5 Best-performing Canadian Silver Stocks of 2024
Silver saw strong gains in 2024, breaching the US$32 mark in the first half of the year and then the US$34 mark in October. Silver’s dual function as a monetary…
Chris Vermeulen: Next Gold Targets and “Sweet Spot” to Buy; Silver and Bitcoin in 2025
While he sees further upside potential until about the end of January, ultimately he expects gold to move sideways or lower for multiple months before starting another big rally that…
Bitcoin Reaches New Record High on Reserve Asset Speculation
Bitcoin hit a new record high of US$107,554 on December 16 following growing interest in Bitcoin as a potential reserve asset. The speculations were spurred by a statement from US…
Uranium Price 2024 Year-End Review
The uranium market saw a flurry of activity in 2024, from setting 17 year highs to seeing an additional six countries join the original 25 countries committing to tripling nuclear…
5 Best-performing Canadian Uranium Stocks of 2024
Starting the year strong and setting a 17 year high of US$106 per pound the spot U3O8 market displayed another year performance in early January, the uranium spot price has…
McKinsey & Co. to pay $650M to settle opioid consulting probe, ex-partner to plead guilty
McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement that will resolve a federal criminal probe into the company’s consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to increase sales of its opioid painkiller…
From Chili’s to burger chains, here are the restaurant industry winners and losers in 2024
A rocky year for restaurants separated the industry’s biggest chains into winners and losers, as eateries competed for a smaller pool of customers who have grown more discerning about how…
Former Ozy Media head sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison
The former head of Ozy Media has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in an alleged fraud involving the failed content startup. Carlos Watson was facing…
Trump and Japan tech conglomerate SoftBank announce $100 billion in U.S. investments
President-elect Donald Trump and the head of Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, will announce a $100 billion investment effort designed to spur artificial intelligence and related infrastructure projects. The…
Trump leaves China guessing what his next move is with unusual inauguration invitation
President-elect Trump took China by surprise when he invited President Xi Jinping to his upcoming inauguration, a friendly gesture ahead of a widely expected trade war. The move left everyone…