January 22, 2026
Vanadium Market Forecast: Top Trends for Vanadium in 2026
The vanadium market remained subdued in H1 2025, weighed down by persistent oversupply and weak usage from the steelmaking sector, even as new demand avenues like energy storage gained attention. Price data shows that vanadium pentoxide in major regions such as the US, China and Europe traded in roughly the US$9,300 to US$13,000 per metric […]
January 22, 2026
Steve Penny: Silver’s Big Move Still to Come, Watch This Price Trigger
Steve Penny, founder of SilverChartist.com, shares his thoughts on silver’s price breakout and next move, as well as the gold, platinum, uranium and oil markets. ‘In 1979, silver went up 700 percent, 8X in 12 months. I think that moment still lies ahead,’ he said. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest […]
January 22, 2026
Trump slams UK island handoff deal that could put key US military base at risk
President Donald Trump dramatically reversed course Tuesday on a U.K. plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while warning it could jeopardize U.S. access to the Diego Garcia military base. Trump’s reversal highlights what a defense expert called a ‘new Trump Doctrine’ before linking the president’s opposition to the Chagos deal with […]
January 22, 2026
Rahm Emanuel calls for mandatory retirement age of 75 for people in public office
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a potential White House hopeful for 2028, said on Wednesday that he wants a mandatory retirement age of 75 for the president and people holding office in other branches of government. ‘You’re 75 years old: done,’ Emanuel, a Democrat, said at a Center for American Progress event. ‘And that would […]
January 21, 2026
Excellent Results from 2025 Core Drilling Program at McDermitt
Jindalee Lithium Limited (Jindalee, or the Company; ASX: JLL, OTCQX: JNDAF) is pleased to report assay results from the drilling program at the McDermitt Lithium Project completed late 2025. All holes returned strong lithium and magnesium intercepts from shallow depths, including: R92: 36.5m @ 1951 ppm Li & 5.23% Mg from 24.5m R93: 15.5m @ […]
January 21, 2026
Cyprium Metals Limited (ASX: CYM) – Trading Halt
Trading in the securities of Cyprium Metals Limited (‘CYM’) will be halted at the request of CYM, pending the release of an announcement by CYM. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of: the commencement of normal trading on Friday, 23 January 2026; or the release of the […]
January 21, 2026
Air Force One turns around shortly after takeoff for Trump’s trip to Switzerland
Air Force One was forced to return to Joint Base Andrews shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening with President Donald Trump aboard, the White House said. The crew experienced a ‘minor electrical issue’ after takeoff at 10:20 p.m. and returned ‘out of an abundance of caution,’ according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump was […]
January 21, 2026
Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace after initial pushback
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he would join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace, after previously criticizing the makeup of its executive committee. Netanyahu confirmed that he would join the newly established Board of Peace, which the Trump administration says will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan. The Israeli […]
January 21, 2026
Valentino, founder of Italian luxury empire, dies at 93
ROME — Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died, his foundation said Monday. Usually known only by his first name, Valentino was 93, and had retired in 2008. Founder of the eponymous brand, Valentino scaled the heights of haute couture, created a business empire and introduced a new color to the fashion world, the ‘Valentino […]
January 20, 2026
Cobalt Market Forecast: Top Trends for Cobalt in 2026
Cobalt metal prices have trended steadily higher since September of last year, entering 2026 at US$56,414 per metric ton and touching highs unseen since July 2022. The cobalt market staged a dramatic reversal in 2025, shifting from deep oversupply to structural tightening after decisive intervention by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Prices began last […]
January 20, 2026
Jim Wiederhold: Will Industrial Metals Outshine Gold, Silver in 2026?
Jim Wiederhold, commodity indices product manager at Bloomberg, shares his commodities outlook for 2026, saying that while precious metals dominated last year, there’s potential for a rotation toward industrial metals like copper in the year ahead. ‘The fundamental story for industrial is very strong,’ he said. ‘There’s potential huge supply/demand imbalances coming in the future.’ […]
January 20, 2026
From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet
President Donald Trump has spent the bulk of his second White House term testing the limits of his Article II authorities, both at home and abroad – a defining constitutional fight that legal experts expect to continue to play out in the federal courts for the foreseeable future. These actions have included the U.S. capture […]
