TANAKA Establishes Transfer Technology for its Sintered Gold (Au) Bonding Technology “AuRoFUSE(TM) Preforms” JCN Newswire

TANAKA Establishes Transfer Technology for its Sintered Gold (Au) Bonding Technology “AuRoFUSE(TM) Preforms”

TOKYO, Mar 3, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), a company engaged in the industrial precious metals business of TANAKA, today announced a gold bump*1 transfer technology for the sintered gold (Au) bonding technology “AuRoFUSE™ Preforms.” This technology allows AuRoFUSE™ Preforms (gold bumps) to be formed even on semiconductor chips and substrates*2 with complex structures.Gold bump transfer substrate producedGold bumps after transferAdvantages of being able to transfer gold bumpsIn this technology, at first, gold bumps are formed on a substrate (transfer substrate). Then, the gold bumps are transferred to the target semiconductor chip or substrate. Openings are created on the silicon substrate used as the transfer substrate, and gold bumps are formed in them. By filling the entire opening, the gold bump is held by the substrate, eliminating the risk of dropping during the process. Meanwhile, during transfer, the gold bump shrinks under heat-treatment, forming a tiny gap between the opening and the gold bump. This allows easy extraction of gold bumps by the application of a force in the vertical direction.As the traditional gold bump formation process is a method that directly forms bumps on the target semiconductor chip or substrate, it is difficult to handle target chips and substrates with complex shapes, such as protrusions, dents, or open holes due to issues such as inconsistent resist heights.In this current transfer technology, gold bumps are manufactured separately and can be transferred only to the target locations. This allows the technology to also be applied to complex shapes. It can also be used with semiconductor chips and substrates that are difficult to process using photolithography*3 due to concerns about damage from stripping solutions and others.Manufacturing of transfer substrate and transfer and bonding process(1) Preparation of silicon substrate as transfer substrate(2) Application of photoresist to silicon substrate(3) Exposure and development of target pattern(4) Etching of silicon substrate to create holes(5) Application of AuRoFUSE™ using a squeegee, etc.(6) Vacuum drying of AuRoFUSE™ at room temperature and scraping off excess gold particles on the resist(7) Removal of resist to complete transfer substrate(8) Placement of transfer substrate on target (semiconductor chip or substrate) for gold bump formation, thermocompression at 10 MPa and 150℃ for one minute, followed by vertical lifting of substrate to transfer gold bumps(9) Bonding of post-transfer target through thermocompression at 20 MPa and 200℃ for 10 secondsAn illustration of the traditional gold bump formation process is available in the “Manufacturing of AuRoFUSE™ Preforms” section for reference on TANAKA’s website.About the sintered gold bonding technology “AuRoFUSE™ Preforms”Developed by TANAKA, “AuRoFUSE™ Preforms” is a bonding technology that forms bumps of all kinds of shapes using a paste comprising gold particles and an organic solvent. Through a thermocompression bonding process (20 MPa at 200℃ for 10 seconds), AuRoFUSE™ Preforms exhibits compression of approximately 10% in the compressive direction while showing minimal deformation in the horizontal direction. This gives them sufficient bonding strength*4 for practical applications. With the main component being gold, which has a high level of chemical stability, AuRoFUSE™ Preforms also provides excellent reliability after mounting.This technology enables miniaturization of semiconductor wiring and greater integration (higher density) for various types of chips. It is expected to contribute to the needs for miniaturization and better performance of semiconductors, which have been rising in recent years, including optical devices such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and semiconductor lasers (LDs), use in digital devices such as personal computers, smartphones, as well as in-vehicle components, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), and such.Traditionally, the main methods used in bump formation technology are soldering and plating. However, as solder tends to spread outward in molten state, there was the risk of short-circuiting through contact between electrodes as the bump pitch becomes finer. Meanwhile, plating can achieve a fine pitch, but because comparatively higher pressures are required during bonding, there is the possibility of causing chip damage. For reference, an illustration outlining the advantages of this technology compared with soldering and plating materials is provided in the “Comparison of AuRoFUSE™ Preforms with Other Materials” section on TANAKA’s website. This technology was developed to address these issues for use in next-generation high-density mounting and photonics-electronics integration devices.AuRoFUSE™ and TANAKA’s gold materialsAuRoFUSE™ is a paste-type bonding material containing a mixture of gold particles, with the particle diameter controlled to be submicron sized, and an organic solvent. Compared to the melting point of gold (approximately 1,064℃), bonding is possible at a low temperature of approximately 200℃.Gold is a material with low electrical resistance and extremely high thermal conductivity. Therefore, in power semiconductors that handle large currents and high-density chips that dissipate a lot of heat, it can efficiently dissipate heat and limit energy loss. Among precious metals, it is also particularly resistant to oxidation and has stable properties, making it less susceptible to corrosion after mounting and ion migration (a phenomenon in which metals move and cause short circuits). This allows it to maintain high reliability over long periods of time.TANAKA is highly skilled in precious metal material development technologies, developed since its establishment. It has used these technologies to undertake development of precious metal materials, such as gold, which plays a key role in the semiconductor field. With a system that integrates the entire chain of processes, from raw material procurement to material development, manufacturing, and recycling, TANAKA will contribute to the development of semiconductor technologies and the realization of a sustainable society while effectively using limited precious metal resources.*1 Bumps: Protruding electrodes*2 Substrate: Board that electrically and mechanically supports semiconductor chips mounted on it*3 Photolithography: Technology for forming fine circuit patterns on substrates*4 Bonding: Refers to shear strength (strength determined through application of a lateral load during testing)About TANAKASince its foundation in 1885, TANAKA has built a portfolio of products to support a diversified range of business uses focused on precious metals. TANAKA is a leader in Japan regarding the volume of precious metals it handles. Over many years, TANAKA has manufactured and sold precious metal products for industry and provided precious metals in such forms as jewelry and assets. As precious metals specialists, all Group companies in Japan and worldwide collaborate on manufacturing, sales, and technology development to offer a full range of products and services. With 5,591 employees, the group’s consolidated net sales for the fiscal year ended December 2024 were 846.9 billion yen.TANAKA Industrial Precious Metal Materials Portalhttps://tanaka-preciousmetals.comProduct inquiriesTANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd.https://tanaka-preciousmetals.com/en/inquiries-on-industrial-products/Press inquiriesTANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd.https://tanaka-preciousmetals.com/en/inquiries-for-media/Press Release: https://www.acnnewswire.com/docs/files/20260303_EN.pdf Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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OMP Unveils Decision-Centric Planning to Accelerate Supply Chain Decision Velocity ACN Newswire

OMP Unveils Decision-Centric Planning to Accelerate Supply Chain Decision Velocity

ANTWERPEN, BELGIUM, Mar 3, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - OMP, a leading provider of AI-powered supply chain planning solutions, launches Unison Decision-Centric Planning, a new approach that helps organizations move from reactive, process-driven planning to proactive, event-driven decision-making.Built on OMP's flagship Unison Planning™ platform, Unison Decision-Centric Planning combines advanced AI, autonomous agents, real-time scenario modeling, and human validation to accelerate decision velocity. The approach enables organizations to anticipate disruption, evaluate trade-offs, and act with confidence in increasingly volatile supply chain environments.From reactive to proactive supply chain planningTraditional planning cycles are often too slow to keep pace with today's volatility. Unison Decision-Centric Planning replaces static, process-driven planning with a dynamic, decision-first approach that continuously senses change, identifies relevant scenarios, and quantifies business impact. By aligning AI-driven intelligence with human judgment, organizations move from reactive firefighting to proactive value optimization."With Unison Decision-Centric Planning, we help customers move beyond reactive firefighting," said Tom Wouters, Chief Product Officer at OMP."By combining human expertise with advanced AI and scenario modeling, we enable confident, proactive decisions that drive agility, resilience, and measurable business impact."Human-AI synergy for smarter, faster decisionsUnison Decision-Centric Planning leverages UnisonIQ to orchestrate AI agents, generative AI assistants, and advanced optimization engines. Routine manual tasks are automated, freeing planners to focus on cross-functional collaboration and decision-making. Explainable AI ensures transparency and trust, while autonomous agents continuously monitor supply chain signals and act in real time.Proven impact at Evonik OxenoEvonik Oxeno, a leading producer of C4 chemicals, partnered with OMP to transition from reactive planning to always-on, scenario-based decision-making. By leveraging real-time insights and simulations through Unison Planning, planners can anticipate disruptions and respond faster, improving agility and overall business performance."Unison Decision-Centric Planning has reinforced trust in the system among planners and executives. Scenario-based decision-making enables us to respond faster and improve company performance," said David Kochanek, Supply Chain Solution Manager at Evonik Oxeno."Scenario-based decision-making enables us to respond faster and improve company performance."Always-on decision intelligence at scaleUnison Decision-Centric Planning introduces event-driven agents that continuously assess opportunities or risks, aligning decisions with strategic and financial objectives. By running hundreds of scenarios, organizations can anticipate disruption, optimize outcomes, and achieve measurable gains in service levels, cost efficiency, sustainability, and decision velocity."Organizations can run hundreds of scenarios to prepare for disruptions and optimize outcomes."Learn more about decision-centric planningDiscover how decision-centric planning can transform your supply chain. Explore OMP's resources, including the always-on e-book and the full Evonik Oxeno success story. Learn more.About OMPOMP helps companies facing complex planning challenges to excel, grow, and thrive by offering the best digitized supply chain planning solution on the market. Hundreds of customers in a wide range of industries - spanning consumer goods, life sciences, chemicals, metals, paper, packaging, plastics - benefit from using OMP's unique Unison Planning™.Solution and product inquiriesContact OMPMedia inquiriesKira Perdue (Carabiner)SOURCE: OMP Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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MMG Announces 2025 Anuual Results, Record results, strong momentum ACN Newswire

MMG Announces 2025 Anuual Results, Record results, strong momentum

HONG KONG, March 3, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – MMG Limited (“MMG”, stock code: 1208) has today announced its 2025 Annual Results, delivering record revenue and profit. The exceptional result reflects disciplined operational and financial management, supported by favourable commodity prices.Watch the Message from CEO:https://drive.google.com/file/d/17KFqXpd_2sjdZDKfBBMBv1ee09Zic-e6/view'usp=drive_linkSafety is MMG’s first value and the Company recorded a Total Recordable Injury Frequency (TRIF) of 2.06 per million hours worked for the full year 2025. The Significant Events with Energy Exchange Frequency (SEEEF) was 0.80 per million hours worked, up slightly from 0.78 per million hours worked in 2024.Total earnings reached record highs. EBITDA rose to US$3,412.1 million, while EBIT increased to US$1,999.1 million. MMG also generated record net operating cash flow of US$2,689.5 million and free cash flow of US$1,608.1 million. Net profit after tax increased to US$955.2 million (US$509.4 million attributable to equity holders), up from US$366.0 million (US$161.9 million attributable to equity holders) in 2024.“We ended the year strongly, delivering an excellent finish in terms of our operational and financial performance,” said MMG’s CEO Ivo Zhao. “This included Las Bambas achieving their second-highest annual copper production, up 27 per cent from 2024, with records set for annual ore mined, ore milled and overall recovery rates.”MMG’s balance sheet is now substantially stronger, with reduced net debt and a gearing ratio at a record low of 33 per cent. This included the Las Bambas joint venture (JV) dividend payment, which facilitated the early repayment of US$500 million in Khoemacau borrowings. The remaining funds were used to repay other debts, deleverage the company’s balance sheet and support the early stages of Khoemacau's expansion.MMG’s total copper production rose 27 per cent year-on-year to 506,899 tonnes, driven by technology, innovation and stable operation across both pits at Las Bambas. Las Bambas contributed US$4,447.0 million in revenue (49 per cent year-on-year growth), contributing the largest share of the Group’s revenue growth. Total zinc production increased by six per cent to 232,060 tonnes, underpinned by a record year at Dugald River. Precious metals production at Rosebery also performed well.“While we remain mindful of the dynamic market environment, we are focused on delivering our growth plans and harnessing emerging technologies to drive long-term value for shareholders,” said Mr Zhao. “An important contribution to MMG’s growth pipeline is our Khoemacau Expansion project. Our plan is to increase annual production capacity to 130,000 tonnes of copper in copper concentrate by 2028, with the potential for 200,000 tonnes over time.”During 2025, the Company’s market capitalization exceeded HK$100 billion, including strong demand for its first convertible bond.MMG’s 2025 Annual Results Report is available here.Las BambasKhoemacauDugald RiverRoseberyKinseverePhoto download link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o9ArIgbJSAT2z1UCt8ttB69L9l9jiebx'usp=drive_linkAbout MMGFounded in 2009, MMG’s vision is to create a leading international mining company for a low carbon future. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and Hong Kong and Beijing, China and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX1208).MMG’s portfolio supports copper, zinc and cobalt production, with soon to be nickel – products that are critical to achieving global decarbonisation and electrification targets. With operations in Australia, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Latin America, the company makes a direct contribution to the economic and social development of its host countries.In 2025, MMG released its first nature strategy and progressed a refresh of its climate strategy. MMG's membership of the UN Global Compact further aligns the company with global leaders on human rights, climate action, and governance. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Fujitsu and BCN Port Innovation Foundation leverage ocean digital twin technology to drive the regeneration of the Port of Barcelona JCN Newswire

Fujitsu and BCN Port Innovation Foundation leverage ocean digital twin technology to drive the regeneration of the Port of Barcelona

Kawasaki, Japan and Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Fujitsu and BCN Port Innovation Foundation today announced a new agreement between Fujitsu Spain and the BCN Port Innovation Foundation to develop a proof of concept (PoC) for an ocean digital twin at the Port of Barcelona. This pioneering initiative is aimed at the regeneration of the marine environment, the protection of biodiversity and the promotion of the blue economy(1).Catalina Grimalt, CEO and President, BCN Port Foundation (left) and Ángeles Delgado, President of Fujitsu Technology Solutions S.A. (right) shaking hands after the signing ceremony to kick off the proof of concept.The project is based on the use of underwater drones combined with artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, capable of capturing high-resolution representations of the seabed. Using this non-destructive sensing approach, the digital twin will make it possible to visualize and quantify biodiversity, calculate biomass based on vegetation cover, and estimate blue carbon(2) associated with marine algae.This project lays the foundations for the BCN Port Innovation Foundation to have a unified digital platform that centralizes all information on port biodiversity and enables its long-term monitoring.With this initiative, Fujitsu reinforces its commitment to developing proprietary technology with social and environmental impact, aligned with climate neutrality goals and the protection of marine ecosystems, and consolidates its role as a technology partner in sustainable innovation projects in Spain.Fujitsu and the BCN Port Innovation Foundation plan to carry out the proof of concept in the Port of Barcelona during 2026.A new approach to measuring and protecting marine biodiversityGlobal marine ecosystems face a severe crisis due to global warming and ocean pollution. The EU is accelerating marine environmental conservation and restoration efforts, notably with the 2024 adoption of the Nature Restoration Law, which mandates marine ecosystem recovery.By integrating AI-enabled underwater data capture with advanced analytics, the Ocean Digital Twin transforms how marine ecosystems are measured, understood, and utilized. Autonomous surface and underwater vehicles follow optimized survey routes with real-time stabilization control, enabling consistent and repeatable seabed data acquisition and generating high-quality data suitable for AI processing.Machine learning models convert this data into quantitative environmental intelligence, estimating vegetation coverage, assessing habitat extent, and calculating blue carbon absorption. The technology also provides precise spatial data on seabed conditions, habitat distribution, and species types, creating a strong empirical foundation for the design and evaluation of conservation, restoration, and regeneration projects.In addition, the system enables continuous monitoring of multiple plant species, making it possible to analyze ecosystem evolution over time and anticipate potential impacts resulting from both climate change and port activity.Figure: Ocean Digital TwinEnvironmental simulation and data-driven decision-makingThe platform developed by Fujitsu enables the simulation of “what if” scenarios, helping pre-verification of environmental measures before they are implemented to prioritize investments based on their real impact. Thanks to the creation of a high-fidelity digital model, port authorities can identify priority areas for protection, as well as zones suitable for environmental restoration or rehabilitation.This simulation capability makes the digital twin a key tool for balancing port activity with the preservation of the natural environment, facilitating the design of more sustainable infrastructure and operations. Following a successful PoC, Fujitsu and BCN Port Innovation Foundation can collaborate to add regeneration and preservation simulation scenarios to the project.Blue economy, transparency and social engagementBeyond environmental conservation, the project could open up new opportunities within the blue economy, facilitating the potential development of marine research initiatives, environmental education and scientific outreach activities.Moreover, the visual and immersive nature of the digital twin enhances transparency and awareness, helping to bring knowledge of the marine environment closer to stakeholders and fostering greater understanding of the importance of protecting coastal ecosystems.Ángeles Delgado, president of Fujitsu Spain and Portugal, points out: “This project demonstrates how technology can become a true ally of sustainability. The ocean digital twin allows us to transform complex data from the marine environment into actionable information to protect biodiversity, promote blue carbon initiatives, and make evidence-based decisions.”(1) Blue economy:Achieving economic growth, job creation, and environmental preservation simultaneously while sustainably utilizing marine resources.(2) Blue carbon:Carbon captured by coastal and marine ecosystems through photosynthesis and subsequently stored in seabeds and deep seas.About FujitsuFujitsu’s purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As the digital transformation partner of choice for customers around the globe, our 113,000 employees work to resolve some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Our range of services and solutions draw on five key technologies: AI, Computing, Networks, Data & Security, and Converging Technologies, which we bring together to deliver sustainability transformation. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$23 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 and remains the top digital services company in Japan by market share. Find out more: global.fujitsuAbout BCN Port InnovationBCN Port Innovation is a public-private collaboration initiative between the Port of Barcelona and the enterprise ecosystem aimed at promoting and validating innovative solutions in areas such as the logistics and port processes, mobility, and the energy transition, with a cross-cutting focus on digitalization and sustainability. More information: https://bcnportinnovation.org/en/Press ContactsFujitsu LimitedPublic and Investor Relations DivisionInquiriesBCN Port InnovationMar Fernándeze-mail: m.fernandez@bcnportinnovation.org Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Amaran segera dikeluarkan kepada rakyat Amerika di seluruh Timur Tengah kewangan

