Gold futures declined on Tuesday, with the precious metal suffering its lowest finish year to date, as equity benchmarks in the U.S. flirted with records and government bond yields advanced, reflecting growing appetite for assets perceived as risky over so-called havens. The yellow metal may have also suffered from additional pressure as Bloomberg reported that Venezuela recently sold $400 millio...Read More
Gold futures declined on Tuesday, with the precious metal suffering its lowest finish year to date, as equity benchmarks in the U.S. flirted with records and government bond yields advanced, reflecting growing appetite for assets perceived as risky over so-called havens. The yellow metal may have also suffered from additional pressure as Bloomberg reported that Venezuela recently sold $400 millio...Read More
USD remains on the bid despite the slip in Industrial production data, while US Equities are off highs but remain in demand. Sterling and Gold are the day's biggest losers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this communication contains, or should be considered as containing, an investment advice or an investment recommendation or a solicitation for the purpose of purchase o...Read More
A Wired report gave details surrounding the highly anticipated gaming consoleThe U.S. stock market is higher today, thanks to a dovish Fed and well-received Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) earnings. Among other stocks making notable moves are chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), "Battlefield V" creator Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), and streaming name Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU). Here's a qu...Read More
We recently called out the support of the 80-day, but new data has emergedCaterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) has enjoyed a series of higher highs and lows since its October bottom near $112, riding technical support atop the 80-day moving average to trade at $141.70. However, new data suggests CAT stock could due for some short-term turbulence, especially with earnings set to hit next Wednesday, April 24...Read More
Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K) (NYSE: KGC) announced several changes to its senior leadership structure on Tuesday, including the appointment of Paul Tomory as EVP and CTO.Lauren Roberts, SVP and COO, and Gina Jardine, SVP, Human Resources, will be leaving the company by mutual agreement. As well, the SVPs of the company's three operating regions - the Americas, Russia and West Africa - will...Read More
The next financial bubble burst could be so massive, it even takes out gold. One economist is making a very bold prediction.This man says that the colossal financial bubble that exists in today's economy is stretching closer and closer to its breaking point.And when it does pop -- soon, very soon -- it's not only going to take out the entire stock market... it'll absolutely crush other assets too....Read More
New Gold Inc. (TSE: NGD) has received federal environmental approval for its 100% owned C$1.8B Blackwater gold project proposal in British Columbia, Canada.The Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced that the proposed project can proceed following an environmental assessment process that concluded the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects when miti...Read More
New Gold Inc. (TSE: NGD) has received federal environmental approval for its 100% owned C$1.8B Blackwater gold project proposal in British Columbia, Canada.The Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced that the proposed project can proceed following an environmental assessment process that concluded the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects when miti...Read More
The price of gold came under pressure on Tuesday ahead of a long weekend for North American markets, dropping to its lowest level yet in 2019. Gold for delivery in June fell to $1,275.50 per ounce in heavy volume of nearly 30m ounces traded as investors rotate money out of gold and into US stock markets, which are slowly creeping back into record territory.Also weighing on sentiment is a new repor...Read More
However, the DJI is off its session highsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is off its intraday highs, but remains comfortably above breakeven, with help from blowout earnings from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). However, while UnitedHealth Group (UNH) stock initially moved higher after earnings, it's now the worst blue chip at midday, as health insurers sink on concerns about proposed changes to th...Read More
Three stocks could help investors double their money in 2019.2019 could be a game-changer for investors... Especially those looking to potentially double their money.Those investors now have a simple blueprint to follow for success.Simply put, these three stocks could be the best way to make money in 2019 -- whether the markets are flying high, or sinking like a ship.This free Investor's Report re...Read More
The tech stock is trading in record-high territoryCloud-based software concern Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) has been rallying hard since its December lows, up more than 28% in that time frame. The stock just touched an all-time high on April 1, and we believe now is an opportune time to bet on its next leg higher. In spite of ORCL's impressive rally, the brokerage bunch is still sitting on the...Read More
D.A. Davidson says ELF shares could have a lot of room to rune.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE:ELF) is trading up 4.8% this morning at $12.11, putting some distance between the stock and its 200-day moving average, while setting it up for the highest close since early December. Sparking the latest move higher from ELF shares is an upgrade to "buy" from "neutral" at D.A. Davidson, which more than doubled its...Read More
A short squeeze could propel CRSP higherTwo pharma names are scaling the Nasdaq this morning, thanks to favorable rulings from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). First up is CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ:CRSP), up 9.1% to trade at $40.52, after the FDA granted fast-track designation for CTX001 -- atreatment of transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, a blood disorder -- made by CRISPR and V...Read More
Ahead of the Herd has been digging into why central banks are buying a lot of gold recently. What we've found is eyebrow-raising, to say the least. It may be the best reason you've ever read for wanting to buy gold.Take this headline from the Northern Miner: "Editorial: Central banks are major gold buyers in 2019". Citing statistics from the World Gold Council, the Northern Miner reports that cent...Read More
The stock is trading near the top of the Dow this morningUnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) stock is near the top of the Dow this morning, after the largest U.S. health insurer reported stronger-than-expected adjusted first-quarter profit of $3.73 per share and revenue of $60.31 billion. UNH also boosted its full-year profit forecast, thanks to higher prescription volumes atits pharmacy benefits bu...Read More
Final data for the Phase 1 study is being poorly received The shares of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ:WVE) are near the bottom of the Nasdaq today, after the biotech released data for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment, suvodirsen. Safety and tolerability data for the Phase 1 study appeared worse than rival Sarepta Therapeutics' (SRPT) DMD drug, eteplirsen. As a result, WVE stock is...Read More
The Spring Meeting of the World Bank and the IMF, during which the latter organization released its fresh World Economic Outlook, has just ended. What are the takeaways for the gold market? Stagnation or Acceleration after the Slowdown? In Thursday’s Gold News Monitor, we pointed out that the IMF significantly cut outlook for the Eurozone’s economic growth this year from 1.6 to 1.3 per...Read More
Cisco Systems stock has been hot in 2019Tech firm Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is slightly higher in early trading, last seen up 0.5% at $56.81. Goldman Sachs removed the stock from its Americas Conviction but left its "buy" rating in place, expecting more upside thanks to the company's Cat 9k product cycle. Goldman also raised its fiscal year 2020 revenue forecast by 1.5%, and hiked its pric...Read More