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Zynex Inc CEO Thomas Sandgaard joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company's financial and operational results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2024, in an interview with Proactive. The company achieved a remarkable 20% year-over-year increase in orders, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of record-breaking order numbers. Z…
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Nextech3D.ai CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive revealing the company's preliminary unaudited financial and operational results for the second quarter of 2024, which ended on June 30, 2024. The results showcased a notable revenue increase to $1.2 million, up from $1 million in the first quarter of 2024.Gappelberg highlighted th…
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Acarix CEO Aamir Mahmood joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news the company has begun trading on the OTCQB Market in the United States, under the ticker symbol ACIXF. This listing complements its existing presence on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm. Mahmood expressed that with the US being Acarix's most important commer…
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London’s FTSE 100 opened lower on Tuesday as investors mulled a mixed bag of company results from the index’s constituents.In the first 40 minutes of trading, the blue-chip index fell two-thirds of a percent to 8,236. Oil giant BP saw its shares lift higher after it posted second-quarter results showing larger profits than forecast and a bumper com…
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Iondrive Ltd (ASX: ION) CEO Ebbe Dommisse joins Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss the successful completion of large-scale bench trials at the University of Adelaide, marking a significant milestone for its deep-eutectic solvent (DES) battery recycling technology. These trials confirmed the robustness and economic potential of the…
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Doubleview Gold Corp CEO Farshad Shirvani joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news the company has esumed its drilling program at the Hat Project in Northern British Columbia. The company had previously paused operations due to a shortage of workers. The current drilling efforts are based on a robust database of technical and statistical m…
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Learning Technologies Group PLC chief executive Jonathan Satchell takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through the company's trading update for the first half of the year. Despite facing revenue pressures and currency headwinds, Satchell highlighted the robust performance of the learning infrastructure business. Satchell discussed the impact of curren…
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Ananda Developments CEO Melissa Sturgess discussed the company's recent advancements in CBD-based drug development with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion. Sturgess highlighted the progress of its clinical trials and the increasing understanding of CBD's potential in the pharmaceutical industry. She also discussed the growing distinction between over-the-…
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London’s FTSE 100 has opened higher this morning, continuing strong momentum from the end of last week and preparing for the chancellor’s speech later today. Leaks to newspapers and other major media suggested the new Chancellor of the Exchequer will say a Treasury audit has found the last government went £20 billion "over budget", requiring spendi…
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Aruma Resources Ltd (ASX: AAJ) managing director Glenn Grayson sits down with Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson to discuss high-grade copper assays from the Fiery Creek Copper Project in the Mt Isa copper belt, northwest Queensland. Surface rock chip sampling by previous explorers, including Sumitomo and Anglo American, revealed significant copper grade…
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Evion Group NL (ASX:EVG, OTC:EVIGF) managing director David Round sits down with Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss a joint venture (JV) and supply agreement for high-quality large flake graphite with India-based Panthera Graphite Technologies (PGT). This material will be used in the JV’s expandable graphite processing plant. The m…
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Horizon Minerals Ltd (ASX: HRZ) managing director and CEO Grant Haywood joins Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss the final investment decision (FID) for the Boorara Gold Project in Western Australia, marking the start of the project’s development and Horizon’s transition to a permanent gold producer. Contracts have been awarded to …
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Empire Energy Group Ltd (ASX:EEG, OTC:EEGUF) managing director Alex Underwood joins Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio after the company signed a binding, 10-year gas sales agreement with the Northern Territory Government to supply 25 terajoules (TJ) of gas per day from the Carpentaria Pilot Project in the Beetaloo Basin. This agreement, comm…
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Arovella Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:ALA) CEO and managing director Dr Michael Baker joins Proactive to recap a busy quarter of development for the biotech company, which is focused on developing its invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cell therapy platform for cancer treatment.During the quarter, Arovella finalised a clinic-ready manufacturing process for…
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Trust Stamp President Andrew Gowasack and Karl Falk, CEO of Botdoc joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce an exciting new partnership. The collaboration aims to integrate Trust Stamp’s low-code Orchestration Platform into Botdoc Connect product, enhancing Identity Verification and Know Your Customer processes. This integration will include…
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First Phosphate Corp CEO John Passalacqua Chief Geologist Gilles Laverdiere joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that all results from the drilling program at its Bégin-Lamarche project are now available. The 99-hole drill program, totaling 25,929 meters, has uncovered a significant high-quality igneous phosphate deposit. The drilling ha…
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Proactive's William Farrington takes Stephen Gunnion through the latest developments in the cryptocurrency market. Key drivers this week included the Mt. Gox repayment schedule and the Bitcoin 2024 conference.The Mt. Gox repayment schedule, from the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange in 2014, saw $8 billion worth of customer funds finally being retu…