Amaran segera dikeluarkan kepada rakyat Amerika di seluruh Timur Tengah

(SeaPRwire) - Jabatan Negara menggesa rakyat AS untuk segera meninggalkan lebih daripada sedozen negara di Timur Tengah di tengah-tengah peningkatan mogokan balas Iran Jabatan Negara AS telah mengeluarkan amaran mendesak untuk rakyat Amerika segera meninggalkan lebih daripada sedozen negara di seluruh Timur Tengah, memetik “risiko keselamatan serius” kerana mogokan balas Iran terhadap sasaran AS dan Israel terus meningkat. Dalam satu ciapan di X pada Selasa, Penolong Setiausaha Hal Ehwal Konsular Mora Namdar menyatakan Washington “menggesa rakyat Amerika untuk BERAMBIS SEKARANG dari negara-negara di bawah menggunakan pengangkutan komersial yang ada, kerana risiko keselamatan yang serius.” Amaran itu meliputi Bahrain, Mesir, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Tebing Barat, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lubnan, Oman, Qatar, Arab Saudi, Syria, Emiriah Arab Bersatu, dan Yaman. Rakyat Amerika yang memerlukan bantuan dengan pelepasan komersial telah diarahkan untuk menghubungi talian hotline 24 jam Jabatan Negara dan mendaftar dalam program STEP untuk kemas kini keselamatan. Nasihat itu datang ketika Iran telah melancarkan serangan bersasar ke atas pangkalan dan aset AS di seluruh rantai Teluk sebagai balasan kepada mogokan AS-Israel yang tidak diprovokasi yang membunuh Pemimpin Tertinggi Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dan beberapa komander kanan pada hari Sabtu. Mogokan balas itu juga telah menyasarkan hab penerbangan serantau utama, termasuk Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Dubai – yang paling sibuk di dunia – di mana kerosakan dan korban dilaporkan, serta tapak berhampiran lapangan terbang antarabangsa di Bahrain, Kuwait, dan Iraq. Sebagai tindak balas, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, dan UAE telah mengumumkan penutupan ruang udara separa atau keseluruhan, mencetuskan kekacauan perjalanan yang meluas di seluruh rantau ini dengan lebih daripada 3,400 penerbangan dibatalkan di tujuh lapangan terbang utama Timur Tengah, menjejaskan ratusan ribu penumpang. Rakaman media sosial telah menunjukkan terminal yang sesak di seluruh rantau ini, dengan penumpang yang terkandas tidur di lantai lapangan terbang. Lapangan Terbang Dubai telah digambarkan sebagai “ruang menunggu yang besar,” dengan penumpang transit menyumbang hampir separuh daripada mereka yang terperangkap. Syarikat penerbangan Rusia, termasuk Aeroflot, juga telah membatalkan atau mengubah laluan penerbangan, menggantung perkhidmatan ke Tehran, Dubai, dan Abu Dhabi. Menurut Persatuan Operator Pelancongan Rusia (ATOR), kira-kira 8,000 pelancong Rusia terkandas di luar negara selepas terlepas sambungan Timur Tengah.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Trump dakwa AS mampu berperang ‘selama-lamanya’ kewangan

Trump dakwa AS mampu berperang ‘selama-lamanya’

(SeaPRwire) - Pentagon mempunyai stok amunisi yang "hampir tidak terhad", tegas presiden Amerika Syarikat bersedia untuk berperang "selama-lamanya" dengan stok amunisinya yang "hampir tidak terhad", dakwa Presiden Donald Trump. Pemerhati tentera telah mengenal pasti ketersediaan munisi – terutamanya peluru berpandu pertahanan udara – sebagai faktor penghad dalam kempen AS-Israel yang sedang berlangsung yang mensasarkan kerajaan Iran. Dalam satu hantaran Truth Social pada hari Isnin, Trump menolak kebimbangan sedemikian. "Perang boleh dilawan 'selama-lamanya,' dan dengan sangat berjaya, hanya dengan menggunakan bekalan ini (yang lebih baik daripada senjata terbaik negara lain!)," tulisnya. Presiden itu mencadangkan senjata yang disimpan di negara lain boleh diagihkan semula untuk kegunaan Pentagon. Serangan AS-Israel bermula pada hari Sabtu dengan serangan decapitation yang membunuh Pemimpin Tertinggi Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dan pegawai kanan lain, disertai dengan seruan untuk pemberontakan Iran. Trump berkata kempen itu melebihi jangkaan dan diramalkan tidak akan berlangsung lebih daripada beberapa minggu. Pegawai Iran mengatakan mereka telah bersedia untuk perang yang panjang dengan menyimpan senjata jarak jauh dalam depot bawah tanah. 'Kedalaman majalah' munisi AS dan Israel adalah sulit, tetapi pakar tentera percaya kedua-duanya sedang menggunakan senjata high-end dengan pantas seperti pemintas untuk sistem pertahanan udara THAAD, Patriot, dan Arrow-3, dan peluru berpandu kruis Tomahawk yang dilancarkan dari laut, lapor The Wall Street Journal pada hari Ahad. "Akhirnya ia bermuara kepada nombor," Jonathan Conricus, bekas jurucakap Angkatan Pertahanan Israel, memberitahu akhbar tersebut. "Berapa banyak pemintas yang akan kita ada berbanding berapa banyak pelancar yang mereka dapat bentangkan dan tembak." Trump mendakwa stok AS adalah kukuh kerana dia menggantung bekalan ke Ukraine. Senjata Amerika terus sampai ke Ukraine, tetapi di bawah dasar Trump, ahli NATO Eropah kini membayarnya. Serangan balas peluru berpandu dan dron Iran telah mensasarkan pangkalan tentera AS dan NATO di Timur Tengah dan Mediterranean, serta infrastruktur tenaga dan penghantaran melalui Selat Hormuz – titik genting maritim yang kritikal. Eksport minyak mentah Saudi dan gas asli cecair Qatar telah terganggu, mencetuskan kenaikan harga global.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Concord New Energy Signs MOU with Bain Capital-Backed Bridge Data Centre ACN Newswire

Concord New Energy Signs MOU with Bain Capital-Backed Bridge Data Centre

HONG KONG, March 3, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – On 02 March 2026, Concord New Energy Group (“CNE Group”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Singapore with Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a portfolio company of Bain Capital.Under the MOU, the parties will jointly explore diversified energy supply pathways integrating renewable energy and hydrogen solutions on a global basis to support the low-carbon transformation of data centre infrastructure. The collaboration includes the development of Singapore’s first barge-based hydrogen power generation solution designed specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) digital infrastructure.The partnership will encompass hydrogen power pathway studies, system integration design, energy storage deployment assessments, and optimization of power procurement mechanisms. Through these initiatives, both parties aim to enhance energy reliability, operational flexibility, and long-term sustainability for next-generation data centre campuses.CNE brings extensive expertise in renewable energy development and integrated energy systems, while BDC contributes leading operational capabilities in digital infrastructure. The collaboration is expected to accelerate the convergence of clean energy solutions and advanced computing infrastructure.As artificial intelligence and high-performance computing continue to reshape regional economies, this partnership will further support Singapore’s ambition to remain a leading digital hub powered by low-carbon energy.Bridge Data Centres (BDC)Headquartered in Singapore, Bridge Data Centres (BDC) is a leading hyperscale data centre platform in the Asia Pacific region backed by Bain Capital. The company focuses on the development and operation of high-performance digital infrastructure across multiple high-growth markets. BDC is committed to delivering resilient, reliable, and sustainable infrastructure solutions to support the rapid growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.Concord New Energy Group (CNE)Headquartered in Singapore, Concord New Energy Group is a renewable energy developer and operator listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange. With 20 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, CNE’s portfolio covers wind power, photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage projects. The Group has strong capabilities in project development, investment, construction and long-term asset management, and currently holds over 5GW of equity capacity globally. CNE remains committed to promoting the application of clean energy and providing integrated energy solutions to support sustainable development. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Hua Medicine Announces the Approval of Dorzagliatin for Marketing in Hong Kong SAR, China ACN Newswire

Hua Medicine Announces the Approval of Dorzagliatin for Marketing in Hong Kong SAR, China

- First glucokinase-activator (GKA) approval outside mainland China- Approval supports a differentiated approach to Type 2 diabetes (T2D) management- Hong Kong will serve as Hua Medicine’s launchpad for international market expansionSHANGHAI, HONG KONG, Mar 3, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hua Medicine ("the Company", Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 2552.HK) announced today that its global first-in-class glucokinase activator (GKA) dorzagliatin (Trade name: MYHOMSIS(R)) has been approved for marketing by the Pharmaceutical Service of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes in adults.Under Hong Kong's "1+" pharmaceutical regulatory innovation mechanism, the approval follows the acceptance of dorzagliatin’s New Drug Application (NDA) by the Hong Kong Department of Health in September 2025. As the first innovative drug for chronic metabolic diseases approved for marketing since the launch of "1+" mechanism, the successful rollout of dorzagliatin not only brings an entirely new treatment option for patients with Type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong, but also marks a crucial step in Hua Medicine's strategic layout to expand from China to the Southeast Asian and global markets with Hong Kong as its hub.Cao Beili, Vice President of Department of Corporate Operation and Great Bay Development of Hua Medicine, stated: “Among the three new drugs approved under the ‘1+’ mechanism, MYHOMSIS(R) is an innovative medicine developed in China that has obtained approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). It is also the first primary care drug product approved under the ‘1+’ mechanism.”Dr. Chen Li, Founder, Executive Director and CEO of Hua Medicine, stated: "The approval of dorzagliatin for marketing in Hong Kong is a significant milestone in the Company's development. As one of the first original innovative drugs to benefit from Hong Kong's '1+' mechanism, this achievement not only reflects Hong Kong's support for innovative drugs, but also validates the global competitiveness of China's independently developed innovative drugs. The launch in Hong Kong is a key step for Hua Medicine to enter the Southeast Asian and international markets. We will take Hong Kong as the hub to build a marketing network and R&D cooperation system radiating Southeast Asia and connecting the world, bringing China's independently developed innovative drugs to more diabetes patients in countries and regions around the globe. Meanwhile, we will continue to advance the marketing approval process of dorzagliatin in the Macao Special Administrative Region of China to achieve its full rollout in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and relying on the regional advantages in mechanisms, talent and medical resources, we will advance the clinical expansion of new indications and the international promotion of MYHOMSIS(R)."Global First-in-Class & Local Clinical Data: Establishing a New Model for Restoring Glycemic Homeostasis in Diabetes TreatmentType 2 diabetes remains a progressive disease characterized by impaired glucose regulation and declining pancreatic β-cell function over time. While many therapies address downstream consequences of dysregulated blood glucose, dorzagliatin is a global first-in-class GKA innovative drug independently developed by Hua Medicine. Its core innovation lies in repairing the impaired function and expression of glucokinase (GK) in patients with Type 2 diabetes, thereby improving patients' glucose sensitivity from the source and ameliorating the imbalance of glycemic homeostasis. The drug acts on multiple key organs of glucose metabolism including the islets, intestines and liver, exerting a synergistic effect through multiple targets:- enhancing glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells, - promoting GLP-1 release from intestinal L-cells, and - modulating hepatic glucose output through glycogen regulation.This coordinated, multi-organ profile differentiates dorzagliatin from existing oral antidiabetic therapies and reflects Hua Medicine’s focus on addressing glucose homeostasis dysregulation and controlling the progression of Type 2 diabetes and the occurrence of its complications from the source.Dorzagliatin was approved for marketing by the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in September 2022 for two indications, both to improve blood glucose control for T2D patients:1) It can be used as mono-therapy treatment for drug-naïve T2D patients, as first-line treatment,2) When metformin hydrochloride alone exhibits poor blood glucose control in T2D patients, it can be used in combination with metformin hydrochloride.Since January 1, 2024, dorzagliatin is included in China’s National Reimbursement Drug List and has been prescribed to over 200,000+ patients in mainland China already. In June last year, the interim analysis of real-world research presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) further verified its efficacy and safety in a broad population.Leveraging Hong Kong's "1+" Mechanism to Accelerate Access to Innovative Drugs for Hong Kong ResidentsThe formulation and implementation of Hong Kong's "1+" pharmaceutical regulatory innovation mechanism is an important measure taken by the Hong Kong SAR Government to enhance the accessibility of medical innovation and attract high-quality global innovative drugs to launch in Hong Kong. This mechanism allows innovative drugs already approved in designated major markets (such as China, the United States, Europe, etc.) to secure marketing approval in Hong Kong through a simplified application pathway and data mutual recognition mechanism, which greatly shortens the time cycle from R&D to clinical access of innovative drugs for Hong Kong patients, while ensuring the safety and efficacy of the drugs.With its local clinical data, clear therapeutic value and good safety record in China, dorzagliatin has become one of the first original Chinese innovative drugs to be rapidly approved through Hong Kong's "1+" mechanism. This approval is an important practical achievement of the mechanism in enabling the launch of global innovative drugs in Hong Kong, which not only reflects the high recognition of the clinical value of dorzagliatin by the Department of Health of Hong Kong, but also highlights the core role of the "1+" mechanism in connecting the Chinese market and international pharmaceutical markets and accelerating the flow of innovative medical resources.Building on Hong Kong's Experience to Empower Global Diabetes ManagementDiabetes is a major challenge for global public health. According to the 2025 Global Diabetes Map released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the number of adults aged 20-79 with diabetes worldwide reached 589 million in 2024, and this figure is projected to rise to 853 million by 2050. In Hong Kong, China, diabetes is also a prominent public health issue. According to the Population Health Survey 2020-2022 conducted by the Department of Health of Hong Kong, 6.9% of people aged 15 or above reported having been diagnosed with diabetes by a doctor, and an additional 1.8% had hyperglycemia without being diagnosed with diabetes. In 2022, more than 600 death registrations in Hong Kong were attributed to diabetes, ranking 11th among the leading causes of death.[1]Hong Kong has accumulated rich experience in diabetes management, forming a comprehensive system covering disease surveillance, prevention, screening, treatment and community management, and its community-based public-private partnership model for diabetes management has achieved remarkable results. Following its launch in Hong Kong, dorzagliatin is expected to be deeply integrated with the local mature diabetes management system, and help improve patients' quality of life, control disease progression and reduce medical burdens through personalized treatment plans.At present, Hua Medicine is collaborating with the research team led by Professor Juliana Chan, a world-renowned endocrinologist from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, to conduct the SENSITIZE series of studies to further explore the mechanism by which dorzagliatin improves pancreatic β-cell glucose sensitivity. The published results of the SENSITIZE 1/2 studies have shown that dorzagliatin can significantly improve the second-phase insulin secretion and β-cell glucose sensitivity in patients with glucokinase monogenic diabetes (GCK-MODY or MODY-2), and enhance basal insulin secretion in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. In addition, dorzagliatin can also significantly improve the second-phase insulin secretion and β-cell glucose sensitivity in populations with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).Hua Medicine will continue to deepen cooperation with top local research institutions and clinicians to further explore the potential of dorzagliatin in pre-diabetes intervention, early treatment and complication prevention, accumulate additional international clinical data, lay a solid foundation for the expansion of its indications and global market promotion, and establish personalized intervention and treatment management plans for patients with pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.As a core hub of the Asian pharmaceutical market, Hong Kong, with its unique geographical location, advanced medical infrastructure, international business environment and close linkage with the Southeast Asian market, is expected to become the strategic starting point for Hua Medicine to expand into Southeast Asia and the global market. Relying on Hong Kong's advantage of pharmaceutical regulatory standards aligned with international norms and leveraging its financial and capital market strengths, Hua Medicine will further advance the registration and application of dorzagliatin in the Southeast Asian market to quickly cover the large population of diabetes patients in the region. Meanwhile, the Company will deepen cooperation with partners in the global pharmaceutical industry chain to accelerate the international commercialization of dorzagliatin.Forward-Looking StatementsThis document contains statements regarding Hua Medicine's and its products' future expectations, plans and prospects. Such forward-looking statements relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this document and are subject to change in light of future developments. Except as required by law, the Company shall not be obligated to update or publicly revise any forward-looking statements or unforeseen events after the date of such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or other circumstances. Please read this document carefully and understand that actual future performance or results of the Company may differ materially from expectations due to various risks, uncertainties or other statutory requirements.About Hua MedicineHua Medicine (The “Company”) is an innovative drug development and commercialization company based in Shanghai, China, with companies in the United States and Hong Kong. Hua Medicine focuses on developing novel therapies for patients with unmet medical needs worldwide. Based on global resources, Hua Medicine teams up with global high-calibre people to develop breakthrough technologies and products, which contribute to innovation in diabetes care. Hua Medicine's cornerstone product HuaTangNing (dorzagliatin tablets), targets the glucose sensor glucokinase, restores glucose sensitivity in T2D patients, and stabilizes imbalances in blood glucose levels in patients. HuaTangNing was approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China on September 30th, 2022. It can be used alone or in combination with metformin for adult T2D patients. For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), no dose adjustment is required. It is an oral hypoglycemic drug that can be used for patients with Type 2 diabetes with renal function impairment. In February 2026, dorzagliatin (Trade name: MYHOMSIS(R)) was approved for marketing by the Pharmaceutical Services of the Department of Health of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.For more informationHua MedicineWebsite: www.huamedicine.comInvestorsEmail: ir@huamedicine.comMediaEmail:pr@huamedicine.com[1] https://www.chp.gov.hk/sc/features/37474.html Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners to Acquire Care.com from IAC ACN Newswire

Affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners to Acquire Care.com from IAC

LOS ANGELES, CA, Mar 3, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Pacific Avenue Capital Partners ("Pacific Avenue"), a Los Angeles-headquartered private equity firm focused on corporate carve-outs and other complex transactions in the middle market, today announced that an affiliate of Pacific Avenue has entered into an agreement to acquire Care.com from IAC Inc. (NASDAQ:IAC).Care.com is a leading platform and brand in the growing $400 billion market for family care, anchored by the largest online network of background-checked child and senior caregivers in the U.S.Care.com operates both a scaled consumer marketplace and an enterprise benefits platform. Since 2007, more than 45 million people have turned to Care.com to find child care, senior care, pet care and housekeeping support. Care.com also partners with more than 700 employers, including many of the Fortune 100, to deliver care-related benefits that combine access to the Care.com platform and comprehensive backup care solutions provided in-home, in-center and through camps and activities, along with a broader suite of care support solutions.As a standalone company, Care.com will accelerate its enterprise expansion while continuing to strengthen its consumer marketplace. With Pacific Avenue's investment and support, the Company will move faster on product innovation, scale its employer partnerships, and enhance the platform experience for the millions of families and caregivers who rely on it."We are thrilled to announce the Care.com transaction, the first investment in Pacific Avenue Fund II. The transaction aligns perfectly with Pacific Avenue's track record of executing corporate carve-outs to acquire market-leading businesses. Care.com is an industry leader with a brand built on trust, a strong reputation, and a proven leadership team. Care.com has a clear path for growth as an independent, standalone company. We're excited to work with Brad, Michelle, and the Care.com team to unlock the company's full potential in serving families, caregivers, and its enterprise partners."- Chris Sznewajs, Founder and Managing Partner of Pacific Avenue"Caregiving is foundational to how families live and how businesses operate," said Brad Wilson, CEO of Care.com. "This partnership allows us to deepen our support for families and caregivers while expanding the ways we serve employers who recognize that caregiving is a workforce issue. We're entering this next chapter with strength, clarity, and a renewed commitment to building the most beloved platform for care.""Care.com enters this next chapter with a profitable foundation. This transaction positions us to further invest in our platform, expand our employer partnerships, and scale efficiently while maintaining the financial discipline that has strengthened our performance," said Michelle Arbov, Chief Financial Officer of Care.com.The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026.Moelis & Company LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Pacific Avenue. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal advisor to Pacific Avenue.KPMG LLP provided accounting and tax advisory services. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to IAC and Latham and Watkins LLP served as legal counsel to IAC.About Pacific Avenue Capital PartnersPacific Avenue Capital Partners is a global private equity firm headquartered in Los Angeles with an office in Paris. The firm is focused on corporate divestitures and other complex situations in the middle market. Pacific Avenue has extensive M&A and operations experience, allowing the firm to navigate complex transactions and unlock value through operational improvement, capital investment, and accelerated growth. Pacific Avenue takes a collaborative approach in partnering with strong management teams to drive lasting and strategic change while assisting businesses in reaching their full potential. Pacific Avenue has approximately $3.8 billion of Assets Under Management (AUM) as of September 30, 2025. For more information, please visit www.pacificavenuecapital.com.Contact InformationChris BaddonManaging Directorcbaddon@pacificavenuecapital.comSOURCE: Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Pasaran tenaga memberi ‘tindak balas yang agak kecil’ terhadap perang Iran, tetapi harga mungkin melonjak jika minyak dan gas tidak mengalir sebelum akhir minggu berita

Pasaran tenaga memberi ‘tindak balas yang agak kecil’ terhadap perang Iran, tetapi harga mungkin melonjak jika minyak dan gas tidak mengalir sebelum akhir minggu

(SeaPRwire) - Amerika Syarikat dan Israel menyerang Iran, membunuh ketua supremanya dan melancarkan perang serantau apabila Iran dan pihak proksinya membalas terhadap jiran mereka, tetapi harga minyak mentah hanya meningkat sebanyak 6% yang agak perlahan pada 2 Mac. Dengan Selat Hormuz, yang merupakan titik sekat terbesar dunia untuk aliran minyak dan gas, pada dasarnya telah ditutup kerana keganasan, harga-harga boleh meningkat lebih tinggi jika aliran minyak tidak telah pulih sebelum akhir minggu atau tidak lama selepas itu, ahli analisis tenaga telah berkata. “Selat Hormuz pada dasarnya telah ditutup, namun harga-harga hanya meningkat sedikit sahaja,” kata ahli ramalan minyak Dan Pickering, pengasas firma konsultansi dan penyelidikan Pickering Energy Partners, mengakui bahawa beliau mengharapkan pergerakan pasaran yang lebih besar. “Reaksi harga minyak memberitahu kita bahawa, sehingga kini, ini terkandung,” kata Pickering. “Kedua-dua pihak berharap bahawa Amerika Syarikat akan melakukan sesuatu untuk membuka, dan mengekalkan, selat itu supaya aliran minyak boleh mengalir.” Selat yang sempit, sejauh 104 batu, merupakan titik sekat utama yang memisahkan Teluk Persia, iaitu aliran harian hampir 20 juta barel minyak, dengan Laut India dan pasaran tenaga global. Hampir 20% daripada eksport minyak dan gas asli dunia mengalir melalui selat itu setiap hari - sehingga kini. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, dan Emirate Arab Bersatu semuanya bergantung kepada saluran air itu untuk eksport mereka. Walaupun eksport minyak dan gas tidak secara formal telah dihalang, beberapa kapal tangki telah rosak, dan lebih ramai insurans pihak ketiga enggan memberi insurans kepada kapal tangki yang melepasi selat itu. Beberapa kilang penyulingan di Saudi Arabia dan Kuwait telah mengalami sedikit kerosakan, dan Qatar, iaitu pengeluar gas asli terbesar kedua dunia, telah sementara menghentikan sebahagian besar pengeluaran eksportnya. Amerika Syarikat mungkin perlu memberikan jaminan keselamatan sejenis untuk mengatasi enggan insurans pihak ketiga untuk memberi liputan kepada kapal tangki minyak. “Jika itu berlaku, kapal tangki bergerak. Sehingga itu berlaku, kapal tangki menunggu,” kata Pickering. Tetapi yang mencolok, tiada aktiviti pengeluaran minyak dan gas telah menjadi sasaran oleh Iran atau pihak proksinya sehingga kini, kata Jaime Brito, pengarah eksekutif untuk penyulingan dan produk minyak di firma penyelidikan harga tenaga OPIS. Brito menyatakan tindak balas pasaran yang “agak baik” sehingga kini. “Sungguh menarik untuk melihat bahawa harga-harga pasaran tidak telah bertindak balas secara emosi sepenuhnya,” kata Brito. “Nampaknya mereka menunggu secara realistik untuk melihat jika terdapat pengesahan lebih spesifik mengenai serangan aset tenaga sebelum bertindak balas lebih lanjut.” Nikolas Kokovlis—NurPhoto/Getty Images Kesan harga Tambahan $4 pada minyak pada 2 Mac mungkin tidak kelihatan begitu banyak, tetapi harga telah mula bertindak balas terhadap ketegangan di kawasan itu sebelum Amerika Syarikat dan Israel menyerang secara formal. Pengukur utama minyak Amerika Syarikat meningkat dari kira-kira $67 ke $71 sebarrel pada 2 Mac. Tetapi ia bermula pada tahun ini pada $57 sebarrel dan telah meningkat secara berterusan kerana ketegangan antara Amerika Syarikat dan Iran semakin meningkat. Dari pandangan itu, harga telah meningkat 25% sejak awal tahun. Tetapi untuk konteks, tahun ini bermula dengan tahap harga terendah sejak pandemik kerana kelebihan bekalan global mendasar dan kekurangan gangguan geopolitik yang agak rendah. Pengguna melihat dengan berhati-hati untuk kesan turun-temurun terhadap harga di pompa. Purata nasional untuk setinggi minyak tanpa plumbum biasa mencapai tahap terendah beberapa tahun ke $2.73 segalon awal tahun ini. Ia kini telah kembali naik ke $2.96 dan semakin meningkat, jadi ia akan melampaui ambang $3 pada sebarang hari sekarang, kata Patrick De Haan, ketua analisis petroleum di GasBuddy. “Dalam minggu yang akan datang, harga minyak mungkin akan menghadapi tekanan naik yang lebih tinggi kerana trend musim berterusan dan pasaran menavigasi lanskap geopolitik yang sedang berkembang, dengan purata nasional yang berkemungkinan mencapai markah $3 segalon untuk pertama kali tahun ini,” kata De Haan. Memangkinnya, terdapat perbezaan besar antara Selat Hormuz yang terjejas selama beberapa hari berbanding dengan mimpi logistik penutupan selama beberapa minggu, kata Brito. “Kemudian kita akan menghadapi kenaikan harga yang signifikan,” kata Brito, dan harga boleh melonjak melebihi $100 sebarrel untuk pertama kali sejak Rusia menyerang Ukraine pada 2022. Presiden Trump berkata kepada CNN pada 2 Mac bahawa “gelombang besar” serangan terhadap Iran belum berlaku. “Kami belum mula menyerang mereka dengan kuat,” katanya, menambah bahawa beliau berfikir operasi itu akan berlangsung selama kira-kira empat minggu. Harga gas asli meningkat di Eropah Kesan terhadap harga gas asli telah menjadi perlahan di Amerika Syarikat, pengeluar gas terbesar dunia. Tetapi Eropah dan Asia sangat bergantung kepada bekalan dari Qatar dan negara lain, terutamanya di negara-negara di mana cuaca musim sejuk masih berlangsung. Harga gas asli meningkat hampir 50% di Eropah pada 2 Mac - merupakan satu exception kepada kenyamanan yang agak berlaku di pasaran. Risiko masih wujud bahawa Iran yang terdesak boleh menyerang lebih kuat terhadap kapal tangki minyak atau aset tenaga Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, dan UAE. Proksi Iran, seperti Hezbollah di Lebanon atau Houthi di Yemen, boleh meningkatkan ketegangan lagi. Akhirnya, Houthi mempunyai banyak pengalaman menargetkan aset minyak. “Walaupun Negara-negara Teluk Arab tidak menyertai Amerika Syarikat dalam serangan terhadap Iran, mereka kini berada di bahagian menerima serangan balas dari Iran,” kata Adriana Alvarado, pengarah senior vice president untuk penarafan sovereign global Morningstar. “Kesan ekonomi keseluruhan terhadap ekonomi Teluk Arab akan terutamanya bergantung kepada panjang dan keparahan gangguan kepada penerbangan dan lalu lintas di Selat Hormuz. Tetapi tidak diragukan bahawa apa sahaja hasil daripada pertempuran semasa, perkembangan politik di Iran akan mempunyai kesan berterusan kepada seluruh kawasan Timur Tengah.” Dan satu kesilapan boleh selalu mencetuskan escalasi yang lebih besar, kata Pickering. “Setiap hari, keupayaan reaktif Iran semakin berkurangan,” kata Pickering. “Tetapi kita masih mempunyai risiko kemalangan, kebetulan, atau peluru yang tersasar yang boleh menjadi bermakna. Hal-hal liar boleh berlaku dalam perang.”Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Lessn exceeds $100 million turnover on its payments orchestration platform ACN Newswire

Lessn exceeds $100 million turnover on its payments orchestration platform

SYDNEY, March 3, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Accounts payable automation company Lessn today announced that it exceeded $100 million being transacted on its platform in February 2026 within its first year of operations, as the company considers a new investment round.The platform’s accounts payable technology links to medium to large owner-operators businesses’ accounting systems, typically Xero or MYOB, with funding sources such as rewards cards and bank-to-bank. Its system allows companies to improve cash flow, earn rewards and take advantage of pay-early discounts whilst maximising accuracy, automation and security for accounts teams.Clients include medical centres, real estate and construction businesses along with high net worth family offices.Lessn founder David Grossman is optimistic about the company’s continued fast growth trajectory.“Lessn surged through its $2 million revenue milestone in February 2026 and grew fivefold in recent months. We have found a sweet spot at the higher end of the medium to large-sized business market serving businesses that make payments of more than $100,000 per month, some into the millions.”“Lessn's payments orchestration platform goes beyond card payments. It wraps around accounting, banking, and card portals, opening a wide range of payment features surrounding accounts payable. This suits businesses that want to maximise rewards points and reduce trade finance costs whilst ensuring audit trails across their AP,” he said.During recent months, the company has attracted growing interest from both existing and new investors reflecting its strong growth profile, with billionaire property developer Theo Onisforou among investors “very seriously considering investing in the next investment round.”Investors in Lessn include Brendan Cook, founder of oOh!media, Dean Swan of monday.com and Michael Masterman, co-founder of Element Zero and Po Valley Energy, with $3 million already been invested in the company and its unique technology.As the company has grown its valuation has increased significantly, with a small investment round having raised $300,000 at a valuation of $30 million in November 2025.The business claims a serviceable addressable market of more than 1 million small to medium business in Australia, valued at more than $36 billion[1]. The company also has opportunities for international growth where countries have similar payments environments including Asia, New Zealand and the UK.[1] Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, 2025 Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Serangan Trump terhadap Iran boleh menelan kos ekonomi Amerika sehingga $210 bilion, kata pakar bajet terkemuka berita

Serangan Trump terhadap Iran boleh menelan kos ekonomi Amerika sehingga $210 bilion, kata pakar bajet terkemuka

(SeaPRwire) - Ketika Amerika Syarikat memasuki hari keempat Operasi Epic Fury—kempen ketenteraan menyeluruhnya terhadap Iran, yang dilancarkan dengan kerjasama Israel—beban kewangan terhadap pembayar cukai Amerika mula menjadi tumpuan bagi pemerhati bajet di Beltway dan dalam kalangan ahli akademik. Menurut Kent Smetters, pengarah Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) dan salah seorang penganalisis fiskal terkemuka negara, jumlah kos ekonomi serangan tersebut boleh mencecah setinggi $210 bilion. Smetters, yang modelnya digunakan secara meluas di Washington, D.C., untuk menganalisis kesan fiskal dan makroekonomi dasar persekutuan, mempunyai pengalaman dasar Beltway termasuk tempoh sebagai ahli ekonomi di Congressional Budget Office dan sebagai timbalan penolong setiausaha bagi dasar ekonomi di U.S. Treasury. Beliau telah , dan berunding dengan penggubal dasar daripada kedua-dua parti mengenai perundangan cukai dan perbelanjaan utama. Smetters menyifatkan PWBM sebagai sebuah “” untuk penggubal undang-undang bengkel idea dasar ekonomi. Angka terkecil yang beliau berikan kepada apabila ditanya mengenai kos Epic Fury kepada pembayar cukai adalah $40 bilion, untuk anggaran terkecil kos belanjawan langsung, dalam julat yang meningkat sehingga $95 bilion. Beliau berkata PWBM mengandaikan lebih banyak risiko peningkatan dalam senario Epic Fury, jadi kesan langsung sebanyak $65 bilion kepada pembayar cukai adalah kos yang berkemungkinan bagi operasi ketenteraan langsung serta penggantian peralatan, peluru, dan bekalan lain. “Jika perang berlarutan lebih daripada dua bulan, maka angka ini akan meningkat,” tambahnya. Selain perbelanjaan ketenteraan langsung, Smetters mengunjurkan kerugian ekonomi tambahan kepada Amerika Syarikat sahaja sebanyak kira-kira $115 bilion, dengan julat ketidakpastian yang luas bermula dari $50 bilion sehingga $210 bilion. “Sekali lagi, [terdapat] lebih banyak ketidakpastian pada tahap tertinggi,” katanya, sambil menyatakan bahawa risiko peningkatan adalah lebih besar daripada penurunan. Impak ekonomi yang lebih luas itu mengambil kira gangguan kepada perdagangan, pasaran tenaga, dan keadaan kewangan yang biasanya dicetuskan oleh konflik berpanjangan di Timur Tengah. Angka-angka tersebut tidak termasuk kos rejim tarif IEEPA pentadbiran, yang telah ditetapkan oleh PWBM pada nilai berasingan sebanyak $179 bilion. Jumlah ini berkemungkinan perlu dikembalikan kepada syarikat-syarikat Amerika, jika bukan pembayar cukai, selepas keputusan Mahkamah Agung mengenai kesahihan tarif IEEPA. Konflik bermula pada 28 Feb., apabila Presiden Trump membenarkan Operasi Epic Fury, kempen ketenteraan bersama A.S.-Israel yang menyasarkan infrastruktur peluru berpandu balistik, pasukan tentera laut, dan program nuklear Iran. Pemimpin Agung Iran, oleh media kerajaan Iran tidak lama kemudian. Trump menyifatkan operasi itu sebagai tindak balas yang perlu terhadap apa yang dipanggilnya sebagai “ancaman nuklear yang mendesak” oleh Iran, dengan mengatakan A.S. telah kehabisan pilihan diplomatik selepas Iran “menolak setiap peluang untuk melepaskan cita-cita nuklear mereka.” Rumah Putih menyifatkan serangan itu sebagai “tepat” dan “amat hebat,” dengan Trump berikrar untuk “melumpuhkan keupayaan peluru berpandu Iran” dan memastikan Iran “tidak akan memperoleh senjata nuklear.” Menjelang hari ketiga kempen, sekurang-kurangnya empat tentera Amerika telah terumbuh, dan Trump berkata pada hari Isnin bahawa operasi itu boleh berlangsung selama “empat hingga lima minggu”—walaupun beliau mengakui ia boleh berjalan lebih lama dan enggan menolak penempatan pasukan darat. Prospek konflik yang berlarutan meningkatkan pertaruhan kewangan dengan ketara, memandangkan model Smetters mengandaikan kos meningkat secara mendadak selepas tempoh dua bulan. bahawa A.S. mungkin kehabisan peluru dengan cepat, memandangkan simulasi perang sebelum ini menunjukkan bekalan hanya mencukupi untuk tempoh seawal seminggu, walaupun angka tepat adalah diklasifikasikan. Malah sebelum bom pertama digugurkan, persediaan ketenteraan sebelum serangan Pentagon telah menelan belanja pembayar cukai kira-kira $630 juta, Elaine McCusker, bekas pegawai kanan bajet Pentagon yang kini berada di American Enterprise Institute, memberitahu sebelum ini. Penempatan semula lebih daripada sedozen kapal tentera laut dan lebih 100 pesawat ke Timur Tengah memacu sebahagian besar perbelanjaan tersebut, walaupun McCusker berkata kos tersebut berkemungkinan akan diserap dalam bajet tahun fiskal 2026 Pentagon yang sedia ada sebanyak $839 bilion. Tanda harga perang itu sudah mula mendapat penelitian di Capitol Hill. Satu yang dijalankan pada hujung minggu mendapati hanya satu daripada empat rakyat Amerika mengatakan mereka menyokong serangan A.S. ke atas Iran—termasuk hanya satu daripada empat ahli Republikan yang percaya Trump terlalu bersedia untuk menggunakan kekuatan ketenteraan. Dengan pendapat awam yang berbelah bahagi dan golongan konservatif fiskal yang semakin tertumpu pada defisit persekutuan, anggaran ekonomi daripada Penn Wharton berkemungkinan akan menyemarakkan perdebatan politik yang semakin sengit mengenai siapa yang akhirnya menanggung kos konflik tanpa tarikh tamat yang jelas. Smetters menawarkan satu nota peringatan tentang bagaimana kos perang biasanya dirangka. “Satu masalah yang saya hadapi dengan pengiraan kos peperangan ialah ia benar-benar mengabaikan fakta alternatif,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan yang agak merendah diri. “Jika Iran benar-benar memperoleh senjata nuklear, maka kita mungkin telah membelanjakan lebih banyak untuk ketenteraan dan juga pembaikan bandar-bandar kemudian hari.”Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. 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Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif perusahaan nasihat Sosial Keselamatan terbesar di Amerika: Potongan cukai besar Trump ‘tidak membantu’

