Senate advances NDAA, teeing up final passage for annual defense policy bill
The Senatevoted to advance its annual $895 billion defense policy bill, a signal that the legislation is on track to pass despite Democratic grumblings over a transgender care provision. A…
Trump dispels rumors he will seek to ban polio vaccine: ‘Not going to happen’
President-elect Donald Trump dispelled rumors Monday that his administration would seek to ban the polio vaccine, telling reporters Monday, ‘that’s not going to happen.’ Questions about how Trump’s nominee for…
Trump unveils picks for his future ambassadors to Japan, Austria and other countries: ‘PUT AMERICA FIRST’
President-elect Trump announced his nominations for U.S. ambassadors to five countries on Monday, including Austria and Japan. In a series of Truth Social posts on Monday night, the incoming president…
Top Harris aide hypes radical activist who said ‘America deserved 9/11’ while plotting future for Dems
A top aide on Vice President Harris’ failed presidential campaign recently called for more cultural voices like the vocal anti-America and anti-Israel Twitch star, Hasan Piker, who previously faced backlash…
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…