Weekly Market Review – July 13, 2019
Stock Markets The continued expectations of easing monetary policies across the globe buoyed stocks higher this week. After the Fed chairman’s testimony before Congress, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a new record high and closed above 27,000. Powell’s comments were clearly aimed at a more accommodative policy that strengthened expectations for a rate […]
NASA fights to keep the Voyager probes running after four decades
The mission’s ground team has switched off one of Voyager 2’s heaters to conserve energy. NASA’s Voyager probes are still out there, exploring interstellar space 42 years after they left our planet. To keep them running all these years with generators that are 40 percent less powerful than they were decades ago — and which […]
Vonnen’s hybrid power makes this Porsche 911 even quicker
“Just make it faster.” A Porsche 911 is, by design, a pure sports car. Since 1963, the automaker hasn’t deviated from building exciting two-door sportscar rockets. But not all of the 911 community is satisfied with what comes out of the factory in Stuttgart, Germany. That’s where Vonnen comes in. The aftermarket component-maker is a new company […]
Russia launches X-ray telescope to find ‘millions’ of black holes
Spektr-RG could significantly expand understanding of the universe. Russia is back in the business of space observation after losing control of a radio telescope a the start of 2019. The country has successfully launched Spektr-RG, an X-ray telescope co-developed with Germany’s help. The vessel will take 100 days to reach its final destination of Lagrange […]
Sony says its USB hub is the world’s fastest SD card reader
The MRW-S3 is built for pro photographers. It’s hard to spice up USB hubs when they’re practically ubiquitous. Sony’s solution? Make it indispensable to pro photographers. The company’s newly announced MRW-W3 hub is billed as the “world’s fastest” UHS-II SD (and microSD) card reader, supporting read rates up to 300MB/s. Whether or not it lives […]
Stocks to Watch: Zenabis Global Inc. (TSX:ZENA) Down -3.09%
At close of market on Thursday, Zenabis Global Inc. (TSX:ZENA) stock finished trading at -3.09%, bringing the stock price to $1.57 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $1.55 and a high of $1.66. The company’s stock was traded 837 times with a total of 726,338 shares traded. Zenabis Global […]
Stocks to Watch: Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG) Up +1.52%
At close of market on Friday, Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG) stock finished trading at +1.52%, bringing the stock price to $62.17 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $61.01 and a high of $63.04. The company’s stock was traded 5,593 times with a total of 888,060 shares traded. Magna International […]
Stocks to Watch: The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX:TGOD) Down -4.60%
At close of market on Friday, The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX:TGOD) stock finished trading at -4.60%, bringing the stock price to $3.11 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $3.09 and a high of $3.24. The company’s stock was traded 1,478 times with a total of 905,611 shares traded. […]
Stocks to Watch: Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX:URE) Down -38.76%
At close of market on Friday, Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX:URE) stock finished trading at -38.76%, bringing the stock price to $0.79 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $0.75 and a high of $1.24. The company’s stock was traded 3,053 times with a total of 1,992,047 shares traded. Ur-Energy Inc. has […]
Trudeau says he thinks Liberals will pick up seats in Alberta
Prime minister attended events in Edmonton, Calgary this week With only 100 days left until the election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likes his chances of picking up seats in Alberta. “We are going to, not just bring back our MPs, but bring back more MPs to Ottawa,” he told a crowd of supporters in Calgary […]