After a nervy period of negotiations, the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) have inked a major trade deal ahead of the August 1 tariff deadline. The reports have triggered a rally for top crypto assets with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB leading the price spike. US, EU Pen Fresh Tariff Deal The US The post Just In: US ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Sunday that Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell deserves a life sentence, rejecting the idea of a potential pardon for the convicted sex trafficker.   In an appearance on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press,’ Johnson was asked if he supported a pardon for Maxwell, but the speaker emphasized that the decision ultimately belongs to President ...

Statistics Canada released its monthly mineral production report for May 2025 on Monday (July 21). The data shows that the production of both copper and silver increased from April. Copper output rose to 36.3 million kilograms from 35.85 million in April, and silver increased to 26,502 kilograms from 25,412. Meanwhile, gold production decreased marginally to 16,518 kilograms from 16,640 the ...

Analysts are confident that Bitcoin is on a bullish breakout. They cite a potential uprise towards $130,000, provided it maintains a key support. In addition, subdued capital inflows imply that the rally can still gain further momentum before hitting a cycle where investor sentiment becomes overly optimistic. This cycle is known as the euphoria zone. The post Analyst Predicts Bitcoin ...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a slew of documents this month, revealing that Obama administration officials ‘manufactured’ intelligence to push the Trump-Russia collusion narrative. Here’s a look at the newly declassified records: Declassified Presidential Daily Brief Documents revealed that in the months leading up to the November 2016 election, the intelligence community consistently assessed that Russia was ‘probably ...

Palantir has hit another major milestone in its meteoric stock rise. It’s now one of the 20 most valuable U.S. companies. The provider of software and data analytics technology to defense agencies saw its stock rise about 3% on Friday to another record, lifting the company’s market cap to $375 billion, which puts it ahead of Home Depot and Procter ...

Here’s a quick recap of some of the most impactful resource sector news items for the week. The period saw three miners rescued after 60 hours underground at the Red Chris mine in BC, the US announce a mine waste recovery strategy and the Ontario government add C$7 million to boost critical minerals innovation. Red Chris rescue: Three miners freed ...

Senator Cynthia Lummis has promoted the idea that Bitcoin (BTC) serves as a means of protection against inflation and is a path to long-term financial prosperity. She positioned BTC as a modern alternative to the U.S. dollar, as it empowers people during periods of economic insecurity. Senator Cynthia Lummis Says Bitcoin is a Safe Haven The post Bitcoin Is “Freedom ...

Here are some charts that reflect our areas of focus this week at XLU Leads with New High Even though the Utilities SPDR (XLU) cannot keep pace with the Technology SPDR (XLK) and Communication Services SPDR (XLC), it is in a leading uptrend. XLU formed a cup-with-handle from November to July and broke to new highs the last two weeks. ...

A federal appeals judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people in the country illegally or temporarily.  U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that a nationwide injunction on the Trump administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship that he issued earlier this year and that was granted to more than a dozen ...

Trump administration regulators have approved Skydance Media’s $8 billion bid to acquire CBS News parent company Paramount, paving the way for a tectonic shift in ownership of one of America’s three major networks. The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that it had approved the acquisition, with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr adding in a news release that the move would bring ...

The copper price was volatile during the second quarter of 2025, but remained elevated compared to the price point near the start of the year. Several factors were at play for copper during the second quarter, most notably the ongoing threat of tariffs on several sectors with close ties to the red metal. This also caused significant fallout in global ...