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When thinking of smart cities, a few devices may come to your mind; such as trash cans that tell you when they’re full, smart traffic systems that can divert traffic based on technology, and sensors that can predict which signs need to be turned on. 

When WeWork launched, it was the antidote to the supposed poison of the open plan working era. WeWork is a coworking space made fancy. You know the kind: various concoctions running on tap, Instagrammable interior design, and the feeling that your favourite celebrity could walk through the door at any minute.

The earliest version of the internet was born in the late 1960s but wouldn’t take off for many years – then it exploded. It may have just been a curiosity at first, but nothing has arguably been more disruptive and life-changing in the course of the past twenty years. Naturally, it rode a wave of other rapidly developing technologies, such as the mobile phone, then the smartphone, personal computers and tablets.

For many investors, trading in a bull market can be seen as an ideal position, as there is the opportunity to buy stocks early and then sell them at a profit when they peak. However, trading in a bull market is not always as straightforward as it may sound and there is no one-size-fits-all strategy.

There are certain companies whose mere existence has so much of an effect on the world itself, that their name becomes a substitute for common parlance. Wherein once we would have looked something up, or ‘searched on Encarta 95’, we simply ‘Google It’. When looking for a quick method of note-taking, one may reach for a ‘Post It’ rather than anything less specific. And now, especially in the last decade, the preferred method of transport for many people has simply been to ‘Uber’’.

A good options trading system involves strategies that will work in bullish as well as bearish and sideways markets. Trading in bearish markets can seem counterintuitive to many traders, and while it’s definitely always a good idea to thoroughly assess the risks, there are ways you can make money in a bear market.

Known either as the Silver City or the Oasis of the West, Broken Hill is the historic epicentre of Australian mining, with a rich history stretching back into the 1840s. The modern town was founded in 1883 by a man who thought he’d discovered tin, but had actually struck upon a silver and lead orebody.

With recent market corrections, there is a growing concern about big miners maintaining high-grade Iron Ore for key steelmaking commodity. This has led major players such as BHP, Rio Tinto, and FMG to provide price discounts amid a softening outlook on the country’s biggest export.

Is it all just technology hype? We are hearing a lot about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the reality is that it’s finally begun to deliver on the promises, some made more than 60 years ago.

Madagascar may be best known for talking zoo animals, a monarchy comprised of lemurs, sassy hippos, and flamboyant musical numbers, but the African island just east of Mozambique has a commodity more pressing and vital than dancing primates. 

The more prevalent role that algorithms, automation and data have on our day to day existence, mean that the everyday person is more cogent than ever of the role statistics play in modern life. One statistic which is particularly difficult to ignore for most Australians, despite us hailing from the ‘lucky country’, Australia has the highest cancer rate in the world, with 468 cases per 100,000 people.

Black Earth Minerals (ASX:BEM) have recently announced they have secured ongoing support from the Madagascan Ministry of Mines and Strategic Resources. Following a meeting in June with the Minister, Mr Fidianiavo Ravoktra, the company is pleased to reveal that they had been offered the Minister’s full support for the Maniry project, acknowledging the strategic value that the project holds in one of the poorest parts of the country.