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The FTSE 100 jumped at the open, buoyed by strong results from Natwest and Rightmove and shrugging off a tech-sector sell-off in the US that carried through to the Asian markets this morning. In the first half hour of trade, the blue-chip index added three-quarters of a percent to 8,248. NatWest's shares jumped close to 7% after it said it expects …
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Cyprium Metals Ltd (ASX:CYM, OTC:CYPMF) executive chair Matt Fifield is back in the Proactive studio to discuss a pivotal partnership with mining giant Glencore, set to resurrect production at the Nifty copper complex in Western Australia.The milestone collaboration, which includes a cathode offtake term sheet, aims to ensure transparent pricing an…
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Tryptamine Therapeutics Ltd (ASX: TYP) president and chief scientific officer Jim Gilligan joins Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss the company’s Phase 2a clinical trial at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US, targeting the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The trial involves administering oral psilocybin, kno…
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North Bay Resources CEO Jared Lazerson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an operational update on the company's recent acquisition, the Mt. Vernon Gold Mine. Situated in Sierra County, California, near Lake Tahoe, the mine is set to integrate with North Bay's existing 100-ton-per-day gold mill in Inyo County. Crews are gearing up to co…
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Doubleview Gold Corp CEO Farshad Shirvani joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for the Hat project in northwestern British Columbia, emphasizing the project's major contents of copper, cobalt, and the potential for scandium. Shirvani highlighted that the company has made extensive efforts since 1993, …
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Paul Barrett, the newly appointed CEO of Rome Resources and formerly the Executive Director of Pathfinder Minerals, spoke with Steve Darling from Proactive about Pathfinder Minerals' recent strategic moves. Previously operating as a cash shell company, Pathfinder Minerals disposed of its asset in Mozambique and has been actively searching for a new…
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Lisata Therapeutics Inc chief medical officer Kristen Buck discusses the company's research collaboration with Haystack Oncology to evaluate the efficacy of certepetide with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion.Buck explained that certepetide is a nine amino acid cyclic peptide designed to target up-regulated receptors on solid tumors, enhancing the deliver…
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London’s FTSE 100 has plunged this morning as a horde of blue chips slid on their second-quarter results, while the backdrop of a continued US tech sell-off lingers. Lloyds Bank shares dropped at the open despite it reporting a solid set of first-half results, with all the other banks following suit and trading lower. Profits at the UK’s largest le…
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Ecora Resources PLC (LSE:ECOR, TSX:ECOR, OTCQX:ECRAF) chief financial officer Kevin Flynn takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through a second-quarter trading update for 2024. Flynn highlighted the strong performance of the Kestrel project, noting that volumes and pricing exceeded market expectations, positioning Ecora at the top end of its guidance.…
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Greencoat UK Wind PLC's Stephen Lilley and Matt Ridley spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's half-year results and market developments. Lilley highlighted the production of 2.7 gigawatt-hours despite some wind availability issues, generating £165 million in cash, and maintaining robust dividend coverage. He also mentioned the d…
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Carnavale Resources Ltd (ASX:CAV) managing director Humphrey Hale sits down with Jonathan Jackson to discuss a small exploratory aircore drilling program at the Ghan Dam Prospect within the Ora Banda South Project, northwest of Kalgoorlie, WA. The program comprised 14 aircore holes, totalling 800 metres, targeting strike extensions of prior anomali…
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Weeks prior to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the Lowy Institute hosted global terrorism Bruce Hoffman were he and Program Director Lydia Khalil spoke about the future prospects of political violence in the United States, which he outlines in his latest book Gods, Guns and Sedition. Hoffman’s book traces the trajectory of terrorism…
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EuroPacific Metals CEO Karim Rayani joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share promising drill results at the Miguel Vacas project. The latest drilling efforts have targeted a high-grade zone below a previously drilled section. A 350-metre hole intersected a mineralized section of 10.5 meters grading 2.56% Cu, including 5.9 meters grading 4.52% C…
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Nevada Lithium CEO Stephen Rentschler joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the commencement of the company's 2024 Drill Program at the Bonnie Claire lithium project in Nevada. This year's program has already seen the completion of one deep core hole and the initiation of a second, focusing on the deep high-grade lithium and boron mineral…
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BrandPilot AI CEO Brandon Mina joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the launch of Spectrum IQ, an innovative web application designed to streamline the influencer marketing process for brands of all sizes. Spectrum IQ is a comprehensive platform that allows clients to search, analyze, and execute influencer marketing campaigns efficientl…
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Golden Shield Resources Executive Chairman Leo Hathaway joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a strategic move for the company. Golden Shield Resources has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Tucano Gold to acquire all issued and outstanding securities of Tucano Gold in exchange for securities in Golden Shield Resources.This …
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Matteo Negro, CEO of Cambridge Raman Imaging Ltd, a portfolio company of Frontier IP Group PLC (AIM:FIPP), joins Proactive's Stephen Gunnion with more on the company's innovative Coherent Raman Imaging technology.Cambridge Raman Imaging’s laser technology produces detailed digital images of human cells and tissues in near real-time. It can be incor…
