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October 30, 2025

China Needs a Consumption Target

By Stephen S. Roach – Project Syndicate As Chinese leaders prepare the 15th […]
October 30, 2025

Interstellar ‘tunnel’ found that connects our solar system to other stars, according to astronomers

By Eric Ralls – earth.com Space can surprise even those who spend their […]
October 30, 2025

The Odd Symmetry Between Earth’s Northern and Southern Hemispheres Is Breaking Down

By Passant Rabie – Gizmodo Although Earth’s two hemispheres lie on opposite sides of […]
October 29, 2025

Three North Central B.C. sawmills scaling back production

By Colin Dacre – Castanet Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. announced Thursday it […]
October 29, 2025

Geologists Stunned By Massive Two-Toned Diamond Pulled From Botswana Mine

By Emily Carter – IDR Miners in Botswana have unearthed a diamond unlike any seen […]
October 29, 2025

Metals on fire: What’s driving the unstoppable rally in copper, aluminium, and zinc

By Hareesh V – The Economic Times – Markets Base metal prices have witnessed […]
October 29, 2025

Benefits of gold’s enduring resilience as relevant as ever, says World Gold Council

By: Martin Creamer – Mining Weekly “Importantly, the core reasons for considering alternative assets […]
October 28, 2025

Inside Canada’s new Arctic ambitions

By Mike Blanchfield – Politico OTTAWA — Long overlooked by Ottawa, Canada’s remote and […]
October 28, 2025

Charted: A Decade of Central Bank Gold Purchases

By Ryan Bellefontaine – Visual Capitalist As inflation and geopolitical troubles linger, how have […]
October 28, 2025

BRICS Payment System Supports Transactions Across 185 Countries

By Vinod Dsouza – Watcher.Guru BRICS member China’s new payment system, named Cross-Border […]
October 28, 2025

BC Hydro’s $6-billion ‘nation-building’ power line expedited for economic growth

By Kenneth Chan – D H Urbanized The Government of British Columbia has […]
October 27, 2025

Earth Is Getting Darker, Which Could Accelerate Global Warming

By Ryan Green SCI AM The view of Earth from space is famously familiar—bright blue […]
October 27, 2025

Canada’s health care system is the third-most expensive but ranks 27th for doctor availability compared to other developed countries: study

By Graeme Gordon – The Hub Canada spends the third-most on health care […]
October 27, 2025

Explained: Why the world’s central banks are buying gold like never before

By Koustav Das – India Today Not just households and investors, but central […]
October 27, 2025

Asset Inflation… (From Rome to America: The Fall of Empires Through Debt and Currency Collapse)

By John Walter – JohnWalter25.substack The fall of the Western Roman Empire in […]
October 26, 2025

Prehistoric Humans Shaped Europe Long Before Farming

By Gary Manners – Ancient Origins Revolutionary research challenges longstanding assumptions about pristine […]
October 26, 2025

Crypto Treasury Stocks Face a Reckoning. Why Boom Could Turn to Bust.

By Adam Clark – Barron’s The boom in companies holding large stocks of cryptos […]
October 25, 2025

Breakthrough cancer therapy stops tumor growth without harming healthy cells

From ScienceDaily Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and Vividion Therapeutics have discovered […]
October 25, 2025

The Fight to Eradicate Polio

By Katharina Buchholz – Statista On today’s World Polio Day, humanity is faced […]
October 25, 2025

Need a little controversy

By Marshall & Anderson – TicTok 1940’s soul-jazz version
October 24, 2025

Gold Stocks Slammed

Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold miners’ stocks were just slammed sharply lower as high-flying […]
October 24, 2025

S&P 500 real terms

By Otavio (Tavi) Costa – X In gold terms, the S&P 500 is […]
October 24, 2025

Scientists issue warning after discovering ‘enormous’ natural phenomenon: ‘This is the main cause for the acceleration’

By Robert Crow – Yahoo!News Rising temperatures continue to wreak havoc on glaciers […]
October 24, 2025

Scientists create LED light that kills cancer cells without harming healthy ones

From ScienceDaily Scientists have developed a promising cancer therapy that uses LED light […]
October 23, 2025

