March 5 (Reuters) - Futures tied to Canada's main stock index climbed on Wednesday following a challenging two-day decline, amid news of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration contemplating easing the stringent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. By 6:32 a.m. ET (1132 GMT), futures for March on the S&P/TSX index had risen 0.43%. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index...

A multi-day ‘extreme fear’ reading in a widely-followed sentiment index could be indicative of bitcoin prices setting a bottom before moving higher in the coming weeks — with a previously similar setup preceding a 200% rise in BTC. The Fear and Greed Index, which measures investor emotions in markets like bitcoin, ranging from 0 (lowest sentiment) to 100 (highest sentiment),...

08:01 AM EST, 03/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Triple Flag Precious Metals ( TFPM ) said Wednesday that its Triple Flag International unit has acquired 5% of silver and gold streams on the Arcata and Azuca mines in Peru, operated by Sierra Sun Precious Metals, for $35 million in cash. Under the agreement, Triple Flag will pay 10% of the spot...

07:17 AM EST, 03/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The main US stock measures rebounded in Wednesday's premarket activity as media reports suggested President Donald Trump could offer a compromise on tariffs against the country's key trading partners. Standard & Poor's 500 gained 0.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5% and the Nasdaq added 0.7% before the opening bell. The majority...