CVNA's mini rally in 2019 has encountered resistanceThe shares of Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) are down 6.2% to trade at $34.47 today, after Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on the car-selling platform with an "underweight" rating and price target of $23. The analyst in coverage predicts a decline in used car sales this year, and believes there's limited growth potential ahead for the company. The...Read More
The DJI is set for its second straight day in the redThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is looking to log its second straight loss today, with traders feeling wary ahead of earnings season -- down over 130 points at midday. Weak export data out of China is fueling concerns about the health of the global economy, while at home traders are grappling with the longest government shutdown ever. Mea...Read More
Canada's influence on the global mining industry appears to be shrinking by the day.Perhaps stung by the nationalistic backlash against Barrick Gold Corp.'s merger with Randgold Resources Ltd., Newmont Mining Corp. devoted a big chunk of its news release Monday explaining how its $10 billion offer for Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. will help Canada."Munk would be rolling over in his grave at the tu...Read More
Gary Goldberg isn't pulling the trigger on a $10 billion gold-mining acquisition because he has to, you know. The CEO of Newmont Mining Corp. said Monday morning of his acquisition of Goldcorp Inc.:Simply put, this is not a deal we have to do. This is a deal that we want to do.Sometimes, though, one's choices are influenced by the choices of others. In this case, Goldberg can't have failed to noti...Read More
* Palladium about $31 above gold * Investors eye Tuesday vote on Brexit deal * U.S. government shutdown, Fed view also supports gold (Updates prices)By Arijit BoseJan 14 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Monday as globalstocks fell on an unexpected drop in China's exports thatsignaled further weakening in the world's second-largest economyand prompted investors to seek safety in the precious metal.S...Read More
Regional heads of state backed a call by Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Martin Fayulu for a recount of last month's presidential election, as the country's Constitutional Court prepared to consider his challenge against the result.Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was declared the surprise winner of the Dec. 30 poll. If the Constitutional Court validates the electoral commission's...Read More
JPM has closed lower the day after earnings in six of the last eight quartersEarnings season gets underway this week, with several big-cap financial names set to report. Citigroup (C) took its turn in the earnings confessional bright and early this morning, unveiling a sharp drop in fixed-income trading revenue. While C stock was last seen trading higher, sector peer JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM...Read More
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is planning to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's local platinum operations, it said on Monday, expanding an earlier stoppage affecting its gold facilities.Since the union downed tools at Sibanye's gold operations in mid-November, four employees have been killed during strike-related violence and the firm has said i...Read More
Wall Street is overwhelmingly bearish on SnapSocial media name Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) received some rare upbeat attention from the analyst community this morning. Citigroup upgraded its opinion on the security to "neutral" from "sell" and lifted its price target to $7 from $6, listing a number of potential positives for the company. To be more specific, Citi is expecting a new version of the Snapcha...Read More
OSLO - Resource-rich Argentina is expected to join the international transparency standard for managing oil, gas and mineral resources, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) said on Monday, which could make it more attractive for investors.The global initiative, launched by Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair in 2002, requires member countries to disclose how they allocat...Read More
BOOT stock is up after the company announced preliminary earnings The shares of Boot Barn Holdings Inc (NYSE:BOOT) are up 11.7% at $21.65 in early trading, after the company's preliminary fiscal third-quarter earnings forecast exceeded analyst expectations. The retail name is already a top performer on the New York Stock Exchange today, and is set for its best session since August. BOOT stock just...Read More
The brokerage firm cited weak average selling prices for NAND and DRAMThe shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) are down 4.6% at $34.35, after Morgan Stanley cut its full-year earnings estimate for the chipmaker, citing weak NAND and DRAM prices. Analyst Joseph Moore now sees Micron reporting current-quarter earnings of $1.52 per share, and a 2019 profit of $6.83 per share -- the second lo...Read More
MBOT shed 88.8% in 2018The shares of Microbot Medical Inc (NASDAQ:MBOT) are up a whopping 70% in electronic trading this morning, after the medical device maker was granted a patent for its ViRob technology platform by the European Patent Office. The company also reported upbeat study results from its self-cleaning shunt designed for traumatic brain injury. MBOT is set to open as the top stock o...Read More
Citigroup stock is set to fall after earningsDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading below fair value this morning, as Wall Street prepares for fourth-quarter earnings season. Banking name Citigroup (C) kicked things off bearishly this morning, reporting a surprise drop in quarterly revenue, setting the stage ahead of earnings reports from fellow big banks throughout the week. Weak...Read More
Get the details on this cannabis company before it catches Wall Street's attention!The rapidly growing cannabis space has provided some of the most exciting investmentopportunities, and investors are trying to get their hands on the next explosive stock, and one company has been catching the eye of investors... to the tune of $4 billion!A report from the cannabis industry research firm BDS Analyti...Read More
Many new shorts are now in a losing position, which might generate covering"If you're a long-term investor, and have stayed pat, you're hoping that this is 1987, 1990, 2011, or 2016, when the decline to the 160-week moving average was the end of 'it.'"-- Monday Morning Outlook, December 24, 2018"[T]he early 2018 lows around SPX 2,580 that, when breached in December, saw the proverbial bottom fall...Read More
Canada's Lundin Gold (TSX:LUG) said Monday it has begun underground development at its flagship Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador, on track to kick off production later this year.A total of 4.5 km of underground mine construction has already been achieved, the miner said, while overall engineering is 85% complete and overall project growth has reached a 45% of progress.Lundin Gold said it...Read More
US gold giant Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) took a page out of Barrick's book by announcing that is buying Canada's Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) in a $10 billion-deal that would create the world's largest producer by output, challenging Barrick's recently cemented supremacy.The combined company, which will be called Newmont Goldcorp, will mine in the Americas, Australia and Ghana, producing between 6 a...Read More
The year 2018 was a memorable year of great transitions. They involved changes in the political arena. They saw enormous changes in the debt picture, for both the USGovt and the major Western corporations. They saw a struggle to terminate the QE bond monetization, laced with hype-inflation. They offered staggering damage to California, whose effects are easily 100 times greater than the World Tr...Read More
The year 2018 was a memorable year of great transitions. They involved changes in the political arena. They saw enormous changes in the debt picture, for both the USGovt and the major Western corporations. They saw a struggle to terminate the QE bond monetization, laced with hype-inflation. They offered staggering damage to California, whose effects are easily 100 times greater than the World Tr...Read More