02:21 PM EDT, 08/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- ESGold ( ESAUF ) shares rose 10% on Wednesday after it entered into a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Planta Magdalena S.A.S., a Colombian corporation, to form a joint venture for the development and reprocessing of fully permitted, gold-and silver-bearing tailings in the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. The company said it will...

James Hardie Industries PLC ( JHIUF ) stock is trading lower Wednesday following worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results on Tuesday after the market closed. What To Know: The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 29 cents, missing the consensus estimate of 31 cents. In addition, it reported sales of $899.90 million, missing the consensus estimate of $935.16 million. CEO Aaron...

01:58 PM EDT, 08/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Air Canada ( ACDVF ) flight attendants will begin getting paid for the work they do on the ground before the plane takes off, though not at 100% of their wage, reports CTV News. The new tentative deal, which expires March 31, 2029, includes a plan to pay flight attendants starting at 50%...

SANTIAGO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Chilean lithium producer SQM expects prices and sales volumes to rise in the third quarter, executives said on Wednesday, after the miner missed estimates for second-quarter net profit. The world's second-largest lithium producer reported a 59% decline in quarterly profit, with lithium prices down around a third year-on-year. Net profit of $88.4 million missed analysts'...