(Bloomberg) - Billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson is right to press top gold producers to avoid repeating their bad deal-making habits as prices press higher after notching up their biggest annual gain since 2010, according to Australia's second-largest supplier."I have a lot of empathy for what Paulson has been saying," Evolution Mining Ltd. Executive Chairman Jake Klein said in an inter...Read More
By Ben MartinLONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - British subprime lender Amigo Loans is preparing for a stock market float in London that could value the consumer credit firm at more than $700 million.The company, which offers high interest loans and focuses on borrowers who have weak credit histories, has hired JPMorgan and RBC Capital Markets to examine the potential flotation, according to a person with...Read More
(Bloomberg) - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is dusting off cobalt assets in Ontario for potential sale as a global search for the rechargeable-battery ingredient expands amid surging demand.The gold producer is doing an analysis of its Canadian cobalt holdings after receiving five or six inquiries, Chief Executive Officer Sean Boyd said Monday in a Bloomberg TV interview at the annual BMO mining confe...Read More
SAO PAULO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian healthcare insurer Hapvida Participa???ues e Investimentos SA filed for an initial public offering on the Sao Paulo stock exchange on Monday, according to a securities filing.The offering will have a primary portion, in which the company will issue new shares, and a secondary portion, in which the controlling shareholder will sell part of its stake. Hapvida...Read More
* Dollar index hits two-week high after Powell testimony* LME/ShFE arb: * GRAPHIC-2018 asset returns: (Updates with closing prices)By Jan HarveyLONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Copper fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday as the dollar rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged to stick with gradual increases in U.S. interest rates despite the added stimulus of tax cuts and government spend...Read More
SANTIAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The board of Chile's Bci bank , the third largest private financial institution in the country, said on Tuesday it will propose a $575 million equity issuance in its next shareholders meeting.In a letter to Chile's market regulator, Bci did not detail what the additional funds would be used for. The proposal comes after a string of acquisitions last December, including...Read More
By Kwasi KpodoACCRA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ghana will certify the value of gold exports as part of efforts to tighten controls on the sector to ensure the state receives the revenues it is due, the vice president said on Tuesday.Ghana, Africa's second largest gold miner after South Africa, earned $5.78 billion from exports of the metal last year, up 17.6 percent on 2016, central bank data showed.Vice...Read More
* US, European bond yields rise after Fed chief's comments* Powell says economy, inflation strengthening* Italy-Germany bond yield spread tightens* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields (Recasts with market reaction to Powell)By Dhara Ranasinghe and Fanny PotkinLONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields rose on Wednesday after new Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said the U.S. e...Read More
Mr. Nigel Lees reportsSAGE IDENTIFIES NEW VEIN STRUCTURES AT CLAVOSSage Gold Inc. has identified new vein systems at the Clavos property. The company is currently updating its mineral resource estimate, adding several hundred historical and recent drill hole composites from the definition and exploration drilling completed over the past few years.The new resource modelling, which factors in a high...Read More
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Online education company Udacity, which offers courses in high-tech subjects such as machine learning, said on Tuesday it more than doubled its annual revenue last year and added about 34,000 new students to its online degree programs.The company, founded by Sebastian Thrun, one of Silicon Valley's pioneers in self-driving cars, said it increa...Read More
Despite being slightly higher most of the morning, stocks have reversed lower at midday. Traders are eyeing new Fed Chair Jerome Powell's first Congressional testimony, where he hinted that four rate hikes could be on the horizon this year, if the economy and inflation continue to strengthen. With bond yields back on the rise,the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq...Read More
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(Adds Powell comments, updates markets)By Ann SaphirFeb 27 (Reuters) - Traders boosted bets the Federal Reserve will squeeze in a fourth rate hike this year after new Chairman Jerome Powell told a congressional committee that recent data has strengthened his confidence on inflation. "I think each of us is going to be taking the developments since the December meeting into account and writing...Read More
TORONTO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Canadian lender Bank of Nova Scotia said on Tuesday it would keep its ScotiaMocatta metals trading business, ending months of speculation that it could be sold, and the bank also reported earnings that beat market expectations.However, the metals business will be slimmed down following a strategic review, the bank's investment banking head, Dieter Jentsch, said on a con...Read More
* BoE rejects primary competition remit* Woods says stuck with "local fixes" for EU rules (Adds more details)By Huw JonesLONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Bank of England will not "go soft" on enforcing European Union capital rules for insurers, but will look at ways to make it easier for new entrants to boost competition in the industry, its deputy governor Sam Woods said on Tues...Read More
(Kitco News)- Upbeat comments on the U.S. economy from new Fed ChairJerome Powell is dragging gold prices down to a two-week low.While markets saw little reaction to Powell’s openingremarks, which some economists deemed hawkish, they are reacting to commentsduring the question and answer portion of the hearing. Both gold and equitieshave lost ground following Powell’s optimistic outloo...Read More
NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $22 billion in one-year bills at an interest rate 2.020 percent, which was the first time this maturity was sold above 2 percent since August 2008, Treasury data showed.The Treasury also sold $60 billion of one-month bills at an interest rate of 1.495 percent, the highest rate at an auction since Sept. 2008.(Reporting by Ric...Read More
COF and PNC have been two of the best stocks to own in March over the last 10 yearsMarch has historically been a strong month for the financial sector, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) averaging a monthly gain of 3.4% over the past 10 years, per data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White. Echoing this, data from Schaeffer's Quantitative Analyst Chris Prybal shows...Read More
* Powell sticks to path of gradual rate hikes* Macy's jumps after reporting upbeat Q4 same-store sales* Comcast offers to buy Sky for $31 bln * Indexes down: Dow 0.08 pct, S&P 0.25 pct, Nasdaq 0.39 pct(Changes comment, adds details, updates prices)By Sruthi ShankarFeb 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell in choppy trading on Tuesday as U.S. bond yields rose after new Fed Chairman Jer...Read More
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday as U.S. bond yields rose after new Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said that data has pointed to a strengthening economy since December, increasing his confidence that inflation would rise.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 32.92 points, or 0.13 percent, to 25,676.35. The S&P 500 lost 7.31 points, or 0.262987 percent, to 2,772.29. The...Read More