Caterpillar Snaps Up Struggling Electric Tractor Startup Monarch
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has acquired Monarch Tractor, a self-driving electric tractor startup, marking a significant push by the heavy equipment giant into precision agriculture technology. The deal, confirmed by sources familiar with the matter, integrates Monarch’s autonomous tech into Caterpillar’s sprawling $369 billion business, which spans construction and agricultural equipment. Monarch, once hailed as […]
France Doubles Electrification Funding to €10 Billion by 2030 Amid Fuel Cost Shift
France is set to nearly double its annual electrification funding to €10 billion by 2030, up from €5.5 billion currently, as it pivots from short-term fuel subsidies to long-term energy transition solutions, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced. The move comes as oil prices remain volatile following geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with Brent Crude […]
Venezuela Opens Mining Sector to Foreign Firms
Venezuela’s National Assembly has unanimously approved a new mining law, opening the country’s vast gold and strategic mineral reserves to foreign and private investment with concessions lasting up to 30 years. Backed by the Trump administration, the reform aims to inject capital into a battered economy, but deep-seated security issues in the southeastern Bolivar state […]
Loblaw, Sobeys Are Still Overcharging Canadians for Underweighted Meat—CBC Probe
A new CBC secret-shopping investigation has found Loblaw Companies (TSX: L) and Sobeys-affiliated stores overcharging customers for underweight meat one year after both grocers said they had reinforced weighing procedures. CBC visited 17 Loblaw-owned or Sobeys-affiliated stores in the Toronto, Vancouver, and Halifax areas over two months, targeting fresh meat sold by weight. The investigation […]
Delta Air Lines Looking To Pass Higher Fuel Costs To Passengers
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is looking for more ways to pass higher jet fuel costs to customers after the Iran war drove an expected extra fuel bill of about $2.5 billion this quarter, forcing the airline to balance fare increases, baggage fees, and capacity restraint against still-resilient travel demand. Bloomberg reported that the carrier […]
US Targets Nuclear Reactors in Orbit by 2028 Under New White House Directive
The United States has unveiled an ambitious plan to lead global space exploration and defense through the National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power, targeting the deployment of nuclear reactors in orbit by 2028 and on the lunar surface by 2030. This directive, issued under Executive Order 14369 signed on December 18, 2025, positions the […]
Carney Shrugs Off Poilievre’s “Badly Educated On Economics” Remark: “Did He? Wow.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney turned Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s attack on his economics education into a viral exchange after the latter said Carney was “very badly educated on economics,” a charge landing awkwardly against a prime minister with Harvard and Oxford economics credentials. The moment came after Poilievre said in a podcast, “There’s one thing […]
Raskin Bill Seeks Trump Removal via 25th Amendment Over Erratic Behavior
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation today to establish a commission tasked with evaluating President Donald Trump’s fitness for office under the 25th Amendment. Backed by 50 Democratic co-sponsors, the bill aims to create a 17-member Commission on Presidential Capacity to determine if Trump is mentally or physically […]
Megyn Kelly Says All Trump Has Left are ‘Fox News Boomers’
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has plummeted to 35%, marking the lowest second-term standing of any US president at this stage, as economic discontent and the ongoing Iran War batter his political capital. A CNN poll conducted between March 26 and 30 shows his net approval at a dire -18 points, worse than Richard Nixon’s […]
Canada Suspends Federal Fuel Tax as Gas Prices Surge Amid Iran Conflict
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a temporary suspension of the federal excise fuel tax on gasoline and diesel, effective next Monday, as escalating conflict in the Middle East drives energy costs to new highs. The measure, set to last until Labour Day, is projected to save Canadians 10 cents per litre on regular gasoline […]