Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (April 25) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin and Ethereum price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$95,030.17 as markets closed for the day, up 1.8 percent […]
South of the border, cooling rhetoric from the Trump administration led what turned out to be a relatively quiet news week. Markets were volatile at the start of the week, however, after US President Donald Trump suggested on April 17 that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s “termination couldn’t come fast enough.” The president softened his […]
It was quite a week for the gold price. The yellow metal continued its record-breaking streak early in the period, touching the US$3,500 per ounce level for the first time, but then saw a sharp pullback, even dropping briefly below US$3,300. What’s behind gold’s latest moves? Market watchers have pointed to US President Donald Trump’s […]
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum offer an alternative route for building and storing wealth. While directly holding these digital assets is a popular option, investors are also clamoring for financial products such as crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Canada first launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in 2021. These Canadian Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs allow investors […]
For a long time, most of the world’s lithium was produced by an oligopoly of US-listed producers. However, the sector has transformed significantly in recent years. Interested investors should cast a wider net to look at global companies — in particular those listed in Australia and China, as companies in both countries have become major […]
The Trump administration has fast tracked the permitting of 10 US mining projects under the FAST-41 infrastructure initiative, escalating the government’s strategy of bolstering domestic minerals output and reducing foreign reliance. The announcement, made on April 18 by the White House and the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council), comes in direct response to […]
The oil sector faced volatility throughout the first quarter of 2025. Concerns around weak demand, increasing supply and trade tensions came to head in early April, pushing oil prices to four year lows and eroding the support Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) had above the US$65 per barrel level. Starting the year at US$75 […]
Biotech is a dynamic industry that is driving scientific advances and innovation in healthcare. In Canada, the biotech sector is home to companies pursuing cutting-edge therapies and medical technologies. According to Grandview Research, the global biotech market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.96 percent between 2024 and 2030 to […]
Nickel prices have largely trended down since breaking US$20,000 per metric ton in May 2024. The decline has been attributed to refined nickel oversupply, driven by high output from Indonesia, which mined an estimated 2.2 million metric tons of nickel in 2024 and accounted for more than 50 percent of global output. The threat of […]
(TheNewswire) TheNewswire – Vancouver, BC – Providence Gold Mines Inc. (‘the Company’) announces that effective April 18, 2025, the Company’s lease agreement with the Ellers Family Trust, dated March 28, 2017 and amended April 24, 2019 and May 24, 2020, has been terminated. The lease agreement granted the Company a lease of claims comprising the […]