Freeport Reports 7 Miners Trapped Underground At Grasberg, Mining Halted

Seven miners are currently stuck underground at Freeport’s (NYSE: FCX) Grasberg Block Cave underground mine in Indonesia. The workers became trapped after what Freeport described as a “large flow of wet material from a production drawpoint” on Monday evening. The incident has reportedly blocked access to certain areas within the mine, including evacuation routes. Crews […]

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Canada’s Regulatory Burden Up 37% Since 2006 To Over 321,000 Rules

Canada’s regulatory burden has risen 37% since 2006 to more than 321,000 requirements, a load that National Bank of Canada estimates has cut GDP by 1.7%, reduced business investment by 9%, and left employment 1.3% weaker. “The economic cost is undeniable,” National Bank chief economist Stéfane Marion said. Business leaders now rank regulation as the […]

States Reject RFK Jr.’s CDC, Create Regional Health Alliances

Thirteen states representing more than 100 million Americans have formed regional health coalitions to bypass federal vaccine guidance in an unprecedented state-level rejection of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The rebellion began in late August when eight northeastern states quietly met in Providence, […]

Anthropic Agrees to $1.5 Billion Settlement in Copyright Lawsuit Over AI Training Data

Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it illegally used pirated books to train its Claude artificial intelligence models, according to court documents filed Thursday. The settlement, if approved by a federal judge, would be the largest publicly reported copyright recovery in US history and the first […]

Tesla To Vote On Proposal To Invest In xAI

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is tabling a proposal for shareholders to authorize the board to invest in xAI, set to be voted on at the 2025 annual meeting. The proponent, Stephen Hawk, states he is a beneficial owner of at least $2,000 of Tesla stock held for at least three years and intends to present the […]

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El Salvador Buys Gold for First Time Since 1990, Diversifying From Bitcoin

El Salvador’s central bank purchased $50 million worth of gold in early September — the country’s first acquisition of the precious metal since 1990, as it seeks to diversify its international reserves beyond its volatile Bitcoin holdings. The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador bought 13,999 troy ounces of gold, increasing the country’s total gold […]

Trump Exempts From Tariffs: Gold, Uranium, Tungsten, Graphite

The Trump administration exempted graphite, tungsten, uranium, and gold bullion from US country-based reciprocal tariffs, while adding levies on silicone products—and extending those tariffs to resin and aluminum hydroxide. The move, set to take effect today under an executive order, formalizes the planned bullion carve-out after a recent US Customs and Border Protection ruling sowed […]