U.S. Antimony breaks ground on expansion project

Gov. Greg Gianforte joined community leaders and executives from United States Antimony Corporation last week to celebrate the groundbreaking on a new expansion at the facility near Thompson Falls. In 1969, USAC was established in Montana to mine...

U.S. Government Invests in Lithium Americas

ZeroHedge The leading economics blog online covering financial issues, geopolitics and trading. More Info By ZeroHedge - Oct 01, 2025, 12:00 PM CDT The U.S. government has acquired a stake in Lithium Americas, a Canadian company developing the...

U.S. approves sale of HIMARS rocket systems to Ottawa

Open this photo in gallery:A U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile during a joint military drill between the Philippines and the U.S. at Laur, northern Philippines, in March, 2023.Aaron Favila/The Associated...

U.S. contraceptives in Geel remain stored as Belgium intervenes

Geel (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – A €8.4 million U.S.-funded contraceptive stockpile in Geel, including millions of condoms, pills, implants, and IUDs, remains in storage as Minister Maxime Prévot seeks to prevent its destruction. As GVA News...

U.S. approves sale of mobile artillery rocket systems to Canada (Canada)

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press - Oct 1, 2025 / 1:57 pm | Story: 575580 Photo: The Canadian Press A U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile during a joint military drill between the Philippines and the...

U.S. approves sale of mobile artillery rocket systems to Canada

By: Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Posted: 3:57 PM CDT Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Canada. Read...

U.S. 127 shut down for hours following double fatal crash in Jackson County

JACKSON COUNTY, MI — Two people died as the result of a crash on U.S. 127 South Wednesday, Oct. 1, according to the Michigan State Police. The double fatal crash occurred between Loomis and Reed roads in Liberty Township, the MSP posted on X at...

U.S. manufacturing activity contracts for seventh straight month

US factory activity shrank in September for a seventh consecutive month, reflecting a pullback in orders and adding to evidence manufacturing is lacking traction. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index edged up 0.4 point to...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: The New York Times on the indictment of James Comey The events of the past week in Virginia mark a dark new stage in President Trump’s effort to turn federal law enforcement into a...

Alaska revives U.S. antimony supply chain

With high-grade antimony being trucked from an old gold mining project near Fairbanks to United States Antimony Corporation's refinery in Montana, and then onward to America's National Defense Stockpile, Alaska is once again stepping in as a...

Premier and Forests Minister slam U.S. decision on Section 232 tariff

PREMIER David Eby on Wednesday said in a statement in response to the United States’ decision to impose tariffs on Canadian timber and lumber through Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act: “Let’s be clear. These tariffs on our lumber have...

U.S. government shuts down... for a short while

Quoting: The government shutdown is once again in the news, and gold is apparently capitalizing from it. It’s all smoke and mirrors as those making the decisions will not cut funding for themselves. It’s just them pretending that they care about...

WEAKNESS PERSISTS IN U.S. AND CALIFORNIA ECONOMIES, WITH RECOVERY NOT EXPECTED UNTIL 2026

The following information was released by UCLA's Anderson School of Management: UCLA Anderson Forecast reports that the risk of rising layoffs' leading to a recession is a tangible possibility Throughout summer 2025, the U.S. economy endured...

Study finds TikTok sees surge in news consumption among U.S. adults

A new analysis by the Pew Research Center revealed that TikTok has rapidly become a significant source of news for U.S. adults, with one in five now regularly obtaining news from the platform. This marks an increase from just 3% in 2020. The...

Trump says he will push China's Xi on soybeans as U.S. farmers struggle

President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that he plans to push Chinese leader Xi Jinping on U.S. soybean purchases when they meet, as American farmers grapple with fallout from his trade wars. "The Soybean Farmers of our Country are being hurt...

Tesla Raises Model 3 and Model Y Lease Prices in U.S., Adds $6,500 Credit

Tesla has quietly raised lease pricing for the Model 3 and Model Y in the United States, with increases of up to 11%. At the same time, the company has introduced a new $6,500 lease credit designed to help soften the blow of higher monthly...

Bullish Takes U.S. by Storm: Spot Trading Now Available in 20 States

TLDR Bullish launches spot trading in 20 U.S. states, including New York and California. The platform has surpassed $1.5 trillion in cumulative trading volume. Bullish secured BitLicense and money transmission licenses from New York authorities....

Gold prices soar to new records amid U.S. government shutdown

A collection of gold coins is displayed at a shop in the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles, April 30, 2025. Associated Press NEW YORK — As uncertainty deepens amid the U.S. government's first shutdown in almost...

Latvian man pleads guilty to conspiracy to illegally export U.S. aircraft technology to Russia

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A Latvian man pled guilty Tuesday for his role in a multi-year conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws to send aircraft technology to Russia. Oleg Chistyakov, 56, pled guilty to filing false export forms with the U.S....

Steve Marshall on potential Paul Finebaum U.S. Senate bid: ‘I’m sure that voters of Alabama will have a response’ to past comments about President Trump

Fresh off an endorsement from the Alabama Farmers Federations, Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Steve Marshall used a Wednesday radio hit to weigh in on a potential Paul Finebaum U.S. Senate bid in 2026. In an interview with “The Jeff...