Marimaca Copper: The MOD Feasibility Study
All right folks, it’s time to move on from our Q2 earnings coverage. So unless we missed a name that you’re begging for us to cover, lets get on with it and get to cracking on our other backlog – the one that is focused on major developments. The first target of this backlog is […]
China Set To Expand Gold Trade Permits And Remove Usage Caps
China moved to ease licensing for gold imports and exports by extending permit validity to nine months, removing per-permit use limits, and expanding the number of ports that accept faster “multi-use permits,” a draft People’s Bank of China proposal shows. In its published rationale, the PBOC said easing permit rules would “enhance vitality and respond […]
FTC Probes AI Chatbot Companies Over Child Safety Concerns
The Federal Trade Commission issued orders Thursday to seven major technology companies, seeking information about how their AI-powered chatbots might impact children and teenagers who use the platforms as digital companions. The inquiry targets companies including Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG), Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META), OpenAI, Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), Character Technologies, and X.AI Corp., focusing on […]
Poland to Send Troops to Ukraine for Counter-Drone Training After Airspace Violations
Poland will send military personnel to Ukraine for counter-drone warfare training, officials announced Wednesday, following an unprecedented incident in which Russian drones violated Polish airspace during strikes on neighboring Ukraine. The training agreement between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk comes after at least 19 Russian drones entered Polish territory during […]
“We Got Him”: Family Turns In Suspect In Charlie Kirk Assassination
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said Friday that investigators captured 22-year-old Tyler Robinson 33 hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead at Utah Valley University, crediting a family tip that set off the final lead. “We got him,” Cox announced, flanked by federal and state officials. Cox said a family member contacted a family […]
Loblaw Starts Paying $500M Settlement On Bread Price-Fixing Class Suits
Loblaw Companies (TSX: L) and George Weston Limited (TSX: WN) began the claims process for a $500-million nationwide settlement of packaged bread price-fixing class actions. The settlement received approvals from the Superior Court of Quebec and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and allocates 78% of funds to settlement class members resident outside Quebec and […]
Hyundai Battery Plant Delays Ripple Through Georgia Economy, US-South Korea Relations
A massive immigration raid at Hyundai‘s Georgia battery plant will delay production by at least three months, threatening thousands of jobs and billions in investment while straining relations between the United States and South Korea. Hyundai CEO José Muñoz said Thursday the startup of the $4.3 billion battery manufacturing facility faces a “minimum two to […]
Carney Eyes Scrapping Oil-And-Gas Emissions Cap This Fall
Ottawa is reportedly in active talks to drop the planned oil-and-gas emissions cap this autumn, replacing it with a broader “climate competitiveness strategy” after sources said the cap—set at 137 million tonnes by 2030, or 37% below 2022—could be scrapped if Alberta and producers deliver alternative reductions. The cap has never been legislated but has […]
No Pipelines Until Billions In Carbon Capture?
Prime Minister Mark Carney said any new crude pipeline to tidewater will proceed only if “billions” are committed to a major carbon capture system, calling the Pathways project a “necessary condition to unlock those pipelines,” while unveiling five preferred projects—none of them a crude pipeline—under June’s new fast-track law. Under Bill C-5 (Building Canada Act), […]
Bank of Canada Poised for Rate Cuts As Job Losses Mount
The Bank of Canada appears set to resume interest rate cuts next week following a dramatic weakening in Canada’s labor market that has economists and investors betting on monetary easing. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the country shed 66,000 jobs in August, crushing forecasts that called for a modest 5,000 increase. The unemployment rate jumped […]