Month: January,2026

Top 5 Canadian Cobalt Stocks (Updated January 2026)

Top 5 Canadian Cobalt Stocks (Updated January 2026)


January 20, 2026
The cobalt market staged a dramatic turnaround in 2025, lifting sentiment across equity markets after years of oversupply and near-record price lows. Early in the year, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) decision to suspend cobalt exports sparked a major price rebound, with benchmark metal prices more than doubling as supply tightened and buyers scrambled […]
Graphite Market Forecast: Top Trends for Graphite in 2026

Graphite Market Forecast: Top Trends for Graphite in 2026


January 20, 2026
The graphite market was dominated by oversupply, trade disputes and China’s continued grip in 2025. Prices hit multi-year lows as a US investigation into Chinese anode imports highlighted the vulnerability of the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, with tariffs and anti-dumping duties creating uncertainty for North American producers. Although natural graphite output has risen from […]
Cobalt Market Forecast: Top Trends for Cobalt in 2026

Cobalt Market Forecast: Top Trends for Cobalt in 2026


January 20, 2026
Cobalt metal prices have trended steadily higher since September of last year, entering 2026 at US$56,414 per metric ton and touching highs unseen since July 2022. The cobalt market staged a dramatic reversal in 2025, shifting from deep oversupply to structural tightening after decisive intervention by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Prices began last […]
Jim Wiederhold: Will Industrial Metals Outshine Gold, Silver in 2026?

Jim Wiederhold: Will Industrial Metals Outshine Gold, Silver in 2026?


January 20, 2026
Jim Wiederhold, commodity indices product manager at Bloomberg, shares his commodities outlook for 2026, saying that while precious metals dominated last year, there’s potential for a rotation toward industrial metals like copper in the year ahead. ‘The fundamental story for industrial is very strong,’ he said. ‘There’s potential huge supply/demand imbalances coming in the future.’ […]
LAURION Provides Strategic Update for 2026: Advancing Ishkoday through Disciplined Execution

LAURION Provides Strategic Update for 2026: Advancing Ishkoday through Disciplined Execution


January 20, 2026
(TheNewswire) Toronto, Ontario TheNewswire – January 20, 2026 Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: LME | OTCQB: LMEFF | FSE: 5YD) (‘LAURION’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to provide an update on its strategic positioning entering 2026, following a recent strategy session of the Company’s Board of Directors. LAURION’s primary focus for the year ahead is […]
FORTUNE BAY MOVES INTO 2026 FOCUSED ON EXPEDITED ADVANCEMENT OF GOLDFIELDS

FORTUNE BAY MOVES INTO 2026 FOCUSED ON EXPEDITED ADVANCEMENT OF GOLDFIELDS


January 20, 2026
Exploration drilling underway and PFS-level technical programs ongoing at the Company’s Saskatchewan gold project Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV: FOR,OTC:FTBYF) (FWB: 5QN) (OTCQB: FTBYF) (‘Fortune Bay’ or the ‘Company’) is entering 2026 with a strengthened balance sheet and a clear strategic focus on advancing its Goldfields Gold Project (‘Goldfields’ or the ‘Project’), a gold development asset […]
Trump invites Putin, Lukashenko to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Russia and Belarus say

Trump invites Putin, Lukashenko to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Russia and Belarus say


January 20, 2026
The Trump administration extended invitations to Russia and Belarus to join a proposed Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ officials in both countries said Monday.  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow that Russian President Vladimir Putin is reviewing the invitation. ‘President Putin has indeed received an offer through diplomatic channels to join this Board of […]
Iran locks nation into ‘darker’ digital blackout, viewing internet as an ‘existential threat’

Iran locks nation into ‘darker’ digital blackout, viewing internet as an ‘existential threat’


January 20, 2026
Iran’s internet blackout has hardened into a permanent system of digital repression, with the regime treating citizens’ access to the outside world as an ‘existential threat,’ according to digital rights monitors. Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported Monday that Iran’s connectivity landscape had shifted dramatically as the country entered its 22nd day of unrest, following several […]
From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet

From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet


January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has spent the bulk of his second White House term testing the limits of his Article II authorities, both at home and abroad – a defining constitutional fight that legal experts expect to continue to play out in the federal courts for the foreseeable future. These actions have included the U.S. capture […]
Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of territory

Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of territory


January 20, 2026
Denmark on Monday ramped up its military presence in Greenland, deploying extra troops to the strategic Arctic territory amid escalating tensions with President Donald Trump. Local Danish broadcaster TV 2 said the Danish Armed Forces confirmed a new contingent of troops, described as ‘a substantial contribution,’ were arriving at Greenland’s main international airport Monday night. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson tells British Parliament he came to ‘calm the waters’

House Speaker Mike Johnson tells British Parliament he came to ‘calm the waters’


January 20, 2026
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed Britain’s Parliament on Tuesday, telling them that he had come to ‘calm the waters,’ as tensions between Washington and its European allies have intensified in recent weeks over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland. Johnson’s address — the first ever delivered by a sitting U.S. House speaker to […]
Trump fires off late night Truth Social posts doubling down on Greenland ambitions

Trump fires off late night Truth Social posts doubling down on Greenland ambitions


January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump, who has been pressing for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, continued to beat the drum on the issue early on Tuesday. ‘I had a very good telephone call with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, concerning Greenland. I agreed to a meeting of the various parties in Davos, Switzerland. As I […]
LIZ PEEK: Trump’s first year: The good, the great and the foolish

LIZ PEEK: Trump’s first year: The good, the great and the foolish


January 20, 2026
Donald J. Trump was inaugurated for a second term as president exactly one year ago. It is safe to say the country, and the world, will never be the same.  President Trump has engaged in energetic and bold governing and diplomacy, fulfilling campaign promises like boosting domestic energy production, while also seeking peace in turbulent […]
House Democrat calls Trump ‘extremely mentally ill’ after Greenland remarks, urges 25th Amendment removal

House Democrat calls Trump ‘extremely mentally ill’ after Greenland remarks, urges 25th Amendment removal


January 20, 2026
Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., asserted Monday in a post on X that President Donald Trump is ‘mentally ill’ and should be ‘immediately’ removed from office via the 25th Amendment. ‘The president of the United States is extremely mentally ill and it’s putting all of our lives at risk. The 25th Amendment exists for a reason […]
Faith returns to the public square during Trump’s second term, Christian leader says

Faith returns to the public square during Trump’s second term, Christian leader says


January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump is garnering praise from a prominent faith leader who says the White House is reinforcing the religious revival growing across America as churches report growing attendance and younger parishioners. ‘There’s causality from the culture into politics and from politics that influences the culture, and I think we’re seeing that duality play out,’ […]