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Constellation Energy (CEG) Jumps as US Backs $1 Billion Three Mile Island Restart – Nov. 19, 2025

Constellation Energy (CEG) Jumps as US Backs $1 Billion Three Mile Island Restart – Nov. 19, 2025

DOE’s $1 Billion Bet on Constellation and the Crane Clean Energy Center The big story for Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CEG) today is Washington’s green light for a $1 billion federal loan / loan guarantee aimed at bringing a shuttered nuclear plant back to life. According to coverage citing DOE officials, the Loan Programs Office will provide up to $1 billion in financing to support the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1 in Pennsylvania, which Constellation has rebranded as the Christopher M. Crane Clean Energy Center (Crane CEC). ABC+2Datacenter Dynamics+2 Key details from today’s reporting: DOE advisers quoted in
19 November 2025
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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Jump as Senate Vote Lifts Hopes for Ending 40‑Day U.S. Government Shutdown

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Jump as Senate Vote Lifts Hopes for Ending 40‑Day U.S. Government Shutdown

U.S. equity futures rose Monday after a procedural Senate vote advanced a funding bill that could reopen the federal government as soon as this week. The rebound followed last week’s tech-led selloff, with AI and semiconductor names leading premarket gains. Global stocks rallied, Treasury yields climbed, and volatility eased. Reuters+1 What changed in Washington — and why markets care Late Sunday, the Senate advanced a House-passed measure that lawmakers plan to amend to fund the government through January 30 alongside three full‑year appropriations bills. The package would still need final Senate passage, approval by the House, and President Donald Trump’s
10 November 2025
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Government Shutdown Triggers 8,800+ Sunday Flight Disruptions: FAA Orders Up To 10% Cuts At 40 Major Airports (Nov. 9, 2025)

US Government Shutdown, Day 41 (Nov. 10, 2025): Senate Advances Deal to Reopen; FAA Flight Cuts Widen; Court Steps In on SNAP

Updated Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 The longest federal shutdown in U.S. history is in its 41st day, but momentum is finally building in Washington. Late Sunday, the Senate cleared a key procedural hurdle on a bipartisan plan that would reopen the government through January 30, while folding three full‑year spending bills into the package. The move set off a relief rally in markets and raised hopes for an end to cascading service disruptions—including FAA‑mandated flight reductions and uncertainty around November food‑assistance payments. Reuters+3Reuters+3Reuters+3 What changed today (Nov. 10) What’s in the Senate plan—and why it matters Travel today: what flyers
10 November 2025
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Lockheed Martin Stock Soars on Earnings Beat – “We’re an arm of the U.S. government,” analyst quips

Lockheed Martin Stock Soars on Earnings Beat – “We’re an arm of the U.S. government,” analyst quips

Robust Q3 Results and Increased Guidance Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT) Oct. 21 earnings release blew past forecasts, reflecting surging military demand. Revenue rose 8.8% year-over-year to $18.61 billion and net income was $6.95/share seattlepi.com. That beat Wall Street’s $6.33/share estimate and matched analyst forecasts of about $18.56 billion. CEO Jim Taiclet highlighted the unprecedented demand” for Lockheed products, noting a record $179 billion backlog – over 2½ years of sales news.lockheedmartin.com. In light of the strong quarter, Lockheed raised 2025 guidance. It now expects $22.15–$22.35 EPS (vs prior $21.70–$22.00) and about $74.25–$74.75 billion in revenue reuters.com. Jim Taiclet emphasized the scale of current demand: Based
21 October 2025
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Trilogy Metals (TMQ) Stock Soars After U.S. Govt Deal – Critical Minerals Boom Brewing?

US Government Buys Stake in Alaska Miner to Unlock Critical Minerals – Sparks “Copper Rush” Controversy

U.S. Stakes a Claim in Alaska’s Mineral Riches In an unprecedented step for U.S. industrial policy, the federal government announced it will become a shareholder in a private mining company to advance a domestic source of critical minerals. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum revealed that the U.S. government is acquiring about 10% of Trilogy Metals Inc., a small Canadian firm, to help fund its mining projects in Alaska’s remote Ambler Mining District reuters.com. The deal – a $35.6 million investment – is meant to jump-start exploration of rich copper and cobalt deposits on U.S. soil. The Department [of] War, the United States
7 October 2025
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Trilogy Metals (TMQ) Stock Soars After U.S. Govt Deal – Critical Minerals Boom Brewing?

Trilogy Metals (TMQ) Stock Soars After U.S. Govt Deal – Critical Minerals Boom Brewing?

Stock Performance and Recent Moves TMQ has traded in a tight range just above $2.00 in recent weeks. On Oct 6, 2025 it closed at about $2.09 stockanalysis.com (roughly a $0.01 gain or +0.5% on the day). Trading volume that session was around 613,000 shares investing.com. This modest move belies recent volatility: in after-hours trading on Oct 6 the stock spiked roughly +150% (to ~$5.20) on the U.S. government news investing.com benzinga.com, although the regular market close remained at $2.09. Over the past year TMQ is up several hundred percent off its late-2024 lows (range $0.47–2.48 investing.com), reflecting a dramatic
6 October 2025
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Lithium Americas Stock Skyrockets on U.S. Stake Rumor – EV Boom, Lithium Prices & 2025 Outlook

US Government Takes 5% Stake in Lithium Americas – LAC Stock Soars

Background: Lithium Americas and Thacker Pass Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE/TSX: LAC) is the Canadian miner behind the Thacker Pass project in northern Nevada. Thacker Pass hosts the world’s largest known measured lithium resource lithiumamericas.com. The project is a joint venture: Lithium Americas owns 62% (and manages the mine) and GM holds 38% lithiumamericas.com. Phase 1 of Thacker Pass is expected to have a nominal design capacity of 40,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of battery-grade lithium carbonate lithiumamericas.com – enough lithium for roughly 800,000 EVs reuters.com. Construction began in 2024 (led by Bechtel under a project labor agreement) with first production originally
1 October 2025
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Lithium Americas Stock Skyrockets on U.S. Stake Rumor – EV Boom, Lithium Prices & 2025 Outlook

Lithium Americas Stock Soars 80% on U.S. Stake Talk – Key Facts & 2025 Outlook

Recent Stock Performance and Price Trend Lithium Americas’ stock has experienced a volatile ride in 2025. Prior to this week’s news, LAC was trading near multi-year lows amid lithium price weakness. The U.S. shares started the year around the mid-$2 range and hit a 52-week low of ~$2.28 in the summer finviz.com. The stock gradually rebounded into the $3s in early September, but still massively lagged its all-time highs (recall that back in late 2021, the old combined Lithium Americas stock traded above $30 before the company split up). In the week of September 18–22, 2025, LAC hovered around $3
23 September 2025
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SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027

SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027

The USSF-178 task order is an $81.6 million NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 award to SpaceX to launch WSF-M2 on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB in the first half of FY2027, including a BLAZE-2 rideshare. This award marks SpaceX’s third consecutive Lane 1 win under NSSL Phase 3, following two earlier Lane 1 awards totaling $733.5 million for SDA and NRO missions. WSF-M2 is the second Ball Aerospace–built microwave weather satellite, following WSF-M1 (USSF-62) which flew on a Falcon 9 on 11 April 2024, with Ball renamed to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems after the 2024 acquisition. Each
29 June 2025
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