Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSE: HBM) has plans to double the annual gold output from the Lalor gold-copper-zinc mine 13 km west of Snow Lake, Manitoba. As part of the plan the New Britannia mill will be refurbished at a cost of $95 million raising Lalor gold output to 140,000 oz. per year.The Lalor mine will then be joining the ranks of primary gold producers as one of the lowest sustaining...Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), as required under the National Environmental Policy Act, for Northern Dynasty's (TSX: NDM; NYSE : NAK) Alaska Pebble project, one of the richest copper-gold deposits ever discovered.The DEIS is an important milestone and positive development for Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty, its subsidiary Pebble Limit...Read More
Stifel cut its rating to "hold" from "buy"The shares of Trade Desk Inc (NASDAQ:TTD) are sinking today, after Stifel cut its rating on the tech concern to "hold" from "buy." The downgrade comes just before the company's fourth-quarter earnings report, which is slated for release after the market closes this Thursday, Feb. 21. The analyst said that while he expects strong earnings and revenue from T...Read More
Gold futures climbed Wednesday, scoring another settlement at a 10-month high, with U.S.-China trade talks supporting haven demand for the metal and expectations for a positive outcome to the discussions also feeding the possibility of higher gold demand from China. In electronic trading, following minutes of the Federal Reserve's January meeting, gold futures edged lower from the settlement to $1...Read More
Meanwhile, SCHW is in the red after a downgradeStocks spent most of the day just above breakeven, while traders now digest the latest Fed minutes. Three names to watch today are Tesla rival Kandi Technologies Group Inc (NASDAQ:KNDI), charging station operator Blink Charging Co (NASDAQ:BLNK), and financial firm Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW). Let's take a closer look what's happening with s...Read More
The stock has nearly doubled over the past 12 months Advanced Micro Devices (NASDSAQ:AMD) rose nearly 3% last week after the Wall Street Journal reported China could boost its U.S. semiconductor purchases over the next six years as part of broader trade negotiations between the two countries. This positive price action is just more of the same for AMD, though, with the stock up 28% year-to-date an...Read More
A deal that would see Barrick Gold Corp. split returns from its Tanzanian unit with the government could have ramifications for its negotiations with other countries, including Papua New Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo.The Toronto-based miner's long-term license to operate its mine in Papua New Guinea is due for renewal this year. The question is whether officials there, and in other count...Read More
Roku stock is well into overbought territoryStreaming device stock Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) is up 0.5% at $53.48 in afternoon trading, as the options market gears up for the company's fourth-quarter earnings, slated for after the market closes tomorrow, Feb. 21. Below, we will take a look at what the post-earnings moves the shares have been priced in for, and how ROKU has been faring on the charts.R...Read More
In our previous article, we have highlighted the possibility that Gold can quickly retest the high in 2018. The chart below shows the yellow metal has broken above a long term bearish channel from Sept 5, 2011 high. In addition, it has successfully closed above the ascending trend support from December 3, 2015 low. We mention that the next logical swing target for the yellow metal is to retest 20...Read More
Raymond James highlighted three reasons to be cautious on PSTG before earnings next weekFlash drive storage specialist Pure Storage Inc (NYSE:PSTG) this morning saw its stock's rating at Raymond James cut to "market perform" from "outperform." The brokerage firm noted the slowdown in data center sales from business partner Nvidia (NVDA), on top of the weakness seen from storage rival NetApp (NTAP)...Read More
On Wednesday, hopes that an escalation of the trade war between the US and China can been avoided (or at least postponed) sparked a massive rally in mining stocks - already buoyed by climbing metals prices.US President Donald Trump said yesterday he may not increase tariffs on Chinese products on March 1, as talks about the trading relationship between the world's two largest economies continue in...Read More
Crude oil prices are flirting with YTD highs, but these stocks could dipOil prices are on the rise again today, with front-month crude last seen 1.8% higher at $57.08 per barrel -- a new year-to-date high. However, a pair of energy stocks recently flashed historically bearish signals, suggesting it may be time to jump ship on Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:GPOR) and EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT)...Read More
The company just sold its hemp foods unit Manitoba Harvest to weed giant Tilray The investment trust company Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI) just announced the sale of its majority-owned hemp foods unit, Manitoba Harvest, to the marijuana concern Tilray Inc (TLRY) for roughly C$419 million. Compass said it plans to use the deal's proceeds to repay debts. As a result, CODI stock shot up ro...Read More
The VIX fell to a four-month low earlier The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is clinging to marginal gains at midday, as investors await the release of the latest Fed meeting minutes. There are no new trade developments between the U.S. and China to report, althoughPresident Donald Trump has been hinting at a possible extension to the March 1 tariff deadline. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasd...Read More
South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater expects its full-year attributable loss to be more than $100 million greater than guidance in a trading statement last week, it said on Wednesday, after a review of tax changes in the United States.Sibanye now expects a headline loss per share of 1 cent, compared with 12 cents in 2017The gold and platinum miner's shares fell into negative territory on the news tha...Read More
Blockchain is a notable buzzword, and while the technology is being rapidly adopted by many industries, the mining sector has been criticized for staying stuck on old models."The world has been transformed by new technologies such as the internet and the blockchain, mining has continued to do business slower and more expensively than is necessary," said Grant Lenaarts, CEO of Mineral Assurance - a...Read More
The time to invest is now, according to one economist.The man who warned of the 2001 tech crash, the 2008 subprime financial disaster and oil's shocking fall in 2016 - years before they happened - has issued a new earth-shattering statement:"Right now, the markets are giving investors a critical window to rapidly boost their retirement savings before the greatest stock market crash in American his...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) (NYSE:GOLD) said Wednesday its interest in Chile remains strong despite local authorities ordering the "total and definitive" closure of its Pascua-Lama gold-silver project over environmental issues.The world's largest gold miner, which completed its merger with Randgold at the beginning of the year, is currently reviewing a range of "new exploration opportunities...Read More
The drugmaker reported a fourth-quarter revenue beat and solid full-year guidance The shares of Bausch Health Companies Inc (NYSE:BHC) were higher out of the gate today, after the drugmaker reported fourth-quarterrevenue that surpassed analysts' expectations. The pharmaceutical concern also issued stronger-than-expected full-year revenue guidance, and said it will focus on important launches, incl...Read More
Peru moved to shut down a major illegal gold mine hub deep in the Amazon after years of expansion destroyed pristine rain forest and polluted rivers with mercury.The government deployed 1,500 agents from the police and armed forces to La Pampa in the Madre de Dios region of southeast Peru on Tuesday to begin closing down mine operations. The crackdown will last two weeks and aims to eradicate mini...Read More