AOTH’s investing strategy in a changing macro environment that favors commodities and precious metals – Richard Mills

2025.10.18 The following article summarizes Ahead of the Herd’s approach to investing, shows […]
October 23, 2025

These 10 Far Side Comics Are Gary Larson’s Most Taboo Jokes

By Ambrose Tardive – Screen Rant The Far Side is infamous for its dark, edgy […]
October 23, 2025

Debasing the ‘debasement’ trade

By Jamie McGeever – Reuters Even though the $4 trillion global crypto market […]
October 23, 2025

Gold surges to record highs amid banking fraud allegations and policy uncertainty

By Gary Wagner – Kitco News Gold futures established a new record high on […]
October 23, 2025

CIBC see gold prices averaging $4,500 through 2027 as bull market momentum builds

By Neils Christensen – Kitco News While gold continues to experience elevated volatility as […]
October 23, 2025

Despite US push, China poised to dominate rare earths for years

By John Power – Aljazeera As China threatens to restrict the supply of rare […]
October 22, 2025

U.S. soy subsidies will cause lasting damage to industry

By Bruce Burnett – The Western Producer Nothing illustrates the demise of world trade […]
October 22, 2025

In a Warming Arctic, a Fight Brews Over the Fabled Northwest Passage

By Norimitsu Onishi – The New York Times For centuries, death and disaster met […]
October 21, 2025

Grail Blood Test Found Seven Times More Cancers Than Standard Tests, Data Show

By Bill Alpert – Barron’s Management hinted this summer the numbers were substantially better […]
October 21, 2025

The Ukraine War Will Be Settled in Beijing, Not Moscow

By Ram Charan – Barron’s Chinese President Xi Jinping is keeping Russia’s war in […]
October 21, 2025

All U.S. Critical Minerals in 2025, Ranked by Supply Disruption Risk

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist The U.S. relies heavily on imports for dozens […]
October 21, 2025

Why Trump is looking the wrong way in the Arctic

From The Economist SINCE 2020 foreign military aircraft have buzzed North American airspace […]
October 20, 2025

Video – Gold and silver bull market to continue

Gold is normally purchased as a safe haven in times of crisis as […]
October 20, 2025

Video – De-dollarization to continue and a US bond market collapse coming

Central banks now hold more gold than US Treasuries, which hasn’t happened since […]
October 20, 2025

Precious metals bull market set to continue, as gold and silver shrug off Gaza peace deal – Richard Mills

2025.10.16 President Trump scored a major diplomatic win by brokering a ceasefire between […]
October 20, 2025

Commodities: the last safe haven standing – Richard Mills

2025.10.11 Gold is up 51% year to date and reached a record-high $4,059/oz […]
October 20, 2025
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Gold and silver — Now it’s FOMO

By Alasdair Macleod – Goldmoney Gold and silver have had a rip-roaring week […]
October 20, 2025

IMF warns of dim outlook as US and China ramp up trade war

From Financial Review The International Monetary Fund warned that the global economy is […]
October 20, 2025

Ancient Organisms Have Been Sleeping Beneath the Arctic for 40,000 Years—and Now They’re Waking Up

By Darren Orf – Popular Mechanics Just like in John Carpenter’s 1982 horror classic The […]
October 20, 2025

Southern resident killer whales show signs of slow decline toward disappearance

From CityNews – By Brenna Owen The latest survey of endangered southern resident […]
October 17, 2025

Breakthrough: Scientists Create ‘Universal’ Kidney To Match Any Blood Type

By David Nield – Science alert After a decade of work, researchers are […]
October 17, 2025

Gold’s Biggest Bull Ever

Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold’s mighty cyclical bull just grew into its biggest ever!  […]
October 17, 2025

Think F-35 fighter jets are all-American? Canada actually plays a major role in production

By Laura Clementson – CBC News The F-35 fighter jet is one of the […]
October 16, 2025

10 Far Side Comics That Are Actually Too Smart for Their Own Good

By Madelyn Champa – ScreenRant Many fans praise The Far Side for its intellectual approach to […]
October 16, 2025

Supercharged vitamin k could help the brain heal itself

From Science Daily Researchers have synthesized enhanced vitamin K analogues that outperform natural […]
October 16, 2025

