February 2026 – Stocks Run The World

Month: February,2026

Investing

AI Still Has Legs, but Valuation Risk is Back in Focus

February 21, 2026

The tech rally that powered markets through 2025 is being tested in 2026. In early February, a broad tech selloff hit markets, fueled by various elements, including aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) capital spending guidance from hyperscalers, as well as the rapid release of new AI models, which sparked disruption concerns within the software sector. This […]

Investing

Crypto Market Update: White House Pushes for Compromise in Stablecoin Negotiations

February 21, 2026

Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (February 20) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$67,697.37, up by 0.9 percent over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin price performance, February 20, […]

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Anglo Takes Third De Beers Writedown in Three Years

February 21, 2026

Anglo American (LSE:AAL,OTCQX:NGLOY) has slashed the value of its De Beers diamond business by US$2.3 billion, cutting the unit’s carrying value in half and pushing the FTSE 100 miner to a US$3.7 billion annual loss as a prolonged slump in the global diamond market deepens. After previous charges of US$2.6 billion in 2023 and US$2.9 […]

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Cellulose Breakthrough Could Simplify Rare Earths Separation

February 21, 2026

A team of researchers at Penn State have developed a plant-based nanomaterial capable of selectively extracting dysprosium from rare earth mixtures, according to a recent report. The findings published in the study detail how the team engineered a modified form of cellulose capable of isolating dysprosium, a heavy rare earth element used in semiconductors, electric […]

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Western Copper and Gold Announces Filing of Final Short Form Prospectus

February 21, 2026

Final Short Form Prospectus Accessible on SEDAR+ western copper and gold corporation. (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) (the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that, further to its news releases dated February 11, 2026 and February 12, 2026, it has filed a final short form prospectus dated February 20, 2026 (the ‘Final Prospectus’) with the securities […]

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Tech Weekly: Stocks Rally After SCOTUS Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs

February 21, 2026

We also break down next week’s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead. In this article: This week’s tech sector performance The US market kicked off the holiday‑shortened week with many tech stocks opening lower after Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) unveiled its new AI model, Qwen 3.5, on Monday (February 16), amplifying concerns […]

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Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Belo Sun is Radiant with 109 Percent Gain

February 21, 2026

On Tuesday (February 17) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of Canada’s first Defense Industrial Strategy, aimed at supporting the nation’s defense sector and overall sovereignty. The strategy will shift procurement’s focus to prioritize Canadian manufacturers, aiming to create 125,000 new jobs throughout the supply chain, and will include accelerating critical mineral projects. […]

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Gold and Silver Stocks Dominate TSX Venture 50 List

February 21, 2026

This year’s TSX Venture 50 list represents a major shift in investor sentiment, particularly to gold and silver. The TSX Venture 50 ranks the top 50 companies on the TSX Venture Exchange based on annual performance using three criteria: one year share price appreciation, market cap growth and Canadian consolidated trading value. This year’s list […]

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Nuvau Minerals Announces Amendment to Private Placement Terms

February 21, 2026

Nuvau Minerals Inc. (TSXV: NMC,OTC:NMCPF) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Nuvau’) announces that, further to its news release dated January 30, 2026, it has amended the terms of its previously announced ‘best efforts’ brokered private placement offering, co-led by Clarus Securities Inc. and Integrity Capital Group Inc. (together, the ‘Agents’), comprised of (i) the offering of up […]

Politics

Supreme Court kills Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs — but 4 other laws could resurrect them

February 21, 2026

The Supreme Court rebuked President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, ruling that the Constitution gives Congress — not the president — authority over tariffs. But the decision may not be the final word. From the Trade Expansion Act to the Trade Act of 1974 and […]

Politics

US to unveil platform aiming to bypass internet censorship in China, Iran and beyond

February 21, 2026

: The State Department has finalized a new privacy-preserving app intended to give users worldwide access to what officials describe as the same uncensored internet available to Americans, even in countries with strict online repression such as China and Iran and as Europe enacts tighter content oversight. The platform, Freedom.gov, will roll out ‘in the coming […]

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RFK Jr defends Trump move to protect pesticide he tied to ‘chronic disease epidemic’

February 21, 2026

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently defended a move by President Donald Trump to protect and boost the production of a precursor chemical for pesticides, which just two years ago RFK Jr. said was a major contributor to ‘America’s chronic disease epidemic,’ and if elected he would ‘ban’ it. Citing […]

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EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions as advocates say move will restore American dominance

February 21, 2026

A leading domestic energy advocacy group praised EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s announcement that his agency would undo recent additions to the federal ‘mercury and air-toxics standards’ (MATS) for coal-fired power plants. Zeldin said removing the restrictions allows the already ‘robust’ MATS standards to remain in effect, ensuring both public health and the health of America’s […]

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Trump signs off on 10% global tariff, criticizes Supreme Court justices after ruling

February 21, 2026

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order imposing a 10% ‘global tariff’ following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision that he does not have the authority to levy sweeping tariffs under a specific emergency powers law. ‘It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all […]

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CIA retracts, revises 19 past intelligence assessments deemed politically biased

February 21, 2026

The CIA on Friday said that director John Ratcliffe had ordered the retraction or ‘substantive revision’ of 19 intelligence assessments over the past decade that were deemed to be politically biased. In a release, the CIA included three redacted assessments from between 2015 and 2021 that related to White women’s extremist radicalization, attacks on LGBT […]

Month: February,2026

AI Still Has Legs, but Valuation Risk is Back in Focus

Crypto Market Update: White House Pushes for Compromise in Stablecoin Negotiations

Anglo Takes Third De Beers Writedown in Three Years

Cellulose Breakthrough Could Simplify Rare Earths Separation

Western Copper and Gold Announces Filing of Final Short Form Prospectus

Tech Weekly: Stocks Rally After SCOTUS Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs

Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Belo Sun is Radiant with 109 Percent Gain

Gold and Silver Stocks Dominate TSX Venture 50 List

Nuvau Minerals Announces Amendment to Private Placement Terms

Supreme Court kills Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs — but 4 other laws could resurrect them

US to unveil platform aiming to bypass internet censorship in China, Iran and beyond

RFK Jr defends Trump move to protect pesticide he tied to ‘chronic disease epidemic’

EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions as advocates say move will restore American dominance

Trump signs off on 10% global tariff, criticizes Supreme Court justices after ruling

CIA retracts, revises 19 past intelligence assessments deemed politically biased

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