Canada Seeks to Recover Millions From GM After Plant Layoffs
General Motors (NYSE: GM) laid off more than 700 workers at its Oshawa Assembly Plant last Friday, prompting Canada’s industry minister to demand the automaker return millions in government funding. The Detroit-based company eliminated the third shift at the Ontario facility, which builds Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks. Union officials say the cuts will affect up […]
French Prosecutors Raid X Paris Offices, Summon Musk
French prosecutors raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s X on Tuesday, escalating a preliminary cybercrime investigation that now spans alleged child sexual abuse imagery, sexually explicit deepfakes, Holocaust denial, and suspected manipulation of automated data processing systems tied to organized activity. The Paris prosecutor’s office said its cybercrime unit opened the investigation in January […]
NexGen Energy Sees Groundswell Of Support As Part 2 Of CNSC Hearings Begin
As far as mining goes, few weeks are as crucial for a mine developer as the oncoming week for NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE). After seven years of seemingly endless bureaucratic processes – thousands of pages of written documentation, repeated questioning by government officials, and countless hours of collecting and parsing data – the company is […]
Venezuela Exports Surge To 800k BPD But Output Recovery Still Constrained
Venezuela’s crude and fuel exports jumped to about 800,000 bpd in January from 498,000 bpd in December, a month-on-month increase of 302,000 bpd or about 60.6%, according to shipping data amplified by traders’ sales. The export bounce followed the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and the end of a December oil blockade that had sharply […]
BCE Posts Adjusted Earnings Drop On Flat Q4 2025 Revenue
BCE’s (TSX: BCE) Q4 and full-year 2025 story is margin expansion and cash discipline, with Ziply Fiber adding service-revenue lift while adjusted EPS compresses under higher D&A, interest, and tax normalization. Quarterly operating revenue was $6.40 billion, down 0.3% YoY from $6.42 billion, as product revenue fell 15.0% to $965 million while service revenue rose […]
Beijing Eyes Expanding Strategic Copper Reserve, Adding Concentrates
China may expand its copper stockpile as a strategic minerals security measure after its state-backed industry group urged the government to grow reserves and coordinate inventory building with state producers. At an annual briefing on Tuesday, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association called for an expanded strategic reserve of copper and for collaboration with major […]
Gold Prices Are High, Experience Matters | Rob McLeod
In this conversation with Rob McLeod, the new CEO of Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT.H), we dig into what this precious metals bull market really means from the perspective of someone who has lived through multiple cycles.
Why Strategy’s $12B Loss Looks Worse Than The Headlines
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) just printed an unusually large Q4 2025 loss stack, with results dominated by mark-to-market treatment on digital assets. The company reported an operating loss of $17.4 billion for Q4 2025, versus an operating loss of $1.0 billion in Q4 2024. Management attributed the Q4 2025 operating loss to an unrealized loss on […]
EU, US Fast-track MoU To Harden Critical Minerals Supply
The EU, US, and Japan agreed on Wednesday to accelerate a two-part partnership aimed at strengthening critical minerals supply chain resilience and economic security, with the EU and US committing to conclude an MOU within the next 30 days. The first component is the forthcoming understanding focused on critical minerals supply chain security, with the […]
Canadian Employment Insurance Payments Surge 32% as Cumulative Deficit Grows
Employment Insurance benefit payments in Canada jumped 32.5% in November 2025 compared to the same month a year earlier, reaching $2.306 billion as unemployment pressures mounted across the country. The November increase brought total EI benefit spending from April through November 2025 to $17.857 billion, up 17.7% from the previous fiscal year. Canada’s unemployment rate […]