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08:16 AM EST, 12/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Electra Battery Materials ( ELBM ) said Monday it has named Marty Rendall as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1. The mining company said Rendall will succeed David Allen, who is retiring. Rendall was previously CFO of Victoria Gold, Electra said. Shares of the company were up 1.5% in recent Monday premarket activity....

08:11 AM EST, 12/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Apple ( AAPL ) is working on a new smart doorbell featuring FaceID technology for automatic door unlocking, Bloomberg reported Sunday. The device wirelessly connects to the deadbolt lock, identifying the residents by scanning their faces, the report said. The doorbell is in the early stages of development and could be released in...

08:04 AM EST, 12/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) slipped 0.02% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) advanced 0.4% in Monday's premarket activity, as investors assessed next year's interest rate outlook after the Fed signaled prolonged higher rates. US stock futures were also mixed, with S&P 500...