China has moved to ease its export chokehold on rare earths, with its Ministry of Commerce announcing over the weekend that it will establish a “green channel” to fast track rare earths export licenses to select EU firms. The announcement follows high-level trade talks in Paris between Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and European…
Bitcoin Slips to $83.6K Amid Nvidia’s $5.5B Charge On April 15, 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a notable decline, dropping to $83,600. This downturn coincided with Nvidia’s announcement of a substantial $5.5 billion charge, which unsettled investors and reverberated across the cryptocurrency market. Market Reaction to Nvidia’s Financial Disclosure Nvidia’s unexpected financial charge raised concerns about…
Belarus has freed Sergey Tikhanovsky, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, following a rare visit by a senior US official, Tikhanovskaya’s team announced on Saturday. Tikhanovsky, a popular blogger and activist who was jailed in 2020, arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania, alongside 13 other political prisoners, his wife’s team…
A former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police said in a statement. Lucy Roberts, 39, frequently took jewelry home with her during the year she worked at a high-end shop, police said, telling…
At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, a US ally and cultural juggernaut. But after sweeping to a decisive victory over conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on Tuesday, Lee Jae-myung faces a daunting task. South Korea remains deeply divided, Lee’s predecessor…
It’s a dark chapter in Chile’s history. During the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990, thousands of babies were stolen from their biological mothers and sold into adoption, mainly to foreign couples from the United States and Europe. In Chile, they’re known as “The Children of Silence.” And now, for the first…
CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) (‘CoTec’) and Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM:MKA)(TSXV:MKA) (‘Mkango’) are pleased to announce HyProMag USA, LLC, a Delaware corporation (‘HyProMag USA’ or the ‘Project’) has received a Make More in America (MMIA) domestic finance letter of interest (‘LOI’) from the U.S. Export-Import (‘EXIM’) Bank for its first integrated rare earth recycling and magnet…
GTI Energy (GTR:AU) has announced Scoping Study Demonstrates Low Cost ISR Uranium Potential Download the PDF here. This post appeared first on investingnews.com
US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities puts the Middle East in a volatile position, with all eyes now on Tehran’s next move. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday his country has “a variety of options” when deciding how to respond to the US attacks. From striking…
Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage. The announcement means Canada will achieve NATO’s spending target of 2% of gross domestic product five…
