Gold-backed cryptos are shining in 2022, market cap hits $1B for the first time
03/10/2022 11:52 AMThe market capitalization of gold-backed crypto tokens increased by 60% in 2022 to surpass $1 billion for the first time in history, according to Arcane Research in its latest weekly report. Gold shines, Bitcoin disappoints In 2022, investors have been rushing to the...
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Schachter’s Eye on Energy for March 9
03/09/2022 12:28 PMEach week Josef Schachter gives you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
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Oil Prices Crash By 11% As UAE Calls On OPEC To Open The Taps
03/09/2022 11:59 AMUAE Ambassador to Washington says his country favours production increases and will encourage OPEC to consider higher production levels. The UAE marks the first OPEC+ member to call for more production. Brent crude has dropped more than $15 per barrel as traders have...
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Alberta temporarily drops 13-cent-a-litre gas tax April 1 to provide some relief at the pumps
03/07/2022 3:31 PMThe Alberta government is temporarily ending the collection of its 13-cent-a-litre gas tax as of April 1 in an attempt to help Albertans dealing with increasing fuel costs. Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday that the fuel tax, which covers both gasoline and diesel,...
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A majority of Vancouver residents ready to see COVID restrictions lifted by spring break: poll
03/07/2022 1:27 PMShould we keep masking up and showing vaccine passports in B.C. as we head into mid-March and spring break? Vancouver residents seem ready to ditch the province's remaining pandemic-related restrictions, according to a recent V.I.A. poll, which found that 44.55% of...
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Falcon slams NDP for high gasoline tax, housing prices
03/07/2022 12:30 PMKevin Falcon, new leader of the BC Liberal Party, laid into BC NDP government policies today – from gasoline taxes to housing initiatives – that he said are making it hard for ordinary British Columbians to get by. B.C., especially Vancouver, has been seeing...
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Oil Prices Break $130 As EU And U.S. Allies Consider Ban On Russian Crude
03/07/2022 12:06 PMThe United States has confirmed that it is in talks with European allies to potentially sanction Russian crude oil in response to Moscow's ongoing aggression in Ukraine, sending oil prices briefly above $130. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted on Sunday during...
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Quote of the Week, Shocking Stat & Goofy Award
03/06/2022 10:23 AMQuote of the Week Time Magazine named Michael Schellenberger Hero of the Environment but he won't make any friends with his blunt assessment of how Europe became so dependent on Putin's oil and gas. Shocking Stat German and EU dependence on Russia for natural gas,...
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Mike’s Comment – Mar 5th
03/06/2022 10:14 AMDo you like $2 a litre gas because it was inevitable once we substituted virtue signaling for critical thinking on the climate file. Note: record gasoline, coal and natural gas prices were with us well before the Ukraine...
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Mike and Ozzie’s Polar Plunge – Video Proof! Brrrrr
03/05/2022 8:45 AMMy wish - if everyone who listens to MoneyTalks and follows us on social media donates just $20 (or more) we’ll make a massive difference. Most people don’t see it as their problem, so they don’t get around to it, but my experience is that many in the MoneyTalks...
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