone a series of demonstrations by a care organization in North America.
  • Its airborne parent system, the In-Flight System Aided Medical Monitoring system (STAR-ISAMM™â€), has now been demonstrated to several stakeholders of the commercial and civil air ambulance market.

CHECK OUT OUR RECENT INTERVIEW

FULL DISCLOSURE: Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

Tetra $TBP.ca Successfully Completes Phase 1 Study With Vaporized Version of PPP001

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:17 PM on Thursday, December 20th, 2018

Planning for Phase 2 Clinical Trial Underway

  • Announced that its Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers using vaporized PPP001 has been successfully concluded.
  • This trial was aimed at determining the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety of a 4-day titration followed by a single dose of vaporized PPP001 in 12 healthy volunteers.

OTTAWA, Dec. 20, 2018 — Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. (“Tetra” or “TBP”) today announced that its Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers using vaporized PPP001 has been successfully concluded. This trial was aimed at determining the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety of a 4-day titration followed by a single dose of vaporized PPP001 in 12 healthy volunteers.   Preliminary review of the human clinical data indicates that the treatment was well tolerated. Based on these positive results, Tetra Bio-Pharma expects to move into Phase 2 clinical trials in fibromyalgia patients. 

Tetra Bio-Pharma also completed a first series of analyses of the cannabis vapor generated by the Mighty Medic vaporizer manufactured by Storz & Bickel, thus providing a deeper understanding of the process of administering cannabinoids to patients. This gives health regulators like Health Canada, a detailed view of the efficiency of the delivery system.

“We are thrilled with the results of this trial which was completed both on time and on budget,” stated Dr. Guy Chamberland, CEO and CSO of Tetra Bio-Pharma. “We look forward to investigating this vaped version of PPP001 in patients who suffer from the debilitating pain of fibromyalgia.  The Mighty Medic technology provides an alternative delivery method for PPP001, along with a new therapeutic indication for fibromyalgia which will give us access to a much larger patient population. According to the National Fibromyalgia Association there are more than 10 million people who suffer from this disease in the U.S. alone.”

About Tetra Bio-Pharma
Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX-V: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) is a biopharmaceutical leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development with a Health Canada approved, and FDA reviewed, clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. The Company has several subsidiaries engaged in the development of an advanced and growing pipeline of Bio Pharmaceuticals, Natural Health and Veterinary Products containing cannabis and other medicinal plant-based elements. With patients at the core of what we do, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing bio pharma industry by regulators, physicians and insurance companies.

For more information visit: www.tetrabiopharma.com

Source: Tetra Bio-Pharma

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-looking Statements
Some statements in this release may contain forward-looking information. All statements, other than of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements regarding potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “continue”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, without limitation, the inability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to execute the Company’s business plan; competition; regulation and anticipated and unanticipated costs and delays, the success of the Company’s research and development strategies, including this trial, the ability to obtain orphan drug status, the applicability of the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely completion and uncertainties related to the regulatory process, the timing of clinical trials, the timing and outcomes of regulatory or intellectual property decisions and other risks disclosed in the Company’s public disclosure record on file with the relevant securities regulatory authorities. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. While no definitive documentation has yet been signed by the parties and there is no certainty that such documentation will be signed. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake an obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise unless required by applicable securities legislation.                              

For further information, please contact Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.
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Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Licensing
514-817-2514
[email protected]   
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Good Life Networks $GOOD.ca – Own A Brand? Why You Should Pay Attention To Programmatic In 2019 $TTD $RUBI $AT.ca $TRMR $FUEL

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:24 PM on Monday, December 10th, 2018
SPONSOR: Good Life Networks (GOOD:TSX-V) Video advertising is the future! Company’s A.I. makes 80,000 calculations / second, targeting 750 million users to deliver higher prices and volume. Revenue was $10,000,650 for the nine months ended September 30th, 2018, a 142% increase from $4,133,231 reported for the six months ended September 30th, 2017.  Click here for more information.
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  • Currently, over 80% of all digital display ad spending in the U.S. is programmatic, and those numbers are expected to increase.
  • Programmatic advertising is done by computer systems that automate the process of buying, selling and optimizing ad placements on digital media.

Own A Brand? Why You Should Pay Attention To Programmatic In 2019

Ofer Garnett

CTO & Co-Founder of mobile growth marketing platform YouAppi, bringing nearly 20 years of R&D experience to make mobile engaging.

Digital advertising has grown steadily over the last two decades with no signs of slowing. As consumers shift to mobile, brands have digitally migrated.

Currently, over 80% of all digital display ad spending in the U.S. is programmatic, and those numbers are expected to increase. Programmatic advertising is done by computer systems that automate the process of buying, selling and optimizing ad placements on digital media. Advances in machine learning and smart algorithms have proven far more reliable than humans in determining ideal timing and location to reach a desired audience. Where the focus used to be on finding websites that generally attracted the same audience as your product, programmatic allows you to drill down on an individual’s digital behavior and place an ad in front of the eyes most likely to engage.

