Total Metals Wraps Up 25-Hole Drill Campaign at Electrolode, Awaits Assays
Total Metals (TSXV: TT) has completed its winter exploration drilling program at their wholly owned Electrolode critical minerals project, completing 25 holes for a total of 8,408 metres. The campaign meaningfully exceeded the 5,500 metre program the company initially outlined when drills first turned in late January.
Is Strategy Finally Out Of Kidneys? Saylor Suggests MSTR Might Start Selling Bitcoin
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) may finally be testing the limit of its own HODL doctrine after Michael Saylor said the company would “probably sell” some Bitcoin to fund preferred dividends, a striking turn for a company whose public brand has long treated selling Bitcoin as almost unthinkable. The tension is obvious because Saylor’s most viral framing […]
SSR Mining Posts Sharp Q1 Earnings Jump as Çöpler Sale Reshapes Portfolio
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM) opened 2026 with a sizeable bump in earnings, riding stronger metals prices and a leaner Americas-focused footprint following the announced divestment of its Çöpler operation in Türkiye. The miner reported first quarter net income from continuing operations of $252.5 million attributable to shareholders, or $1.16 per diluted share, nearly a threefold […]
IAMGOLD Rides Gold Rally to Second Straight Billion Dollar Revenue Quarter
IAMGOLD (TSX: IAG) opened 2026 with a new record, riding a gold price north of $4,800 an ounce to its second billion dollar revenue quarter and a sharp acceleration in shareholder returns. The intermediate gold producer reported first quarter revenue of $1.03 billion, more than double the $477.1 million booked in the same period last […]
Is Mamdani’s Tax The Rich Push Already Backfiring?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax-the-rich agenda is facing an early business backlash after Citadel founder Ken Griffin said New York’s political message is pushing him to expand further in Miami. The flashpoint is a proposed New York City pied-à-terre tax targeting luxury second homes worth more than $5.0 million that are not used […]
Five-Week Gold Import Freeze in India Drives $20 Premium Over Global Prices
India, the world’s second-largest bullion market, has seen gold and silver imports grind to a halt for five weeks since April 1, driving domestic prices to a premium of over $20 an ounce above international levels for the first time since early February. The disruption, caused by administrative bottlenecks and unresolved tax issues, has left […]
What Would The New International Order Look Like, According To Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney doubled down on his claim that the international order will be “rebuilt out of Europe,” clarifying that he meant a rules-based coalition anchored by Canada, the EU, the UK, Australia, and other countries that share democratic and legal principles. Asked what he meant after saying during his recent trip to Armenia […]
Samsung Joins Trillion-Dollar Market Cap Club On AI Chip Rally
Samsung Electronics crossed the $1 trillion market-capitalization mark on Wednesday, becoming only the second Asian company after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to reach the threshold as investors piled into AI-linked semiconductor stocks. Reuters reported Samsung’s market value hit about 1,500 trillion won, or roughly $1.03 trillion, in early Seoul trading, while Korea JoongAng Daily reported […]
Alberta Seeks Longer Carbon Timeline In Ottawa Pipeline Talks
Alberta’s push for a longer carbon-pricing runway is slowing a federal-provincial energy deal that could clear political space for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast. Negotiations between Alberta and Ottawa are stuck on how quickly the province must raise its industrial carbon price to $130 a tonne from the current $95 a tonne, […]
Iran Bureaucratizes Hormuz Control, Launches Formal Toll Authority on the Same Day Project Freedom Is ‘Paused’
Iran launched a formal transit authority for the Strait of Hormuz on May 5 — the same day President Trump paused Project Freedom — requiring ships to register, pay a toll, and receive a permit by email before crossing. The Persian Gulf Strait Authority operates as the official administrative interface for Hormuz passage, run through […]