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The Coming Energy Revolution: A Case for Long Term Oil Price Decline 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
After a sustained stagnation of oil prices around the $20-a-barrel mark, oil prices have spiked substantially in the last decade and now hover around $110-a-barrel. Many see the current oil prices as ...
10 Amazing Mining Facts 20 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
While we may not often think about it, the practice of mining affects all of our daily lives. From the cars we drive, to the cell phones we use, the utensils we eat with, and the money we spend - all ...
U.S. Government Asked to Leave DEFCON: Implications of the NSA Controversy 9 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
LAS VEGAS, NV — Throughout the last week of July and the first week of August (encompassing Black Hat, B-Sides, IOactive and the "mother of all security conventions" DEFCON ) there were easily thousan...
Junior Mining is Bust, But It’ll be Back 8 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
There’s been a lot of handwringing about the state of the junior mining sector lately, including a recent story in the Canadian business press predicting the disappearance of hundreds of Canadian comp...
ILTA 2013: How to be a Catalyst of Change 29 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
For its 36th Annual Educational Conference this year, ILTA chose "The Catalyst" as its theme. "A catalyst can be defined as something or someone that causes a reaction or activity between two or more...
10 Famous Investment Scams 27 Jul 2013 | 12:00 am
This month, the trial of former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre, got underway in New York. Touree is accused of constructing a 2007 debt investment that ultimately failed, costing investors more t...
Here and Now: Online Fraud Reaches “Epidemic” Levels 23 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
It's difficult to determine when, exactly, the first bank robbery took place in the United States. Some historians claim it was the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri, on 13 Februar...
11 Business Lessons from Tech CEOs 18 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Did you know that Ontario is home to Canada’s largest Information and Communications (ICT) cluster? It’s true. The “Ontario Technology Corridor,” which comprises of the Greater Toronto Area, Waterloo ...
10 Weird Money Facts 15 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Coins, notes, plastic cards, electronic transfers - our society has come a long way in how we pay for goods and services. No matter how it's exchanged, money plays a massive role in all our lives. I....
African M&A Deals Triple Over Past Decade 9 Jul 2013 | 07:08 pm
According to a new report by international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, African inward investment has tripled in the last 10 years, reaching more than $182 billion. Deal volume has also do...
