We also break down next week’s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead. In this article: This week’s tech sector performance The Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) ended in the green on Monday (February 9) despite a weaker open. A rally in tech companies drove US stocks higher…
Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) and Glencore (LSE:GLEN,OTCPL:GLCNF) said they will no longer be pursuing a merger, with Rio Tinto noting that the combination of the businesses would not deliver value to its shareholders. Glencore responded to Rio Tinto by saying that under the terms of the proposal, the Rio Tinto executive…
Keith Weiner, founder and CEO of Monetary Metals, shares his outlook for gold and silver in 2026, saying that while he expects higher prices there will be volatility. He also outlines his thoughts on the role of precious metals in the monetary system. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no…
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (February 13) 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. Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$68,987.01, up 5.2 percent over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin…
South Korea’s espionage agency, the National Intelligence Service, informed lawmakers Thursday that it thinks North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter is near to being set apart as the regime’s future leader, The Associated Press reported. Kim is the third generation of men in his family to rule North…
President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) office focused on aviation is facing heightened scrutiny for hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes that were not disclosed in official ethics documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Jeffrey Anderson, a retired Delta Air…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blocked Senate Republicans’ attempt to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of the year, teeing up a likely shutdown. The upper chamber tried and failed to pass the original DHS funding bill Thursday, testing Senate Democrats’ resolve as the deadline…
In the face of President Donald Trump’s concerns about Arctic security and his calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, NATO has launched a security effort called ‘Arctic Sentry.’ ‘Still, in the face of Russia’s increased military activity and China’s growing interest in the High North, it was crucial that…
Lawmakers are jetting from Washington, D.C., without a deal to prevent a partial government shutdown. Their departure comes after the Senate was unable to send a full-year funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to President Donald Trump’s desk. Senate Democrats doubled down on their demands for stringent…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is making an example of former President Barack Obama for encouraging voters and lawmakers to reject adopting national voter ID laws. ‘You know how badly the Democrats are panicking when they bring out Obama to spread lies about voter ID,’ Leavitt posted to X…