Ireland Pushes Canada Trade Deal as Trump Tariffs Loom
Ireland’s government will introduce legislation this week to speed ratification of a comprehensive trade deal with Canada, officials said Tuesday, as the country seeks to reduce reliance on US trade amid President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Trade Minister Simon Harris plans to present a Cabinet memo requesting authorization to draft the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025, […]
Manitoba Premier Seeks Federal Push for Hudson Bay Port
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has thrust the long-mooted Hudson Bay Energy Export Terminal into the national spotlight, framing it as both an economic imperative for Western Canada and a unifying “nation-building project.” “Alberta has an energy economy, and they’re looking to find tidewater. So let’s work together and send a message that there’s a place […]
Kazatomprom Ex-CCO Jailed For 4.5 Years Over ₸20.1 Billion Uranium Shortfall
Former Kazatomprom Chief Commercial Officer Askar Batyrbayev was sentenced by an Astana court to 4.5 years in a medium-security penal colony for abuse of office for “deals detrimental to the state.” Between January and December 2021, he reportedly negotiated 13 uranium-concentrate supply contracts with foreign firms—including Yellow Cake, Urenco and CNNC—at prices roughly 5% below […]
Scotiabank Q2 2025 Profit Dips as Credit Provisions Surge 39%
Scotiabank (TSX: BNS) has reported their Q2 2025 financials, headlined by a net income of $2.03 billion, down 3% from $2.09 billion a year earlier, as a sharp rise in credit-loss provisions weighed on results. The bank set aside $1.40 billion for credit losses — a 39% increase from $1.01 billion a year ago and […]
NexGen Energy Hits 15.0 Metres Of 15.9% U3O8, Including 0.5 Metres Of 68.8% U3O8 At Patterson Corridor East
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) this morning is reporting that it has intersected its best discovery phase assay results to date at the Patterson Corridor East project. The results come from hole RK-25-232, which is said to rank among the highest-grade basement hosted uranium vein intercepts globally. The hole was conducted just 200 metres away from […]
PTX Metals Hits 235.1 Metres Of Copper, Nickel Mineralization In Longest Intercept To Date At W2
PTX Metals (TSXV: PTX) has intersected the widest near surface mineralized interval to date at its W2 Copper-Nickel-Platinum Group Element and gold project in Ontario. The intercept follows a phase one drill program being conducted at the property, with first results of which have now been received from the assay lab.
Franco-Nevada Spends $1.05 Billion Acquiring Royalty On IAMGOLD’s Cote Gold Mine
Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV) is the new owner of an existing royalty package that exists at IAMGOLD’s (TSX: IMG) Cote Gold Mine. The company has acquired the package from a third party in a private transaction. The arrangement has seen Franco-Nevada pay total cash consideration of $1.05 billion for a 7.5% gross margin royalty on the […]
BYD Announces Massive Discounts In Bid To Squeeze Tesla From Key Markets
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co. (SHE: 002594) announced sweeping price cuts of up to 34% across 22 models Monday, triggering another round of price competition that threatens to squeeze Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) and other rivals in the world’s largest auto market. The aggressive discounts, effective through June 30, reduced BYD’s entry-level Seagull hatchback […]
Trump Pats Himself With EU Tariffs Delay
President Donald Trump announced that he has agreed to postpone the threatened 50% tariff on EU—originally set to take effect June 1—until July 9, 2025, following a late-week call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The delay “buys time for serious negotiations,” Trump told reporters. In his recounting of the call, Trump emphasized […]
Deregulation, 20-Ton HALEU Release Among Trump’s Orders To Supercharge Nuclear
President Donald Trump signed four intertwined executive orders aimed at rebuilding America’s nuclear fuel cycle, slashing licensing timelines, and mobilizing federal resources to restore US leadership in advanced reactor technologies. These directives respond to data showing that “87% of nuclear reactors installed worldwide since 2017 are based on designs from two foreign countries” and that […]