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Canadian diplomat summoned by China over G7 statement on Taiwan
Jim Nickel, deputy head of mission of the Canadian embassy in Beijing, talks to journalists as he waits to be allowed to enter the Dandong Intermediate People's Court, where Canadian businessman Michael Spavor will be on trial under spying charges, in the border city of Dandong in China's northeast Liaoning province on March 19, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Flagging housing market implies 85% chance of recession in next 24 months: TD economists
Homes are pictured in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The new CEO and President of the Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation says she believes achieving the organization's goal of facilitating attainable housing for all Canadians by 2030 will be more difficult because of the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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With the state of the cybersecurity industry remaining ‘strong,’ a Morgan Stanley analyst reveals his top stock picks
A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.
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Metals melt down as recession fears overwhelm supply woes
Andy Home
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Brazil’s Vale moves closer to developing nickel sulfate operation in Canada
FILE PHOTO: A worker poses with a handful of nickel ore at the nickel mining factory of PT Vale Tbk, near Sorowako, Indonesia, January 8, 2014. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad/File Photo
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Elliott Associates sues LME for $456-million over nickel trading halt: HKEX
FILE PHOTO: The offices where the London Metal Exchange is headquartered are seen in the City of London, Britain, January 18, 2018 REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
energy and resources
As Canada builds its battery metals industry, can it compete with the world’s behemoths?
Petro-Canada's electric vehicle charging station is shown on display at the Canadian International Auto Show, in Toronto, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Ottawa is set to pour an unprecedented amount of public money into the mining and metals sector, as growing global demand for electric vehicles creates what industry insiders describe as a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity for Canadian resources.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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CFO buys highly ranked nickel stock after it more than doubles
Ted Dixon
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B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu
Chickens are seen at a chicken farm that was flooded but now getting back up and running in Abbotsford, B.C., Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Elon Musk’s tweets fuel mining industry’s hopes of a buyout by Tesla
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks at an event in Hawthorne, California April 30, 2015.
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Mass exit from nickel market opens up a volatility trap
Employees work at the Ferronikeli smelting complex in Glogovac, central Kosovo February 12, 2009.
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British financial regulators launch probe into London Metal Exchange’s halt to chaotic nickel trading
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange, in London, Britain September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
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Tesla reportedly signed an undisclosed nickel supply deal with Brazilian mining company Vale
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is seen at a groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
energy and resources
Mining company backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates to begin drilling in Greenland
FILE PHOTO: A Greenland’s national flag pictured in Nuuk, Greenland, September 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
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London nickel trading shows signs of recovery after two weeks of chaos
A view shows nickel sheets at Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (Kola MMC), a subsidiary of Nornickel metals and mining company, in the town of Monchegorsk, Russia Feb. 25, 2021
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LME nickel extends its slide as bugs still hit trading
Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange, in London, Britain September 27, 2018.
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Nickel market in disarray after chaotic London return
A view shows nickel sheets at Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (Kola MMC), a subsidiary of Nornickel metals and mining company, in the town of Monchegorsk in Russia on Feb. 25, 2021
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LME imposes price limits for the first time after nickel crisis
Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange in London, Britain, September 27, 2018.
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Ukraine crisis rocks the London Metal Exchange
Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange in London, Britain, September 27, 2018.
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Nickel, the devil’s metal with a history of bad behaviour
A worker monitors the nickel melting process at a nickel smelter of PT Vale Tbk, near Sorowako, Indonesia, January 8, 2014.