But if you think programmatic advertising is best left to your marketing department, think again. Reaching consumers digitally has never been more important — or more challenging. Deeply segmented platforms, shifting consumer preferences, stricter privacy laws, and increasing expectations of more direct, personalized and highly relevant ad content make it harder than ever to reach your customer at the right time and place with the right message. Programmatic looks to be the key to driving meaningful digital engagement in 2019, with several promising trends.

Technology Will Address Current Market Challenges

Most programmatic ad spend is done in real time via real-time bidding (RTB), which buys ad inventory on a per-impression basis and works much like financial market trading. The prominent protocol is OpenRTB, and it’s had its fair share of critics. As the ecosystem has grown, it’s become increasingly problematic for brands to trust the data, protect themselves from fraud and maintain brand integrity and safety.

A new version, OpenRTB 3.0, has finished beta and is expected to release before the end of 2018. This is the most significant overhaul of OpenRTB since its inception in 2010, and it delivers enhanced visibility into the process of programmatic buying and selling. I expect adoption of the 3.0 protocol to be significant throughout 2019, as brands are eager for greater transparency and clarity. OpenRTB 3.0 is not backward compatible, however. Significant effort from all participating parties in programmatic — buying systems, selling systems and the exchanges — will be required to make this migration. Whether you oversee your company’s marketing or not, it’s important to understand the direction of the technology in order to ensure your ad dollars are spent in the smartest and safest way possible.   Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/12/06/own-a-brand-why-you-should-pay-attention-to-programmatic-in-2019/#6b2c36d3175e

#Copper climbs to one-week high on #China demand hopes $LBSR $TMBXF $MIN.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:06 AM on Monday, October 22nd, 2018

  • Copper prices climbed to one-week highs on Monday due to expectations of stronger demand after authorities in top consumer China said they would take measures aimed at bolstering growth and liquidity
  • Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.2 percent at $6,292 a tonne at 0919 GMT from an earlier $6,331.50 a tonne, the highest since Oct. 15.

Imaduddin October 22, 2018

LONDON: Copper prices climbed to one-week highs on Monday due to expectations of stronger demand after authorities in top consumer China said they would take measures aimed at bolstering growth and liquidity.

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.2 percent at $6,292 a tonne at 0919 GMT from an earlier $6,331.50 a tonne, the highest since Oct. 15.

China’s central bank governor said last week it would roll out targeted measures to help ease company financing problems and encourage commercial banks to boost lending to private firms.

“The news from China is encouraging for metals,” said Eugen Weinberg, analyst at Commerzbank. “Measures that add liquidity will help in the short to medium term, but it won’t solve the problem of indebtedness, a problem for some years now.”

CHINA TAX: China’s tax cuts next year could exceed the equivalent of 1 percent of gross domestic product, a central bank adviser said, in a sign policymakers might be considering another round of tax reductions.

GROWTH: China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest quarterly pace since the global financial crisis, with regulators moving quickly to calm nervous investors as a years-long campaign to tackle debt risks and the trade war with the United States began to bite.

DEMAND: China accounts for about half of global copper demand estimated this year at around 24 million tonnes.

China is “multiplying its efforts to support the economy, and in particular, the infrastructure sector amid domestic and international headwinds,” such as the trade war with the United States and high debt levels, Fitch Solutions said in a note.

The country’s demand for copper, an economic bellwether, “will improve over the coming months as property completions and grid investment picks up and demand from the autos and consumer sectors remain buoyant,” added the research house.

TECHNICALS: Strong upside resistance for copper is at the 100-day moving average, currently at around $6,320 and support is at $6,115, the 55-day moving average.

STOCKS: Traders say significantly higher copper prices in China could encourage further outflows from LME approved warehouses to those monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange.

LME copper stocks at 154,225 tonnes have tumbled 27 percent since Sept. 24, while those in ShFE warehouses are up about 27 percent over the same period to 140,789 tonnes.

PRICES: Aluminium was up 1.2 percent at $2,028, zinc  gained 1.3 percent to $2,660, lead added 1.4 percent to $2,020, tin rose 0.1 percent to $19,190 and nickel was up 1.4 percent to $12,615 a tonne.

Source: https://www.brecorder.com/2018/10/22/448516/copper-climbs-to-one-week-high-on-china-demand-hopes/

INTERVIEW: Star Navigation $SNA.ca Discusses STAR-LSAMM™ Land Ambulance System

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:37 PM on Thursday, July 5th, 2018

FEATURE: Video Advertising Is The Future: Good Life Networks $GOOD.ca With $1.3M in Q1 Revenue

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:57 AM on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018

GOOD: TSX-V

GLN harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to improve marketing return on investments for advertisers using its patent pending video advertising technology. By 2020, MAGNA, the research arm of media buying firm IPG Mediabrands, expects digital ads to make up 50 percent of all ad spending, expected to reach $237 billion this year.

Q1 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue increased 2072% to $1,322,139 in the First Quarter of 2018
  • Gross profit increased to $448,270 from $1,971 during the First Quarter ended March 31st, 2017;
  • Gross margin as a percentage of revenue were 34% compared to 3% during the First Quarter of 2017, representing a 1,133 % increase.

Hub On AGORACOM / Corporate Profile

FULL DISCLOSURE: Good Life Networks is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.