Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Tag Oil Posts 76 Percent Gain
South of the border, cooling rhetoric from the Trump administration led what turned out to be a relatively quiet news week. Markets were volatile at the start of the week,…
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Editor’s Picks: Gold Price Touches US$3,500 in Volatile Week, M&A Heats Up
It was quite a week for the gold price. The yellow metal continued its record-breaking streak early in the period, touching the US$3,500 per ounce level for the first time,…
American liquor exports hit record high in 2024, driven by tariffs
U.S. spirit exports reached a record $2.4 billion in 2024, driven in large part by tariff concerns and ongoing global trade disputes. That is according to the American Spirits Exports report published…
Hasbro forecasts as much as $300 million impact if China tariffs don’t come down
If President Donald Trump’s 145% levy against imports from China holds, Hasbro estimates it could see as much as a $300 million hit to its bottom line. The toy maker posted better-than-expected…
Trump’s peace offer on Ukraine is generous to Russia, and may not even be enough for Putin
Imposing a deadline on a negotiation for a deal you desperately want is a risky tactic if your only move is to walk away. President Donald Trump has threatened just…
US cardinal accused of covering up sex abuse scandal will help close Pope Francis’ coffin
A US cardinal accused of mismanaging clerical sexual abuse has been listed as playing an official role in the ceremonies to close Pope Francis’ coffin and for his burial. Cardinal…
Israel acknowledges killing aid worker in strike after initially accusing UN of ‘baseless slander’
The Israeli military acknowledged on Thursday that it was responsible for killing a United Nations aid worker in a strike on a UN guesthouse in Gaza last month, backtracking on…
Owner of Dominican nightclub says plaster tiles often fell from ceiling years before deadly roof collapse
Two weeks after the roof of a popular nightclub collapsed and killed more than 200 people in the Dominican Republic, the venue’s owner acknowledged that the ceiling was made of…
Why Pope Francis isn’t being buried in the Vatican
Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the…
Everything Looks Fine… Until You See This Chart
It’s Wednesday, and markets rose sharply as President Trump walked back his comments on removing Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Bessent admitted that the trade war with China…