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Gold Price Hits New Record, Breaking US$2,950 for First Time

Gold Price Hits New Record, Breaking US$2,950 for First Time


February 21, 2025
The gold price reached yet another record high on Thursday (February 20), breaking US$2,950 per ounce. The yellow metal rose as high as US$2,954.72 before pulling back to the US$2,935 level, pushed upward by ever-increasing global turmoil, including tariff talks and ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Gold price chart, February 13 to 20, 2025. […]
Exceptional silver and cobalt assays from seaweed

Exceptional silver and cobalt assays from seaweed


February 21, 2025
BPH Global (BP8:AU) has announced Exceptional silver and cobalt assays from seaweed Download the PDF here. This post appeared first on investingnews.com
Barrick Gold and Mali Reach Settlement, Ending Two Year Mining Dispute

Barrick Gold and Mali Reach Settlement, Ending Two Year Mining Dispute


February 21, 2025
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX,NYSE:GOLD) has reportedly reached an agreement with the Malian government after nearly two years of issues, resolving a prolonged conflict over its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex. According to Reuters, the deal, which is pending formal approval by Mali’s government, includes financial compensation and regulatory commitments. It will lift gold export restrictions and allow Barrick […]
New Purpose ETFs Give Canadian Investors Access to Leading Tech Stocks

New Purpose ETFs Give Canadian Investors Access to Leading Tech Stocks


February 21, 2025
Asset management firm Purpose Investments launched seven new yield shares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Thursday (February 20), including four that offer Canadians exposure to key tech companies. Purpose Investments’ new ETF lineup Three of Purpose’s ETFs — the Palantir (PLTR) Yield Shares Purpose ETF (CBOE:YPLT), the Coinbase (COIN) Yield Shares Purpose ETF (CBOE:YCON) and the […]
Microsoft reveals its first quantum computing chip, the Majorana 1

Microsoft reveals its first quantum computing chip, the Majorana 1


February 21, 2025
Microsoft on Wednesday announced Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip.  The achievement comes after the company has spent nearly two decades of research in the field.  Technologists believe quantum computers could one day efficiently solve problems that would be taxing if not impossible for classical computers. Today’s computers use bits that can be either on […]
Walmart says it’s ‘not going to be completely immune’ from Trump’s tariffs

Walmart says it’s ‘not going to be completely immune’ from Trump’s tariffs


February 21, 2025
Walmart would likely see some impact from tariffs President Donald Trump is seeking to impose, especially if ones threatened against Canada and Mexico are implemented, the retailer said Thursday. The big-box giant reported quarterly earnings and also signaled slowing profit growth. Its shares fell about 6% amid a broader market decline Thursday morning. In an interview with CNBC, Chief […]
JetBlue talking to ‘multiple airlines’ about a new partnership

JetBlue talking to ‘multiple airlines’ about a new partnership


February 21, 2025
JetBlue Airways is talking with “multiple airlines” about a potential new partnership after federal judges struck down two previous deals, the carrier’s president said Wednesday. “If we find a deal that’s accretive, we’ll absolutely do it,” JetBlue’s president, Marty St. George, said at a Barclays industry conference. A federal judge in 2023 ruled the New York airline’s partnership in the Northeast with American Airlines was anticompetitive, while a different judge […]
Walmart is getting a bump from a surprising cohort: Wealthier shoppers

Walmart is getting a bump from a surprising cohort: Wealthier shoppers


February 21, 2025
Walmart is known for its low prices and no frills approach. So it may come as a surprise that wealthier shoppers are helping to fuel the retailer’s growth. For more than two years, the discounter has noticed more customers with six-figure incomes shopping on its website and in its stores. Households earning more than $100,000 made […]
ESPN plans to add user-generated content to upcoming ‘flagship’ streaming service

ESPN plans to add user-generated content to upcoming ‘flagship’ streaming service


February 21, 2025
In an attempt to court younger audiences, Disney’s ESPN is planning to add some user-generated content to its yet-to-be-named flagship streaming service, which will debut later this year. While the details are still unclear, ESPN will allow subscribers to post their own content at some point in the application’s evolution, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
Airbus could prioritize deliveries to non-U.S. customers if Trump tariffs impede trade, CEO says

Airbus could prioritize deliveries to non-U.S. customers if Trump tariffs impede trade, CEO says


February 21, 2025
Airbus could prioritize deliveries to its non-U.S. customers if tariffs disrupt the European plane maker’s imports stateside, CEO Guillaume Faury said Thursday. “We have a large demand from the rest of the world, so [if] we face very significant difficulties to deliver to the U.S., we can also adapt by bringing forward deliveries to other customers […]
Terror attack rocks Israel; three buses reportedly explode

Terror attack rocks Israel; three buses reportedly explode


February 21, 2025
Two buses in a parking lot reportedly exploded in Israel Thursday night in what appears to have been a terrorist attack. No one was injured. Several other bombs were reportedly discovered on other buses, according to TPS-IL, an Israeli news agency. Israeli officials have ordered all bus and train services halted while all vehicles are […]
EXCLUSIVE: Dems to force votes on Medicaid as it becomes sore point in Senate budget fight

EXCLUSIVE: Dems to force votes on Medicaid as it becomes sore point in Senate budget fight


February 21, 2025
: Democrats are planning to make Republicans in the Senate go on the record on Medicaid during Thursday evening’s ‘Vote-a-Rama’ as potential cuts to the program become a sore point in budget discussions, especially for Republicans in states that rely on it.  Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who just won re-election in a state that also […]
Hawley calls for watchdog over Ukraine aid after Democrats blocked previous effort

Hawley calls for watchdog over Ukraine aid after Democrats blocked previous effort


February 21, 2025
Amidst a war of words between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sen. Josh Hawley is pitching legislation that would install a special inspector general for Ukraine aid. Hawley, R-Mo., is reintroducing legislation he sponsored along with Vice President J.D. Vance, when Vance was in the Senate, for an independent watchdog to audit the […]
Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at CPAC

Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at CPAC


February 21, 2025
Elon Musk is set to deliver his debut speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday afternoon.  CPAC organizers made a surprise announcement that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief and close President Donald Trump confidant would give a surprise address to attendees on Thursday afternoon.  Other CPAC speakers this year include […]
Federal department cafeteria empty for years under Biden: source

Federal department cafeteria empty for years under Biden: source


February 21, 2025
: The cafeteria in a top federal department resembles a ghost town after remaining empty and closed for years under the Biden administration, Fox News Digital has learned. ‘You have federal workers showing up to protest President Trump’s plan to make government work for the people on a federal holiday, but they refuse to show […]