Trump’s Victory Fuels Major Gains in Bitcoin ETFs and an…
Bitcoin has been ripping to record highs, riding the euphoria surrounding Donald Trump’s reelection as US president. This rally has delivered an immediate and substantial boost to Canadian bitcoin ETFs, driving both performance and inflows as investors flock to these funds to capitalize on the sharp rise in the flagship cryptocurrency’s prices. However, market analysts […]
Electra Battery Obtains 10-Year Exploration Permit for Copper-Cobalt in Idaho
Electra Battery secures 10-year copper-cobalt exploration permit in Idaho Approved by the U.S. Forestry Service, Electra Battery Materials has received a crucial 10-year exploration permit that will facilitate its ongoing search for critical mineral resources at various sites, particularly across the Iron Creek deposit, the Ruby project, and adjacent properties under the CAS and Redcastle […]
Analysts Reassess Expected Rate Cut from Bank of Canada
Canada’s annual inflation rate climbed to 2.0% in October, up from 1.6% in September, prompting economists to scale back expectations for another half-point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada. While higher than analysts’ estimate of a 1.9% rise, the latest inflation numbers are in line with the Bank of Canada’s target. The uptick […]
Gold Price Analysis: Is the $2,600 Breakout a Bullish Indicator or Just a Short-Term Retracement?
Gold Price Analysis: Is the $2,600 Breakout a Bullish Signal or a Temporary Retracement? Most Read: Will the Fed-ECB Policy Gap Sink the Euro? EUR/USD Analysis Gold bulls came out of the blocks with speed this week as heightened geopolitical tensions in Europe dominated the weekend. News that the US has authorized Ukraine to use […]
Reforming COP Summits and Climate Finance: A Call to Action for COP29
Why Cop summits and climate finance need reform | Cop29 The call to overhaul the Cop process is inevitable, given the frustrations with this year’s underwhelming conference in Baku (Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts, 15 November). Yet restricting host nations or abandoning the inclusive framework of the Cop summits […]
Troilus Gold Secures Project Financing Progress with New $500M Letters of Intent
Commenting on the potential financings, Troilus Gold CEO Justin Reid said: “The partnerships with the Finnish, Swedish and German export credit agencies, underscore the strength of the project’s fundamentals and the confidence these global institutions have in Troilus.” Troilus’ sole focus is to advance its flagship gold-copper asset of the same name towards production. Located […]
3 Canadian Telecom Stocks Available at Significant Discounts
Canada’s telecommunication stocks have taken a beating in 2024, falling to multi-year lows as the sector has grappled with setbacks. Tighter regulation, intense competition, and a slowdown in new subscribers, driven partly by tighter immigration policy, have been a considerable drag on performance. Nevertheless, the rout has created a significant price-to-fair-value gap for some of […]
Strategies Behind the Success of This High-Performing Dividend Fund
While 2024 has been good for stocks in general, it’s been a particularly strong year for the C$6.1 billion Bronze-rated TD North American Dividend Fund. With top holdings that include artificial intelligence plays Nvidia NVDA and Broadcom AVGO, as well as Canadian banks that have posted big returns, TD North American Dividend Fund F has […]
Is the Small-Cap Stock ‘Trump Bump’ Here to Stay?
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election sparked another record-breaking rally in the stock market, and smaller-capitalization stocks led the charge. The Morningstar US Small Cap Index returned 6.7% last week—its best weekly performance so far this year—while the broader market returned a little less than 5% and large-company stocks—which have been leading the […]
Supreme Court Declines to Review Alaska Campaign Finance Laws Challenge
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Alaska campaign finance laws SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Nov 18, 2024 at 11:09 am The justices have yet to fill in the final three argument sessions of the term. (Aashish Kiphayet via Shutterstock) For the second week in a row, the Supreme Court did not add any […]