(SeaPRwire) - Seorang generasi baby boomer berusia tujuh puluh tahun telah menghabiskan lebih daripada tiga dekad membina kerjaya yang berjaya sebagai jurutera awam. Tetapi 15 tahun lalu, pada tahun 2011, beliau menemui satu set nombor baru yang membuatnya terobsesi: peraturan-peraturan yang sangat rumit dalam sistem Keselamatan Sosial AS. Hari ini, beliau berkhidmat sebagai presiden dan pengasas bersama National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts (NARSSA), firma perkhidmatan nasihat Keselamatan Sosial terbesar di AS, dan beliau sedang berhadapan dengan satu masalah: cara Presiden Donald Trump mengurus kewangan negara. Akta The Big Beautiful "tidak membantu Keselamatan Sosial," jelas Shedden, bersetuju dengan unjuran yang menunjukkan kebankrapan semakin hampir kerana potongan cukai terus membawa penghitungan lebih dekat ke hari ini. Yang pasti, beliau memberitahu , bukti demografi yang dihadapi program ini tidak dapat dinafikan suram. Nisbah pekerja kepada penerima manfaat telah jatuh dari 10 atau lebih pada pertengahan abad ke-20 kepada hanya dua atau tiga hari ini. Akibatnya, garis masa untuk penghabisan dana amanah lebihan program ini telah dipercepat, beralih dari 2035. Selepas 2032, hasil cukai gaji masuk, pendapatan daripada pemajakan manfaat, dan faedah daripada dana amanah tidak akan menampung 100% manfaat yang dijanjikan. Namun, beliau berhujah keadaan ini masih boleh dipulihkan. "Saya seorang optimis. Saya telah mengkaji Keselamatan Sosial selama lebih 15 tahun, dan saya tahu ia sangat rumit, tetapi kelebihannya ialah terdapat begitu banyak peraturan dan pengiraan sehingga terdapat banyak penyesuaian kecil yang boleh dibuat," katanya. Hal ini bergantung kepada kehendak politik untuk menyelesaikan masalah, dan Shedden mengakui ia tidak pasti, dengan gambarannya dikaburkan oleh ketidaksamaan ekonomi yang semakin teruk. Akta The Big Beautiful telah menyebabkan "sangat sedikit orang di bahagian atas mendapat lebih banyak kelebihan cukai, kekayaan, dan … kelas bawah dan tengah tidak benar-benar melihat manfaat." Retorik politik sering mengkomplikasi gambar lagi. Shedden menunjukkan kepada penyebutan Trump baru-baru ini dalam Kenyataan Keadaan Negara tentang menghapuskan pemajakan persekutuan terhadap manfaat Keselamatan Sosial. Walaupun ini terdengar menarik kepada pesara secara permukaan, beliau memberi amaran ia akan menjadi kesalahan bencana. Cukai yang dikutip daripada manfaat ini terus kembali ke dalam dana amanah, jelasnya, dan menghapuskan mereka akan "hanya meningkatkan lagi masa yang kita perlukan untuk memotong manfaat." Tambahan pula, beliau menyatakan kelebihan cukai dalam akta-akta sedemikian sering memperburuk ketidaksamaan kekayaan, terutamanya memberi manfaat kepada pendapatan tertinggi sementara menawarkan sedikit kepada kelas bawah dan tengah. Masalah mesej Shedden menjelaskan peralihan beliau sendiri kepada advokasi berpunca daripada kecewa dengan kekurangan literasi kewangan yang meluas ini. Beliau menyedari walaupun profesional kewangan gagal memahami nuansa program ini, yang mendorong beliau menjadi penasihat perancangan persaraan berlesen dan akhirnya menjadi pengasas bersama NARSSA. Misi organisasi ini adalah untuk melatih profesional membantu rakyat Amerika mengoptimumkan strategi tuntutan mereka menggunakan perisian khusus, memastikan pesara memahami pilihan mereka dengan yakin sebelum memasuki pejabat Pentadbiran Keselamatan Sosial. "Mesej adalah isu besar dengan Keselamatan Sosial," katanya. Generasi baby boomer kebanyakannya mula bekerja pada usia remaja, dan "tidak pernah dijelaskan kepada kami bahawa program ini sebenarnya adalah program insurans nasional besar yang kita semua menyumbang." "Majikan kami menyesuaikan sumbangan itu dan ia menyediakan empat insurans berbeza: Kerosakan pekerjaan, insurans hayat peninggal, insurans cacat, dan insurans perubatan, Medicare … Ia ratusan ribu dolar dalam tahun-tahun persaraan setiap orang," beliau meneruskan. "Dan untuk pasangan atau pendapatan tinggi, ia sering melebihi satu juta dolar bergantung kepada jangka hayat mereka." Sifat pelbagai aspek Keselamatan Sosial adalah sebab beliau optimis menyelamatkannya, tambahnya. Pertama, terdapat pelbagai pilihan dalam peraturan. Shedden memetik laporan, yang telah memetakan banyak penyelesaian perundangan yang berdaya maju pada Januari 2025. Kajian bersama oleh AARP, National Academy of Social Insurance, National Institute of Retirement Security, dan U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ia mengesyorkan menyesuaikan had pendapatan boleh cukai maksimum, yang secara sejarah menampung 90% pendapatan rakyat Amerika, tetapi kini hanya menampung kira-kira 80% kerana kekayaan tertumpu di kalangan 6%-10% teratas. Pilihan termasuk mengenakan cukai gaji ke atas pendapatan melebihi $400,000 atau menghapuskan had sepenuhnya, seperti yang dilakukan dengan Medicare. Pilihan lain ialah meningkatkan cukai gaji pekerja secara beransur-ansur daripada 6.2% kepada 7.2%. Menariknya, meningkatkan umur persaraan penuh—yang Shedden tegas sebenarnya merupakan potongan manfaat—bukanlah perubahan dasar yang sangat disokong. Shedden juga menyatakan suruhanjaya bipartisan untuk menyelamatkan Keselamatan Sosial pada 1983, apabila bekas Pengerusi Dewan Rakyat Demokrat Tip O’Neill dan Presiden Ronald Reagan mencipta ruang selamat untuk membuat kompromi. Apabila ditanya sama ada beliau boleh melihat pendekatan bipartisan sedemikian berlaku hari ini, beliau mengakui: "Nah, tidak hari ini … Saya fikir sesiapa yang menjadi sebahagian daripada penyelesaian itu akan sangat penting dari segi sejarah." Akhirnya, Shedden berkata beliau melihat Keselamatan Sosial bukan sahaja sebagai program kerajaan, tetapi sebagai aset kewangan besar yang menawarkan pendapatan seumur hidup yang dijamin dan diselaraskan dengan kos sara hidup. Ia menyediakan perlindungan penting, termasuk insurans cacat, peninggal, dan perubatan. Dengan pendidikan dan optimisme sejarah, CEO generasi baby boomer ini berazam memastikan program ini kekal selamat untuk generasi akan datang. "Ini program berusia 90 tahun," katanya. "Ia tulang belakang keselamatan persaraan kebanyakan rakyat Amerika. Ia tidak akan hilang. Ia tidak boleh muflis." Melainkan, entah bagaimana, ia berlaku.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. 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Perubahan yang Dibawa Perang terhadap Iran untuk Semua Pihak kewangan

Perubahan yang Dibawa Perang terhadap Iran untuk Semua Pihak

(SeaPRwire) - Hubungan antarabangsa memasuki era Russian roulette Elemen pengekangan asas hubungan antarabangsa sedang dibongkar hari ini. Perang terhadap Iran hanya akan mempercepatkan proses ini dan memperdalam kekacauan yang sudah membentuk politik global. Walau apa pun hasil krisis semasa, serangan oleh AS dan Israel ke atas Iran akan mempunyai akibat yang jauh melampaui nasib Republik Islam itu sendiri. Apa yang sebenarnya terancam adalah persepsi tentang apa yang mungkin dan boleh diterima dalam hubungan antarabangsa. Persepsi itu sedang berubah, dan bukan ke arah yang lebih baik. Pertama sekali, sebarang rayuan kepada undang-undang antarabangsa, yang secara formal menyokong diplomasi, telah kehilangan bahkan makna simboliknya. Apabila AS sedang menyediakan untuk menyerang Iraq pada tahun 2002-03, ia masih menganggap perlu untuk mencari resolusi Majlis Keselamatan PBB. Colin Powell terkenal muncul di hadapan PBB dengan memegang tabung uji yang bertujuan untuk menunjukkan kewujudan senjata pemusnah besar Iraq, disertai dengan retorik yang diracik dengan teliti. Hujah itu gagal, tetapi percubaan itu sendiri penting. Ia mencerminkan kepercayaan bahawa beberapa bentuk justifikasi masih diperlukan. Hari ini, bahkan refleks itu telah hilang. Baik permusuhan musim panas lepas mahupun peningkatan semasa tidak melibatkan sebarang percubaan untuk mendapatkan kelulusan daripada institusi antarabangsa. Di Washington, perdebatan telah beralih ke dalam. Pengkritik kini berhujah bahawa Donald Trump tidak mempunyai kuasa perlembagaan untuk melancarkan perang secara berkesan tanpa kelulusan kongres, sesuatu yang George W. Bush perolehi secara formal sebelum menyerang Iraq. Tetapi ini adalah perselisihan dalaman Amerika. Keabsahan luar tidak lagi dianggap relevan. Proses diplomasi itu sendiri telah dibalikkan. Perang 12 hari terbaru antara Israel dan Iran pada bulan Jun tahun lepas, dan pencerobohan semasa kedua-duanya didahului oleh perundingan intensif. Bicara ini bukan sekadar teater. Cadangan konkrit mengenai penyelesaian isu nuklear telah dibincangkan. Namun dalam kedua-dua kes, perundingan mengalir terus ke dalam tindakan tentera tanpa pernah dihentikan secara formal. Dalam kes Israel, pendekatan ini sekurang-kurangnya konsisten. Pimpinan Israel tidak pernah menyembunyikan matlamat mereka untuk memusnahkan rejim Iran dan secara terbuka menolak diplomasi sebagai sia-sia. Sebaliknya, AS menggunakan dialog secara sinis. Bukan sebagai laluan ke arah kompromi, tetapi sebagai cara untuk menurunkan kesedaran Iran sebelum menyerang. Apa pelajaran yang akan diambil oleh negara-negara yang sedang berunding dengan AS daripada ini? Ia jelas. Anda tidak boleh mempercayai proses ini. Anda hanya boleh bergantung pada diri sendiri dan kekuatan anda sendiri. Sekurang-kurangnya, anda memerlukan leverage yang tidak boleh diabaikan oleh lawan anda. Di luar itu, logiknya menjadi lebih gelap. Untuk pertama kalinya sejak pembunuhan Muammar Gaddafi, pemimpin sebuah negara berdaulat telah dihapuskan melalui serangan sasaran. Lebih-lebih lagi, ini telah dipersembahkan secara umum sebagai pencapaian positif, malah sumbangan kepada keamanan. Ali Khamenei adalah pemimpin sah sebuah ahli PBB, diakui oleh hampir seluruh masyarakat antarabangsa dan terlibat sepenuhnya dalam hubungan antarabangsa. Ini termasuk perundingan dengan aktor yang sama yang menyusun serangan itu, perundingan yang berterusan sehingga saat kuasa digunakan. Pembunuhan pemimpin negara oleh tentera negara lain, yang dilakukan dengan sengaja dan mengikuti model yang sama yang digunakan terhadap pemimpin pengganas atau kartel dadah, mewakili peringkat baru dalam politik dunia. Perbezaan dengan kes sebelum ini tentang perubahan rejim adalah instruktif. Gaddafi dibunuh oleh orang Libya semasa keruntuhan dalaman. Saddam Hussein dihukum mati selepas perbicaraan yang dijalankan oleh mahkamah Iraq, walau betapa pertimbangan keadilannya yang boleh dipertikaikan. Kes Iran adalah berbeza. Ia meniru kaedah yang digunakan oleh Israel terhadap pemimpin Hezbollah dan Hamas, kaedah yang disokong sepenuhnya oleh Washington. Apa yang dibongkar adalah kekangan terakhir yang tinggal yang diwarisi dari era sebelumnya. Keabsahan negara tidak lagi berpandukan pengakuan formal atau status undang-undang, tetapi dalam keadaan dan keutamaan peribadi. Hubungan antarabangsa mula menyerupai permainan Russian roulette. Pada masa lalu, norma sering dilanggar, dan moral diinterpretasikan secara berbeza merentasi budaya. Tetapi terdapat rangka kerja. Rangka kerja itu kini sedang dibuang. Oleh kerana hakisan ini telah berlangsung secara beransur-ansur, ramai elit politik menganggap peristiwa ini sebagai hanya episod lain yang tajam tetapi boleh difahami dalam persaingan geopolitik. Mereka salah. Bagi penentang AS, kesimpulan adalah tidak dapat dielakkan. Pertama, berunding dengan Washington adalah tidak berfaedah. Satu-satunya alternatif adalah penyerahan diri atau persediaan untuk hasil berdasarkan kuasa. Kedua, semakin munasabah bahawa tiada tempat lagi untuk menarik balik dan tiada apa yang tinggal untuk hilang. Dalam senario ini, sebarang hujah 'akhir' menjadi sah, termasuk butang merah, sama ada literal atau figuratif. Kesimpulan ini berterusan tanpa mengira bagaimana peristiwa di Iran berlaku. Walaupun hasil gaya Venezuela muncul, pemindahan kuasa di belakang tabir yang direka untuk memenuhi pihak berkepentingan luar, kerosakan tidak akan dibatalkan. Mekanisme untuk mengubah kerajaan secara paksa telah ditunjukkan, dan ia jauh lebih keras daripada revolusi warna pada tahun 2000-an. Rintangan terhadapnya akan mengeras, bukan melembut. Dalam sesetengah senario, akibatnya boleh menjadi bencana. Terdapat juga dimensi serantau yang lebih luas. Serangan Iraq pada 2003 masih menjadi titik rujukan utama. Kempen itu memecah belah order Timur Tengah selepas perang. Kekalahan pantas tentera Saddam Hussein mencipta euforia di Washington dan optimisme tentang mengubah bentuk rantau itu mengikut garis Amerika. Sebaliknya berlaku. Kawalan menjadi lemah, aktor yang tidak dijangka memperoleh kuasa, dan ketidakstabilan merebak. Ironinya, kebangkitan Iran sebagai kuasa serantau itu sendiri adalah hasil daripada kemusnahan Iraq. Jika Iran kini diubah melalui kuasa tentera, rantau ini sekali lagi akan memasuki fasa baru dan tidak dapat diramalkan. Wawasan Trump untuk Timur Tengah adalah mudah. Israel akan menjadi kuasa tentera dominan, manakala integrasi ekonomi dengan raja-raja Teluk diperdalamkan untuk kepentingan Amerika Syarikat. Iran menjadi halangan – sebagai sumber ketakutan untuk jiran-jirannya dan aktor berdaulat dengan kepentingan dan perkongsian sendiri. Buang atau lumpuhkan ia, dan seni bina tentera-dagangan kelihatan berdaya maju. Tetapi Iraq harus berfungsi sebagai amaran. Iran terlalu penting dalam fabrik politik, budaya, dan sejarah Timur Tengah untuk sebarang rancangan seperti itu berjalan lancar. Menurut bocoran, Trump teragak-agak sebelum mengesahkan serangan itu. Dia telah dibujuk oleh janji keuntungan besar: Kawalan over Teluk, leverage merentasi wilayah yang meregang dari Kaukasus ke Asia Tengah, dan peluang komersial baru yang sejajar dengan pandangan dunia beliau. Secara teori, logiknya menarik. Dalam realiti, projek ini jarang berjalan seperti yang dirancang. Kesimpulan akhir tidaklah baru. Paksaan dan kekuatan kasar semakin menjadi pusat kepada politik global. Semua yang lain adalah sekunder. Malah pretensi justifikasi moral atau ideologi tidak lagi diperlukan. Bagaimana negara-negara bertindak balas terhadap realiti ini adalah perkara pilihan. Tetapi berpura-pura ia tidak wujud bukan lagi pilihan. Artikel ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh , dan telah diterjemahkan dan disunting oleh pasukan RT Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. 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Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. Approves AU$1.4 Million Deployment: The Remaining Capital Needed for a Second Generation ACN Newswire

Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. Approves AU$1.4 Million Deployment: The Remaining Capital Needed for a Second Generation

Technology Graphene Production Plant with Capacity of 10 Tons Per AnnumBrisbane, Australia--(ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com - March 2, 2026) - Graphene Manufacturing Group Limited (TSXV: GMG) (OTCQX: GMGMF) ("GMG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors of GMG has approved the investment of an additional AU$1.4 million, which is expected to complete the construction of the Company's Gen 2.0 Graphene Manufacturing Technology plant (the "Gen 2.0 Plant") capable of producing 10 tons of graphene per annum. The total capital cost for the Gen 2.0 Plant is an estimated AU$2.3 million, an expenditure that was largely included in the proposed use of proceeds for the March 2025 Bought Deal Financing of C$5,796,000.The Company's Board is happy with progress to date and is confident that the Gen 2.0 Plant project is on track to meet its original budget and expectation to be online by the middle of 2026. The early work and procurement of the long lead items is substantially complete, and engineering and design has commenced.The Gen 2.0 Plant is expected to be largely self-powered from standalone energy generation that utilizes renewable sources, an energy storage system and hydrogen enriched natural gas provided by tail gas power generation.Figure 1: GMG Headquarters LayoutTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8082/285998_graphene1.jpgGMG's Managing Director and CEO, Craig Nicol, commented: "We are very excited with the progress to date of the Gen 2.0 project and are looking forward to bringing the plant online - on time and on budget."GMG's Chairman and Director, Jack Perkowski, commented: "A successful Gen 2.0 project will form the basis for the Company's future expansion plans."Quarterly Financial Results UpdateThe Company is pleased to provide a further update to its most recent Quarterly Financial Results as published and filed on March 2, 2026. The Company's results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This news release may include certain Non-IFRS measures as reported in the Company's Quarterly Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") that are used internally by management to assess the underlying operational performance of our business.Understanding the Non-Cash Warrant LiabilityAs at December 31, 2025, the Company had 18.6 million outstanding share purchase warrants with exercise prices denominated in Canadian dollars. Because GMG's functional currency is the Australian dollar, IFRS accounting standards require these warrants to be treated as a derivative financial liability and revalued at fair value each reporting period.During Q2 FY2026, GMG's share price increased 178%, a strong performance that reflects growing market confidence. However, under IFRS, this share price increase results in a higher calculated fair value for the warrant liability, which in turn generates a non-cash loss in the Company's statement of profit or loss and a corresponding increase in total liabilities on the balance sheet.Key Points for Shareholders:This accounting adjustment is entirely non-cash and does not affect GMG's cash position, operations, or business fundamentals.The Company's cash balance at December 31, 2025 was A$13.9 million, up from A$7.7 million at June 30, 2025.Excluding the warrant liability, the Company's underlying net assets position at December 31, 2025 was positive A$21.5 million.The warrant liability decreases when warrants are exercised (converting the liability to equity and adding cash), or when the warrants expire or when the share price declines. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, approximately 2.9 million warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of A$3.6 million, further strengthening the Company's cash position and reducing the warrant liability by a corresponding amount.Management views the warrant liability as a technical accounting matter that does not reflect the Company's operational performance or strategic progress. The Company's market capitalization at December 31, 2025 was approximately USD$200 million.Non-IFRS MeasuresA Non-IFRS measure that the Company refers to in its MD&A is EBITDA, which is revenue before finance costs, tax, depreciation and amortization, and after adjusting for certain non-cash items and other earnings adjustment items. The Company believes that EBITDA provides useful information to assess the operational performance of the business, however, Non-IFRS measures do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS, have not been subject to audit, and should not be considered as an indication of or alternative to an IFRS measure of financial performance.Table 1: Calculation of EBITDATo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8082/285998_66807f3f541149e1_017full.jpgThe following table provides the reconciliation of the underlying loss for the period and adjusted basic diluted loss per share, as adjusted and calculated by the Company. This reconciliation adjusts for the non-cash change in fair value of warrants which is included in the Company's Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income.Table 2: Calculation of the unaudited adjusted loss for the period and adjusted basic and diluted loss per share, as adjusted and calculated by the Company.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8082/285998_66807f3f541149e1_018full.jpg(1) Due to the loss recognized for the years, all outstanding stock options, warrants, broker warrants, restricted share units and performance share units were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share due to their anti-dilutive effect. (2) Calculated using loss for the period over the weighted average number of ordinary shares as per IFRS.(3) Calculated using adjusted loss for the period over the weighted average number of ordinary shares (non-IFRS measure).About GMG:GMG is an Australian based clean-technology company which develops, makes and sells energy saving and energy storage solutions, enabled by graphene manufactured via in house production process. GMG uses its own proprietary production process to decompose natural gas (i.e. methane) into its natural elements, carbon (as graphene), hydrogen and some residual hydrocarbon gases. This process produces high quality, low cost, scalable, 'tuneable' and low/no contaminant graphene suitable for use in clean-technology and other applications.The Company's present focus is to de-risk and develop commercial scale-up capabilities, and secure market applications. In the energy savings segment, GMG has initially focused on graphene enhanced heating, ventilation and air conditioning ("HVAC-R") coating (or energy-saving coating) which is now being marketed into other applications including electronic heat sinks, industrial process plants and data centres. Another product GMG has developed is the graphene lubricant additive focused on saving liquid fuels initially for diesel engines.In the energy storage segment, GMG and the University of Queensland are working collaboratively with financial support from the Australian Government to progress R&D and commercialization of graphene aluminium-ion batteries ("G+AI Batteries"). GMG has also developed a graphene additive slurry that is aimed at improving the performance of lithium-ion batteries.GMG's 4 critical business objectives are:Produce Graphene and improve/scale cell production processesBuild Revenue from Energy Savings ProductsDevelop Next-Generation BatteryDevelop Supply Chain, Partners & Project Execution CapabilityFor further information, please contact:Craig Nicol, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of the Company at craig.nicol@graphenemg.com, +61 415 445 223Leo Karabelas at Focus Communications Investor Relations, leo@fcir.ca, +1 647 689 6041Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis news release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "intends", "expects" or "anticipates", or variations of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would" or will "potentially" or "likely" occur. These statements, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements", are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include, without limitation, statements regarding, expected capital requirements to complete the Gen 2.0 Plant, expected graphene production capacity of the Gen 2.0 Plant and the timing of its construction and commissioning, the extent to which the plant will be largely self-powered from standalone energy generation, the implications of the Gen 2.0 Plant on future expansion plans, the Company's assessment of the warrant liability as a technical accounting matter and management's view that this liability does not reflect operational performance, expectations regarding future warrant exercises, management's belief that EBITDA is a useful measure of operational performance, the Company's four critical business objectives.Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions of management, including, without limitation, assumptions that the Company's operational and strategic progress will continue, that the Gen 2.0 Plant will be constructed, commissioned and ramped up broadly on time and on budget, that the technology deployed at the Gen 2.0 Plant will perform as expected, that sufficient customer demand will develop for products produced at the Gen 2.0 Plant, that the warrant liability will decrease as warrants are exercised or expire, that the Company's cash position and business fundamentals remain strong, that future financial performance will improve, and that the accounting treatment of warrants under IFRS will remain unchanged.Additionally, forward-looking information involves a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or achievements of GMG to be materially different from any future plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, without limitation, fluctuations in the Company's share price that may increase the warrant liability, failure to complete or commission the Gen 2.0 Plant as currently planned, construction, cost-overrun, technology and ramp-up risks associated with the Gen 2.0 Plant, failure to achieve operational milestones, inability to commercialize products, changes in accounting standards, adverse market conditions, foreign exchange volatility, and the risk factors set out under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated November 4, 2025 available for review on the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca.Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial outlook that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/285998 Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Ahli Kongres AS tuduh Trump cuba kuburkan Epstein dengan Iran kewangan

Ahli Kongres AS tuduh Trump cuba kuburkan Epstein dengan Iran

(SeaPRwire) - Ahli Kongres Republikan Thomas Massie telah lama berjuang untuk menyebarluaskan fail yang berkaitan dengan pedofilia yang telah meninggal dunia Seorang ahli kongres Republikan telah menuduh Presiden AS Donald Trump cuba mengalihkan perhatian orang ramai daripada skandal Epstein dengan melibatkan negara dalam konflik dengan Iran. Komen Wakil Thomas Massie datang selepas pelepasan jutaan muka surat fail mengenai pedofilia mendiang Jeffrey Epstein oleh Jabatan Kehakiman AS (DOJ). Dokumen-dokumen tersebut menyebut Trump lebih daripada 5,000 kali, walaupun tanpa sebarang petunjuk aktiviti jenayah. "Mengebom sebuah negara di seberang dunia tidak akan membuatkan fail Epstein hilang," kata Massie di X pada Ahad. Dalam siaran lain, ahli kongres itu menyifatkan serangan AS-Israel ke atas Iran sebagai "tindakan perang yang tidak dibenarkan oleh Kongres" dan menyatakan penentangan terhadap konflik itu. "Ini bukan 'America First.'" Seorang pengkritik Trump yang lama kerana hubungannya dengan Epstein, Massie adalah salah seorang daripada beberapa ahli kongres yang telah menuduh presiden AS menggunakan krisis asing untuk mengalihkan perhatian daripada skandal itu. Massie dan Ahli Kongres Demokrat Ro Khanna bersama-sama menaja Epstein Files Transparency Act, yang mewajibkan DOJ melepaskan semua dokumen berkaitan dengan pesalah seksual yang disabitkan kesalahan. Trump menandatangani rang undang-undang itu menjadi undang-undang pada November, berikutan tekanan daripada ahli kongres dan penyokong beliau sendiri. Bulan lalu, Massie dan Khanna secara terbuka mengenal pasti enam lelaki yang nama mereka telah disunting dalam bahagian terakhir fail. Khanna mempersoalkan mengapa pelepasan itu memerlukan campur tangan. "Bayangkan berapa ramai lelaki yang mereka lindungi dalam tiga juta fail itu," katanya di Kongres. Timbalan Peguam Negara AS Todd Blanche membantah dakwaan itu, menuduh ahli kongres itu "menunjuk-nunjuk" dan menegaskan bahawa DOJ tidak mempunyai apa-apa untuk disembunyikan. Kedudukan Massie telah merosakkan hubungannya dengan Trump. Dalam siaran Truth Social pada Januari, presiden AS memanggilnya sebagai "ahli kongres kelas ketiga" yang "lemah dan menyedihkan" dan menyokong pencabar utamanya, Ed Gallrein, di Daerah Kongres ke-4 Kentucky. Sehingga kini, Jabatan Kehakiman belum mengumumkan pertuduhan terhadap sesiapa yang disebut dalam fail Epstein.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Perang di Iran boleh membawa kepada ‘kemelesetan ekonomi global yang pasti’ kerana satu titik penyempitan yang penting kepada ekonomi dunia, kata seorang penganalisis

(SeaPRwire) - Pada hari Ahad, sehari selepas pasukan AS dan Israel mula menurunkan peluru berpandu di seluruh Iran, sebuah kapal tangki minyak yang berlabuh di luar pantai Oman terbakar. Pada hari yang sama, penganalisis pelacakan maritim mengumumkan kapal tangki disasarkan oleh serangan di perairan utara Semenanjung Arab. Pakar mengatakan serangan-serangan ini membuka bahagian baru dalam perang yang boleh membawa kesan besar. Sebahagian besar bekalan tenaga dunia melalui perairan ini, dan setiap hari serangan berlaku serta semakin sedikit kapal yang berani berlayar ke sana, dunia semakin hampir kepada krisis ekonomi. Oman terletak di bahagian bawah Selat Hormuz, laluan maritim utama yang menghubungkan negara-negara di Lautan Persia, seperti Iran, ke seluruh dunia. Pada hari biasa, kira-kira 20 juta tong minyak, atau __ daripada petroleum cecair dunia, melalui selat ini, yang lebarnya kurang daripada 30 batu pada titik sempitnya. Pada masa ketidakstabilan serantau, laluan pelayaran boleh cepat bertukar menjadi laluan strategik yang kritikal, dan kesannya sudah mula dirasai secara global. Konflik baharu di Iran, dan serangan balas rejim di seluruh Timur Tengah, telah membawa selat ini kembali ke pusat kebimbangan kemelesetan ekonomi, kerana penganalisis mengingatkan bahawa gangguan bekalan petroleum yang separa atau berpanjangan boleh mengejutkan ekonomi dunia ke dalam pengecutan. Kini dengan serangan hujung minggu, pakar mengingatkan bahawa harga minyak mentah tiga angka mungkin menjadi perkara paling kecil yang perlu diambil kira dunia. Jika selat ditutup lama, ia boleh menyebabkan kesan ekonomi global yang pasti. “Penutupan Selat Hormuz yang berpanjangan akan menyebabkan kemelesetan ekonomi global yang pasti,” kata Bob McNally, pengasas kumpulan perundingan Rapidan Energy dan bekas penasihat tenaga di Gedung Putih George W. Bush, __ Sabtu. Ia bukan sahaja minyak. Kira-kira __ daripada gas asli cecair (LNG) yang diperdagangkan secara global melalui Selat Hormuz pada 2024, menurut Energy Information Administration, menjadikannya salah satu nod paling kritikal dalam sistem tenaga dunia. Data pelacakan kapal tangki menunjukkan bahawa Saudi Arabia sahaja menghantar __ melalui selat itu pada 2024. Dengan kira-kira 38% daripada jumlah minyak mentah mengalir melalui sana, laluan ini penting untuk pengeksport Lautan Persia. Walaupun terdapat jalan alternatif, termasuk __ yang merentasi Semenanjung Arab, kapasiti mereka yang terhad akan sukar untuk menggantikan aliran yang akan hilang jika selat ditutup sepenuhnya, menyebabkan pasaran global sangat terdedah kepada gangguan berterusan. Walaupun Republik Islam belum menutup selat secara paksa, sentimen sudah membuat banyak kerja. Pada Sabtu, tentera Iran mengingatkan bahawa laluan melalui selat itu adalah “__,” menurut laporan berita tempatan yang berafiliasi dengan Pengawal Revolusi Iran. Menjelang akhir hari, lalu lintas kapal melalui selat itu adalah __ berbanding hari sebelumnya, laporan New York Times. Kesan global Persetujuan penghantaran yang berpanjangan akan mengejutkan ekonomi global. Musim panas lalu, selepas konflik singkat yang juga melibatkan AS, Israel, dan Iran mengancam menutup selat, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies __ kesan penutupan yang berlangsung lebih setahun, mendapati 15% daripada bekalan gas asli cecair global akan hilang, dengan Eropah, China, India, dan Jepun terjejas teruk dari segi kehilangan import. Harga minyak telah melonjak tinggi akibat ketidakstabilan. Brent crude, penanda aras harga global untuk kebanyakan minyak mentah yang diperdagangkan antarabangsa, melonjak sehingga 13% pada Isnin kepada $86 setong, dan penganalisis mengingatkan bahawa serangan ke atas infrastruktur tenaga di Lautan Persia atau penutupan yang berpanjangan boleh membawa ia kepada __. Kali terakhir harga minyak setinggi itu adalah pada 2022, selepas pencerobohan Rusia ke Ukraine mengakibatkan sanksi antarabangsa yang meluas terhadap eksport petroleum Rusia. Harga telah kekal di bawah $80 selama setahun yang lalu. Kebanyakan bank dan penganalisis melihat kemungkinan harga minyak yang lebih tinggi atau penutupan paksa selat sebagai risiko kecil, buat masa ini. __, sebagai contoh, menetapkan kemungkinan __ dalam nota Isnin. Penganalisis juga menyatakan kesukaran logistik yang akan dihadapi Iran dalam mengarahkan dan mengekalkan penutupan selat, termasuk __ di rantau ini dan risiko rejim akan kehilangan sekutu dengan memotong bekalan tenaga. Ancaman penutupan juga bukanlah baru bagi Republik Islam, yang telah mengancam menutup selat berbilang kali sebelum ini, tetapi tidak pernah __. Dalam __ oleh perunding tenaga Wood Mackenzie, penyelidik menyatakan bahawa analogi sejarah terdekat adalah pada 1970-an, apabila krisis bekalan minyak mencetuskan kemelesetan ekonomi di beberapa negara di seluruh dunia. Tidak seperti tempoh itu, bagaimanapun, dunia kini kurang bergantung kepada minyak, kata penganalisis. Untuk mencipta krisis ekonomi global pada skala yang sama, mereka menulis, harga minyak perlu mencapai kira-kira $200 setong. Potongan bekalan global sebegini, dan risiko yang menyertai ekonomi dunia, kemungkinan besar tidak disukai walaupun di AS, tambah penganalisis Wood Mackenzie. “Konflik berterusan yang secara ketara mengehadkan transit melalui Selat Hormuz, meningkatkan harga minyak dan LNG serta melemahkan ekonomi global yang sudah rapuh membabitkan risiko politik yang besar bagi AS,” mereka tulis. “Reaksi negatif yang tajam dalam pasaran kewangan global boleh mendorong Pentadbiran Trump untuk mencari jalan keluar dan meredakan ketegangan.”Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Blackstone CEO bawa pulang $1.2 bilion tahun lepas, selepas mengakui dia menjalani ‘max everything’ dalam kerjayanya—sehingga ujung sarafnya terbakar habis

