VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 17, 2026  — Equity-Insider.com News Commentary – The United States is now 100% import-reliant for 16 critical minerals, with over half of 90 tracked commodities sourced predominantly from foreign suppliers, according to the 2026 USGS Mineral Commodities Summary. Global refined copper production of approximately 26.5 million tonnes falls short of demand running at […]

NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2026 — Equity-Insider.com News Commentary – The Department of Defense‘s total IT budget for fiscal 2026 reached $66 billion, a $1.8 billion increase from 2025, with the Army boosting AI spending by 38.3% and the Air Force increasing force application funding by 143.8%[1]. Congress backed the shift with an $839 billion defense spending bill that allocated $7.6 billion […]