Mining giant BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) has begun accepting applications for the 2026 edition of its Xplor Critical Minerals Accelerator Program. Now in its fourth edition, Xplor currently holds an alumni network of 21 companies, including the likes of Cobre (ASX:CBE) and Hamelin Gold (ASX:HMG). “Xplor has quickly become a recognised pathway…
The platinum price broke above US$1,600 per ounce on September 29 (Monday), its highest level since April 2013. What’s moving the platinum price? A number of factors are at play in this notoriously volatile market. As a precious metal, nearly a quarter of demand for platinum comes from the jewelry…
The big news impacting markets this week is the shutdown of the US government. While lawmakers were trying to find a funding solution, Democratic and Republican lawmakers were at loggerheads over maintaining funding for Medicaid programs. It marks the first time in seven years that the government has been shut…
Global equities climbed this week as investors weighed looming risks from the US government shutdown, which delayed the release of essential jobs data on Friday (October 3). Macro headlines emphasized the possible economic impact. However, despite uncertainty, both the S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) and Wall Street advanced this week, with…
Apollo Silver Corp. (‘ Apollo Silver ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) (TSX.V:APGO, OTCQB:APGOF, Frankfurt:6ZF0) is pleased to announce that due to strong investor demand from current shareholders, the Company has elected to increase the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering and will now offer up to 7,437,680…
The gold price continued to move this week, approaching the US$3,900 per ounce level and setting a fresh all-time high on the back of a US government shutdown. The closure came after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill ahead of the new American fiscal year, which…
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand, has stepped down from the company he started 47 years ago citing a retreat from its campaigning spirit under parent company Unilever. Greenfield wrote in an open letter late Tuesday night — shared on X by his co-founder Ben…
Lithium Americas Corp (NYSE: LAC) is in the red this morning after a senior Canaccord Genuity analyst said the Trump administration’s stake in the lithium miner is not a reason to load up on its stock.In fact, if anything, the government deal is actually negative for the Vancouver-headquartered firm, Katie…
Thursday started with some major global headlines as the European Union decided to double the steel tariffs in order to secure domestic economic and defence interests.Tragic news came from Manchester, where a ‘terrorist incident’ shook the local Jewish community with a stabbing attack.US President Donald Trump has officially decided to…
Thursday brought a series of significant developments across Europe, spanning security, trade policy, markets, and geopolitics. A terrorist attack in Manchester left two people dead and heightened concerns about antisemitism. At the same time, the United Kingdom and the European Union appeared close to a deal that could ease the…