(SeaPRwire) - Para pemimpin perniagaan paling berkuasa di dunia menikmati pada tahun 2025. Dan pengasas bersama dan CEO mempunyai tahun yang sangat hebat, memperoleh pampasan $1.24 bilion tahun lepas, terima kasih kepada keuntungan rekod raksasa pengurusan aset itu. Ia adalah peningkatan 20% dari tahun sebelumnya, majoritinya berasal dari dividen, dan hampir mencapai paras tertinggi beliau pada 2022 iaitu $1.27 bilion. Kebanyakan pendapatan 10 digit itu berasal dari pegangan beliau sekitar 20% di , kerana Schwarzman mempunyai gaji yang agak rendah iaitu $350,000. Dan bayaran jutaan dolar itu mungkin merupakan lega yang dialu-alukan bagi Schwarzman yang nilai bersihnya telah jatuh bebas sejak September tahun lepas, apabila beliau mencapai paras tertinggi $60.3 bilion. Hari ini, nilai bersih beliau adalah $44.2 bilion. Ekor saham Blackstone mengalami kesukaran kerana pelabur semakin curiga dengan tekanan yang semakin meningkat di pasaran peribadi. Tetapi gangguan baru-baru ini bukanlah perkara baharu bagi usahawan jutawan yang telah menghabiskan dekad untuk menguruskan kitaran ekonomi—dan beliau mempunyai beberapa nasihat bijak untuk mereka yang memasuki dunia kewangan yang penuh tekanan. Schwarzman mendapat pekerjaan pertama di Wall Street dengan tiada pendidikan kewangan, sebelum mendirikan Blackstone Schwarzman memulakan jalan beliau ke jawatan CEO di bank pelaburan AS Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Beliau baru sahaja lulus dari Yale, tanpa kepakaran dalam kewangan—tetapi tempoh masa singkat itu merupakan langkah pertamanya ke dalam kerjaya yang kini menguntungkan. “Saya entah bagaimana berjaya meyakinkan lelaki yang merupakan rakan pengasas untuk merekrut saya,” kata CEO tahun lepas. “Saya tidak benar-benar tahu ada stok, bon. Saya tidak pernah mengambil kursus ekonomi. Sudah tentu, saya tidak pernah mengambil kursus perakaunan.” Untuk tempoh tertentu, Schwarzman meninggalkan kewangan untuk bekerja di Rejan Tentera, sebelum menyambung pengajian MBA di Universiti Harvard. Lehman Brothers menjadi majikan seterusnya sejurus selepas tamat sekolah perniagaan; di sana, beliau bekerja keras selama lebih daripada sepuluh tahun untuk menjadi pengerusi jawatankuasa penggabungan dan pemerolehan. Schwarzman kemudiannya memutuskan untuk menjalankan perkara sendiri; beliau mendirikan Blackstone bersama rakan sekerja Lehman Brothers terdahulu, Pete Peterson pada tahun 1985 dengan modal kurang daripada $500,000. Nasihat CEO Blackstone untuk profesionals baru: Kurangkan tekanan dan cintai pekerjaan anda Memajukan empat dekad kemudian, CEO dan pengerusi berumur 79 tahun itu masih mengetuai raksasa kewangan itu. Tetapi mengingati semula kerjaya beliau, Schwarzman menasihatkan profesional muda supaya menjauhi tabiat kerja yang benar-benar merosakkan sistem saraf beliau. “Jangan letakkan diri anda di bawah tekanan sebanyak yang saya alami,” kata jutawan itu baru-baru ini. “Saya mahu semua perkara maksimum … Jadi saya telah menelan banyak tekanan yang dicipta sendiri, dan saya masih melakukannya. Tetapi kini hujung saraf saya telah terbakar, jadi ia tidak mengganggu saya langsung.” Dalam mendirikan bersama dan mengembangkan perniagaan pengurusan aset alternatif terbesar di dunia, Schwarzman berkata beliau “menghadapi dunia” dan cuba melakukan perkara yang tidak pernah dicapai sebelum ini. Walaupun usaha itu boleh menjadi sangat menarik, CEO itu memberi amaran bahawa beliau beroperasi dalam keadaan kebimbangan yang berterusan tentang kegagalan beliau yang akan disebarkan “di atau apa sahaja.” Dan itu adalah perkara yang dia tidak mahu untuk generasi akan datang: “Saya tidak mahu anak-anak saya mempunyai tahap kecemasan seperti itu setiap hari, dan ketakutan akan kegagalan.”Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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EU beritahu Iran: “Bertenang dan terima sahaja” kewangan

EU beritahu Iran: “Bertenang dan terima sahaja”

(SeaPRwire) - Daripada mengguna pakai undang-undang antarabangsa dan mengutuk pencerobohan AS-Israel, pimpinan tertinggi Eropah Barat dengan gembira menyalahkan mangsa, Iran Ungkapan umum yang keluar dari EU sekarang, sementara Iran sedang dicerobohi oleh peluru berpandu gergasi AS dan Israel, adalah sudah tiba masanya untuk Teheran hanya duduk dan menerimanya, dan kemudian berunding dengan penyerang. "Adalah penting bahawa perang tidak merebak lebih jauh. Rejim Iran mempunyai pilihan untuk dibuat," kata ketua diplomat blok itu, Kaja Kallas. "Rejim Iran mesti memahami bahawa ia kini tidak mempunyai pilihan lain selain terlibat dengan ikhlas dalam rundingan untuk menamatkan program nuklear dan balistiknya, serta aktiviti destabilisasi serantaunya," kata Presiden Perancis Emmanuel Macron. Perancis, khususnya, telah lama mempromosikan sokongannya terhadap dasar luar feminis EU yang kononnya, sebagai "rangka kerja yang memberi tumpuan kepada mengamalkan perspektif berasaskan gender dalam menangani tindakan luar dan diplomasi sesebuah negara." Adakah itu bermakna apabila anda berjalan melepasi seorang lelaki yang membuka zip senjata balistiknya dan memaksakannya ke atas negara yang lebih lemah – lelaki yang sama yang terus mengugut untuk merampas aset anda – anda berdiri di situ bersorak menyokongnya sambil memberitahu mangsa bahawa mereka yang memintanya? "Perancis, Jerman, dan United Kingdom secara konsisten menggesa rejim Iran untuk menamatkan program nuklear Iran, membendung program peluru berpandu balistiknya, menahan diri daripada aktiviti destabilisasinya di rantau ini dan tanah air kami, dan menghentikan keganasan dan penindasan yang mengerikan terhadap rakyatnya sendiri," kata negara-negara ini dalam kenyataan bersama. "Kami mengutuk serangan Iran ke atas negara-negara di rantau ini dengan sekeras-kerasnya. Iran mesti menahan diri daripada serangan tentera yang tidak memilih sasaran." Itu sungguh pelik. Orang Eropah berpura-pura bahawa pengeboman Trump dan Netanyahu ke atas Iran bukanlah tentang melaksanakan perintah pemberi dana Israel peribadi dan politik Trump. Tidak, sebaliknya mereka mengatakan bahawa ia semua tentang program nuklear Iran yang Trump katakan telah dihapuskan olehnya melalui pengeboman tidak sampai setahun yang lalu, dan aktiviti destabilisasi di seluruh dunia, serta tindakan keras penguatkuasaan undang-undang di dalam negara. Jadi apa yang EU lakukan? Menyokong rejim Amerika yang boleh dikatakan lebih sinonim dengan semua perkara itu digabungkan berbanding mana-mana negara lain pada masa ini. Sehinggakan EU meningkatkan perbelanjaan pertahanannya sendiri, bukan kerana Iran yang bercakap tentang menceroboh Eropah – tetapi Trump dengan obsesinya terhadap Greenland, dengan alasan keselamatan negara, sama seperti yang dilakukannya ketika mengebom Iran. Dan Venezuela. Dan mereka seperti, 'Iran tidak mengurangkan pengeluaran peluru berpandunya!' Senjata dan senjata nuklear adalah skirt pendek baru yang mengundang pelanggaran autonomi sesuka hati. Betapa feminisnya! Jadi, pernahkah terlintas di fikiran Eurojokers bahawa Trump secara harfiah membuktikan hujah mereka tentang itu, dengan secara unilateral mengebom Teheran di tengah-tengah rundingan? 'Datanglah ke meja rundingan supaya kami boleh menetapkan sasaran GPS.' Dan berbicara tentang "serangan tidak memilih sasaran," adakah sesiapa daripada polis dunia Team Trump telah menawarkan penjelasan untuk pengeboman terhadap kanak-kanak sekolah Iran itu? Rogol Trump-Bibi ke atas Iran masih berlangsung, dan Ratu Ursula (alias Presiden Suruhanjaya Eropah yang tidak dilantik, Ursula von der Leyen) bercakap tentang keperluan untuk mengalihkan Iran kepada negara jajahan Amerika yang setara – ups, maksud saya "demokrasi." Seolah-olah dia menganggap bahawa seorang Ayatollah berusia 87 tahun yang baru dibunuh adalah satu-satunya halangan bagi 90 juta orang yang hanya duduk menunggu lelaki itu meninggal dunia supaya mereka akhirnya boleh pergi 'twerk' di jalanan seperti yang dimaksudkan oleh Perisytiharan Hak Asasi Manusia Sejagat. Dia benar-benar mempercayai – atau berpura-pura mempercayai – propaganda Amerika bahawa serangan pemenggalan kepala ini bermaksud pertukaran rejim, seolah-olah kedua-duanya hampir sama. Macam, okay, parti sudah tamat! Masa untuk demokrasi, kawan-kawan! Dan EU akan memainkan peranan, katanya, dalam membentuk Iran. Semua lapisan lelaki IRGC yang berbaris dalam pelbagai rantaian penggantian hanya boleh pergi mendaftar untuk beberapa kursus masyarakat sivil yang dikendalikan EU. Bagaimana dengan menguasai pembinaan negara di negara sendiri terlebih dahulu, sebelum mencubanya di Iran? EU bertindak seolah-olah mereka bersedia untuk melaksanakan beberapa rancangan, walaupun Trump sendiri baru sahaja mengakui kepada ABC News bahawa dia akhirnya membunuh semua calon yang ada dalam fikirannya untuk mengawal Iran baginya. "Ia bukan akan menjadi sesiapa yang kami fikirkan kerana mereka semua sudah mati. Tempat kedua atau ketiga sudah mati," kata Trump. Mengapa Iran harus mendengar apa-apa yang dikatakan oleh orang Eropah sekarang, apatah lagi membenarkan mereka masuk dan membuat kacau, apabila tindak balas mereka terhadap Trump yang secara unilateral menarik diri daripada perjanjian yang mereka semua tandatangani di bawah bekas Presiden AS Barack Obama untuk mengurus program nuklear Iran sebagai pertukaran untuk pelepasan sekatan, mengakibatkan bukan sekatan terhadap AS kerana meninggalkan perjanjian, tetapi ke atas Teheran? Nampaknya pimpinan EU telah lama tidak mampu meletakkan tanggungjawab di tempat yang sepatutnya. Mungkin kerana mereka hanyalah satu fikiran kolektif gergasi telepati peringkat Temu yang sentiasa bersuara dalam stereo yang diselaraskan tentang "destabilisasi," bukan melalui serangan bersama Trump dengan Israel, tetapi melalui keinsafan Iran untuk hanya wujud dengan syaratnya sendiri dan berani mempertahankan dirinya daripada mereka yang menentang tanggapan itu. Tetapi hei, sekurang-kurangnya masih ada beberapa orang di Eropah yang boleh berfikir sendiri dan menuntut sekatan terhadap AS dan Israel. Bergurau sahaja. Mereka hanya kecewa kerana tiada yang meminta kebenaran mereka terlebih dahulu. "AS kini beroperasi di luar undang-undang antarabangsa tradisional. Biasanya, justifikasi untuk serangan jenis ini telah dicari – sama ada dari PBB atau sekurang-kurangnya dari sekutu. Sekarang, ia tidak diminta. Ia tidak diminta mengenai Venezuela, ia juga tidak diminta sebelum perang 12 hari, mahupun dalam kes terbaru ini," kata Presiden Finland Alexander Stubb. Dan apa yang difikirkan oleh kawan EU dan Perdana Menteri Kanada Mark Carney apabila memberikan Trump lampu hijau untuk menyerang Iran atas alasan "keselamatan," walaupun Trump berulang kali mengugut untuk mencaplok Kanada sebagai negeri ke-51 di bawah alasan yang sama? Pimpinan tentera tertinggi Kanada sendiri telah bercakap baru-baru ini tentang keperluan untuk melindungi dirinya daripada AS, namun Carney nampaknya tidak dapat melihat persamaan di sini. Walaupun Kanada melihat-lihat katalog skirt mini. Jadi, mungkin Trump akan mengambil semua nasihat ini daripada rakan dan sekutunya dan meminta kebenaran mereka sebelum menceroboh Greenland atau Kanada. Kemudian, demi konsistensi, mereka boleh mengeluarkan kenyataan bersama mengucapkan tahniah kepada diri sendiri atas pembebasan mereka oleh Washington, dan kemudian menyeru pemindahan lancar apa sahaja yang tinggal daripada kedaulatan mereka sendiri. Kemudian teruskan dengan kaki ayam ke dapur dan buatkan Uncle Sam sandwic.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. 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Warren Buffett pernah mengakui bahawa menjual saham McDonald’s adalah ‘satu kesilapan yang sangat besar.’ Hari ini, ia akan bernilai lebih daripada $10 bilion.

(SeaPRwire) - Walaupun sebagai seorang bilionair, Warren Buffett telah lama dikenali dengan tabiat berjimat cermatnya—bermula dengan sarapan pagi. Dalam perjalanan ke pejabat, Buffett akan singgah di McDonald's dan membiarkan pasaran saham menentukan pesanannya. Jika pasaran turun, beliau akan membelanjakan $2.61 untuk dua keping sosej. Jika beliau merasa mewah, beliau akan berbelanja besar sebanyak $3.17 untuk biskut bakon, telur, dan keju, menurut satu laporan. Namun hubungan Buffett dengan Golden Arches melangkaui sekadar makanan sarapan pagi. Pada akhir tahun 1996, Berkshire Hathaway memiliki kira-kira 30.4 juta saham McDonald's—pegangan 4.3% yang bernilai kira-kira $1.4 bilion. Kurang daripada dua tahun kemudian, Buffett memutuskan untuk menjual. Dan dalam suratnya kepada pemegang saham pada tahun 1998, Buffett mengakui keputusan itu akhirnya bukanlah satu tindakan yang bijak. “Tindakan portfolio yang saya ambil pada tahun 1998 sebenarnya mengurangkan keuntungan kami untuk tahun tersebut,” kata Buffett. “Khususnya, keputusan saya untuk menjual McDonald's adalah satu kesilapan yang sangat besar. Secara keseluruhan, anda akan berada dalam keadaan yang lebih baik tahun lepas jika saya kerap menyelinap keluar ke pawagam semasa waktu pasaran.” Masa tersebut, jika dilihat kembali, terbukti menyakitkan. Hanya beberapa tahun kemudian, McDonald's memasuki tempoh prestasi luar biasa yang berpanjangan; sejak 2003, saham McDonald's hanya berakhir dalam kerugian sebanyak dua kali—dengan banyak tahun mencatatkan pertumbuhan peratusan dua angka. Hari ini harga saham adalah lebih sedikit daripada $341, dan jika Buffett terus memegangnya, pegangan Berkshire Hathaway akan bernilai kira-kira $10.3 bilion, tidak termasuk dividen. Nasihat Warren Buffett dan Charlie Munger untuk pelabur yang bercita-cita tinggi: Terus bertahan—tetapi belajar daripada kesilapan anda Di sebalik kesilapan McDonald's beliau, Buffett telah lama menekankan kesabaran sebagai asas pelaburan yang berjaya. “Jika anda tidak sanggup memiliki saham selama 10 tahun, jangan sesekali berfikir untuk memilikinya selama 10 minit,” katanya. “Bina portfolio syarikat yang pendapatan agregatnya meningkat dari tahun ke tahun, dan begitu juga nilai pasaran portfolio tersebut.” Namun, menerapkan falsafah itu dalam masa nyata tidak selalunya mudah. Buffett mengakui bahawa pelaburan bukan sekadar memegang saham cukup lama—ia adalah mengenai mencari peluang transformatif lebih awal. Selama bertahun-tahun, beliau mengelak daripada melabur dalam gergasi teknologi baharu seperti Amazon—satu keraguan yang, menurut beliau, “merugikan banyak wang orang di Berkshire Hathaway.” Dalam mengimbas kembali, beliau berkata, “Saya tidak menyangka [pengasas Jeff Bezos] boleh berjaya pada skala yang telah dicapainya. [Saya] memandang rendah kebijaksanaan pelaksanaannya.” Ia adalah tema yang sering diulangi oleh orang kanan Buffett, mendiang Charlie Munger. “Kami tidak berada di lokasi yang ideal untuk menjadi pakar teknologi tinggi,” kata Munger. “Berapa ramai orang seusia kami yang cepat menguasai Google? Saya pernah ke ibu pejabat Google. Ia kelihatan seperti tadika bagi saya.” Dan walaupun Berkshire Hathaway mungkin telah terlepas berbilion-bilion lagi dengan tidak mengambil pegangan awal dalam syarikat seperti Google atau Amazon, Munger menggalakkan orang lain untuk kekal rendah hati dalam kerjaya pelaburan mereka. “Jika anda akan hidup lama, anda perlu terus belajar—apa yang anda ketahui sebelum ini tidak pernah mencukupi,” tambah Munger. “Jadi jika anda tidak belajar untuk sentiasa menyemak semula kesimpulan awal anda, dan mendapatkan yang lebih baik, anda adalah—saya sentiasa menggunakan metafora yang sama—anda seperti seorang lelaki berkaki satu dalam pertandingan menyepak punggung.” Bagi Buffett dan Munger, penjualan McDonald's pada akhir 1990-an bukan sekadar keuntungan yang terlepas—ia adalah peringatan bahawa pelabur yang paling berdisiplin sekalipun mesti terus menilai semula pertimbangan mereka dan bersedia untuk mengakui apabila mereka melakukan kesilapan.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Doubleview Gold Corp. Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Hat Project; Robust Base-Case Economics with Strategic Scandium Upside ACN Newswire

