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Lion Rock Targets Gold-Lithium Discovery in the Black Hills

Lion Rock Resources (TSX-V: ROAR | OTCQB: LRRIF) is preparing its first drill program at the Volney Project in South Dakota—an underexplored district with both historic gold production and lithium potential.

⛏️ Surface assays include float samples up to 189.5 g/t gold and chip samples up to 14.0 g/t from a 260-meter shear zone, open along strike.

🔋 The project also hosts the Giant Volney Pegmatite, with historical samples averaging 4.4% Li₂O and highs of 5.4%—world-class grades in a North American setting.

📍 Located entirely on private land, Volney offers streamlined permitting. A 78-pad drill campaign is set to begin mid-August.

💡 With a market cap near $15M and shares below US$0.25, Lion Rock represents early exposure to a potential dual gold-lithium discovery in a Tier-1 jurisdiction.

Learn more about Lion Rock Resources and the potential it holds as gold nears all-time highs and lithium exploration gains momentum.

Nvidia's Data Center Sales 🔍

Despite posting better-than-expected financial earnings results on Wednesday, Nvidia $NVDA ( ▼ 0.09% ) fell 3.14% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Nvidia reported earnings of $1.05 per share and revenue of $46.7 billion in the past quarter. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: The company’s data center revenue growth of 5% from the previous quarter disappointed investors, who had higher expectations.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Nvidia’s data center segment struggles are mainly due to export restrictions to China, maturing adoption cycles, competition from local vendors, and infrastructure challenges.

Final Thoughts: AI demand remains robust, but the pace of AI-driven investments is moderating.

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Dollar General (NYSE: DG), Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Dell (NYSE: DELL), Gap (NYSE: GAP), Ulta Beauty (Nasdaq: ULTA), Victoria's Secret (NYSE: VSCO), Autodesk (Nasdaq: ADSK), Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), Bath & Body Works (NYSE: BBWI), SentinelOne (NYSE: S), Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL), Affirm (Nasdaq: AFRM), Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), Petco Health and Wellness (Nasdaq: WOOF), Li Auto (Nasdaq: LI), CIBC (NYSE: CM), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (Nasdaq: OLLI), Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), Ambarella (Nasdaq: AMBA), Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF.B), Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL), IREN (Nasdaq: IREN), Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE: LUCK), Malibu Boats (Nasdaq: MBUU).

Notable IPOs Today: TryHard Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: THH), YD Bio Limited Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: YDES), Eastern International Ltd. Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: ELOG), The GrowHub Limited Class A Ordinary Shares (TGHL).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Mother Road Brewing Company (StartEngine), AlphaRose Therapeutics (StartEngine), nView medical (StartEngine), FiftyFifty Brewing Company (StartEngine), Plunge (Wefunder), EKTO VR (Honeycomb), The Williamson County Bagel Company (SMBX).

Notable Economic Events Today: GDP (8:30 a.m. ET), Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Core PCE Prices (8:30 a.m. ET), Pending Home Sales (10:30 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Snowflake Grows AI Customers

The data storage company Snowflake $SNOW ( ▲ 3.11% ) surged 13.19% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting good financial earnings results.

Financials: Snowflake reported earnings of 35 cents per share and revenue of $1.1 billion in the past quarter. Both were better than expected.

Quote: “Thousands of customers are betting their business on Snowflake and more than 6,100 accounts are using Snowflake’s AI every week.” - Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy.

Final Thoughts: Snowflake’s stock was down 8% in the past 30 days. These results are giving the tech company improved prospects.

CrowdStrike’s Weak Revenue Outlook

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike $CRWD ( ▲ 1.2% ) posted good financial earnings results on Wednesday and still fell 4.24% in after-hours trading.

Financials: CrowdStrike reported earnings of 93 cents per share and revenue of $1.17 billion in the past quarter. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: The problem with CrowdStrike was that its revenue outlook for the current quarter was lower than expected.

Trends to Watch

Realignment: Tron’s fee-cut proposal nears approval as vote gains momentum (Cointelegraph)

Abandoning the Redesign: Cracker Barrel Stock Jumps After Dumping New Logo. Now Comes the Hard Part. (Barron’s)

Limiting Eligibility: F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions (New York Times)

Purely Good: Pure Storage Stock Jumps After Results While Data Storage Rival NetApp Falls (Investor’s Business Daily)

Still Growing: Ethereum rally continues as recent crypto softness puts bitcoin price at 'inflection point' (Yahoo! Finance)

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