They're spending millions and millions of your taxpayer dollars basically to gaslight you about what's going on. It just is basically a way for the government to brag about stuff that they're not actually doing yet. The money spent on the advertisements would have been better used towards improving infrastructure in the north or other projects that are in dire need of funding.
Why it matters: Positive stock performance helps explain why so many free-market capitalists have signed onto something that seems more socialist than not. And why others will do so when given the opportunity. By the numbers: The White House appears to have agreed to equity deals with nine companies, most which are publicly traded. The public cohort saw their share prices climb an average of 85% between the time of announcement (or press leak, if earlier) and yesterday, per an Axios analysis.
Mexico's Attorney General's Office said on Monday that authorities have identified five bodies found at a property in El Verde, a rural locality in the state of Sinaloa, and are working to identify the remains of five other people. It is important to note that prosecutorial authorities have remained in contact with the victims' relatives, the office said in a statement. In the cases where the bodies have already been identified, they will be transferred to the states of Zacatecas in two cases, as well as to Chihuahua, Sonora, and Guerrero, it added.
When geopolitical stress spikes, gold and silver are where nervous capital runs. And right now, there's plenty to be nervous about. Geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing Iran war reshaping energy markets, U.S. actions related to Venezuela, and global trade and tariff uncertainty, are pushing investors into gold and silver as stores of value.
Amazon's data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that's leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first customer for Nuton Technologies, which developed the "bioleaching" technology. AWS will also be providing "cloud-based data and analytics support," helping to optimize Nuton's mining process. Nuton's bioleaching method uses naturally-occurring microorganisms to extract copper from low-grade ore that would otherwise be too expensive to mine,
A former miner at the site told The Associated Press there have been repeated landslides because the tunnels are dug by hand, poorly constructed, and left without maintenance. "People dig everywhere, without control or safety measures. In a single pit, there can be as many as 500 miners, and because the tunnels run parallel, one collapse can affect many pits at once," Clovis Mafare said.
Critical Metals ( NASDAQ:CRML ) shares rocketed 32.6% higher yesterday after the company announced the first assay results from its 2025 drilling program at the Tanbreez rare-earth project in southern Greenland. The results confirmed additional high-grade intersections across the Fjord Deposit and Upper Fjord areas, building on prior drilling success. The stock has now surged approximately 158% year-to-date in 2026 as investors bet on the project's advancement toward a pilot plant launch targeted for May.
After nearly a decade spent transforming Endeavour Mining into one of the world's ten largest gold producers, de Montessus is returning to what has long defined his career: building scale, discipline and credibility in frontier markets where volatility is the rule rather than the exception.
With the price of a single ounce of gold now currently hovering around $4,700 (right around its all-time high), the question of course is whether it's too late for investors to dive in. I'm of the view that this momentum rally is probably warranted. That's in part due to the underlying fundamentals of gold and its overall market capitalization relative to stocks (which is still low, despite its recent rally).
Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Newmont Corporation reports Q4 fiscal year 2025 earnings today, February 19, 2026. Analysts will be watching for whether the company can maintain the momentum from its exceptional 2025 performance. Shares have surged 39.76% since the Q3 earnings release in late October. Here's what matters when Newmont reports. What Wall Street Expects Revenues: $6.25 Billion Adjusted EPS: $2.03 GAAP EPS: $2.11 Gross Margin: 67.8%
The abrdn Platinum ETF Trust ( NYSEARCA:PPLT) has surged 185% over the past year, transforming platinum from an overlooked industrial metal into a standout commodity performer. The rally reflects a fundamental shift in supply-demand dynamics that has platinum outpacing even gold's strong performance. Investors now face the question of whether this momentum can continue or if the rally has run too far.