Doubleview Gold Corp. Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Hat Project; Robust Base-Case Economics with Strategic Scandium Upside

NPV:After-tax NPV(5%) of C$6.73 billion and IRR of 23% at Consensus Metal Prices After-tax NPV(5%) of C$13.53 billion and IRR of 39% at Spot Metal Prices.NPV Including scandium and the associated processing circuit: After-tax NPV(5%) of C$6.94 billion an IRR of 19% at Consensus Metal PricesAfter-tax NPV(5%) of C$14.52 billion and IRR of 32% at Spot Metal Prices.Vancouver, British Columbia--(ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com - March 2, 2026) - Doubleview Gold Corp (TSXV: DBG) (OTCQB: DBLVF) (FSE: 1D4) ("Doubleview" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of its 100%-owned polymetallic Hat porphyry project ("Hat" or "the Project"), in northwestern British Columbia. With major content of copper, gold, cobalt, silver, and scandium, Hat becomes an important source of critical minerals.Three processing scenarios were evaluated-Scenario A1 (A1) a Cu-Au-Ag-Co flotation base case using current testwork recoveries[1], Scenario A2 (A2), the same base case using expected recoveries1, and Scenario B (B), a Cu-Au-Ag-Co flowsheet with an added hydrometallurgical circuit and scandium recovery circuit-with results indicating the Project is financially attractive even without the scandium component.Highlights:Robust Project Economics: The PEA demonstrates a high-margin operation with an After-Tax NPV(5%) of C$4.96 billion (A1), C$6.73 billion (A2), or C$6.94 billion (B), and an IRR of 19% (A1), 23% (A2), or 19% (B) at analyst consensus metal prices[2]. Using a spot-price scenario[3], the Project delivers a compelling after-tax NPV(5%) of C$11.05 billion (A1), 13.53 billion (A2), or C$14.52 billion (B) and an IRR of 34% (A1), 39% (A2), or 32% (B).Sensitivity Highlight: Project economics show the greatest leverage to overall metal prices, with NPV (5%) ranging from C$3.2 billion to C$10.2 billion (IRR: 14%-32%) at ±20% on all metals; even under additional +20% CAPEX and +20% OPEX sensitivities, applied on top of a 25% contingency already embedded in the base case, all scenarios deliver IRRs of 16% or better, and Scenario B provides additional scandium oxide upside with NPV(5%) of C$6.2 billion-C$7.7 billion (IRR: 18%-20%) at ±40% metal price.Tier 1 Scale and Longevity: The mine plan supports a multi-decade life of 25 years at a 120,000 tonnes-per-day processing rate, underpinned by a resource base of 609 Mt at 0.43% CuEq[4] in the Measured and Indicated categories and 503 Mt at 0.41% CuEq4 in the Inferred category.High-Output Production Profile B: Envisioned as a conventional large-scale open-pit operation, the Project is expected to produce an average of over 74 kt of copper, 254 koz of gold, 376 koz of silver and 2.7 kt of cobalt annually during the first 10 years, with life-of-mine (LOM) average production of 67.6 kt Cu, 217 koz Au, 348 koz Ag, 2.5 kt Co, and 128 tonnes of scandium oxide per year. (NOTE: projected cobalt to be about 68% of North America's cobalt production based on 2024 production)Strategic Importance for Critical Minerals: The Project is positioned as a primary North American source of copper, scandium, and cobalt. With approximately 2.42 billion pounds of copper, 80 million pounds of cobalt and 2,415 tonnes of scandium oxide contained[5] in the Measured and Indicated categories, the Project represents an important discovery of critical minerals.Stable, Supportive Jurisdiction: Located in a premier mining district in British Columbia, the Project benefits from a stable regulatory environment. The Company is committed to engaging with local First Nations in a respectful manner and to working toward positive and constructive relationships as the Project advances.Catalyst for Development: The PEA serves as the technical foundation for an immediate transition into a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS), providing a clear roadmap for early works and permitting activities in 2026 and 2027.Farshad Shirvani, President and CEO of Doubleview Gold Corp., commented, "The results of this PEA confirm the scale, strength and long-term potential of the Hat Project. Delivering a post-tax NPV(5%) of up to C$6.94 billion and IRR of up to 23% at consensus prices, and even stronger metrics at spot prices, validates years of disciplined exploration and technical work by our team. Hat is demonstrating Tier 1 characteristics with a 25-year mine life, strong annual production profile and meaningful free cash flow generation. Importantly, the Project stands on its own without reliance on scandium, while still preserving significant upside from critical minerals as markets mature. We are excited to advance Hat to Pre-Feasibility and continue building a major Canadian critical metals project."Doubleview acknowledges that the Project is located on the traditional territories of the Tahltan Nation and the Taku River Tlingit First Nation, and recognizes their enduring relationship to and stewardship of the land and waters. Doubleview is committed to respectful, transparent, and ongoing engagement with First Nations and local communities whose territories overlap the Project area and access routes, with a focus on protecting water and the environment and advancing responsible development.PEA OVERVIEWThe PEA contemplates a conventional open-pit mine and processing operation with a 25-year mine life at a 120,000 t/d (42 Mt/a) plant throughput. Two processing pathways were evaluated, A1 and its alternative, A2, and B: the first alternative, A, is a Cu-Au-Ag-Co flotation concentrator with two recovery cases based on current metallurgical testwork, and A2, reflecting expected performance (Figure 1); and B, a full circuit that retains the base flowsheet and adds a downstream hydrometallurgical scandium recovery circuit (Figure 2).The tailings storage facility is a centreline-raised facility built with compacted cycloned sand from tailings underflow, and engineered drainage for stability, with site-contact waters (including seepage and pit dewatering) recycled to the process plant and final closure involving pond drainage and reclamation. The Project is expected to rely on grid power via an extended transmission line.Tables 1 to 3 summarize the key results of the PEA, including production, operating costs, capital expenditures, and the principal financial metrics; the sections that follow provide additional detail on the underlying assumptions, project design, and study outcomes.Table 1: PEA Study Summary-ProductionMetric UnitScenario A1Scenario A2Scenario BMining SummaryStrip ratiot:t1.60Production Summary LOMAverage Annual ThroughputMt42CuEq Head Grade[6], [7]%0.42Cu Head Grade%0.19Au Head Gradeg/t0.19Ag Head Gradeg/t0.51Co Head Gradeg/t0.78Sc Head Grade6g/t28.35Cu Recovery%808985[8]Au Recovery%6675898Ag Recovery%5353688Co Recovery%3030788Sc Recovery%N/A728Overall Mass of Tailings to Process[9]%N/A12.5Year of Production Start of Sc2O38yearN/A4Average Annual Cu Productionkt63.670.867.6Total Cu Productionkt1,590.51,769.41,689.9Average Annual Payable Cukt61.768.765.7Total Payable Cukt1,542.81,716.31,642.2Average Annual Au Productionkoz161.1183.1217.3Total Au Productionkoz4,028.24,577.55,432.0Average Annual Payable Aukoz153.1173.9207.5Total Payable Aukoz3,826.84,348.75,188.6Average Annual Ag Productionkoz271.3271.3348.0Total Ag Productionkoz6781.66,781.68,700.9Average Annual Payable Agkoz244.1244.1318.6Total Payable Agkoz6,103.46,103.47,965.3Average Annual Co Productionkt1.01.02.5Total Co Productionkt23.923.962.2Average Annual Payable Cokt0.80.82.3Total Payable Cokt19.119.156.3Average Annual Sc2O3 ProductiontN/A128.4Total Sc2O3 ProductiontN/A3,209.5Total Sc2O3 PayabletN/A3,049.0 Table 2: PEA Study Summary-Operating CostMetricUnitScenario A1Scenario A2Scenario BOperating Cost Average Mine Operating CostsC$/t-moved2.32Average Mine Operating CostsC$/t-milled6.03Processing Operating Cost[10]C$/t-milled7.937.9310.84Sc2O3 Processing Cost[11]C$/kg Sc2O3N/A939.55General & AdministrativeC$/t-milled2.562.562.56Total Operating CostsC$/t-milled16.2216.2222.96 Table 3: PEA Study Summary-Capital Expenditure and Financial MetricsMetricUnitScenario A1Scenario A2Scenario BCapital Expenditure Initial Capital CostsC$M3,5523,6013,828Sustaining Capital CostsC$M2,7552,7554,006Closure and Reclamation CostC$M503Financial Metrics Exchange RateCAD/USD1.37Long Term Copper PriceUS$/lb4.88Long Term Gold PriceUS$/oz3,272.60Long Term Silver PriceUS$/oz50.22Long Term Cobalt PriceUS$/lb19.57Long Term Scandium Oxide PriceUS$/kgN/A1,500Average Annual EBITDAC$M8861,0711,242Total EBITDAC$M22,16226,77031,041Average Annual Free Cash Flow (Pre-tax)C$M7569401,061Free Cash Flow (Pre-tax)[12]C$M18,90423,51126,532Total Provincial Tax (inc. BC Mineral Tax)C$M(4,029)(5,090)(5,772)Total Federal TaxC$M(1,274)(1,859)(2,170)Total TaxesC$M(5,303)(6,949)(7,942)Average Annual Free Cash Flow (Post-tax)C$M544662744Free Cash Flow (Post-tax)12C$M13,60116,56218,591Total Free Cash Flow (Pre-tax)[13]C$M15,35219,91022,704Total Free Cash Flow (Post-tax)12C$M10,05012,96114,763NPV 5% (Pre-tax)C$M7,88310,57611,043NPV 5% (Pre-tax)US$M5,7547,7208,061IRR (Pre-tax)%242923Payback (Pre-tax)yearsYear 5Year 4Year 6NPV 5% (Post-tax)C$M4,9636,7276,937NPV 5% (Post-tax)US$M3,6234,9115,064IRR (Post-tax)%192319Payback (Post-tax)YearsYear 6Year 5Year 7 Table 4 shows the Sensitivity analysis using after-tax NPV(5%) and after-tax IRR.Table 4: Sensitivity AnalysisVariableCase(%)Metal PriceScenario A1Scenario A2Scenario BNPV (5%) C$MIRR(%)NPV (5%)C$MIRR(%)NPV (5%)C$MIRR(%)Base Case Consensus forecast4,963196,727236,93719Copper Price-20US$3.90/lb Cu3,218154,807195,09415Copper Price+20US$5.86/lb Cu6,688238,632288,76422Gold Price-20US$2,618.08/oz3,625165,223195,20116Gold Price+20US$3,927.12/oz6,289228,222278,66122Metal Prices-20All metal prices1,708103,165142,65011Metal Prices+20All metal prices8,1182710,2333211,11026Initial CAPEX+20Variable per Scenario4,448166,222196,39416OPEX+20Variable per Scenario3,660165,438205,18516Scandium Oxide Price-40US$900/kg Sc2O3 6,15918Scandium Oxide Price+40US$2,100/kg Sc2O3 7,71420 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATEDoubleview Gold Corp announced an update of the Mineral Resource estimate (MRE). This estimate followed the Micon International Ltd. (Micon) Mineral Resource estimate with an effective date of July 17, 2024. This MRE incorporates significant new data from the 2024 and 2025 exploration campaigns, with an effective date of February 4, 2026, and superseded the 2024 Micon estimate.Table 5: Hat MRE at a 0.2% CuEq Cut-Off Effective February 4, 2026Mineral Resource ClassificationTonnage(Mt)Average GradeMetal ContentCuEq(%)Cu(%)Au(g/t)Co(g/t)Ag(g/t)CuEq(Blb)Cu(Blb)Au(Moz)Co(Mlb)Ag(Moz)Measured2720.440.220.1876.260.372.611.111.4135.62.17Indicated3370.430.210.1976.810.393.211.311.8144.52.88Total M+I6090.430.210.1876.570.385.822.423.2280.15.05Inferred5030.410.180.1976.620.384.571.722.7766.24.19 Table 6: Hat MRE at a 0.2% CuEq Cut-Off as of February 4, 2026, Scandium Oxide ResourcesMineral Resource ClassificationTonnage(Mt)Sc Tonnage1(Mt)Average GradeSc (g/t)Metal ContentSc2O3 2 (t)Measured2723428.791,081Indicated3374228.761,334Total M+I6097628.772,415Inferred5036328.691,996 Notes: 1 Scandium tonnages represent 12.5% of the mineralized material by category, reflecting the proportion of tailings expected to be processed through a dedicated scandium leach circuit under current metallurgical design constraints.2 Scandium oxide metal content have been calculated using the metallurgical recovery of 72% and conversion factor from Sc to Sc2O3 of 1.534. Mineit's Qualified Person, Tomasz Wawruch, FAusIMM, completed the MRE, and has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure related to the MRE contained in this news release. Mr. Wawruch is a senior geology and mineral resource consultant independent of Doubleview. Mr. Gilles Arseneau, PhD., P.Geo., of ARSENEAU Consulting Services Inc., provided an independent review of this MRE.Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.Inferred Mineral Resources are considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves.The Mineral Resource Estimate was prepared in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (2014), and CIM MRMR Best Practice Guidelines (2019).The effective date of the MRE is February 4, 2026.Metal contents have been calculated using the following metallurgical recovery factors: Cu = 85%, Au = 89%, Co = 78%, and Ag = 68%.Economic assumptions used include US4.80/lb Cu, US20.00/lb Co, US3,200/oz Au, US46/oz Ag, and a 2% NSR royalty.Mineral Resources are reported within optimized open pit constraints and 0.2% CuEq cut-off grade, based on a C7.93/t milled processing cost and C2.90/t milled general and administrative cost, with a mining cost of C3.01/t plus incremental mining cost increasing by C0.015/t for every bench below the reference level of 1,125 mRL.CuEq calculations do not include scandium. The formula used to calculate CuEq is: CuEq = [(((Ag × 46.0 × 0.68)/31.1035) + ((Au × 3200 × 0.89)/31.1035) + 0.0001 × (Co × 20.0 × 0.78 × 22.0462) + 0.0001 × (Cu × 4.8 × 22.0462 × 0.85))/(4.8 × 22.0462 × 0.85)], where all input variables are expressed in (ppm) and CuEq is expressed in percent (%).Rounding may result in minor variations between individual values and totals; such differences are not considered material to the MRE.Mineral Resource classification reflects the level of geological confidence and satisfies the uncertainty criteria appropriate for exploration and resource development. Additional drilling will be required to reduce uncertainty to the level expected for production planning.The MRE reflects the geological interpretation, drill-hole spacing, and estimation parameters available at the time of modelling. Any additional drilling is expected to influence the current outcome by improving confidence in the estimates and refining the geometry of the mineralized domains.The Mineral Resource results are presented in situ within the optimized pit. Mineralized material outside the pit has not been considered as a part of the current MRE tabulation. Calculations used metric units (metres, tonnes, g/t).A total of 97 diamond drill holes, comprising 49,548 m of core, were incorporated into the Mineral Resource Estimate. All drilling data used in the MRE were subject to standard QA/QC validation prior to inclusion.PROCESSING SCENARIOSThe PEA evaluates two processing scenarios: (A) a conventional Cu-Au-Ag-Co flotation concentrator at 120,000 t/d (42 Mt/a) with two recovery cases-A1 based on metallurgical testwork completed by Sepro Laboratories (Langley, BC) and A2 reflecting target/expected performance-and (B) a full circuit that retains the base flowsheet and adds a downstream hydrometallurgical scandium recovery circuit.The concentrator consists of crushing, grinding, flotation, concentrate handling, and tailings management, producing both a saleable approximately 25% Cu concentrate with co-product gold and by-product silver-cobalt credits and a pyrite concentrate enriched in cobalt; in the full-circuit case, the pyrite concentrate is roasted to generate sulphuric acid and a calcine that is then processed to recover cobalt, gold, silver, and copper; after stripping it will be precipitated as a sulphide to be admixed to the copper concentrate to improve grade, with the acid used to leach flotation tailings for scandium recovery, noting that the scandium circuit is a newer chemical process compared with the otherwise industry-standard flowsheet.Under A1 or A2 (Figure 1), the flowsheet produces a single saleable product-a copper concentrate with payable gold credits; the pyrite concentrate is not treated or marketed in this case and is only processed in B where the hydrometallurgical circuit enables recovery of cobalt (and additional Au-Ag) and supports the scandium circuit (Figure 2), which is planned to be constructed in a phased approach commencing in Year 3 of operations.Figure 1: Grinding and Flotation Flowsheet; Scenarios A1/A2 Report Copper Concentrate Only, while the Cobalt-Pyrite Flotation Stream Shown Is Included Only in Scenario BTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8003/285945_7d43165cf4f1bb4d_001full.jpgFigure 2: Scenario B Hydrometallurgical Plant Block Flow Diagram, Showing Downstream Treatment of the Cobalt-Pyrite Stream and Flotation of Tailings to Recover Cobalt (and Au-Ag) and Scandium, Including Sulphuric Acid Generation to Support the Scandium CircuitTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8003/285945_7d8c82e63416eab6_003full.jpgTable 7 summarizes the head grades, concentrate grades, and overall metallurgical recoveries from early testwork for the full circuit; A1 assumes only the reported recoveries to the Cu-Au concentrate, while the cobalt-pyrite concentrate and downstream recoveries are considered only in B.Table 7: Attainable Recovery from TestworkProductGradeRecoveryCopper (%)Cobalt (ppm)Gold (g/t)Silver (g/t)Copper(%)Cobalt(%)Gold(%)Silver(%)Head Grade0.211320.342.9----Copper-Gold Concentrate251160126880306653Cobalt-Pyrite Concentrate0.301605285482315Combined Concentrates----85788968Tailings0.05400.051.015221132 Early metallurgical testwork comprised metallurgical characterization studies under standard laboratory conditions to demonstrate metals recoverability for inclusion in the estimate of CuEq. No attempt was made to optimize flotation conditions, and more advanced flotation testwork was not undertaken. Consequently, the reported metallurgical recoveries are considered conservative, and it is reasonable to expect improvement with further testwork.A2, assumes improved copper and gold recoveries of 89% and 75%, respectively, reflecting expected performance from comparable Cu-Au porphyry flotation circuits following further optimization and testwork.Table 8 summarizes the recoveries assumption on each scenario.Table 8: Net Recovery for Each ScenarioNet Recovery Scenario A1Scenario A2Scenario BCu Recovery80%89%85%Au Recovery66%75%89%Ag Recovery53%53%68%Co Recovery30%30%78% CAPITAL COST SUMMARYTable 9 presents the estimated capital cost breakdown for the three evaluated scenarios, separating initial CAPEX from sustaining CAPEX and reporting costs in C$M by major cost area (processing plant, mining, pre-stripping, infrastructure, tailings and water management, Indirects/EPCM, and contingency).Total initial CAPEX is estimated at C$3,552 million (A1), C$3,601 million (A2), and C$3,828 million (B), reflecting the higher processing plant scope and associated indirects/contingency in Scenario B.Total sustaining CAPEX is estimated at C$2,755 million (A1/A2) and C$4,006 million (B), with the increase in B driven primarily by the inclusion of the hydrometallurgical plant and scandium recovery circuit within sustaining capital, while mining, infrastructure, and tailings sustaining components remain broadly consistent across scenariosTable 9: Capital Cost