Dr. Rand Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. Elected in 2010, he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility, and a warrior against government overreach. A graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, Rand was a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Ky., for 17 years. Rand has been a vocal advocate for term limits, a ba...Read More
Dan Weir, executive chairman of DNI Metals, speaks with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about the progress his company has made with its graphite project in Madagascar, as well as developments with its Alberta project. Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Dan Weir, the executive chairman of DNI Metals Inc. (DNI:CSE; DMNKF:OTC), which is establishing itself to become one of the...Read More
Continue...Michael Pento is a specialist in Austrian economics and is the President of Pento Portfolio Strategies. Prior to starting Pento Portfolio Strategies he served as a senior economist and VP of the managed products division of another well known financial firm. Michael has also created ETFs and UITs that were sold throughout Wall Street. Earlier in his career, he worked on the floor of the...Read More
By Dave KranzlerA friend asked me today what I thought Powell should do. I said, "the system is screwed. It ultimately doesn't matter what anyone does. The money printing, credit creation and artificially low interest rates over the last 10 years has fueled the most egregious misallocation of capital in history of the universe.Eventually the Fed/Central Banks will print trillions more - 10x mo...Read More
There's a few "sneaky" tricks Wall Street doesn't want made public.While pretending to be pillars of investing intelligence and integrity...The richest, most influential billionaires on Wall Street are secretly manipulating the market - and they don't care who gets hurt in the process.It's nothing personal...They have multi-million dollar bonuses to collect and high-rise condos to buy their mistre...Read More
A free tool can help traders bank big during the upcoming earnings season.Too many investors let their portfolios slip during the busy holiday season, but this is a huge mistake... especially with the market moving events just around the corner!With the crazy market action investors have been seeing lately, right now is the time to prepare to bank big wins.It's important for investors to position...Read More
Oil prices logged their worst day since September 2015Amid a violent bout of volatility emblematic of Wall Street's recent struggles, stocks endured another roller-coaster session today. The Dow was up over 300 points at its session highs, only to flirt with negative territory in afternoon trading, before recovering to end higher. Likewise, the S&P started strong, but touched another new annual lo...Read More
One little-known company already has the key to efficient, high-quality, low-cost cannabis production.Cannabis 2.0 is coming.And it's going to be huge. With huge margins and international attention...The cannabis sector is poised to explode. Some analysts are predicting that the industry will reach $500 billion. With stakes that high, only the most efficient and competitive cannabis players will...Read More
Two of today's biggest stock moves are coming from NAV and RCIIThe Dow is holding modest gains today despite a huge decline in oil prices. Three of today's biggest stock moves are coming from truck producer Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV), retailer Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ:RCII), and storied soccer franchise Manchester United PLC (NYSE:MANU). Let's take a closer look at the shares of NAV,...Read More
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Toronto-based Seabridge Gold has promising induced potential and drilling results from its 100% owned Iskut gold property 110 km northwest of Stewart. All indications point toward a large copper-gold porphyry system.The results indicate a robust hydrothermal breccia containing abundant clasts of chalcopyrite-pyrite-magnetite in veined intrusive rocks and stock works positioned o...Read More
Shares of TTWO are up after Buckingham Research weighed inAt last check, shares of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) were up nearly 2% to trade at $104.22, after Buckingham Research assumedcoverage of the "Red Dead" creator with a "buy" rating. Plus, the analyst issued a $130 price target -- an almost 25% premium to current levels. TTWO shares have pulled back since peaking at $1...Read More
The report called the firm "dubious"The shares of AxoGen, Inc (NASDAQ:AXGN) are down 22% to trade at $21.47, fresh off an annual low of $19.21, after Seligman Investments posted a scathing report on Seeking Alpha. The investment firm -- which is short AXGN -- said the nerve repair specialist has a "dubious profile and prospects," and set a $5.07 price target, an 82% discount to last night's close....Read More
The central bank is widely expected to hike interest rates on WednesdayThe Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kicked off its two-day policy-setting meeting today, with the central bank widely expected to announce another rate hike tomorrow afternoon -- despite protests from President Donald Trump and recently dovish Fed comments. While the S&P 500 Index (SPX) tends to struggle the month after Fe...Read More
The SPX fell more than 10% in 50 sessionsThe major stock market indexes are in correction territory -- defined as at least 10% below their record highs -- and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is no exception. In fact, the broad-market index fell more than 11% in just 50 sessions, marking the first time the index has dropped at least 10% in that short of a span since January 2016. Below is what we might exp...Read More
The chance of recession in the next 12 months rose to 23 percent in the CNBC Fed Survey.Twelve percent of respondents think the Fed, after hiking in December, would next move to reduce the Fed Funds rate and do so by October.Fifty-two percent said they now approve of the president's handling of the economy, down 14 points from the prior survey in which his approval had hit an all-time high.The CNB...Read More
The shares could be poised to break out of recent congestion below $245The shares of medical analytics issue Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) have taken a breather since touching a record high of $253.90 in early December. However, the equity could be ready to launch its next leg higher, with TMO shares flashing a historical buy signal.Specifically, Thermo Fisher stock is now within one s...Read More
JNJ and BA are two stocks to watch todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is bouncing back today, trading well into triple-digit territory. Traders are anticipating tomorrow's Fed decision, while also monitoring a sharp decline in oil prices. At last check, January-dated crude futures were down 5.2% at $47.31 per barrel amid reports of rising crude production in both the U.S. and Russia. Amon...Read More
LAGOS - Nigeria's first gold refinery is expected to more than triple its capacity within five years after operations begin next June, an executive at the company developing it said on Tuesday.Nere Teriba, vice chairman of local firm Kian Smith Trade & Co, said the refinery would initially be able to produce three tonnes per month of gold and one tonne of silver, rising to 10 tonnes a month of gol...Read More
The shares are headed for their best day everThe shares of Marin Software Inc (NASDAQ:MRIN) are up 47.3% to trade at $3.73, after the California-based online advertising company announced a three-year revenue share agreement with Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google. Under the terms of the deal, Google will pay Marin Software based on the revenue generated on its platform from clients using the Google Search...Read More
Global equity markets are getting beaten up, but gold miners have been spared as haven demand swells and bullion's outlook brightens.Newcrest Mining Ltd., Australia's top producer, rallied as much as 2.3 percent on Tuesday, while South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. was the biggest mover, rising 3.8 percent. Canada's Barrick Gold Corp. - which is taking over rival Randgold Resources Ltd. -...Read More