Dundee Precious Metals Acquires Adriatic in $1.25 Billion Agreement
Vares project. Early works. (Image courtesy of Adriatic Metals.) Canada’s Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) is acquiring UK-based Adriatic Metals (LON: ADT1) in a cash-and-stock deal worth $1.25 billion, marking the latest in a wave of foreign takeovers targeting British companies. The deal gives Dundee control of Adriatic’s flagship Vareš silver-zinc mine in central Bosnia, […]
Here’s What Consumer Spending Might Look Like This Summer
Here’s how consumer spending could look this summer 00:00:04.812 Speaker A We’re coming up on the official start to summer, and new data from Bank of America is signaling a potential slowdown in consumer activity. Seasonally adjusted credit and debit card spending per household declined by 0.7% in May from the prior month. The firm […]
6 Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Worth Purchasing Right Now
During periods of heightened market volatility, stock investors often lean toward the relative certainty of dividend yields. Companies with long histories of paying dividends—known as “dividend aristocrats”—can offer even greater comfort. The dividend aristocrats underlying the iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF CDZ are established Canadian companies that have raised their cash dividends every […]
This High-Yield Stock: A Great Buy, Currently Undervalued by 36%
Scotts Miracle-Gro SMG isn’t for the faint of heart. This small-cap stock is trading 75% below its all-time high. The company’s balance sheet is marred by high leverage, and management’s near-term focus has hurt long-term results. Yet we think this stock is a buy today for a few reasons. For starters, this narrow-moat company should […]
Perpetua Resources Secures $400 Million Equity Financing for Stibnite Project in Idaho
Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ, TSX: PPTA) has entered into an agreement with National Bank of Canada and BMO Capital Markets to purchase, on behalf of themselves and a syndicate of underwriters, approximately 22.73 million common shares of the company for $13.20 per share for $300 million. Separately, Paulson & Co. has agreed to purchase an additional […]
Top Emerging Market Stock ETFs for Canadian Investors
Investing in emerging markets can help diversify a portfolio, but this can be difficult, given the challenge of researching, buying, and selling stocks that aren’t listed in Canada. Exchange-traded funds offer an easy way to gain exposure to emerging markets while minimizing those difficulties. We’ve screened the 25 ETFs in Morningstar’s Canadian emerging markets equity […]
Positive Updates on U.S. Trade and Inflation Fail to Boost Markets
Good news on U.S. trade and inflation not lifting markets A cargo ship at Qingdao Port in Shandong Province, China, on June 9, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Consumer prices in the U.S. have been benign since February, and the May reading continues that trend, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ […]
Virginia Campaign Finance Laws Make Initial Move Beyond the Honor System
Virginia campaign finance laws take first step beyond honor system In a bitter 2009 Democratic primary, Roanoke Del. Onzlee Ware’s opponent accused him of dipping into his campaign funds for personal use. The complaint reached the state elections agency in Richmond, which fired off a letter demanding Ware provide receipts for the expenses in question. […]
Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale Rakes in $7.7M—A Drop in the Bucket Compared to Trump’s First Term
Wyoming Oil And Gas Lease Sale Nets $7.7M, ‘Peanuts’ Compared To Trump’s First Term The Bureau of Land Management’s latest quarterly Wyoming oil and gas lease sale Tuesday took in $7.7 million. It shows that the reality of oil and gas leasing in Wyoming hasn’t yet caught up to President Donald Trump’s pledge to “unleash American energy.” The Tuesday sale […]
The Deficit Poses the Largest Threat to US Bonds
It’s an unusually eventful time for the bond market. Prices have been roiled by the United States’ trade war against the world, Moody’s downgrading the country’s credit rating, and a tax bill that stands to add trillions to the federal budget deficit. These concerns aren’t misplaced, and the growing deficit is unsustainable, posing a greater […]