SummaryCapital Cost Summary UnitScenario A1Scenario A2Scenario BInitial Capex Processing Plant (Excl. Hydrometallurgical Plant)C$M1,6091,6451,810Mining CAPEXC$M394394394Mining Pre-StrippingC$M979797Infrastructure (Power/Water/Roads/Camp)[14]C$M326326326Tailings And Water ManagementC$M157157157Indirects + EPCMC$M258262278Contingency (25%)C$M710720766Total initial CAPEXC$M3,5523,6013,828Sustaining CAPEX Processing Plant (Inc. Hydrometallurgical Plant)C$M2852851,194Mining CAPEXC$M811811811Infrastructure (Power/Water/Roads/Camp)C$M636363Tailings and Water ManagementC$M1,0651,0651,065Indirects + EPCMC$M142142233Contingency (25%)C$M390390640Total Sustaining CAPEXC$M2,7552,7554,006Closure and ReclamationC$M503503503 OPERATING COST SUMMARYTable 10 summarizes the key operating cost and selling terms used in the PEA, reporting unit costs in C$/t moved, C$/t milled, and (where applicable) C$/kg of scandium oxide, together with concentrate transport and selling costs, TC/RC, and payability assumptions.Average site operating costs are estimated at C$16.22/t milled for Scenario A (concentrate-only) and C$22.96/t milled for B, with the increase in B driven by the addition of hydrometallurgical processing and acid generation (C$3.09/t milled) and scandium oxide processing costs (C$939.55/kg Sc₂O₃).On a payable metal basis, the study reports C1 cash costs of C$2.4/lb CuEq (A1), C$2.39/lb CuEq (A2), and C$2.89/lb CuEq (B) and AISC of C$2.79/lb CuEq (A1), C$2.78/lb CuEq (A2), and C$3.39/lb CuEq (B), reflecting the combined effects of recoveries, co-product/by-product credits, and the additional operating requirements of the full circuit.ECONOMIC RESULTSTable 11 summarizes the key economic assumptions and resulting financial metrics for Scenarios A1, A2, B, including the long-term price deck, cash flow generation, taxation, and discounted valuation at a 5% discount rate. Using an exchange rate of 1.37 CAD: 1.00 USD and long-term prices of US$4.88/lb Cu, US$3,272.60/oz Au, US$50.22/oz Ag, and US$19.57/lb Co (and US$1,500/kg Sc₂O₃ for B), the Project generates average annual EBITDA of C$886 million (A1), C$1,071 million (A2), and C$1,242 million (B). On a post-tax basis, NPV(5%) is estimated at C$4,963 million (A1), C$6,727 million (A2), and C$6,937 million (B) with corresponding post-tax IRRs of 19%, 23%, and 19%, and post-tax payback in Year 6 (A1), Year 5 (A2), and Year 7 (B). Total post-tax free cash flow is estimated at C$10,050 million (A1), C$12,961 million (A2), and C$14,763 million (B), reflecting the higher cash generation under the improved recovery case (A2) and the additional revenue streams in Scenario B, partially offset by the added capital and operating requirements of the hydrometallurgical and scandium circuits.SENSITIVITY ANALYSISSensitivity cases were evaluated for the key value drivers using after-tax NPV (5%) and after-tax IRR, including ±20% copper and gold prices, +20% initial capital, +20% operating costs and, for B, a ±40% scandium price sensitivity.Overall, the sensitivity analysis demonstrates that the Project's after-tax economics remain positive across the tested ranges, with the greatest variability in after-tax NPV(5%) and IRR driven by simultaneous changes in the overall metal price deck. Changes to copper and gold prices individually have a meaningful but smaller effect, while +20% initial CAPEX and +20% OPEX reduce value but do not eliminate Project attractiveness in any of the evaluated scenarios. Scenario B shows additional exposure to scandium oxide price, with after-tax NPV(5%) varying within a narrower range relative to the broader multi-metal price cases, indicating that scandium provides incremental upside while the base-case Cu-Au Project remains financially robust on its own.PERMITTING, RISKS, AND NEXT STEPSPermitting and EnvironmentalPermitting StatusThe permitting process will be supported by the continuation of environmental baseline studies, progression of engineering designs, and the initiation of socio-economic and cultural baseline studies.Due to the anticipated rate of resource extraction, it is expected that the Hat Project will be subject to both federal and provincial impact assessment pathways, so submission to both the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) and British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (B.C. EAO) for their review is currently anticipated. Agency determination will decide the appropriate level of agency collaboration under the existing cooperation agreement for the Hat Project to acquire a provincial Environmental Assessment Certificate (EAC) and/or federal Decision Statement.The company will also submit a Joint Mines Act and Environmental Management Act Application through the B.C. Major Mines Office. Additional federal authorizations, including Fisheries Act approvals and compliance with Metal and Diamond Mines Effluent Regulations (MDMER), and applicable provincial permits will be obtained concurrently with other assessment and permitting steps. This will not only support protection of the immediate environment through the life of the Project but also respect the rights of First Nations and promote social and economic wellbeing for local communities.Tailings and Water ManagementThe Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) includes a perimeter dyke primarily constructed from compacted cycloned sand. This material will be sourced from the coarse underflow of tailings processed through an on-site cyclone plant. Using the centreline raise method, the dam is designed to be free-draining, lowering the phreatic surface to facilitate geotechnical stability. During operations, seepage from the TSF will be directed to the process plant as reclaim water. Upon closure, the supernatant pond will be drained, and the tailings and dam surfaces will be reclaimed with a granular trafficability layer, followed by a growth medium and native revegetation.The water management strategy prioritizes the reuse of site-impacted water, directing TSF water, contact water from the waste rock storage facilities, and open-pit dewatering to the process plant for use as make-up water.Key Risks and OpportunitiesProject-wideTailings Storage Facility:The location and geometry of the TSF are subject to refinement following geotechnical investigations of the potential site areas. Similarly, the anticipated availability of cycloned sand and the storage requirements for the facility may be adjusted once laboratory testing of the tailings is conducted.The integration of this future site-specific data presents a significant opportunity to optimize the TSF design.Mineral Processing:Limited metallurgical and comminution data introduce uncertainty in equipment sizing and operating cost inputs; however, early results indicate the ore should be amenable to conventional Cu-Au flotation, with potential upside from improved recoveries and reduced reagent consumption through optimization.The scandium circuit is less mature and is sensitive to acid economics and hydrometallurgical performance, but offers meaningful value upside if recoveries, product quality, and operating stability are confirmed at larger scale.Mine Design:Pit slope design criteria and mine scheduling are subject to elevated uncertainty due to the limited geotechnical database, including incomplete definition of structural controls, rock mass variability, and groundwater conditions. This creates downside risk to slope angles, strip ratio, and operating conditions if adverse structures or hydrogeology are encountered; however, it also provides a clear opportunity to materially improve design confidence and potentially optimize slope geometry, mine sequencing, and dewatering requirements through focused data acquisition and updated analyses.Capital Cost estimates:As a PEA-level estimate, capital costs remain subject to the inherent uncertainty of a preliminary design basis and limited engineering definition; however, significant effort was undertaken to develop the estimate using a defined scope, preliminary equipment sizing, and factored/benchmark-based costing with appropriate indirects and contingency. This work provides a credible foundation for decision-making at this stage while also highlighting clear opportunities to optimize capital intensity through further engineering definition, value engineering, and targeted trade-off studies (e.g., comminution configuration, tailings strategy, infrastructure/power, and construction execution approach).Scandium specific:Scandium provides strategic upside given its small, concentrated global supply base and the growing premium placed on secure, qualified supply, but it carries higher execution and commercial risk due to limited scale-up testwork (variability, impurity control, reagent intensity), added residue-management and permitting complexity, and uncertainty around product specifications, pricing, and customer qualification.Next StepsResource:The Company is advancing the Project toward Pre-Feasibility by upgrading confidence in the current Mineral Resource estimate and improving definition of mineralization within the proposed mine plan area. The program will prioritize infill drilling to support conversion of Inferred Resources to Indicated (and, where appropriate, Measured), together with step-out drilling to test extensions of known mineralization and provide improved geological continuity for next-stage mine design, scheduling, and economic evaluation.Waste facilities:Field investigations will be conducted at potential TSF and waste rock storage sites to characterize subsurface conditions and identify suitable borrow materials for construction. These efforts will be supported by site-specific geotechnical and geochemical characterization of the tailings and waste rock. These data sets will inform a TSF design update to a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) level of engineering, encompassing an optimized siting and technology trade-off study.Metallurgy:Complete a comprehensive metallurgical testwork program on representative samples including comminution testwork (Bond Work Index, abrasion index, and related grindability tests) and metallurgical variability + locked-cycle flotation testing to define an optimal process flowsheet, mass balance, and optimized reagent scheme, and to produce samples for concentrate dewatering and preliminary smelter marketing.Progress the scandium work through targeted hydrometallurgical optimization including pulp density, free acidity/acid consumption, SX staging and extractant concentration, followed by an integrated pilot trial on bulk samples to validate scandium recovery, product quality, and circuit operability.Mine Design:A phased geotechnical program is recommended that includes re-analysis of existing boreholes (re-logging and detailed structural mapping, including oriented-core interpretation where available), establishment of geotechnical domains, targeted drilling and field mapping to confirm discontinuity sets and persistence, and hydrogeological data collection to constrain pore pressures and inflows. These data will support updated kinematic assessments and slope design analyses, refinement of inter-ramp and overall slope angles, and improved inputs to mine planning, risk management measures, and capital/operating cost estimates.Capital Costs Estimation:As the Project advances to PFS, the estimate will be progressively refined by advancing engineering to a higher level of definition, updating quantities and vendor inputs for major equipment and packages, tightening indirects and construction productivity assumptions, and executing focused optimization and constructability reviews to reduce contingency and improve overall cost confidence.NI 43-101 DISCLOSURE, QUALIFIED PERSONS, AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTSQualified PersonsThe scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by the following Qualified Persons (as defined under NI 43-101):Tomasz Wawruch, FAusIMM, Senior Geology and Mineral Resource Consultant of Mineit Consulting Inc. (responsible for the Mineral Resource estimate).Andrew Carter, EUR ING, B.Sc., CEng., MIMMM (QMR), MSAIMM, SME, of Magister Metallurgy (responsible for metallurgical studies and recovery processes).Shervin Teymouri, P.Eng., Mining Engineer of Mineit Consulting Inc. (responsible for project management, mining engineering, capital and operating cost estimates, and financial analysis).Andre de Ruijter, P.Eng., Mineit Consulting Inc, Process Engineer (process design, process capital and operating cost lead).Franky Li, P.Eng., EMM Consulting Pty Ltd (responsible for tailings management and TSF design, tailings capital and operating cost)Jayesh Rami, P.Eng., Infrastructure Engineer of Sacre-Davey Engineering Inc. (responsible for project infrastructure)Preliminary Economic Assessment Cautionary StatementThe Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Hat Project is preliminary in nature and includes Inferred Mineral Resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The PEA provides a conceptual mine plan and is based on low-level technical and economic assessments that are insufficient to support an evaluation of the economic viability of the Project or to establish Mineral Reserves. There is no certainty that the results of the PEA will be realized. Further exploration and site-specific engineering studies are required before a higher level of confidence can be established for the Project's economics.The economic analysis in the PEA is based on several assumptions including, but not limited to, long-term metal prices, foreign exchange rates, metallurgical recoveries, and capital and operating cost estimates. These assumptions are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the PEA or the forward-looking information contained in this release.Forward-Looking InformationCertain of the statements made and information contained herein may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Often, these forward-looking statements can be identified using words such as "anticipates," "believes," "continue," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "plans," "projected," or the negatives thereof or variations of such words and phrases. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: the results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Hat Project; the estimation of mineral resources; anticipated annual production of copper, gold, cobalt, and scandium; the after-tax NPV and IRR of the Project; forecasted AISC and Total Cash Costs; estimated initial and sustaining capital costs; the timing of a Pre-Feasibility Study; the timeline for permitting milestones and construction decisions; planned early works and infrastructure upgrades; and the Company's ability to maintain strong community and First Nations partnerships.Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions that management considers reasonable at the time they are made, including assumptions regarding: the future prices of copper, gold, cobalt, and scandium; foreign exchange rates; metallurgical recoveries; the cost of essential consumables; and the geopolitical and regulatory climate in British Columbia. However, such statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks include but are not limited to inaccurate estimation of mineral resources; volatility in metal prices; the results of future exploration and development activities; liquidity and financing risks; failure to obtain necessary permits; geotechnical conditions; and changes in applicable mining laws. The PEA is preliminary in nature and includes Inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking information as conditions change.Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresThe Company has included certain performance measures in this news release that are not specified, defined, or determined under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP measures are common in the mining industry but do not have standardized definitions and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Readers should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.Total Cash Costs: The Company calculates total cash costs as the sum of mining, processing, refining and transport, G&A, and royalty costs. Cash costs per unit are calculated by dividing the total cash costs by the payable Copper Equivalent (CuEq) units.All-In Sustaining Cost: AISC is a non-GAAP financial measure comprising of total cash costs, sustaining capital expenditures to support ongoing operations, and closure costs. AISC per unit is calculated by dividing the total all-in sustaining costs by the payable CuEq units.Sustaining Capital: This is a supplementary financial measure reflecting cash-basis expenditures expected to maintain operations and sustain production levels over the life of the mine.About Doubleview Gold Corp.Doubleview Gold Corp., a mineral resource exploration and development company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange [TSX-V: DBG], the OTCQB [DBLVF], the Berlin Stock Exchange [GER: A1W038], and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange [1D4]. Doubleview identifies, acquires, and finances precious and basemetal exploration projects in North America, particularly in British Columbia. The Company increases shareholder value through the acquisition and exploration of quality gold, copper, cobalt, scandium, and silver properties-collectively critical minerals-and through the application of advanced, state-of-the-art exploration methods. Doubleview's portfolio of strategic properties provides diversification and mitigates investment risk.About Mineit Consulting Inc.Mineit Consulting Inc. (Mineit) is an independent mining engineering consulting company providing specialized expertise in project management, geological modelling, Mineral Resource estimation, mining engineering, metallurgical, and process engineering. Mineit lead and prepared the Hat Project MRE and PEA, with assistance from other engineering firms, for the Hat Project in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves.For further information please contact:Doubleview Gold CorpVancouver, BCFarshad ShirvaniPresident & CEOInstitutional Line: (604) 607-5470T: (604) 678-9587E: corporate@doubleview.caNEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.Certain of the statements made and information contained herein may constitute "forward-looking information." In particular references to the Mineral Resource Estimate and future work programs or expectations on the quality or results of such work programs are subject to risks associated with operations on the property, exploration activity generally, equipment limitations and availability, as well as other risks that we may not be currently aware of. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/285945 Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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