Girls who hunt: More women and youth are hunting in B.C. Here’s why and what it means

By Glenda Luymes – Vancouver Sun A flicker in the underbrush catches Charlie […]
October 15, 2025

Video – US Political Divide Not Evident on the Economy

Rising prices in commodities and precious metals are often driven by fear about […]
October 15, 2025

Could G1 be the next company that Washington takes a stake in? – Richard Mills

2025.10.10 It’s a question that’s been on my mind as the US government […]
October 15, 2025

Dollar leads

Otavio (Tavi) Costa – X Conventional wisdom tends to view a strengthening dollar […]
October 15, 2025

MIT and Harvard Build “Invisible” Immune Cells That Obliterate Cancer

From SciTechDaily The cells are designed to suppress immune-rejection signals and enhance tumor-killing […]
October 15, 2025

China is winning the robotics race

By Adam Button – Investing Live There is an interesting article in The Telegraph that […]
October 15, 2025

The AI boom is lifting the stock market, but it may be masking a weaker economy

By Charlotte Morabito – CNBC A surge in artificial intelligence infrastructure spending is […]
October 14, 2025

The Last Time Silver Surpassed a Long-held All-time High This Happened

By Hubert Moolman Previously, I have shown how the Dow has actually outperformed […]
October 14, 2025

From ‘superhumans’ to sequencing: How the next 50 years of science could shape our world

By Catherine Zhu – CBC Radio Our world has been transformed over the […]
October 14, 2025

Researchers elucidate aging mechanisms and identify a biomarker for aging and overall health status

From Medical xpress Aging is a systemic process that affects the entire body. […]
October 14, 2025

Silver Supply Crisis Deepens as London Inventories Plunge 33%

From The Jerusalem Post A historic silver squeeze is unfolding across global markets […]
October 13, 2025

Under the Spotlight – Dustin Nanos CEO, Golden Goose Resources

2025.10.09 Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Dustin, please tell us […]
October 13, 2025

Under the Spotlight – David D’Onofrio, CEO, White Gold Corp.

2025.10.09 Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: David, you had some […]
October 13, 2025

How many glasses of water a day should one consume to keep uric acid under control

From Times of India Uric acid is a natural waste product produced when […]
October 13, 2025

Is it Really Different this Time?

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET OpenAI now has an official “valuation” — based on its […]
October 13, 2025

America and China return to fierce trade conflict

From The Economist China’s leaders have long recognised that rare earths are its […]
October 13, 2025

One of the world’s biggest AI companies wants a deal with Canada. Is sovereignty the trade-off?

By Jenna Benchetrit – CBC Canadian politicians, public policy experts and business leaders have […]
October 12, 2025

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but gold does, according to a new study

By Eric Ralls – earth.com Plants do more than photosynthesize – some of […]
October 12, 2025

Why the Marshall Kilburn III is my new favorite Bluetooth speaker

By Namerah Saud Fatmi – androidcentral Walk into any hipster cafe or quaint macha joint […]
October 12, 2025

Scientists discover brain circuit that can switch off chronic pain

From ScienceDaily Scientists have pinpointed Y1 receptor neurons in the brain that can […]
October 12, 2025

Scientists grow metal instead of 3D printing it — and it’s 20x stronger

From ScienceDaily Scientists at EPFL have reimagined 3D printing by turning simple hydrogels […]
October 11, 2025

Is Silver Becoming “Unobtanium”?

By John Rubino Silver is back at its all-time nominal high, while tales […]
October 11, 2025

Silver Traders Rush Bars to London as Historic Squeeze Rocks Market

By Jack Farchy, Jack Ryan, Yihui Xie, and Veena Ali-Khan – Bloomberg The London silver market has […]
October 11, 2025

Gold, silver squeezes intensify

By Alasdair Macleod – Goldmoney Markets are desperately short of physical gold and […]
October 10, 2025

More Gold-Miner Records

Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold stocks are soaring with their metal, stacking more record […]
October 10, 2025

10 Hilarious Far Side Comics Starring the World’s Worst Pilots

By Spencer Connolly – ScreenRand The Far Side is known for throwing an absurd lens […]
October 9, 2025

Central Banks Now Hold More Gold Than U.S. Treasuries

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Central banks have crossed a symbolic line: their […]
October 9, 2025

Mining megadeals are poor fix for copper shortage

By George Hay – Reuters Anglo and Teck reckon they can create 175,000 […]
October 9, 2025

Steel Import Appetite Slows in the U.S.

