U.S.-based companies announced more than 153,000 job cuts in October, the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday. “This is the highest total for October in over 20 years,…
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More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended…
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U.S. taxpayers are footing nearly $250 million a year in SNAP benefits spent on fast-food meals across just nine states, most of which are blue states, according to Republican Iowa…
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Mike Maloney, founder of GoldSilver.com, explains why this time really is different for gold and silver, pointing to factors including growing mainstream adoption. ‘This to me signals the beginning of…
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The gold price was back in action this week, breaking above the US$4,200 per ounce level after spending about two weeks trading at lower price points. Silver was on the…
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A bill to end the record-breaking U.S. government shutdown is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk after more than 42 days. Federal funding legislation aimed at opening the government passed…
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Lobo Tiggre, CEO of IndependentSpeculator.com, shares why copper is his highest-confidence trade for 2026, as well as when he will consider buying. ‘I now have probably more cash to put…
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Statistics Canada released October’s job numbers on Friday (November 7). The data showed a surprise expansion of the Canadian labor market with the addition of 67,000 new jobs during the…
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hitting toy giants Mattel and Hasbro as the critical holiday season nears. Still, both companies see a successful year end ahead. “This quarter, our U.S.…
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The UN Climate Change Conference, COP30, starts Nov. 6 with a world leader summit and runs to Nov. 21. It will emphasize ‘the urgency of the climate crisis and the…
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Politics
House conservatives back new funding deal to end shutdown, reject ‘wasteful’ Obamacare subsidies
Leaders of a 189-member group that acts as the House GOP’s de facto conservative think tank are formally endorsing a new short-term federal funding bill. With just over two weeks…
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Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH ) (OTCQX: SYHBF ) (Frankfurt: SC1P ) (the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that the Company will be presenting at Red Cloud’s Fall Mining Showcase…