Saylor “Stretches” For Cash To Buy Bitcoin As MicroStrategy Premium Evaporates
MicroStrategy’s (NASDAQ: MSTR) Michael Saylor has introduced a fourth perpetual preferred security, “STRC”, offered to select investors. It follows STRK (8% cash coupon), STRF (10%), and the planned STRD (10% non-cumulative, 10% coupon) he announced last month. The firm, now dba Strategy, plans an IPO of 5 million shares of STRC at a $100 stated […]
Quebec Businesses Sue Federal Government Over Foreign Worker Program Changes
23 Quebec businesses have filed a $300 million lawsuit against the federal government, challenging Ottawa’s decision to tighten rules for the temporary foreign worker program. The lawsuit, filed in late May, includes companies from sectors including plastics, truck components, and slaughterhouses, mostly located in Quebec’s Montéregie area south of Montreal. Five temporary foreign workers whose […]
Tariffs Spark New Race for Critical Metals | Rob McEwen
Rob McEwen of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX) digs into the impact of copper tariffs and what he’s seeing with rising sentiment across the mining sector. He explains why McEwen Mining is making such a big bet on both gold and copper right now. It’s an interesting perspective from someone who’s been through multiple market cycles […]
Despite Trump’s Martin Luther King File Dump, Epstein Questions Linger
The Trump administration pushed 240,000-plus pages of FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr. into the open, framing it as “unprecedented” transparency. The files, sealed since 1977 under a court order, document Hoover-era surveillance that King’s children describe as “invasive, predatory, and deeply disturbing.” Martin Luther King III and Bernice King reviewed the material before […]
US-Japan Deal Reached With A Lower 15% Trump Tariff
Japan has a trade deal with US, at least according to President Donald Trump after he declared a “massive” agreement under which Tokyo will pay a 15% tariff on its exports to the US, open its market to American cars, trucks, rice, and other farm goods, and invest $550 billion in the US, with Washington […]
Howard Lutnick’s Sons Running His Old Firm Are Betting Against Trump Tariffs
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is selling the tariffs he defends. His old firm, Cantor Fitzgerald—now run by his sons Kyle and Brandon—has built a market for refund rights on duties imposed under President Donald Trump’s trade war. The bet is simple: courts strike the tariffs, companies get money back, and Cantor pockets the spread. Cantor […]
CleanBC Is About To Lose $109.7B In Economic Activity By 2029—ICBA
British Columbia’s climate program just put a hard price on virtue: $109.7 billion in lost economic activity by 2029. That figure, drawn from an ICBA Economics report using the province’s internal analysis, is “more than 2.5 times the damage that President Donald Trump’s tariff war and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s retaliatory trade barriers could inflict.” […]
EU Threatens 30% Tariff If No Deal Is Reached By August 1
The EU has readied a €100 billion ($117 billion) counter-tariff package to mirror President Donald Trump’s threatened 30% levy on most EU exports should a deal not be reached by the deadline of August 1. The plan fuses an already approved €21 billion list with a newly trimmed €72 billion roster and would activate “next […]
MAG Silver Reports Q2 Production Of 4.35M Ounces Of Silver, 10,465 Ounces Of Gold
MAG Silver (TSX: MAG) this morning posted production results for the second quarter. Results come from the Juanicipio mine in Mexico, where MAG has a 56% ownership interest. The quarter saw a total of 4.35 million ounces of silver and 10,465 ounces of gold produced on a 100% basis, as compared to 4.47 million ounces […]
Westgold Reports Fiscal Q4 Production Of 88,022 Ounces
Westgold Resources (TSX: WGX) has reported figures for their fiscal fourth quarter, which represents the period ended June 30, 2025. The quarter is said to have been a record for the company in terms of production, with the company posting fiscal Q4 production of 88,022 ounces. The figure follows the Murchison hub reporting production of […]