Rick Rule: Contrarian or Victim? Where to Invest (and Speculate) in 2025
‘If you look traditionally, the momentum in gold attracts Wall Street, and it attracts Main Street and it attracts the generalist investors to the space. We really aren’t seeing that to any great degree,’ he said. Rule also discussed his best-performing investments of 2024 and shared his highest-convictions sectors for 2025. Looking back at 2024,…
Top NATO military official urges businesses to be prepared for ‘wartime scenario’
A top military official with NATO warned businesses on Monday to be ready for a wartime scenario, which could entail adjusting production and distribution lines to be less vulnerable to blackmail from Russia and China. Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, the chairperson of NATO’s military committee, told attendees at an event of the European Policy Center…
President-elect Trump appoints three key positions in White House offices
President-elect Trump announced three key appointments to White House offices on Monday, including two who served during his first term. The announcement included the appointment of James Braid, who will return to the White House as the deputy assistant to the president and director of the Office of Legislative Affairs. Braid worked in legislative affairs…
First Helium Initiates Process to License & Drill the Leduc Anomaly
First Helium Inc. (‘First Helium’ or the ‘Company’) (TSXV: HELI) (OTCQB: FHELF) (FRA: 2MC) today announced that it has completed its field survey activities and selected the surface location for its Leduc anomaly test well planned for drilling this winter. The survey will be used to prepare necessary regulatory applications for drilling approval. The well…
First Helium Initiates Process to License & Drill the Leduc Anomaly
First Helium Inc. (‘First Helium’ or the ‘Company’) (TSXV: HELI) (OTCQB: FHELF) (FRA: 2MC) today announced that it has completed its field survey activities and selected the surface location for its Leduc anomaly test well planned for drilling this winter. The survey will be used to prepare necessary regulatory applications for drilling approval. The well…
Blinken questioned for State Department hosting in-house therapy sessions after Trump win
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., took aim at Secretary of State Antony Blinken after it was reported that the State Department held therapy sessions for employees who were upset by President-elect Trump’s election victory. ‘I am concerned that the Department is catering to federal employees who are personally devastated by the normal functioning of American democracy…
Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets into Israel after IDF targets Hezbollah command centers in Beirut
Hezbollah fired a barrage of missiles and other projectiles into Israel Sunday in response to deadly IDF strikes on the militant group’s command centers in Beirut. The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles Sunday, with some intercepted – marking one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months. Some of…
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Trump, Powell and US Recession Reality — Where to Focus Now
Weighing in on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s November 14 comments, she said he remains steadfast in his message that while inflation is coming down to the Fed’s 2 percent target, there’s a bumpy path ahead that will require patience. ‘I think the idea here is not so much to hang onto every single word he’s…
Doug Casey: Gold to Go Much Higher; “Very Bullish” on Uranium, Oil/Gas, Coal Stocks
He also discussed what he is — and isn’t — doing with his money right now. ‘Stay out of stocks, with a few exceptions here and there — there are always exceptions. Stay out of all bonds, frankly. They’re a triple threat to your capital,’ Casey said during the interview. ‘I still like commodities —…
Trump administration takes shape: President-elect completes top 15 Cabinet picks
President-elect Trump has rounded out his picks for the top 15 positions within his Cabinet, handpicking an array of establishment and unconventional officials for top posts in just three weeks. Trump has moved at a rapid pace to shape his upcoming administration, which stands in contrast to his first run at the presidency in 2016….