Month: August,2025

Crypto Market Update: Bitcoin’s New High, Ethereum ETFs Outpace Bitcoin 5-to-1

Crypto Market Update: Bitcoin’s New High, Ethereum ETFs Outpace Bitcoin 5-to-1


August 16, 2025
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (August 15) as of 9:00 a.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin and Ethereum price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$117,981, following a volatile 24 hours. Its lowest valuation of […]
Top 5 Small-cap Pharma Stocks of 2025

Top 5 Small-cap Pharma Stocks of 2025


August 16, 2025
Today’s pharmaceutical stocks are facing the challenges of government-imposed drug price caps, waning demand for COVID-19 vaccines and global stock market upheaval. However, the industry’s major underlying drivers — higher rates of cancer and chronic disease — are still at play and not expected to dissipate. The US reigns supreme in the pharma market, both […]
Brien Lundin: Gold at New US$3,000 Floor, Silver Supply Crunch Coming

Brien Lundin: Gold at New US$3,000 Floor, Silver Supply Crunch Coming


August 16, 2025
Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter, shares his thoughts on gold and silver prices, as well as what types of stocks he’s focusing on in these sectors. In his view, the precious metals are set up for a new era. Click here to sign up for the New Orleans Investment Conference, hosted by Lundin. Securities […]
Brunswick Exploration Consolidates Mirage Ownership

Brunswick Exploration Consolidates Mirage Ownership


August 16, 2025
Brunswick Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: BRW, OTCQB: BRWXF; FRANKFURT:1XQ; ‘ BRW ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) is pleased to announce the consolidation of its ownership covering a group of eight mining claims at the Mirage project pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement dated August 15, 2025, with General Partnership Osisko Baie James (‘Osisko Baie […]
Westport Files Preliminary Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus To Replace Expired Base Shelf Prospectus

Westport Files Preliminary Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus To Replace Expired Base Shelf Prospectus


August 16, 2025
Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (‘Westport’) (TSX: WPRT Nasdaq: WPRT) announces it has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus (once filed in final form and received by the relevant Canadian securities regulatory authorities, the ‘Shelf Prospectus’) with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, to replace its prior base […]
Asra Minerals

Asra Minerals


August 16, 2025
Investor Insight Asra Minerals is an emerging gold explorer with a compelling investment case as it focuses on strategic expansion and development of high-grade resources across its Leonora gold project in Western Australia. Overview Asra Minerals (ASX:ASR) is unlocking the potential of its portfolio of existing resources and underexplored prospects within Western Australia’s renowned Leonora […]
Element79 Gold Corp Announces Corporate Update and Strategic Leadership Changes With Focus On Accelerating Nevada Asset Development

Element79 Gold Corp Announces Corporate Update and Strategic Leadership Changes With Focus On Accelerating Nevada Asset Development


August 16, 2025
(TheNewswire) Vancouver, BC August 15, 2025 TheNewswire – Element79 Gold Corp. (CSE: ELEM,OTC:ELMGF | FSE: 7YS0 | OTC: ELMGF) (the ‘Company’), is a Canadian mining company focused on developing its portfolio of gold and silver projects in Nevada and Peru, announces strategic leadership changes which will be effective August 31, 2025, alongside an update on […]
OPINION — Goldenomics 103: Gold Protects and Performs

OPINION — Goldenomics 103: Gold Protects and Performs


August 16, 2025
By Darren Brady Nelson US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs certainly caused quite the stir in the markets on April 2. Gold dropped about 6 percent, and silver 12 percent. A week later, a pause was announced, which ended on August 1. Gold and silver have since risen approximately 11 percent and 24 percent, […]
Editor’s Picks: Gold Tariff Threat Ends, Price Reacts to Fresh Inflation Data

Editor’s Picks: Gold Tariff Threat Ends, Price Reacts to Fresh Inflation Data


August 16, 2025
The gold price cooled off this week as tariff-related uncertainty reached a resolution. The yellow metal was thrust into headlines late last week when US Customs and Border Protection told a Swiss refiner that 1 kilogram and 100 ounce gold bars would be subject to Trump administration tariffs that went into effect on August 7. […]
Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Focus Graphite Rises Over 90 Percent

Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Focus Graphite Rises Over 90 Percent


August 16, 2025
On Friday (August 15), Statistics Canada released wholesale trade data for June. The release indicates that sales increased 0.7 percent to C$84.7 billion for the month, with four of seven sectors reporting gains. The increases were led by the food, beverage and tobacco sector, which increased 1.7 percent to C$15.6 billion, and on a provincial […]
Apple Watch getting redesigned blood oxygen feature following legal dispute

Apple Watch getting redesigned blood oxygen feature following legal dispute


August 16, 2025
Apple on Thursday announced a redesigned blood oxygen feature for some Apple Watch users, following a yearslong intellectual property dispute over the capability. Apple said the redesigned feature is coming to some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users on Thursday. The update was possible because of a recent U.S. […]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new stake in beleaguered insurer UnitedHealth

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new stake in beleaguered insurer UnitedHealth


August 16, 2025
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new stake in troubled insurer UnitedHealth last quarter, according to a regulatory filing, a surprising buy because of the company’s current reputation, but perhaps not considering his history of bargain investing. The Omaha-based conglomerate bought more than 5 million shares in the health care firm for a stake worth […]
Lyft co-founders to step down from ride-hailing firm’s board

Lyft co-founders to step down from ride-hailing firm’s board


August 16, 2025
Lyft said Thursday its co-founders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, are stepping down from the ride-hailing services provider’s board, following the completion of a two-year transition plan. Green and Zimmer began serving as the chair and vice chair of Lyft’s board in 2023 after stepping down as CEO and president, respectively, handing the reins to […]
From admiration to Alaska: A timeline of Trump and Putin’s high-stakes encounters

From admiration to Alaska: A timeline of Trump and Putin’s high-stakes encounters


August 16, 2025
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in person on Friday for the first time in six years when they get together in Anchorage, Alaska.  Here is a history of Trump’s high-stakes interactions with Putin while being President of the United States:  2015 – Early mutual admiration between Putin and […]
Schumer claims Trump admin withholding Epstein files, threatens to sue

Schumer claims Trump admin withholding Epstein files, threatens to sue


August 16, 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is threatening to sue the Trump administration if they don’t release the Epstein files. Late last month, Schumer and every Senate Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee invoked an arcane, nearly century-old law to compel the Trump administration to release information on Jeffrey Epstein. The […]