US to Control Venezuelan Oil Sales ‘Indefinitely,’ Energy Secretary Says
The US will control the sale of Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” rather than simply seizing stockpiled barrels, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday, outlining a plan that would give Washington sweeping authority over the country’s petroleum industry. “We’re going to market the crude coming out of Venezuela — first this backed up stored oil and then […]
Eby Now Wants A Refinery After Opposing Pipeline Builds
BC Premier David Eby is arguing Canada should spend “tens of billions of dollars” on refinery capacity instead of new export pipelines, positioning domestic processing as the hedge against US refinery dependence and new Venezuelan supply risk. That pitch landed amid heightened oilsands market anxiety after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and […]
Steadright To Acquire 75% Interest In Moroccan Copper-Lead-Silver Project
Steadright Critical Minerals (CSE: SCM) continues to collect intriguing assets in Morocco, with the company this morning announcing an arrangement to acquire a historic copper-lead-silver project in the country.
Ecuador Tightens Mining Regulations With New Decree
Ecuador’s government issued new mining regulations adjusting royalty calculations and strengthening regulatory oversight, adding pressure on an industry already required to generate its own electricity amid the country’s ongoing energy crisis. President Daniel Noboa signed Executive Decree 273 on December 31, 2025, modifying mining regulations that have governed the sector since 2009. The decree strengthens […]
US Seizes Russian-Flagged Marinera After Weekslong Chase, Russian Lawmaker Calls for Retaliation
US forces seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in a predawn operation Wednesday in the North Atlantic, successfully boarding the vessel that evaded Coast Guard pursuit for more than two weeks. The operation, conducted by US Navy SEALs transported by the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Coast Guard personnel, seized the vessel approximately […]
Trump Orders Push to Block Institutions From Single Family Home Ownership
President Donald Trump said he is “immediately taking steps” to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes and will ask Congress to codify it, framing the move as a response to housing affordability pressures and stating. “People live in homes, not corporations,” he wrote. The baseline housing stock is large and only partly […]
Trump Targets Defense Contractors Over Buybacks
President Donald Trump escalated pressure on US defense contractors by tying capital return policies and executive compensation to production speed, maintenance performance, and new factory investment, including a stated intent to block dividends and stock buybacks until operational targets are met. In a statement, Trump said defense contractors are issuing “massive dividends and stock buybacks” […]
Scotiabank CEO Embraces ‘Trump Doctrine’ As Catalyst For Latin American Growth
In a bold assessment of the shifting geopolitical landscape, Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX: BNS) CEO Scott Thomson has characterized the emerging “Trump Doctrine” and a rightward political tilt in Latin America as significant tailwinds for the bank’s international growth. Speaking at the Royal Bank of Canada’s annual CEO conference on Tuesday, Thomson argued that […]
Discord Submits Confidential IPO Filing, Sources Say
Discord has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, positioning the private chat platform inside a growing pipeline of venture capital-backed tech listings. The report pegs the filing as a confidential submission rather than a public launch, keeping the offering’s size, timing, and pricing out of view in […]
Mayfair Gold Outlines $1.37 Billion NPV For Fenn-Gibb Project At Spot Prices In Pre-Feasibility Study
Mayfair Gold (TSXV: MFG) has finally delivered a pre-feasibility for their Fenn-Gib gold project in the Timmins region of Ontario, which was previously guided to be released last year. The new study has outlined a net present value (5%) of C$652 million for the project alongside an IRR of 24% and a payback of 2.7 […]