JPMorgan Files Trademark for ‘JPMD,’ Fueling Stablecoin Speculation
Wall Street’s largest bank has quietly submitted a trademark request for “JPMD” — does this signal JPMorgan Chase‘s entry into the stablecoin market? It’s very highly likely. The June 15 filing lists services including “trading, exchange, transfer, and payment services for digital assets,” according to US Patent and Trademark Office records. Although they have yet […]
Meatpacking Plant Left Scrambling After Raid Removes Longtime Immigrant Workers
A Nebraska meatpacking plant is grappling with how to continue operations after federal agents arrested 76 undocumented workers in the state’s largest workplace immigration raid this year, decimating the company’s staff. Glenn Valley Foods saw production drop 20% Wednesday as most workers stayed home following Tuesday’s raid, with company President Chad Hartmann saying the facility […]
Conservatives Vote With Liberals to Fast-Track Major Projects Bill
Federal Conservatives joined with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government Monday to advance a controversial major projects bill through the House of Commons, breaking typical partisan lines despite mounting opposition from Indigenous leaders and opposition parties. The rare bipartisan cooperation came on a special procedural motion to push Bill C-5, dubbed the “One Canadian Economy […]
G7 Drafts Critical Minerals Action Plan To Break China’s Rare Earth Grip
G7 leaders have endorsed a draft “action plan” that would set uniform labour, environmental and anti-corruption standards for the global critical minerals trade and channel fresh capital into mines, refineries and recycling facilities across the bloc and in “friendly” developing nations. The move is said to curb what the document calls “non-market policies and practices” […]
US on Iran-Israel War: Pentagon Loads Up, Evacuations Called
As tensions continue to flare in the Middle East, rumors of US fighter-bombers streaking toward Iranian targets ricocheted across social media last night, but the Pentagon was quick to swat them down saying that they remain in a defensive posture and have not conducted strikes. Alongside, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Nimitz carrier […]
Canadian Copper Obtains Financing Commitment From Ocean Partners For Caribou Complex Purchase
Canadian Copper (CSE: CCI) has secured a financial commitment for a backstop financing from Ocean Partners UK. The commitment is for a total figure of C$6.0 million, with that commitment to enable Canadian Copper to proceed with the purchase of the Caribou Process Plant Complex.
PTX Metals Hits 49 Metres of 0.35% Copper In Latest W2 Drill Results
PTX Metals (TSXV: PTX) has released further assay results from a phase one drill program conducted at the W2 Copper-Nickel-PGE project, found near the Ring of Fire in Northwestern Ontario.
Kootenay Silver Establishes 54 Million Ounce Silver Resource At Columba
Kootenay Silver (TSXV: KTN) this morning published a maiden mineral resource estimate for their Columba Silver project in Mexico, which is one of the flagship assets within Kootenay’s portfolio. The maiden estimate is a based on an underground resource model, with the model based upon over 53,000 metres of drilling within over 200 holes. Highlights […]
Mitsubishi in Talks for $8-Billion US Shale Acquisition
A potential $8 billion deal could give Mitsubishi Corp. control of major US shale gas operations, as the Japanese conglomerate pursues Aethon Energy Management‘s production and pipeline assets, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The potential deal would provide Mitsubishi with major natural gas operations near the US Gulf Coast, giving […]
Trump Mobile Launch Rings Loud, But the Signal on Substance Is Weak
The Trump Organization on Monday unveiled Trump Mobile, touting a $47.45-per-month “47 Plan” and a $499 gold-plated T1 Phone it claims will be “designed and built in the United States.” Donald Trump Jr. promised an all-in-one bundle of 5G service, roadside assistance, tele-medicine and “unlimited texting to 100 countries,” framing the launch as the communications […]