Trump Pauses EU Tariffs Following NATO Deal
President Donald Trump said he will not impose tariffs on European countries that had been scheduled to take effect on February 1 after he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte “formed the framework of a future deal” covering Greenland and “the entire Arctic Region.” Trump framed the outcome as a NATO-wide win and tied the […]
Tesla Disputes Reports of 1,700 Job Cuts at German Factory
Tesla employed 10,703 workers at its Berlin-area factory as of January 2026, down approximately 1,700 from the 12,415 listed two years earlier, according to internal documents cited by German business newspaper Handelsblatt. The 14% workforce decline at the Grünheide plant comes from documents prepared for upcoming works council elections scheduled for March. Tesla denied the […]
Sweden’s Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds
Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested up to $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, marking the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since President Donald Trump’s Greenland crisis erupted. Alecta, which manages retirement savings for 2.8 million Swedes and 37,000 companies, sold most of its US Treasury holdings since early 2025 citing “increased […]
Japan Brings Back Largest Nuclear Plant Unit
The world’s largest nuclear power plant restarted a reactor Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, marking Tokyo Electric Power Company’s first return to nuclear generation since the meltdowns. TEPCO said operators at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa’s No. 6 reactor initiated the process toward criticality Wednesday evening, beginning a nuclear chain reaction […]
Kazakhstan Oilfield Declares Force Majeure After Major Plant Fire
Kazakhstan’s Tengizchevroil (known as TCO), operator of the Tengiz and Korolevskoye oilfields and led by Chevron, shut in production after a power-related fire and then declared force majeure on CPC Blend supplies, saying it could not specify how long the disruption might last. The country’s energy ministry said a special commission is investigating the causes […]
Carney Drafts Auto Plan To Win Back Canadian Assembly Plants
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is drafting an Auto Plan that gives better market access to companies that build vehicles in Canada, positioning the policy as a direct counter to US efforts to pull factories out of Canada and into the US. The strategy is expected to be unveiled by Industry Minister Mélanie Joly in […]
Trump Backs Down on Europe Tariffs After Market Rout, Reviving ‘TACO’ Trade
Wall Street’s TACO playbook scored another win Wednesday when President Donald Trump suspended threatened tariffs against eight European countries after markets suffered their worst selloff in three months. The reversal came less than 24 hours after the S&P 500 plunged 2.1% — wiping out more than $1.2 trillion in value — following Trump’s refusal to […]
Steadright Subsidiary NSM Capital Sarl Applies For License At Titanbeach One
Steadright Critical Minerals (CSE: SCM) is reporting this morning that their 75%-owned subsidiary, NSM Capital Sarl, has formally applied for a mining license for their TitanBeach One project in Morocco.
NexGen Energy Enters Partnership With Local Indigenous Communities To Develop Hotel, Providing 36 Full Time Jobs
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) is taking community relations to a new level, announcing this morning that it has entered into a partnership with the Clearwater River Dene Nation and Metis Nation – Saskatchewan Local 39 to build and operate a hotel in La Loche, Saskatchewan. The arrangement will see the construction of a 59-room hotel, […]
Goliath Resources Accelerates Option Agreement On Golddigger While Reducing NSR
Goliath Resources (TSXV: GOT) has amended an existing property option agreement that is in place for its flagship Golddigger property. The amendments will see the fast tracking of Goliath’s ownership in the property, which hosts the high-grade Surebet gold discovery.