April 26, 2025
Smelly T-shirt played a key role in catching Valerie, the dog lost for 529 days
Lost dogs rarely capture international attention but for several weeks the world has watched and waited for updates on the search for Valerie, a miniature dachshund missing in the Australian wilderness. Then on Friday night, after 529 days roaming Kangaroo Island, off South Australia, the tiny dog with a pink collar was finally cornered, and […]
April 26, 2025
Family and friends shattered and scarred by tourist massacre in Kashmir
One victim had recently returned home after decades working abroad to enjoy a retirement filled with travel and family time; another hoped the trip into the beauty of Indian-administered Kashmir would cheer the spirits of his semi-paralyzed wife. Both men were among 26 tourists shot dead by militants this week in a massacre that has […]
April 26, 2025
Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Tag Oil Posts 76 Percent Gain
South of the border, cooling rhetoric from the Trump administration led what turned out to be a relatively quiet news week. Markets were volatile at the start of the week, however, after US President Donald Trump suggested on April 17 that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s “termination couldn’t come fast enough.” The president softened his […]
April 26, 2025
Editor’s Picks: Gold Price Touches US$3,500 in Volatile Week, M&A Heats Up
It was quite a week for the gold price. The yellow metal continued its record-breaking streak early in the period, touching the US$3,500 per ounce level for the first time, but then saw a sharp pullback, even dropping briefly below US$3,300. What’s behind gold’s latest moves? Market watchers have pointed to US President Donald Trump’s […]
April 26, 2025
Hegseth signs ‘No More Walking on Eggshells’ policy, demands review of equal opportunity complaint process
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo on Friday calling for a review of Military Equal Opportunity and DoD civilian Equal Employment Opportunity programs. The secretaries of each military department are required under the memo to assess the programs in place within their own departments. In a video posted on X announcing the memo, Hegseth […]
April 26, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump order ending collective bargaining rights for most federal workers
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that would cancel collective bargaining rights for most federal workers. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman blocked the Trump administration from implementing the order following a lawsuit from the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents about 160,000 federal employees. The union claims in […]
April 26, 2025
S&P 500 Rises from Bearish to Neutral, But Will It Last?
The S&P 500 index managed to log one of its strongest weeks in 2025. Short-term breadth conditions have improved, and the crucial 5500 level has now been broken to the upside. Are we in the later stages of a countertrend rally, or just in the early innings of a broader recovery for stocks? Let’s review three key […]
April 26, 2025
Navigate Market Shifts Like a Pro: Utilize This Key Indicator Effectively
After weeks of uncertainty, the stock market finally gave us something to smile about. The major indexes just wrapped up four straight days of gains, and optimism is starting to creep back in. Could this be the shift we’ve been waiting for? Let’s break it down. The big concerns this week were all about tariffs […]
April 26, 2025
American liquor exports hit record high in 2024, driven by tariffs
U.S. spirit exports reached a record $2.4 billion in 2024, driven in large part by tariff concerns and ongoing global trade disputes. That is according to the American Spirits Exports report published by trade association the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States on Thursday. “U.S. spirits exports hit a new high in 2024, recapturing lost market […]
April 26, 2025
Hasbro forecasts as much as $300 million impact if China tariffs don’t come down
If President Donald Trump’s 145% levy against imports from China holds, Hasbro estimates it could see as much as a $300 million hit to its bottom line. The toy maker posted better-than-expected earnings on Thursday, but investors and analysts were more focused on the ongoing trade war Trump’s White House has waged against the toy industry’s biggest […]
April 25, 2025
Why Pope Francis isn’t being buried in the Vatican
Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican. Popes are usually buried within Vatican City, beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. But Francis will be the first pontiff in more than […]
April 25, 2025
Ukraine hit by another night of deadly Russian strikes despite Trump’s ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ plea
Moscow has inflicted another round of deadly strikes on Ukraine despite US President Donald Trump’s plea for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “STOP!” attacking its neighbor. At least eight people were killed in drone strikes across the country, a night after Russia launched its deadliest bombardment of Ukraine since the middle of last year. A […]
