Gold Price Breaches US$4,000, Silver Tests US$50
Gold marked a new price milestone on Wednesday (October 8), breaking US$4,000 per ounce. The spot price hit a fresh record, rising as high as US$4,056.14 in midday trading. Future…
BHP to Invest Over AU$840 Million in Olympic Dam Operation as Copper Demand Grows
Major miner BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) welcomed October with the news that it will invest over AU$840 million in its Olympic Dam copper operation in South Australia. In an October 1 release,…
Saskatchewan Implements New 3 Percent Lithium Royalty, Provides Clarity to Companies
Saskatchewan has introduced a new royalty framework for lithium production, marking a major step toward supporting the province’s growing role in Canada’s critical minerals sector. The amendments to 2017 subsurface…
Crypto Market Update: Bitcoin Takes Back Losses, Analysts Predict Price Rally Will Continue
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (October 8) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up…
S&P 500 Breaking Out Again: What This Means for Your Portfolio
The S&P 500 ($SPX) just logged its fifth straight trading box breakout, which means that, of the five trading ranges the index has experienced since the April lows, all have been…
House committee withdraws James Comey subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein testimony
The House Oversight Committee has dropped its subpoena for former FBI Director James Comey, after he said he had no knowledge relevant to the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, The…
Government limps deeper into shutdown crisis with no deal in sight
The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown as it nears its second week, and Republicans’ meager support across the aisle to reopen the government may be…
Trump meets former Hamas hostage Edan Alexander on Oct. 7 anniversary
President Donald Trump met with Edan Alexander, who was freed in May from captivity with Hamas, on Tuesday — exactly two years after Hamas attacked Israel. This marks the second…
Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues
Senate Republicans confirmed a staggering tranche of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Tuesday as the government shutdown continues. Lawmakers voted along party lines to confirm the batch of 107 of…
Senate stalls on shutdown vote amid warning furloughed workers may lose pay
An expected sixth vote to reopen the government didn’t come to fruition on Tuesday, but lawmakers face a new wrinkle: the possibility that furloughed employees won’t be paid. The government…