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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.02% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.05%.  E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) rose +0.02%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) rose +0.08%. Stock indices settled little changed on Wednesday.  The broader market lacked […]

A wave of anxiety over potential U.S. trade policies has triggered a massive scramble among traders to flood American warehouses with refined copper. Fearing that new import tariffs could soon make shipments prohibitively expensive, market participants are rushing to stockpile the metal domestically, driving prices toward all-time highs even though global supplies remain technically sufficient. […]

Washington is currently pouring billions of dollars into a massive overhaul of its domestic resource landscape, treating the procurement of critical minerals and AI infrastructure as a matter of urgent national security. Since early 2025, the Trump administration has greenlit roughly 40 billion dollars across 160 different minerals deals, shifting away from simple grants toward […]

Canadian savers are using their self-directed Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) to build investment portfolios that can generate tax-free passive income to complement pension earnings in retirement. Source: Getty Images GICs or dividend stocks The current market conditions are providing investors with an opportunity to get decent rates from Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs), as well as […]