7 Medical Advancements in 2017 Worth Investing In
1. Tricorders In Star Trek: The Original Series, Dr. McCoy — nicknamed “Bones” — carried around a device called a tricorder that could record and relay medical information. This cool fictional technology is on its ... [Read]
Daimler Officially Unveils Its Own Battery Production Factory
Following Tesla’s (NASDAQ:$TSLA) ambitious initiatives in the electric vehicles industry, automaker Daimler (OTCMKTS:$DDAIF) have recently announced that the company will be speeding up its electric cars plans by 3 years, expecting to spend $11 billion ... [Read]
Ford CEO Ousted, Replaced by Turnaround Specialist & Former Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett
On Monday, May 22, Ford (NYSE:$F) announced that former Steelcase (NYSE:$SCS) CEO Jim Hackett will be replacing Ford’s current CEO Mark Fields. As a result, Ford’s shares closed at $11.11 after a 2.2% rise during ... [Read]
Brief: Why You Should Consider Adding Lithium to Your Portfolio
Brief Summary Thanks to the rising demand for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries due to its use in electric vehicles, smartphones, laptops, and other renewable energies, demand for lithium have been on an uproar. Lithium demand is ... [Read]
Big-Name Tech Companies Are Now Worth More Than Some of America’s Biggest Cities
Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:$AAPL) CEO Tim Cook can now technically make the entire city of Chicago the new corporate headquarters for the tech company. According to Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (NYSE:$BAC), many major tech companies are ... [Read]
Could Zinc Prices Go Even Higher with its Predicted Deficit in 2017?
Just recently, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) announced its annual demand/supply prediction for the industry: global demand could exceed supply in this year. A deficit of 226,000 tonnes has been projected. If ... [Read]
Cobalt International Energy Sees New Lows in Stock Market
Cobalt International Energy (NYSE:$CIE), a mining company focused on the drilling and exploration of oil fields, saw its stock prices underperform crude oil just the week of May 8th to May 12th. The offshore oil ... [Read]
Understanding the Inner Workings of a Lithium-ion Battery
Thanks to technologies like laptops, cell phones, iPods, and electric cars, there is an incredibly high demand of lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are the most desireable battery mix right now because it is rechargeable and ... [Read]
Supply/Demand and Investing in Cobalt
Due to the advancement of technology, demand for cobalt has risen unexpectedly. This is because cobalt is being used in superalloys and batteries. Cobalt superalloys are highly resistant to heat and corrosion. It is used ... [Read]
A Brief Guide to Investing in Cannabis
For a long time, medical cannabis, or marijuana, has been used widely to treat various diseases and even some sleeping disorders. As the fight to legalize the use of cannabis both medically and recreationally slowly ... [Read]