-- Battery X Metals（BATX.CN）は火曜日、ケベック州のReservoir-DozoisプロジェクトとLeaf Riverプロジェクトを含む、期限切れとなった鉱業権の更新を行わないことを決定したと発表した。 同社は、この決定は規律ある資本配分アプローチと、サスカチュワン州のYリチウムプロジェクトを含む優先度の高い探査資産の開発推進への注力を反映したものだと述べた。 Battery Xはまた、TerraDX Discoveriesとの提携の下、ネバダ州におけるAIを活用した重要バッテリー金属探査事業を引き続き推進していくと述べた。 さらにBattery Xは、次世代リチウムイオン電池の診断および再バランス技術プラットフォームに関する最終国際特許出願を特許協力条約に基づき提出したと発表した。 この特許出願は、既に提出済みの2件の米国仮特許出願に基づく優先権を主張するものであり、150カ国以上で特許保護を追求することも可能になるとBattery Xは述べている。
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Koei Tecmo's (TYO:3635) profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 14% to 42.8 billion yen for the fiscal year 2025 from 37.6 billion yen a year earlier.The amusement and video game company's earnings per share increased to 131.67 yen from 113.65 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Monday.Net sales climbed 6.3% to 88.4 billion yen for the full year ended March 31 from 83.2 billion yen in the prior year.In a separate disclosure, Koei Tecmo raised its final dividend to 66 yen per share, from 43 yen forecasted earlier, payable from June 19.For the fiscal year 2026, the company expects attributable profit of 31 billion yen, basic EPS of 95.38 yen, and net sales of 90 billion yen.Koei Tecmo plans to pay a year-end dividend of 48 yen per share for the year, which is lower than the amount paid the previous year.
The US dollar (USD) is softer (BBDXY -0.25%) with the Canadian dollar (CAD or loonie) firmer (CAD per USD -0.44%) early Monday, said Bank of Montreal (BMO).The Bank of Canada will release its policy statement on Wednesday, together with the new Monetary Policy Report (MPR). The BoC is expected to keep rates unchanged, noted the bank.The BoC will also release its latest MPR with updated estimates for potential growth -- in the low-1% range -- and the neutral rate, seen in the 2.25%-to-3.25% range, stated BMO.Also on this week's Canadian docket there is Tuesday's Spring Economic Update from the Canadian government, which will refresh the estimates published in the November FY26/27 budget. There seems to be some fiscal upside compared with the budget's original $65.4 billion deficit, pointed out the bank.On Thursday, BMO expects real gross domestic product growth to accelerate another tenth to 0.2% month over month in February, in line with Statistics Canada's flash estimate. The March flash estimate will be one to watch as it will capture the initial reaction to the outbreak of the Iran war.