Perpetua Gets US Forest Service Approval for Stibnite Gold-Antimony Project

Perpetua Resources (TSX:PPTA,NASDAQ:PPTA) has secured final approval from the US Forest Service (USFS) for its Stibnite gold project in Idaho, advancing the redevelopment of the long-dormant site. The approval follows eight years of interagency review, environmental assessment and public consultation. According to the company, Stibnite is notable for containing the only identified reserve of antimony […]Read More

Trudeau Resigns, Canadian and US Markets React

Canadian markets showed mixed reactions following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation. The S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) closed lower on Monday (January 6), while the Canadian dollar gained strength against the US dollar, reflecting diverging investor sentiment. The index dropped by 142.14 points to settle at 24,995.93, marking a 0.57 percent decline from its starting point […]Read More

What Virginia’s special elections tell us about the bigger ballot

Democrats held onto their narrow majorities in Virginia’s legislature as they won two of three special elections on Tuesday in the first ballot box showdowns of 2025. The closely-watched contests were seen by the political world as the first gauge of the mood of voters since President-elect Trump’s convincing victory in November, in elections that […]Read More

Top 5 NASDAQ Cybersecurity Stocks in 2025

Security is becoming a growing global concern, both online and off. Diverse companies are stepping up to provide solutions for individuals and businesses, and some of them are seeing impressive share price gains as they meet increasing demand for consumer safety. Emerging quantum computing technology is a rising source of concern for cybersecurity, as quantum […]Read More

Outgoing WH official calls for US to bolster cybersecurity workforce

The White House’s outgoing cyber czar, Harry Coker, called for three key things to meet the growing threat of digital attacks: more funding, deregulation and opening up cyber jobs to those without college degrees. As adversaries like Iran, China and Russia lob near-constant attacks on the U.S. digital infrastructure, ‘we have to prioritize cybersecurity within […]Read More

Fact-checking firm staffed by CNN alums takes Meta axing hard:

A prominent fact-checking organization used by Facebook to moderate political content reacted to news that it will revamp its fact-checking to better avoid bias with an article outlining its disappointment and disagreement with the move.  ‘Lead Stories was surprised and disappointed to first learn through media reports and a press release about the end of […]Read More

Physician governor urges Capitol Hill to block RFK Jr.’s confirmation:

Hawaii’s Democratic Governor and practicing physician, Josh Green, is visiting Capitol Hill this week to lobby lawmakers against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. In a Tuesday op-ed for The New York Times, he argued that ‘our children’s lives depend’ on preventing Kennedy from leading the agency. […]Read More

The president who couldn’t quit: Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy legacy

Jimmy Carter, the centenarian former president who lived long enough to see Donald Trump elected again but died just before the start of the new year, has a foreign policy legacy that wasn’t just defined by his four years in the White House.  Over the term of his presidency, the former Georgia governor could boast […]Read More

Trump reinforces ‘all hell will break out’ if hostages not

President-elect Trump reiterated that ‘all hell will break out’ if the hostages still held in Gaza have not been freed by the time he enters office in two weeks on Jan. 20.  Trump was asked about the threats he first levied in early December at the Hamas terrorist organization that has continued to hold some […]Read More

Republican lawmakers push to abolish ‘unconstitutional’ ATF

House Republicans are pushing to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office later this month. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., is unveiling the bill on Tuesday and already has several co-sponsors in Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Mike Collins, R-Ga., Bob Onder, R-Mo., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Mary Miller, […]Read More