Peru Revokes Southern Copper’s $1.8 Billion Tía María Permit Amid Legal Concerns
Peru has revoked Southern Copper’s (NYSE: SCCO) permit for its $1.8 billion Tía María copper project, casting fresh doubt on a development already marred by years of conflict and delays. The Ministry of Energy and Mines pulled the approval, citing a lack of legal justification and non-compliance with mining and administrative regulations. Incomplete technical plans, […]
MAGA vs. MAGA: How the Iran War Turned Trump’s Base Against Itself
Donald Trump campaigned on a promise so simple his supporters could shout it back at him: no new wars. He said it at rallies, he said it in debates, he said it in his victory speech. It was among the clearest commitments he made to the voters who returned him to the White House in […]
The Scandal That Can Change Brazil’s Polls In October
Brazil’s October election is now colliding with a financial scandal that reaches deep into Brasília, after tax records reviewed by Reuters showed that Banco Master paid millions of reais to politically connected figures while the bank was trying to avoid liquidation.  Banker Daniel Vorcaro, who was arrested last month on fraud allegations, reportedly oversaw […]
Hunter Biden Challenges Trump Sons to A Cage Match
Hunter Biden has challenged Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to a cage match, declaring himself “100% in” for a fight against the sons of President Donald Trump. Biden posted the challenge on April 9 in a video on the Instagram account of Andrew Callaghan, the social media commentator and YouTube creator behind Channel 5. […]
Gold Overtakes US Treasuries in Central Bank Reserves for the First Time Since 1996
For the first time in nearly three decades, the world’s central banks collectively hold more gold than US government debt — a milestone reflecting a deliberate, accelerating shift away from dollar-denominated assets. Gold now accounts for 24% of global central bank reserves against 21% for US Treasuries, according to Bloomberg data, with total gold holdings […]
FLASHBACK: Rubio In 2023 Warned Dollar Dominance Could Collapse in Five Years, Undermining US Sanctions Power
Marco Rubio, now U.S. Secretary of State, delivered a stark warning in March 2023—before Donald Trump’s second term as president—that the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency could falter within five years. Speaking as a senior senator at the time, Rubio predicted that a growing number of countries would shift to alternative currencies for […]
Trump Tariffs Vs. Supreme Court Part 2
Trump’s latest tariff regime is back in court less than two months after the Supreme Court struck down most of his earlier duties, setting up a new test of how far a president can go in imposing import taxes without Congress. A three-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade heard arguments over the […]
The Pentagon Tried to Intimidate the Pope—and It Backfired: Here’s What We Know
A closed-door meeting between senior Pentagon officials and Pope Leo XIV’s then-ambassador to the United States in January has sparked a public dispute between the Trump administration and the Holy See, with both sides offering sharply conflicting accounts of what was said. What happened On January 22, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby summoned […]
Seabridge Gold Sees BC Ministry of Mines Delay Permits For Key KSM Tunnels
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) is facing a regulatory bottleneck at its flagship KSM project in British Columbia as provincial authorities hold back on key permits for a critical tunnel system. The Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals notified the company that it will not issue construction and operation amendments for the Mitchell Treaty Tunnels (MTT) […]
Torex Gold Sees Media Luna Hit Design Capacity Nine Months Ahead of Schedule
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) is holding steady on its annual targets after a first quarter defined by technical milestones and a rapid mining transition. The company reported gold equivalent production of 100,874 ounces for the first three months of 2026, keeping it firmly within range of its full-year guidance of 420,000 to 470,000 ounces. […]