There is no clear path right now to avoid a government shutdown at 12:00:01 a.m. ET Saturday. However, circumstances often accelerate matters just before a deadline on Capitol Hill. With Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., opposing the GOP plan, Republicans need at least eight Democrats to help break a filibuster on the House-passed bill. Senate Republicans […]Read More
Republicans are ramping up pressure on Senate Democrats ahead of a vote on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to keep the government open, even dubbing a potential funding lapse as a ‘Schumer shutdown.’ ‘If they want to shut it down, it’s on them,’ Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told reporters. ‘That’ll be a Schumer shutdown.’ Majority […]Read More
An Obama-appointed federal judge ordered Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reveal its plans to downsize the government and to identify all its employees, among other actions. The directives from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan come as 14 Democratic state attorneys general are suing President Donald Trump, Musk and DOGE, arguing […]Read More
In a dramatic escalation of trade tensions, US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday (March 11) that tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports could be doubled to 50 percent. The move came in response to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s threat to impose a 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the US, a measure […]Read More
Red Metal Resources Ltd. (CSE: RMES) (OTC Pink: RMESF) (FSE: I660) (‘Red Metal’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce it has now commenced an extensive sampling and mapping work program to follow-up on and extend previously identified veins that make up approximately 15km of veining extending along strike from the historic Carrizal Alto mine. […]Read More
Quimbaya Gold Inc. (CSE: QIM) (OTCQB: QIMGF) (FSE: K05) (‘Quimbaya Gold’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that the Company has executed the final payment of 4 contract concessions totalling 1624 hectares in the Tahami project area. The company was able to amend the last payment terms of these concessions from $200,000 USD to […]Read More
John Feneck, portfolio manager and consultant at Feneck Consulting, shares his updated outlook for gold, saying that the yellow metal still has space to run. He also discusses nine gold and ‘special situations’ companies that are on his radar. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this […]Read More
Brian Leni, founder of Junior Stock Review, runs through his investment strategy, saying he’s looking for stocks with an ‘X factor’ that’s being overlooked. Watch the interview above for more of this thoughts. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article. This post appeared first on […]Read More
Platinum moved into a more pronounced deficit position in 2024, with demand outstripping supply of the precious metal by nearly 1 million ounces, according to the World Platinum Investment Council’s (WPIC) Platinum Quarterly for Q4 2024. A significant portion of that came in the final quarter of the year, when the deficit grew by 313,000 […]Read More
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (March 12) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Bitcoin and Ethereum price update Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading at US$83,016.38, reflecting a 0.2 percent decrease over the past 24 hours. The day’s trading range has seen a high of US$83,625.34 and a low of US$80,833.49. Bitcoin […]Read More