US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $561.9 million in net inflows on Monday, snapping a four-day run of outflows and marking their strongest single-day intake since mid-January. The reversal in flows came despite continued volatility in Bitcoin prices, underscoring a growing divergence between short-term price action and institutional allocation behaviour.Bitcoin…
Palantir Technologies reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Monday, sending its shares sharply higher in premarket trading as investors reacted to accelerating growth in both government and commercial demand for its artificial intelligence-driven software.In premarket trading on Tuesday, Palantir shares rose about 11% after the company beat Wall Street expectations on…
French authorities have stepped up scrutiny of Elon Musk’s social media platform X after police raided its Paris offices and prosecutors broadened a long-running criminal investigation. What began as a probe into alleged algorithm abuse and data practices has now expanded to include complaints linked to the platform’s artificial intelligence…
Indian markets have cheered the end of the impasse over the US–India bilateral trade agreement, with some analysts hoping that the breakthrough could encourage foreign investors to return to Indian equities.For much of the past year, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have remained on the sidelines, weighed down by geopolitical uncertainty,…
Mining major BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) has named the early stage explorers selected for its 2026 Xplor program, expanding the intake to a record 10 companies. According to a Monday (February 2) press release, the latest cohort is the largest since the initiative launched in 2023, surpassing the previous high of eight…
Merck closed the fourth quarter with earnings and revenue ahead of Wall Street estimates, supported by strong demand for its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and accelerating sales from newer medicines. The performance, however, was tempered by guidance for 2026 that landed below expectations, reflecting the growing impact of patent expirations…
Gold and silver prices have experienced one of their most savage corrections in decades. After hitting a record high of close to US$5,600 per ounce in the last week of January, the price of gold took a dramatic U-turn on January 30, dropping as low as US$4,400 in early morning…
While directly holding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is a popular option, investors looking for alternatives are clamoring for financial products such as crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Canada first launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in 2021. These Canadian Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs allow investors to place returns in tax-sheltered accounts…
Jacques Bonneau, veteran geologist and author of ‘The Art of Investing in Junior Mining,’ shares his system for evaluating juniors, as well as seven companies he likes right now. Among other factors, he discusses his six golden rules for investing in junior mining stocks. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold…
Rick Rule, proprietor at Rule Investment Media, is positioning in the oil and gas sector, but thinks a bull market is two or two and a half years away. In his view, copper is likely to be the next commodity to begin a bull run. Click here to register for…