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Not so comfortable in luxury It seems curious to me that one of the sectors of the global market that was hit after the pandemic lockdowns were lifted, but has generally not recovered, is luxury retail. I have long believed that many prestige brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada and Ralph Lauren, are now […]
Principles of Bitcoin: Technology, Economics, Politics and Philosophy. 2025. Vijay Selvam. Columbia University Press. Decentralized finance continues to evolve. The relative novelty of a digital asset and medium of exchange – bitcoin is only sixteen years old, after all – seems like an endless source of fascination for all levels of society. The mystery and […]
Why are new apartments so expensive – and old apartments so ‘cheap’? Singapore’s real estate disruption explained Singapore’s real estate market no longer moves as a single asset class. In this expert interview with Dragon Tan, we dive deep into a growing and uncomfortable reality: the widening price gap between brand new apartments and older […]
Against the backdrop of record high gold and silver prices, Next Big Rush creator Fabi Lara provided a timely reality check at this year’s Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. Addressing a packed room with a noticeable rush of first-time attendees, she urged investors to balance excitement with discipline as the commodity bull market accelerates. Lara framed […]
After closing 2025 with a solid gain of 28.2%, the… S&P/TSX composite index has had a mixed start to 2026 as it rose just 0.7% in the first month of the year. Recent market volatility could be partly attributed to renewed trade tensions between the US and Canada, including Donald Trump’s warnings of a potential […]
The dollar continues to fall and is now down about 11% from its January 2025 level: This is a big step considering currency standards, especially the global reserve currency. When you see such a big move in something as important as the dollar, people get nervous. Just look at the headlines: Until they crashed last […]
Silver Elephant Mining Corp. (TSX: ELEF,OTC:SILEF) (OTCQB: SILEF) (FSE: 1P2) (“Silver Elephant” or the “Company”) announces that it has increased the size of its non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”), previously announced in its press releases dated January 19, 2026 and January 23, 2026, to a total of up to 3,300,000 units (each a “Unit”) […]
Japan has announced that it has successfully extracted mineral-rich seabed sediment from nearly 6,000 meters below the ocean’s surface near the remote island of Minamitorishima, a technical milestone that officials say could help reduce the country’s dependence on China. The operation was carried out by the deep-sea drillship Chikyu, which collected the sediment as part […]
President Donald Trump is preparing to launch a strategic stockpile of $12 billion of crucial minerals aimed at accelerating the administration’s efforts to reduce America’s dependence on China for key raw materials. Known as Project Vault, the initiative will combine up to $10 billion in long-term financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) with approximately […]
Image source: Getty Images Buying top Canadian stocks through a tax-free savings account (TFSA) is an effective strategy for building long-term wealth. The biggest advantage of a TFSA is that all returns earned in the account are completely tax-free. Over the years, this benefit can significantly boost your overall investment growth. For 2026, the annual […]
