U.S. and Iran Reach Peace Deal, with Signing Ceremony Set for Friday in Switzerland
The United States and Iran have reached a peace deal to end their war, with an official signing ceremony scheduled for Friday in Switzerland. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the agreement on social media Sunday, saying both sides had declared “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.” […]
UK Commandos Board Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in First British-Led Seizure
Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officials boarded and detained the Smyrtos, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker sailing under a Cameroonian flag, in the English Channel on Sunday in what the UK Defence Ministry called “the first UK-led operation of its kind.” The pre-dawn raid was backed by Chinook helicopters, additional aircraft, a frigate, […]
Why Silver’s Next Move May Be Built on a Much Stronger Base | Mani Alkhafaji – First Majestic Silver
In this conversation with Mani Alkhafaji, President & Chief Corporate Development Officer of First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) (TSX: AG), we discuss why he believes silver’s sharp pullback was healthy, why the current range may be building a stronger base for the next move higher, and what that says about the bigger silver cycle.
Guanajuato Silver Q1 Earnings: They Finally Post Positive Net Income
Guanajuato Silver (TSXV: GSVR) just delivered the first net income positive quarter in its history, marking a major milestone for the company after years of operating challenges. With the recent Bolanitos acquisition now flowing through the numbers, Q1 2026 showed record revenue, record mine operating income, and the clearest sign yet that the company’s production […]
We’re in a New Era of Gold Price Discovery | Ryan King – Equinox Gold
In this conversation with Ryan King, EVP Capital Markets of Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX), we discuss the merger with Orla Mining, what made the deal work for both sides, and why the combined company believes it can build a stronger North American growth profile. Ryan explains how the companies fit together culturally, why scale […]
China Scraps 12,000 Degrees in Biggest Academic Overhaul in Years
China has scrapped or suspended 12,200 undergraduate degree programmes between 2021 and 2025 while introducing 10,200 new ones. That wave of additions and deletions touched more than 30 per cent of the country’s total university offerings across the four-year period, according to Ministry of Education data cited by state news agency Xinhua. Two compounding pressures […]
Carney Says Trump Officials Unwilling to Reopen USMCA’s Core Framework
Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier today that the Trump administration has made clear it does not want to alter the fundamental structure of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a position that is shaping how trade negotiations between the three countries are unfolding. Speaking to reporters from Ireland ahead of the Group of Seven summit in […]
The Canadian Dream Is Leaving Canada | Spencer Gatten
In this conversation with Spencer Gatten, we discuss the growing backlash against Tim Hortons, why younger Canadians are increasingly turning away from legacy institutions and brands, and how frustration over jobs, housing, and immigration is reshaping the mood in the country. Spencer lays out why so many young people feel shut out of the system, […]
Where’s the Beef? JBS Latest to Close Processing Plants Amid Cattle Shortage
JBS USA is closing a beef production facility in Souderton, Pennsylvania, and a value-added processing plant in Memphis, Tennessee, as a shrinking U.S. cattle herd continues to pressure the economics of large-scale beef processing. The Pennsylvania plant is the more significant of the two closures. It employs roughly 1,700 workers and can process around 2,000 […]
SBF Loses Appeal, Locking in 25-Year FTX Fraud Sentence
A federal appeals court has denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid to overturn his fraud conviction, cementing the 25-year prison sentence handed down following the $8 billion collapse of crypto exchange FTX. On June 12, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Bankman-Fried, upholding his 2023 conviction on seven felony counts […]