Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to helm a nation on the cusp of a predicted oil boom. Surinamese lawmakers backed Simons as president six weeks after the ruling party and its top opposition nearly tied in the race for legislative seats, ...

I like to trade stocks that are relative leaders and belong to industry groups that are leaders as well. For the past 2-3 months, much has been written about and discussed with respect to semiconductors ($DJUSSC), software ($DJUSSW), electrical components & equipment ($DJUSEC), electronic equipment ($DJUSAI), recreational services ($DJUSRQ), travel & tourism ($DJUSTT), etc. These groups were laggards prior to ...

President Donald Trump slammed former first buddy Elon Musk for starting a third political party, saying such parties have ‘never worked’ while also calling the move ‘ridiculous.’ Trump spoke with reporters before boarding Air Force 1 in Bedminster, New Jersey, when he was asked about Musk’s move to start a third party. ‘I think it’s ridiculous to start a third ...

On Monday (June 30), Statistics Canada released its natural resource indicator report for the first quarter of 2025. The data shows a 1.6 percent growth quarter-over-quarter in the real gross domestic product (GDP) of the sector during the three-month period, indicating that the sector outpaced the broader economy, which posted an increase of just 0.5 percent. The energy subsector led ...

Crypto regulations are coming to the US House of Representatives in two weeks. The goal is to finally provide legal clarity for digital assets and blockchain-based payments in the United States. Congressman Says Key Crypto Regulations Will Clarify Digital Assets and Stablecoin Oversight While speaking during a recent Fox News interview, shared on X, Congressman The post Two Key Crypto ...

A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without the top leader of its most powerful member. For the first time in more than one decade of rule, Chinese leader Xi Jinping – who has made BRICS a centerpiece of his push to reshape the global balance of power ...

After a strong move in the week before this one, the Nifty spent the last five sessions largely consolidating in a very defined range. The markets traded with a weak underlying bias and lost ground gradually over the past few days; however, the drawdown remained quite measured and within the expected range. As the markets consolidated, the trading range got ...

Prominent Democrats sent messages of doom and gloom rather than celebration on July 4, drawing ire from a multitude of critics. Many of the messages included warnings about supposed threats to the country emanating from the Trump administration. ‘This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get ...

Syntheia Corp. (CSE – SYAI) (‘Syntheia’ or the ‘Company’) (Syntheia.ai), a leading provider of conversational AI solutions for inbound telephone call management, is pleased to announce that further to its press release on May 16, 2025, it has entered into a definitive agreement dated July 5, 2025 (the ‘Definitive Agreement’), to acquire certain assets from Call Center Guys Inc. (‘CCG Assets’), an arm’s ...

Recent discussions on social media have sparked debates about whether the United States could nationalize companies to build a strategic Bitcoin reserve. The idea gained traction after posts from financial experts Lyn Alden and Max Keiser, who shared contrasting views on the topic. Analysts Clash Over Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as Fears of a Global “Hash The post Can the US ...

Families are demanding answers after authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, discovered that 383 bodies had been stored in a crematorium for months and years after the people had died. Norma Guardado Meraz was one of many locals who visited the Chihuahua Prosecutor’s Office this week to get more information about its investigation into the discovery, fearing that among the bodies ...

In the wake of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, the regime appears to be turning inward — escalating repression with chilling speed.  According to Kasra Aarabi, director of IRGC research at United Against Nuclear Iran, the Islamic Republic is accelerating toward what he said is a ‘North Korea-style model of isolation and control.’ ‘We’re witnessing a kind of ...