CAIRO: Daesh's Sinai branch said it executed one of its members for collaborating with the Palestinian Hamas movement, and called for the killing of all Hamas members and anyone cooperating with it. The "judge" of the Sinai Province terrorist organization described Hamas as an "apostate" group because of its security cooperation with Egypt, its prevention of fighters from moving from Gaza to the S...Read More
The Bloomberg Commodities Spot Index, tracking the price of 22 raw materials, jumped to its highest since December, 2014, on ThursdayRead full newsRead More
U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled support for anti-government protests in Iran, but in two weeks he faces a decision on U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic that suddenly seems riskier than it did a week ago.Read full newsRead More
Asian benchmark thermal coal prices have pushed to their highest levels since 2016, fueled by demand in China and loading delays in Indonesia that have ramped up shipping congestion outside major coal ports.Read full newsRead More
China plans to curb the rise of the machines as power surpluses dwindle.Read full newsRead More
Don't look now, but one large gold exchange-traded fund just did something rare.Read full newsRead More
CloseGain/LossGold $1321.90+$7.00Silver$17.20+$0.06XAU87.79+0.81%HUI198.76+0.72%GDM663.40+0.37%JSE Gold1305.19-33.54USD91.87-0.31Euro120.68+0.56Yen88.70-0.27Oil$62.01+$0.3810-Year2.452%+0.012T-Bond152.34375+0.03125Dow25075.13+0.61%Nasdaq7077.92+0.18%S&P2723.99+0.40% The Metals: Gold fell $9 to $1305.90 in Asia, but it then climbed to as high as $1325.80 in New York and ended with a gain of...Read More
- Palladium prices surge to new record high over $1,100/oz today- Palladium surges past record nominal price seen in 2001 after 55% surge in 2017- Best-performing precious metal and commodity of 2017 is palladium- Palladium prices top platinum prices for first time in 16 years- Strong Chinese car demand and switch from diesel to petrol cars sees demand surge- Supply crunch as six year supply...Read More
Australia-based SolGold has released a maiden resource for the Alpala deposit at its Cascabel copper-gold porphyry project in Ecuador.Read full newsRead More
Following a $54 million impairment charge in its Nzema mine, located approximately 70km from Takoradi in southwestern Ghana, Endeavour Mining (TSX:EDV) announced it has sold its 90% stake in the project to African contracting group BCM International. The remaining 10% is held by the Ghanaian government.The transaction was originally disclosed in August last year and it was completed in late Decemb...Read More
The yellow metal fell quickly to $1,308.20 per ounce after the latest Fed minutes were released at 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday.Read full newsRead More
The Trump administration unveiled a controversial proposal Thursday to permit drilling in most U.S. continental-shelf waters, including protected areas of the Arctic and the Atlantic, where oil and gas exploration is opposed by governors from New Jersey to Florida, nearly a dozen attorneys general, more than 100 U.S. lawmakers and the Defense Department. Under the proposal, only one [...]Read f...Read More
FTSE 100 closes at 7,695Blue chip index briefly broke through 6,700FTSE 250 up 76 at 20,820Dow Jones breaks through 25,000 for first timeFTSE 100 finished just shy of the 7,700 level at 7,695 as Wall Street strength permeated through the markets.The Footsie closed Thursday up around 24 points, or 0.32% to 7,695, while in the US, major benchmarks reached new highs, with the Dow Jones up over 25,000...Read More
A new report by BMI Research states that based on project pipelines, Chile and Argentina will lead lithium production in coming years, with the bulk of new capacity coming online in 2019."We have updated our lithium production forecasts for Chile and Argentina to reflect a relatively slower-moving project pipeline due to regulatory hurdles in the former and growing exploration efforts boosting lon...Read More
Roxgold Inc. (TSX:ROXG) announced that the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Burkina Faso has granted the company permitting approval to develop the Bagassi South project, located within its high-grade Yaramoko gold mine in the Hound?(C) greenstone region of the West African country."The approval of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Bagassi South allows us to...Read More
Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX:WM, FWB: WC7) ('Wallbridge') is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Attila Pentek as Vice President, Exploration effective January 1, 2018, subject to TSX approval.Read full newsRead More
It could be the sharp urban-rural divide, worries about a breakdown in authority or scars from the 2009 uprising. But whatever the cause, residents of the capital are sitting this one out.Read full newsRead More
NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A severe winter stormfroze pipes and disrupted services at refineries on the U.S.Atlantic coast on Thursday, sending fuel prices higher as heavysnowfall and high winds caused electricity outages for almost80,000 homes and businesses.The only nuclear plantRead full newsRead More
The U.K. Health and Safety Executive is investigating the causes of a crack in a key North Sea oil pipeline that disrupted production at more than 80 fields for weeks.Read full newsRead More
Both countries have floated plans to create homegrown virtual currencies that would put them outside the global financial and banking system.Read full newsRead More