SIRI stock is up after an analyst upgradeThe shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) are up 0.9% at $5.76, on an upgrade from J.P. Morgan Securities. The brokerage firm raised its rating to "overweight" from "underweight," and hiked its price target to $7 from $6 -- a near 23% premium from current levels -- saying SIRI's recent pullback is a buying opportunity. Despite ending 2018 with a...Read More
ATVI is fresh off its worst quarter since 2000The shares of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) are poised to start off the new year on a dour note, down 2% this morning at $45.62. Late Monday night, a securities filing revealed the video game maker had placed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Spencer Neumann on paid leave, with plans to terminate him. According to the Wall Street Journal, Neuman...Read More
The Dow is on pace to open down more than 400 pointsFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are trading far below fair value ahead of the first trading day of 2019. Investors are reacting to weak manufacturing data out of China, which has caused a sharp pullback in equity benchmarks overseas and has put fears of a global economic slowdown in focus this morning -- adding to the list of po...Read More
The stock market "secret" no one is talking about.The world's richest investors have been using this simple "trick" to build massive fortunes for decades.They've done everything in their power to hide the truth from individual investors. In the process they've created a totally uneven playing field... where most of the players don't even know the rules of the game.This lack of fairness is one of...Read More
Gold's year-end rally is pushing into 2019, with bullion advancing for a fifth straight day as equities posted fresh losses after the worst year since the financial crisis.The metal hit a six-month high nearing $1,300 an ounce, even as some daily technical indicators highlighted the potential for a reversal after recent gains. The advance came as fresh figures showed China manufacturing shrinking...Read More
It's the first day of a new era for Barrick Gold, the world's largest bullion miner, as it officially began trading Wednesday as a merged entity with Randgold Resources.From now on, Barrick's symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will be GOLD, the ticker formerly held by Randgold on NASDAQ. In Toronto, the company is keeping its ABX symbol.The $18.3 billion-deal, which gained final approval in D...Read More
Early investors stand to reap the rewards as a new technology looks to change everything.One research firm - which recommended Google and Amazon before they became household names - has built a worldwide reputation of identifying profitable tech trends well before Wall Street and the talking heads on T.V.And just recently, they've uncovered a technology that's already being labeled "humanity's las...Read More
China's No.1 gold producer Zijin Mining plans to issue 8 billion yuan (about $1.2 billion) worth of shares in Shanghai to finance the acquisition of Canada's Nevsun Resources (TSX, NYSEMKT:NSU), the biggest overseas purchase since the Beijing-backed miner went public in Hong Kong in 2003.Zijin aims to sell up to 3.4 billion A shares to investors in China, in a plan which is subject to shareholder...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:When GATA got started in January 1999 we figured that the rigging we saw in the gold and silver markets was the work of the big investment banks that heavily traded the monetary metals on the futures exchanges. Our idea was to gather evidence of their collusion and then sue them for triple damages under the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the anti-trust laws of the...Read More
Graceland Updates By Stewart ThomsonJan 1, 2019 1. As the new year begins, gold continues to gain respect as the ultimate investment asset. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the US dollar.2. Most investors tend to view the dollar as a "safe haven", but the big bank FOREX traders that really move the currency market view the dollar as a risk-on asset class.3. They...Read More
By Steve St. AngeloIf history is our guide, we are on track for a severe market meltdown in 2019. While the U.S. broader indexes remained in record territory for most of 2018, December turned out to be a complete disaster for stocks. So, even though the markets have reversed higher from their Christmas Eve lows, this is nothing more than a bear market rally.It's really that simple. Thus, a...Read More
- Are we to prepare for a global Debt Bubble Collapse in 2019?- 2019 to see the political and economic uncertainty of 2018 continue and likely to deepen- Investors lulled into a false sense of security by politicians, brokers, bankers etc.- Much "cheer leading" of the "economic recovery" narrative and by extension financial markets - particularly property and stock markets- Trade wars, currenc...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:When GATA got started in January 1999 we figured that the rigging we saw in the gold and silver markets was the work of the big investment banks that heavily traded the monetary metals on the futures exchanges. Our idea was to gather evidence of their collusion and then sue them for triple damages under the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the anti-trust laws of the...Read More
Graceland Updates By Stewart ThomsonJan 1, 2019 1. As the new year begins, gold continues to gain respect as the ultimate investment asset. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the US dollar.2. Most investors tend to view the dollar as a "safe haven", but the big bank FOREX traders that really move the currency market view the dollar as a risk-on asset class.3. They...Read More
By Steve St. AngeloIf history is our guide, we are on track for a severe market meltdown in 2019. While the U.S. broader indexes remained in record territory for most of 2018, December turned out to be a complete disaster for stocks. So, even though the markets have reversed higher from their Christmas Eve lows, this is nothing more than a bear market rally.It's really that simple. Thus, a...Read More
- Are we to prepare for a global Debt Bubble Collapse in 2019?- 2019 to see the political and economic uncertainty of 2018 continue and likely to deepen- Investors lulled into a false sense of security by politicians, brokers, bankers etc.- Much "cheer leading" of the "economic recovery" narrative and by extension financial markets - particularly property and stock markets- Trade wars, currenc...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1283.00+$0.80Silver$15.51+$0.04XAU70.94+0.40%HUI160.71+0.08%GDM586.15-0.39%JSE Gold1397.58+21.83USD96.79+0.65Euro113.44-1.15Yen91.69+0.46Oil$46.54+$1.1310-Year2.655%-0.028T-Bond146.96875+0.96875Dow23346.24+0.08%Nasdaq6665.94+0.46%S&P2510.03+0.13% The Metals: Gold gained $6.50 to $1288.70 in late Asian trade before it dropped back under unchanged at $12...Read More
Dec.18 -- Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller discusses the outlook for the U.S. economy, his investment strategy for stocks and bonds, President Donald Trump's attempts to sway Federal Reserve policy and the prospects for a solution to the U.S.-China trade dispute. He talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker.Read More
By Stefan GleasonPrecious metals markets enter 2019 with an opportunity to shine. Several major bullish drivers are lining up to start the New Year - including technical, fundamental, monetary, and political drivers.Before delving into each of them, let's consider where we've been over the past 12 months.To be frank, 2018 wasn't a particularly bright year for gold and silver prices. Gold will fi...Read More