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It was revealed that a major lithium refiner, Yongxing Material, was forced to suspend operations at its lepidolite refinery, as the water quality of Jinjiang River was found to be abnormal during daily monitoring. The refiner is closed pending a water pollution investigation.

After a relatively flat day, markets eased lower after the RBA’s final rate hike of the year yesterday afternoon. Led by weaker US markets overnight, which were down by around 2%, the ASX 200 wiped out Monday’s gains of around 0.3%.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made the decision to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points, which is in line with expectations.

In 2021, possibly spurred by heightened awareness caused by COVID’s onset, Australia’s health and wellness market became the third-largest market for health and wellness, behind the US and China.

The biggest problem in New York isn’t crime, poverty or even COVID-19: it’s rats.

Every second week we invite a leading fund manager to present at The Insider: Meet the Fund Manager. In June, Merewether Capital’s Luke Winchester selected Aerometrex as one of his favourite stocks, pointing to the company’s strong technology lead and…

After a rather volatile session, the ASX 200 nevertheless finished marginally up overnight by 24.2pts or 0.33% to 7,253.3. Overall, markets have been stagnating all week after several weeks of gains. Around 44% of stocks, and 4 sectors gained ground.

Despite inflation at a 30-year high, shoppers are flocking to the shops, expecting to add $200 million to the $6 billion spent on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales last year. 

Healthcare’s biggest market lies in the treatment of cancer, oncology, which in 2021 was estimated to be worth US$280 billion and expected to grow at an 8.2% compound annual growth rate to US$536 billion by 2029.

Aussie junior gold explorer Far East Gold (ASX: FEG) edged closer to completing its initial drilling program this week, observing the presence of visible gold and silver bearing minerals associated with ginguro banding in drill core.

One of the most successful IPOs of 2022, Far East Gold, is a gold & copper explorer with three projects in Indonesia and three in Australia, providing for a diversified portfolio with multiple shots on goal.

Usually the domain of a different industry altogether, suggestive wordplay has gotten a financial planner into hot water and landed her in court.