Battery X Metals Achieves Successful Validation of Next-Generation Battery
Battery X Metals Successfully Validates Next-Generation Battery Battery X Metals (BATXF) has made significant strides in the electric vehicle (EV) battery restoration marketplace with its innovative technology, Prototype 2.0. This newly validated battery rebalancing machine has achieved a remarkable 100% recovery of capacity loss due to imbalances in commercial electric truck batteries, showcasing not only […]
Is a Breakout in Gold Stocks on the Horizon? – MINING.COM
Stock image. Gold stocks just surged into another decisive secular breakout, at an unlikely time. Gold remains mired in a six-week-old high consolidation, and is just entering its seasonally-weak summer doldrums. So seeing outsized gold-stock strength now is unusual, though it is certainly fundamentally-justified. Is this gold-stock breakout sound and sustainable, or ill-fated and short-lived? […]
From Partners to Rivals: A Timeline of Trump and Elon Musk’s Evolving Relationship
From Allies to Adversaries: The Timeline of Trump and Elon Musk’s Relationship There has been much talk about the rupture of one of the most surprising relationships between the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, and US President Donald J. Trump. This story’s beginning comes from a significant surprise – Elon Musk, who shared and endorsed […]
Macroscope | How China’s Underappreciated Financial System Fueled Its Industrial Growth
Macroscope | How China’s overlooked financial system enabled its industrial success China has powered ahead of other nations in terms of industrial and export development, to the point where it is now seen by rivals (not least the US) as a threat that must be countered by trade protectionism. But most analyses of its success […]
Open Exposure: Colorado Chevron Well Experiences Blowout, Leaving Community in Uncertainty
Open Exposure: Colorado Chevron Well Suffers Blowout, Community Left in Dark When holes are drilled into the ground to frack and extract fossil fuels, no one and nothing is safe. There is no such thing as a “clean” or “carbon neutral” oil and gas operator. From the very beginning, drilling for oil and gas creates […]
Job Growth Remains Robust, Yet Rate Cuts are Still…
A surprising rise in hiring during May was welcome news, but with the unemployment rate rising for a third consecutive month, economists say the Bank of Canada has ample justification to continue cutting interest rates down the road. The Canadian economy added 8,800 jobs in May, well above the modest FactSet consensus estimate of 1,500. […]
June 2025 US Stock Market Forecast: Has the Turmoil Passed?
As of May 30, 2025, according to a composite of our valuations, the US stock market was trading at a 3% discount to fair value. Historically, that was close to the midpoint, where half the time the market trades at a higher valuation and half the time at a lower valuation. While we remain market […]
China’s Lead Mine Project Poses Challenges for Myanmar Tribe
China lead mine plan weighs heavily on Myanmar tribe In the heart of Myanmar, the clash between progress and preservation unfolds as local tribespeople protest against a Chinese-led mining venture threatening their ancestral lands. This situation highlights the broader implications of a global demand for lead in sustainable energy solutions, pitting economic development against environmental […]
Taseko Secures Three-Way Agreement to Settle New Prosperity Dispute
An aerial view of Taseko Mines’ New Prosperity project in central British Columbia. Credit: Taseko Mines. Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX, LON: TKO)(NYSE American: TGB), the Tŝilhqot’in Nation, and the Province of British Columbia have signed an agreement that resolves a complex, long-standing conflict over the New Prosperity mineral tenures. The tenures, located about 125 km […]
JPMorgan Increases Year-End S&P 500 Target, But Predicts Limited Upside Potential
JPMorgan raises its year-end S&P 500 target, but sees little upside left Strong earnings and a resilient economy amid extreme policy uncertainty this year have uplifted JPMorgan’s view on U.S. equities. Head of global markets strategy Dubravko Lakos-Bujas raised his year-end S & P 500 price target to 6,000 from 5,200. The strategist cited an […]