WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers have included nearly $400 million in a massive federal government spending bill to help safeguard U.S. voting systems from cyber attacks, three sources familiar with negotiations said on Wednesday.The spending package, expected to be publicly unveiled on Wednesday, includes $380 million to provide states with grants that would help them purchase more secure voting...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More money for border security and fighting Russian election hacking was expected to be included in a $1.3 trillion U.S. government spending bill taking shape in Congress on Wednesday, along with gun legislation and a fix to a “grain glitch” in last year’s sweeping tax law overhaul.Congressional leaders laboring to complete the bill face a midnight Friday d...Read More

Triumph Gold Corp.,(TSXV:TIG, OTCQB:TIGCF) ('Triumph Gold' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that a field crew has been dispatched to the Freegold Mountain property to execute a 1,900 metre diamond drill program targeting the newly discovered porphyry system in the Keirsten Zone (see PR # 17-13).Read full newsRead More

(Kitco News)- Gold prices are holding on to daily gains as the Federal Reserve maintains its forecast that it will raise interest rates only three times this year, while signaling more rate hikes in 2019 and 2020As widely expected, the U.S. central bank raised interestrates by 25 basis points, pushing the federal funds rate to a range between1.50% and 1.75%. However, most investorswere focused o...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold prices are holding on to daily gains as the Federal Reserve maintains its forecast that it will raise interest rates only three times this year, while signaling more rate hikes in 2019 and 2020As widely expected, the U.S. central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points, pushing the federal funds rate to a range between 1.50% and 1.75%. However, most investors were focus...Read More

Split FOMC continues to see three rate increases in 2018Policy makers boost economic growth forecasts for 2018, 2019Fed Raises Rates and Forecasts a Steeper Path of HikesFederal Reserve officials, meeting for the first time under Chairman Jerome Powell, raised the benchmark lending rate a quarter-point and forecast a steeper path of hikes in 2019 and 2020, citing an improving economic outlook. Pol...Read More

Velocity Minerals Ltd. (TSXV:VLC) ("Velocity" or the "Company") reports results of bottle roll and stirred leach tests carried out on various grades of mineralized samples from the Rozino gold project ("Rozino"), located in southeast Bulgaria.The test results show gold recoveries up to 92.9%.Test work was completed for Velocity by Wardell Armstrong.Read full newsRead More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union have agreed to launch discussions on trade issues of concern, including steel and aluminum, top U.S. and EU officials said on Wednesday.EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom met U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in Washington in a bid to secure an exemption for the European Union from planned U.S. import duties on steel and alumi...Read More

Aluminium Tips Live – Aluminium SELL Call 1d2, Given at Price 134.80 Achieved Target level 134. CMP 133.80. Total profit of 0.80 x 2 lot = 1.60 PointsTIPS ID 1d2 : Today Aluminium Intraday - SELL 2 lot Aluminium at CMP 134.80 for Small Target 134.0 with Small SL Above 135.70AFTER POST CONTENT Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. bond market shows investors are confident that inflation has picked up from last year’s low levels, but they are not so sure it will head much higher from here.The muted outlook comes as Federal Reserve officials at a two-day policy meeting that began on Tuesday are likely discussing whether they should stick with their path on raising key short-term interest ra...Read More

BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (BTU-TSX:V) reports that Aurum Exploration Services has been contracted to manage the upcoming drill program at the Lee Property located in Galway, Ireland.Read full newsRead More

The equities are higher today, but a dip could be on the horizonIt's been a rough week so far for many tech stocks, with a decline in Facebook (FB) shares weighing on the sector. In fact, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gapped lower to start the week, and is now trying to avoid a fourth straight loss. What's more, a pair of tech stocks could be poised to dip again next week, if recen...Read More

(Reuters) - Wall Street gained late on Wednesday morning, ahead of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike, as Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) shares reversed course to trade higher and energy stocks got a boost from surging oil prices.Facebook shares gained 1.5 percent and provided some relief to the technology sector after two bruising days during which the social media company lost some $50 billion in...Read More

Civil libertarians and security researchers have long been concerned that otherwise inadmissible intelligence from the agency is used to build cases against Americans though a process known asRead full newsRead More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will likely announce tariffs on Chinese imports by Friday, a source in the administration said, as the top U.S. trade diplomat told lawmakers he had the tools to strike back over Chinese theft of U.S. tech know-how.Reuters reported last week that the president could target up to $60 billion in imports from China. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighth...Read More

The Canadian Loonie and Mexican Peso jumped late on Tuesday after a report by the Globe and Mail that the U.S. government has dropped a demand that all vehicles made in Canada and Mexico for export to the United States contain at least 50% U.S. content.Read full newsRead More

New Cold War fears grow, and so do those defense budgets.Read full newsRead More

Deutsche Bank shares are down 6%, at their lowest since Nov 2016 (near post-crisis lows), after warning that euro strength and higher funding costs will weigh on revenue in the securities unit this quarter (just a week after the lender voiced optimism about the outlook for the year).Read full newsRead More

Global Energy Metal (OTCMKTS:GBLEF) CEO Mitchell Smith says the firm has significantly increased its cobalt footprint in Australia as it unveiled a deal to buy the district scale Mt. Isa cobalt projects.Smith says the real importance of this is it opens the opportunity to create a scalable cobalt district in the Mt. Isa region.  Meet Wolf Minerals, Thor Mining PLC, Rainbow Rare Earths Limited...Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The effects of the expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike on Wednesday will extend beyond corporate America to household budgets.Most people will see at least a minor impact on their credit card statements in the next few billing cycles, while those with adjustable-rate mortgages, home equity lines of credit, auto loans and other loans with variable rates of interest will...Read More