From Oilprice.com U.S. steel prices continued to soften throughout September as they entered […]
October 8, 2025

Under the Spotlight – CEO David Hottman, Orestone Mining

2025.10.05 Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: David, I’d like you […]
October 8, 2025

Under the Spotlight – Galen McNamara, CEO, Silver47

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Galen, why don’t you give […]
October 8, 2025

The S curve meeting the J curve makes Copper the new oil – Richard Mills

2025.10.03 A major incident involving a landslide at the world’s second largest copper […]
October 8, 2025

Gold: The US Dollar Bank Run Is Speeding Up

By Hubert Moolman Previously, I have shown how the US dollar banking system […]
October 8, 2025

117-Year-Old Woman’s Diet Could Help Us All Live Longer

From Science Alert When María Branyas Morera died in 2024 at the age […]
October 8, 2025

Farms are closing without workers. US border policy threatens to empty shelves.

By Linda Pryor – Yahoo!news ICE raids, detainments, deportations. Immigration headlines flood our screens. Enforcement […]
October 8, 2025

Copper Markets in Crisis After a Year of Disruptions

From OilPrice.com The global copper market has had quite the year. On September […]
October 7, 2025

China’s reported BHP iron ore ban has wide-ranging ramifications. Here’s what to know

From The Guardian China, via a state-run enterprise, has reportedly banned its steel […]
October 7, 2025

“Hedge with Gold,” Says Goldman Sachs

By Gilan Miller-Gertz – TipRanks Goldman Sachs’ GS -1.03% ▼ Research recommends that investors buy gold […]
October 7, 2025

7,000-Year-Old Copper Age Settlement Transforms Caucasus Archaeology

By Gary Manners – Ancient Origins Archaeologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences […]
October 7, 2025

Nouriel Roubini and Brunello Rosa think digital currencies are best understood as a form of evolution, not a break from existing institutions

By Nouriel Roubini – interest.co.nz What does the future hold for money and […]
October 6, 2025

Scientists develop clean and efficient new method for iron and steel production

By Shy Cohen – Yahoo!news Steel has underpinned modern life for centuries, but […]
October 6, 2025

Scientists just found cancer cells’ hidden power source

From ScienceDaily When cancer cells are physically squeezed, they mount an instant, high-energy […]
October 6, 2025

Surprising study reveals what really kills fatty liver disease patients

From ScienceDaily Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects over a third of […]
October 6, 2025

Floating photocatalyst turns sunlight into radicals that disinfect water in minutes

From Chemistry \\orld Extremely light, floating films can make foul water fit to […]
October 5, 2025

Copper surges to record high: Unpacking the global drivers behind the rally

By Hareesh V – The Economic Times Copper, the industrial red metal, is […]
October 5, 2025

Scientists just cracked the mystery of why cancer immunotherapy fails

From ScienceDaily A hidden stress pathway, TexPSR, has been identified as the key […]
October 5, 2025

Carney to meet Trump next week, potential movement on steel and aluminum tariffs expected

By Stephanie Ha and Judy Trinh – CTV News Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to […]
October 5, 2025

What is the Supreme Court going to say about the notwithstanding clause?

By Aaron Wherry – CBC News Last month, after the federal government filed its factum […]
October 4, 2025

10 Far Side Comics Starring the Dorkiest Cowboys Ever

By Jessica Jalali – ScreenRant Humans may not get the best reputation or the […]
October 4, 2025

Status of US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency: USD Share Plunges to Lowest since 1994, as USD Exchange Rates Tank, Central Banks Diversify

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET The dollar’s status as dominant global reserve currency just took […]
October 4, 2025

Yuan lies in wait as Trump pushes buck to the brink

By William Pesek – Asia Times TOKYO — Depending on your vantage point, the […]