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ATOME PLC CEO Olivier Mussat discusses a heads of terms off-take agreement with Yara International for fertiliser produced at the Villeta project in Paraguay. This significant milestone involves one of the world's largest fertiliser producers committing to purchasing 100% of the output from Villeta.Mussat highlighted that this agreement de-risks th…
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FRP Advisory Group PLC (AIM:FRP) CEO Geoff Rowley takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through the company's strong full-year results for the year to 30 April 2024.Rowley highlighted that the year saw significant positive progress across all service lines, with restructuring remaining the largest part of their business. He noted the strong financial p…
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The FTSE 100 has shifted lower as several stocks suffered negative read-across after updates from larger international rivals.Burberry continued its downward momentum after French luxury giant LVMH warned that a slowdown in China had led to lower sales in the second quarter. Meanwhile, tech investment group Scottish Mortgage also fell at the open a…
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Magmatic Resources Ltd (ASX:MAG) managing director Adam McKinnon sits down with Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson to discuss the results of a 64-hole aircore geochemistry program north of the Lady Ilse Prospect in Central West NSW.The results indicate significant gold and copper mineralisation, with one hole intersecting 6 metres at 0.80 g/t gold and 0.…
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Orthocell Ltd (ASX:OCC) has seven regulatory applications in progress or planned, targeting approval in significant markets. Striate+™, used for guided bone and tissue regeneration, is gaining traction in the US, Europe/UK, Australia and Canada. Orthocell aims to obtain approval in Brazil and Singapore within 6-12 months. Remplir™, designed for per…
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Centaurus Metals Limited (ASX:CTM OTCQX:CTTZF) managing director Darren Gordon sits down with Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson to discuss the work being done at the company’s 100%-owned Jaguar Nickel Sulphide Project in the Carajás Mineral Province of northern Brazil.Earlier this month the company announced the completion of a positive feasibility stud…
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Lightning Minerals Ltd (ASX:L1M) managing director Alex Biggs joins Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson after the company initiated exploration at the Caraíbas and Sidrônio lithium projects in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The company has started geological mapping and sampling with an experienced field team that possesses extensive geophysical data sets.Lightnin…
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Solis Minerals Ltd (ASX:SLM, TSX-V:SLMN, OTCQB:SLMFF) executive director Matthew Boyes joins Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss a drone-borne magnetometry survey scheduled for early August at the Guaneros Project in Peru. This survey aims to provide initial geological insights to guide further exploration, identifying areas likely …
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Hive Digital Technologies Executive Chairman Frank Holmes joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share exciting news about the company's ambitious plans to build a 100-megawatt digital asset mining operation in Paraguay. Following a comprehensive tour of the country and meetings with President Santiago Peña and his senior cabinet ministers, the com…
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Itaconix PLC CEO John Shaw takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through the company's half-year trading update and its strategic initiatives for the future.Shaw highlighted the company’s positive first half, with notable improvements in gross profit margins despite a decline in revenue. He explained, "We had $2.8 million in revenue versus $4 million i…
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Zephyr Energy PLC (AIM:ZPHR, OTCQB:ZPHRF) CEO Colin Harrington takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through the initial results from the State 36-2R production test.Harrington detailed the multiple phases of the test, highlighting the well’s strong initial pressures and deliverability. He mentioned experimenting with different choke settings to determ…
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Guardforce AI Co Ltd (NASDAQ:GFAI) chairwoman and CEO Olivia Wang tells Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the recent expansion of contracts by subsidiary, Beijing Wanjia Security System, with two long-time retail clients.Wang explained that Beijing Wanjia has been providing retail solutions for 28 years, including CCTV security, alarm system operat…
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HeLIX Exploration PLC (AIM:HEX) chairman David Minchin takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through an operational update at the Ingomar Dome project in Montana.Minchin shared that construction work has commenced, marking a significant milestone after years of planning. The company is building a road and a well pad, with drilling anticipated to start …
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Bluefield Partners managing partner, James Armstrong, discusses the Bluefield Solar Income Fund (LSE:BSIF) executing phase two of its strategic partnership with GLIL with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion.Armstrong noted that he partnership with GLIL, one of the largest direct investors in the local authority pension space, is pivotal for Bluefield Solar…
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Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) Plc chief executive William Holland discusses the company's significant increase in exploration potential offshore Equatorial Guinea with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion.Holland shared, "We've increased our prospective resources by 50% and now have a gross mean prospective resource of over 2 TCF of gas." This update follows …
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The FTSE 100 was on the back foot in early trades with miners under pressure as China indicated there would be no more major interventions to boost its ailing property market.The Footsie was down 23 at 8,175 led by copper giants Glencore and Anglo American.Compass topped the risers as the contract caterer served up a 10.3% jump in revenue in its la…
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