We also break down next week’s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead. In this article: This week’s tech sector performance This past week highlighted the balancing act between fiscal policy progress, macroeconomic uncertainties and sector-specific pressures, setting the stage for cautious navigation as markets brace…
A spending bill to reopen the Federal government after a 43-day shutdown included provisions that will recriminalize most hemp-derived THC products. This change, slated to become effective one year after enactment, in late 2026, marks a significant policy reversal from the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp and its derivatives,…
On Thursday (November 13), Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a second round of nation-building projects that will be referred to the Major Projects Office. The office was established earlier in the year to streamline the regulatory and funding processes for projects deemed to be in the national interest. The…
During the Mining Share panel at the New Orleans Investment Conference, participants underscored that the gold bull market will continue — however, just where we are in that bull run was up for debate. For conference host and Gold Newsletter editor Brien Lundin, there is still some way to go.…
Mike Maloney, founder of GoldSilver.com, explains why this time really is different for gold and silver, pointing to factors including growing mainstream adoption. ‘This to me signals the beginning of the third and final phase of the bull market — and that is where you have the greatest amount of…
The gold price was back in action this week, breaking above the US$4,200 per ounce level after spending about two weeks trading at lower price points. Silver was on the rise again as well, pushing briefly past US$54 per ounce. Both precious metals saw their biggest gains midway through the…
Dana Samuelson, president of American Gold Exchange, discusses this year’s unusual market dynamics for gold and silver, saying there have been three big moves of physical metal. ‘To me, this is literally a run on the bank of gold globally — it’s global, it’s widespread and it’s deep, and I…
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Since 2018,…
Political gridlock, corporate shifts, and tech developments shape today’s major stories in the US and beyond.Washington may have reopened after the shutdown, but the partisan divide behind it is still disrupting everything from climate policy to ESG rules.In the tech and business world, Tesla edges closer to long-awaited CarPlay support,…
Verizon Communications is preparing to eliminate roughly 15,000 jobs, which will become the largest round of layoffs in its history, as part of a sweeping cost-cutting effort aimed at improving efficiency and addressing slowing growth in its wireless and home internet businesses, according to a WSJ report.The cuts, which represent…