7 Mining Companies Make Top 10 on 2026 OTCQX Best

Mining and energy companies feature prominently in the recently released OTCQX Best 50 2026 list, with seven resource-focused firms among the top 10 performers for this year’s edition. The rankings evaluate companies based on a combination of one year total return and average daily dollar volume growth, offering investors insight into companies delivering strong performance […]Read More

US, Taiwan to Invest US$250 Billion in American Semiconductor Manufacturing

The US and Taiwan have signed a trade and investment agreement aimed at reshoring semiconductor manufacturing and reinforcing US control over one of the world’s most strategic industries. According to a Thursday (January 15) White House fact sheet, Taiwanese semiconductor and technology companies have committed to at least US$250 billion in new direct investment in […]Read More

Machado issues warning on Maduro successor as Trump admin handles

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Friday issued a warning to the Trump administration that interim Venezuela President Delcy Rodríguez does not represent the views of the people. ‘I want to insist on this: Delcy Rodriguez, yes, she’s a communist. She’s the main ally and representation of the Russian regime, the Chinese and the […]Read More

Trump says $50B rural health plan funded by cutting Medicaid

President Donald Trump is celebrating an increase in funding for healthcare focused particularly on rural communities across the country, a move was made possible by cutting ‘waste, fraud and abuse from Medicaid.’ ‘As part of the Great Big Beautiful Bill, we’ve increased … funding for the healthcare by an unprecedented $50 billion. That’s rural healthcare. […]Read More

Trump credits halted Iran executions for delaying military strikes

President Donald Trump signaled why he’s held off on military strikes on Iran amid nationwide protests after claiming the country had canceled executions for hundreds of Iranians.  When asked if Arab and Israeli officials ‘convinced’ him to not strike Iran, Trump told reporters Friday he convinced himself and cited the canceled hangings. Trump also expressed […]Read More

Hunter Biden accused of ghosting daughter with Lunden Roberts and

Hunter Biden’s ex has reopened a 2019 paternity suit in Arkansas, alleging that the former first son hasn’t followed through on his child support obligations and claiming he ‘ghosted’ their daughter, Navy Joan Roberts.   Lawyers for Lunden Roberts wrote in the new motion filed Tuesday that, in getting his child support payments reduced, Biden […]Read More

US, Taiwan to Invest US$250 Billion Into American Semiconductor Manufacturing

The US and Taiwan have signed a trade and investment agreement aimed at reshoring semiconductor manufacturing and reinforcing US control over one of the world’s most strategic industries. According to a new White House fact sheet, Taiwanese semiconductor and technology companies have committed to at least US$250 billion in new direct investment in the US, […]Read More

Exiled Iranian crown prince reveals 6-step plan to exert pressure

Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi unveiled Friday a 6-step plan to exert pressure on the regime, which he declared ‘will fall, not if, but when.’  ‘My brave compatriots still holding the line with their broken bodies but unbreakable will, need your urgent help right now. Make no mistake, however, the Islamic Republic is close to collapse,’ Pahlavi declared.   ‘Ali Khamenei […]Read More

CIA director was in Venezuela to meet with acting President

CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Venezuela’s capital of Caracas Thursday to meet with acting President Delcy Rodríguez and other top officials, a U.S. official told Fox News Friday.  The meeting unfolded about two weeks after the Trump administration carried out a military operation capturing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.  A U.S. official told Reuters […]Read More

Mining Giants BHP and Rio Tinto to Collaborate on Iron

BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) are collaborating to extract up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore under two non-binding memorandums of understanding. The companies said on Wednesday (January 14) that mining and extraction will be performed at BHP’s Yandi and Rio Tinto’s Yandicoogina operations, which sit approximately 80 kilometres away from each other. […]Read More