The airliner had shed 36% year-over-year coming into today The shares of American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) are down 6.4% in electronic trading this morning and heading toward the bottom of the Nasdaq, after the airliner slashed its fourth-quarter unit revenue forecast to 1.5% from the previous 1.5%-3.5% estimate. This is the same metric that triggered a similar sell-off from sector peer De...Read More
Traders are waiting for more details on trade talks between the U.S. and ChinaDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading below fair value this morning, putting stocks' recent hot streak in danger. Wall Street is still mostly considering the same storylines that have swirled all week, namely U.S.-China trade relations and the ongoing government shutdown. On the data front, weekly jobles...Read More
Barrick Gold Corp.'s new boss intends to push ahead with plans to increase investment in the mineral-rich - but environmentally tricky - deposits straddling the Chile-Argentina border."If you want to find elephants, go to elephant country," Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow, a South African geologist and big-game hunter, said in a phone interview. The Toronto-based company "absolutely" intends...Read More
• The USD continues to be weighed down by dovish FOMC meeting minutes. • Fading US-China trade optimism/risk-off mood provides an additional boost. • Investors now eye speeches by influential FOMC members for a fresh impetus. Gold prices edged higher on Thursday and moved back within striking distance of multi-month tops, closer...Read More
Getting in on this IPO could be the easiest way to turn a little bit of money into a lot of money very quickly.It's hard to imagine an IPO doing better than Tilray - the small pot stock that soared nearly 1,000% just weeks after going public.But one analyst may have uncovered a tiny IPO stock that's even better.In fact, the first thing this analyst strongly recommend is for investors to make the...Read More
MAX Resource (TSXV: MXR) announced this week that it was able to secure 100% of the 89 mineral applications it is aspiring to develop in western Colombia.The applications cover a total area of 1,757 square kilometres and are located within the Choc?? department, approximately 100 kilometres southwest of the city of Medell?-n. Of the 89 claims, 63 occupy 1,270 square kilometres, and are collectivel...Read More
Canadian gold producer Pretium Resources (TSX, NYSE: PVG) said output at its Brucejack underground mine in British Columbia fell just shy of fourth quarter and full-year production guidance.In the last three months of 2018, the Vancouver miner generated 96,342 ounces of gold, resulting in the mine producing nearly 189,000 ounces of the precious metal for the second half of the year, or 95% of Pre...Read More
Canadian gold producer Pretium Resources (TSX, NYSE: PVG) said output at its Brucejack underground mine in British Columbia fell just shy of fourth quarter and full-year production guidance.In the last three months of 2018, the Vancouver miner generated 96,342 ounces of gold, resulting in the mine producing nearly 189,000 ounces of the precious metal for the second half of the year, or 95% of Pre...Read More
* China-U.S. trade talks 'made progress', but details sparse * Dollar index near three-month low * China Nov factory inflation at more than 2-yr low * Tin prices top $20,000/T for first time since June(Adds closing prices)By Maytaal AngelLONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Copper slipped on Thursday asoptimism over U.S.-China trade talks faded and poor China dataweighed, though a weaker dollar and still ti...Read More
(Updates prices) * SPDR Gold Trust holdings highest since July * Investors await further news on Sino-U.S. trade talks * Palladium off record high hit in prior sessionBy Arijit BoseBENGALURU, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Gold steadied near a more thansix-month peak on Thursday as the dollar's slight recoveryoffset concerns about economic growth after U.S.-China talksfailed to provide clarity on efforts to e...Read More
Ascot Resources (CVE: AOT) announced this week that it has entered into a definitive arrangement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of IDM Mining.In a press release, the Vancouver-based miner said that the goal behind the proposed acquisition is to create a prominent BC gold exploration/development company. The pro forma company would own two advance-stage high-grade gold...Read More
Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday its bullion output in 2018 would be lower than forecast after almost half of the employees downed tools since mid-November in a wage strike that has killed four employees at its South African gold operations.The miner said it expected 2018 production to come in at 1.1 million ounces compared with a guidance of between 1.13 million ounces and 1.16 million ounces,...Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct * FTSE 250 up 0.1 pct * Tesco rises after jolly Christmas * Halfords sinks after update * Banks and oil majors lift the main index(Changes analyst comment, updates moves)By Muvija M and Shashwat AwasthiJan 10 (Reuters) - British shares turned around on Thursdayto end the session at their highest in over a month as investorsshrugged off a lack of detail from Sino-U.S. trade ta...Read More
Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), the Tanzanian gold producer dealing with an ongoing dispute with the country's administration, received a fresh blow on Thursday from the country's government, which fined the miner 300 million Tanzanian shillings (about $129,144) over allegations of breaching environmental rules by its North Mara operation.The company noted it has not yet received any supporting reports...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded higher on Wednesday following three straight days of gains for the blue-chip index.Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose 1.7% after CEO Tim Cook insisted the iPhone XR remained its most popular product even as reports suggested the tech giant will slash production for new models this quarter amid slowing demand.Le...Read More
The Wednesday Market Minute Global stocks extend gains, with markets around the world rising past three week highs, as an extra day in U.S.-China trade talks adds to speculation the two sides are nearing a deal.Stocks and bond yields continue to defy growth concerns even as World Bank trims global GDP forecast and cautions on "bumper ride" in 2019.U.S. crude tops $50 a barrel, extending recent g...Read More
By: Jay Martin, Cambridge House International"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth". - Sherlock HolmesThe Vancouver Resource Investment Conference has been the bellwether of the junior mining market for the last twenty-five years.In January, 2011, it was a struggle to walk in a straight line down any of the exhibition aisles.It was crow...Read More
2019 is looking like one of those either/or years, where growing financial instability leads to either a 2008-style financial crash or another round of asset inflation. In Jay Taylor's latest newsletter, he concludes that both scenarios are good for gold:Which Safe Haven Markets Will Dominate in 2019?If we are, as I believe, on the precipice of a major decline in stocks, the question in my mind...Read More
By: Dave KranzlerThe stock market has gone "Roman Candle" since Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, gave a speech that was interpreted as a precursor to the Fed softening its stance on monetary policy. Not that intermittent quarter-point Fed Funds rate nudges higher or a barely negligible decline in the Fed's balance sheet should be considered "tight" money policy.Credible measures of price inflation...Read More
By: Axel Merk, Merk InvestmentsThe quip, "if you aren't confused, you aren't paying attention" needs to be replaced: "with the Fed confused, you better pay attention." You may want to buckle up. Let me explain.It all starts with the Fed...In assessing our crystal ball for 2019, the starting point is the Federal Reserve (Fed) because they provide an anchor for the price of risk-free assets (Tre...Read More