Copper Shortage Threatens AI Boom as Demand Set to Surge 50% by 2040
A looming copper shortage threatens to stall artificial intelligence development and clean energy expansion as global demand surges 50% by 2040, according to a S&P Global study released this month. Copper demand will jump from 28 million metric tons in 2025 to 42 million metric tons by 2040. Without new mining investment, supply will fall […]
Trump Threatens to Exclude Exxon After CEO Calls Venezuela ‘Uninvestable’
President Donald Trump’s White House meeting with oil executives on Friday produced no firm commitments to rebuild Venezuela’s petroleum industry, with the CEO of Exxon Mobil delivering a blunt message: the South American nation is currently “uninvestable.” The tepid response from major oil companies threatens to complicate Trump’s unprecedented intervention in Venezuela, which he envisions […]
Trump Demands 10% Credit Card Cap, But Can’t Enforce It
President Donald Trump called Friday for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, reviving a campaign promise as Americans carry $1.23 trillion in credit card debt, the highest level on record. Trump posted on Truth Social late Friday that he wants the cap to take effect January 20, 2026, but did not […]
Alberta Separatist Support Stalls at 19% Despite Aggressive Referendum Campaign
Alberta separatists face an uphill battle as new polling shows just one in five Albertans support independence, even as organizers claim hundreds of thousands of signature pledges for an upcoming referendum. Only 19% of Albertans would vote to separate from Canada in a hypothetical referendum, according to a Pollara Strategic Insights survey of 3,800 Western […]
US May Take Equity in American Oil Firms After Venezuela Pitch Flops
Wright floats dramatic pivot after private investment pitch collapses
Toronto Home Sales Hit 25-Year Low As Prices Fall To 2021 Levels
Home sales across the Greater Toronto Area declined to their lowest level in a quarter-century last year as economic uncertainty kept buyers on the sidelines despite falling prices and lower mortgage rates. Real estate agents reported 62,433 transactions through the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s MLS system in 2025, down 11.2% from the previous year […]
Powell Faces Criminal Investigation as Trump Intensifies Pressure on Fed
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, issuing subpoenas over his congressional testimony about the central bank’s headquarters renovation, Powell disclosed on Sunday. The probe marks an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump’s year-long confrontation with the Fed chief over interest rate policy. Powell released a video statement […]
DPM Metal Reports 2025 Production Of 244,900 Oz Gold, 30 Million Pounds Of Copper
DPM Metals (TSX: DPM) has reportedly achieved 2025’s production guidance, with the company this morning releasing preliminary data for the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter saw consolidated production of 70,200 ounces of gold and 9.9 million pounds of copper from Chelopech and Ada Tepe, with Ada Tepe accounting for 24,500 ounces of gold production and […]
Canada Nickel Expands Reid Resource To 0.87 Billion Tonnes Measured And Indicated
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC) has expanded their resource estimate at the Reid Nickel Sulphide Project, which is found near Timmins, Ontario. The latest update has substantially expanded all resource categories, with measured and indicated resources said to have grown by 46%, while inferred resources grew by 47%. Highlights from the revised estimate include: The updated […]
Why Silver Needs to Slow Down to Go Higher | Dan Dickson – Endeavour Silver
In this conversation with Dan Dickson, CEO and Director, Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR), the focus is on why silver and gold are making new highs, what is driving the move, and why the supply side has been unable to respond for more than a decade. Dickson explains why fast price moves can be unsettling, […]