Glencore Signs MOU with Orion Consortium on Potential US$9 Billion

Glencore (LSE:GLEN,OTCPL:GLCNF) has entered into preliminary talks with a US-backed investment group over the potential sale of a major stake in two of its flagship copper and cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a joint statement, Glencore and the Orion Critical Mineral Consortium said they have signed a non-binding memorandum of […]Read More

Centurion Minerals Ltd. Announces Revocation of MCTO

CENTURION MINERALS LTD. (TSXV: CTN) (‘Centurion‘ or the ‘Company‘) announces that the British Columbia Securities Commission (‘BCSC’) has revoked the management cease trade order (‘MCTO‘) previously issued on December 1, 2025 under National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders. The issuance of the revocation order follows the filing by the Company of its audited […]Read More

Schumer, Jeffries mend rift, present united front on DHS reforms

The top congressional Democrats appear to have mended their rift over the controversial Homeland Security spending bill and presented a revamped list of demands to earn the party’s support to fund the agency. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., presented a unified front on Wednesday to unveil a […]Read More

‘Can you shut him up?’: Waters and Treasury’s Bessent clash

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, with the irate congresswoman asking at one point if someone could ‘shut him up.’ The fiery exchange occurred during Bessent’s testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. Waters, the committee ranking member, posed a series of questions […]Read More

Industry Applauds Project Vault, But Warns Supply Security Won’t Be

President Donald Trump’s plan to launch a US$12 billion strategic stockpile of critical minerals is being welcomed across sectors as a long-awaited step toward reducing US dependence on China. Known as Project Vault, the initiative combines up to US$10 billion in long-term financing from the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) with roughly US$2 billion in private […]Read More

Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on range of

President Donald Trump said he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including the war between Ukraine and Russia, while stressing that their relationship ‘is an extremely good one’ that will bring ‘many positive results’ in the coming years. The president and Xi also discussed Trump’s upcoming trip to […]Read More

Thune blasts Jeffries, Schumer as ‘afraid of their shadows’ as

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., doesn’t have confidence that top congressional Democrats want to fix Homeland Security funding as Congress gears up for tense negotiations in the coming days.  With the partial four-day government shutdown now over, Democrats and Republicans are readying to relitigate the controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bill, which threatened […]Read More

House conservatives warn Trump-Schumer deal undercuts GOP leverage on DHS

House conservatives are quietly grumbling about the deal President Donald Trump entered into with Senate Democrats to keep the government open and running — particularly regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Some Republican lawmakers are concerned that the plan will leave them forced to swallow concessions on immigration enforcement policies that they would not […]Read More

Australia Set to Join Global Critical Minerals Alliance Meeting

Australia is taking part in a ministerial meeting aimed at exploring a strategic critical minerals alliance alongside the US, Europe, the UK, Japan and New Zealand. According to media reports, the talks were convened by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and are scheduled for February 4. The gathering marks the second such summit in […]Read More

AI Infrastructure Moving to the Edge to Transform User Experience

While the first phase of the AI gold rush was defined by massive investments in centralized data centers, 2026 is about proving those billions can translate into fast, reliable AI that people will use every day. One Canadian startup, PolarGrid, is betting that the answer lies at the edge rather than in ever‑bigger centralized campuses. […]Read More