Platinum is the third most traded precious metal in the world after gold and silver, and investment demand is growing. It is also an industrial metal that is widely used in a variety of sectors.…
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Gold marked a new price milestone on Wednesday (October 8), breaking US$4,000 per ounce. The spot price hit a fresh record, rising as high as US$4,056.14 in midday trading. Future prices for gold breached US$4,000…
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Saskatchewan has introduced a new royalty framework for lithium production, marking a major step toward supporting the province’s growing role in Canada’s critical minerals sector. The amendments to 2017 subsurface mineral royalty regulations formally establish…
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Major miner BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) welcomed October with the news that it will invest over AU$840 million in its Olympic Dam copper operation in South Australia. In an October 1 release, the commodities giant said that…
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Investing
Crypto Market Update: Bitcoin Takes Back Losses, Analysts Predict Price Rally Will Continue
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (October 8) 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.…
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Business
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder resigns, claiming parent company Unilever ‘silenced’ its campaigning
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand, has stepped down from the company he started 47 years ago citing a retreat from its campaigning spirit under parent company Unilever. Greenfield wrote…
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Politics
Oct 7 anniversary: Netanyahu finds unlikely ally amid concerns of government collapse, uncertain hostage deal
Two years since the horrific events of Oct. 7, 2023 when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and killed 1,200 men, women and children, before they took 251 others into the Gaza Strip, there is still no…
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Politics
Biden didn’t want intel disseminated showing Ukrainian concerns over family’s ‘corrupt’ business ties: records
Then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2015 told the CIA he would ‘strongly prefer’ an intelligence report documenting Ukrainian officials’ concerns with his family’s ties to ‘corrupt’ business deals in the country ‘not be disseminated’ —…
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Politics
Cruz clashes with Nigeria over his claims 50,000 Christians killed since 2009 in religious violence
A diplomatic battle is being waged between leading Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Nigerian government officials. Cruz has warned he will hold those officials accountable for the reported ‘mass slaughter’ of tens of thousands…
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The House Oversight Committee has dropped its subpoena for former FBI Director James Comey, after he said he had no knowledge relevant to the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, The Hill reported, citing a letter…