In 2010, a mine in northern Chile collapsed, trapping 33 workers underground for more than two months. IBM is working to provide AI solutions that can improve response to mine disasters. (Image: Miner Alex Vega. Hugo Infante, Chilean Gov't via Wikipedia.)Much has been said lately about how IBM's cognitive exploration and content analysis platform, known as Watson, is helping major miners, such as...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose sharply Friday after the blue-chip index declined in the previous session, snapping a four-day winning streak. PepsiCo Inc.'s (PEP) fourth-quarter earnings largely were in line with analysts' forecasts, but the soda and snacks maker said 2019 earnings would fall as the company bo...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesFeb 15, 2019 The world's two biggest gold miners both announced mega-mergers over the past 5 months or so. These huge deals briefly garnered some interest in the usually-forgotten gold-stock sector, and fleeting praise from Wall Street analysts. But gold-stock mega-mergers are bad news for gold-miner shareholders on all sides. They reveal the serious struggles of major gold mi...Read More
The Friday Market Minute Global stocks traded lower Friday following weakening inflation data from China and the biggest decline in U.S. retail sales since 2009.Slowing data from the world's two biggest economies added pressure to U.S.-China trade talks, which wrapped up Friday in Beijing with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin citing "productive" meetings with Vice Premier Liu He.European stocks...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne of TheDailyGold.com is well-known for his commentary on the gold market. In this interview, Jordan shares not only his thoughts on where gold is headed but also regarding how he approaches junior gold stock investing. Jordan provides an overview profile of his ideal junior gold stock, offers his commentary on mining jurisdictions he prefers, the state of junior mining finance and...Read More
Continue...Andrew Maguire is an Independent London Metals Trader and Analyst, internationally renowned for his unique ability to read the precious metals market with the knowledge and experience gained over 35 years trading in financial and commodity markets. Andrew sits on the advisory board of a global physical bullion exchange and is a consultant advisor to many international hedge fund manager...Read More
Sector expert Peter Epstein explores the assets of a discovery play he believes holds high potential for investors. Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:NOB; FWB:NB7; OTC.PK:NLPXF) is a Canada-based explorer owning 100% of >79,000 hectares (>195,000 acres) of mineral rights (nickel-cobalt VMS & gold targets) covering parts or all of 17 townships immediately north and west of the Kidd Creek Mine...Read More
Wolf Richter is the founder of Wolf Street Corp and the publisher of WolfStreet.com. Wolf has over twenty years of C-level operations experience, including turnarounds and a VC-funded startup. He has a BA, MA, and MBA (UT at Austin). In his prior life, he worked in Texas and Oklahoma, including a decade as General Manager and COO of a large Ford dealership and its subsidiaries. Read More
Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology or conventional wisdom,...Read More
Doug Noland's weekly Credit Bubble Bulletin is always required reading. The latest - befitting the amazing things that have happened lately - is more necessary than usualContinue...Read More
Jason talks about a how Fed's Brainard has done a 180 from her comments in September 2018 to advocating last week for QT to end by the end of 2019.1) Brainard Becomes First FOMC Member To Urge Ending Balance Sheet Unwind In 2019 https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0...2) Fed's Brainard says an inverted yield curve won't get in way of rate hikes https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story...Read More
"The worst thing people can do is walk. If they walk, they are walking away on the future of this country-period. The globalists absolutely win if you walk away, and that is what they want. The globalists are petrified. . . . They fear our numbers. There is free information and content on DaveJanda.com. To buy a copy of Dr. Janda's book "The Awakening of a Surgeon," click here.Read More
"The MOU and next week's talks both show that the seemingly endless China-U.S. trade negotiations, like a marathon, are making a final sprint." Continue...Read More
Prior to the Democrats becoming the anti-American political party of Identity Politics, whites, blacks, and Puerto Ricans could laugh at themselves and at one another. Dean Martin turnedContinue...Read More
Doug Noland's weekly Credit Bubble Bulletin is always required reading. The latest - befitting the amazing things that have happened lately - is more necessary than usual. But at 10,000 words it's also a lot longer than usual. So while everyone should definitely read the whole thing, here are some excerpts to get you started:I wonder if the Fed is comfortable seeing the markets dash skyward - the...Read More
COT SPECIAL PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Reminder -- Due to the U.S. Government Shutdown (February 1 Announcement) The last COT report was published on December 21, 2018. Reports going forward from that date will be published in chronological order beginning with the report previously scheduled for release on Friday, December 28, 2018 (based on data from Monday, December 24, 2018). The CFTC publ...Read More
The world's two biggest gold miners both announced mega-mergers over the past 5 months or so. These huge deals briefly garnered some interest in the usually-forgotten gold-stock sector, and fleeting praise from Wall Street analysts. But gold-stock mega-mergers are bad news for gold-miner shareholders on all sides. They reveal the serious struggles of major gold miners, and really retard fu...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold washes out to the downside, but manages to come back late in the day and close near unchanged. Read More
Chris Watlzek of GoldSeek.com interviews Bob Hoye.Read More
Stocks rallied to close higher Friday, with the Dow and the Nasdaq gaining for an eighth straight week, on progress in U.S.-China trade negotiations. Expectations for talks to continue next week in Washington has added fresh hope that a resolution was near, even if the two countries appeared far apart on key points. Stock markets will be closed Monday in observance of the Presidents Day holiday....Read More