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While the future towards green energy is paved by the way of electric vehicles and lithium batteries, the market for lithium producers is not faring well despite the surging global demand for lithium itself – a key ingredient for the global pivot to decarbonization – as stock values for several lithium producers have taken the
Crypto-mining stocks were buoyed over the summer by developments that seemed to suggest that the crypto sector would be legitimized, but those hopes have been slow to materialize.
Remote work has pummeled revenue for office landlords to historic lows over the past year and demand for office space has shown no signs of full recovery – leading to credit downgrades and widespread concerns about economic fallout.
With dual Hollywood strikes stretching into the closing months of the year, investors are throwing their weight behind newer entrants into the entertainment sector, leaving legacy media companies behind.
Against a backdrop of soaring oil prices and ongoing engine recalls, commercial airline stocks have remained stalled since early July, raising questions about their resilience.
Despite new COVID variants spreading through the country, falling vaccine demand is prompting market-leading vaccine-makers Pfizer and Moderna to find their fortunes elsewhere.
Despite an underwhelming stock performance among the top healthcare payers so far this year, investors are confident that the insurance industry will eventually overcome short-term turbulence.
A strike may have halted movie and film television production, but investors are staging their own walkout on the stocks of streaming companies.
Bruce Springsteen doesn’t understand how live shows work anymore.
Antidepressant drugs have been on the market since the 1950s, but Axsome Therapeutics is betting its new treatment will have a major impact on patients and doctors.
Nathan Friehofer has a half-million followers on Instagram, where he shares comedy and weightlifting videos. His page includes sponsored posts for protein powders and McDonald’s.
For the past seven years, Dan Goubert has spent his free time writing over 600 reviews on cereals from various companies for his blog, Cerealously.
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