Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
Shares in Condor Gold (LON:CNR) climbed over 10% Friday after it announced the Nicaraguan ministry of energy and mines had granted it the Las Cruces concession, which expands its La India gold project package by 45%.The 25-year exploration and exploitation concession covers an area of 142.6 km2, expanding the La India land package to 455.6 km2. Condor Gold's project now includes a total 11 adj...Read More
The Central Bank of Ireland has refused to discuss the location and value of Irish gold reservesContinue...Read More
Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE) announced it has just started a drill program on the Whisker gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada.In detail, the project is located some 10 kilometres from the Hammerdown gold deposit, which sits within Maritime's 100%-owned Green Bay property and is expected to produce 180,000 ounces of gold over a 5-year life.According to the Vancouver-based c...Read More
Learn how to protect savings and maximize returns by investing in precious metals.The U.S. Gold Bureau would like to announce the newest edition of its guide to precious metals, perfect for anyone hoping to safeguard their investments and retirement!And today, they are giving away a free copy of their Investor's Guide to Precious Metals!Their goal is to help regular investors learn the "pro" secr...Read More
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OPEC production cuts helped oil futures rack up a healthy gain for the weekStocks fell across the board today, with losses deepening as the session continued. Futures came off their lows ahead of the open after the November jobs report showed continued expansion in the labor market and wage growth, but the monthly gains were ultimately shy of expectations. Meanwhile, following Thursday's Huawei-dr...Read More
All three indexes are staring at steep weekly lossesIt was a brutal start to December for the stock market, as icy trade relations with China were once again at the forefront of market activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are all heading toward steep weekly losses, despite starting the week off hot amid the U.S.-China trade truce. The m...Read More
Sentiment got way too dire on W stock after earningsWayfair Inc (NYSE:W) gapped drastically lower on Nov. 1, as traders reacted to a quarterly earnings report that had the online furnishings retailer reporting a wider-than-forecast per-share loss, even as revenue topped expectations.The dire reaction to Wayfair's financial results is perhaps most concisely summarized by a Wall Street Journal artic...Read More
The DJT is pacing for its biggest weekly loss in over seven yearsTransports have taken a hit during this week's broad-market sell-off, with the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) pacing for its biggest weekly loss since August 2011-- down 7.9% so far. This pullback may have created attractive entry points for some names, with DJT component Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) in particular fla...Read More
Trade wars and lax fiscal policy are negative for the US dollar and positive for gold. Myth or fact? We invite you to read our today’s article about the effects of Trump’s actions on the greenback and find out whether weak dollar will save gold. Let’s look at the chart below. As one can see, the greenback has been in a bull market since February 2018. Yup, the chart does not lie....Read More
Pot stocks are popping after Altria's CRON stakeU.S. stocks are lower again today, amid lingering concerns about U.S.-China trade and after a tame jobs report. However, one group is bucking the trend: weed stocks. Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA) is higher on a nod from Citron Research, while fellow pot stocks Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB) and Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) are enjoying a halo lift from Cro...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1248.40+$10.10+2.19%Silver$14.63+$0.25+3.25%XAU67.94+2.40%+5.40%HUI153.93+2.58%+6.13%GDM560.05+2.34%+5.32%JSE Gold1201.13-0.09+9.31%USD96.60-0.14-0.61%Euro114.10+0.24+0.80%Yen88.80+0.01+0.67%Oil$52.61+$1.12+3.30%10-Year2.856%-0.031-4.86%Bond143.90625+0.34375+2.27%Dow24388.95-2.24%-4.50%Nasdaq6969.25-3.05%-4.93%S&P2633.08-2.33%-4.60% The Metals: ...Read More
- As Brexit looms, the Central Bank of Ireland has refused to discuss the location and value of Irish gold reserves- No date given for removal of "commercially sensitive" gold reserves from Bank of England vaults- Bank of England vaults in London believed to hold almost EUR200 million of Irish gold- Ireland's financial system & economy is hugely exposed to a Brexit downturnvia Irish Independen...Read More
AKRX stock hit a multi-year low earlierThe shares of Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) have plunged 19.4% to trade at $4.51, earlier bottoming at an eight-year low of $3.54. The stock is reacting to a Delaware court ruling, which upheld an October judgement that found Germany-based Fresenius (FMS) legally ended its $4 billion bid for Akron back in April. Against this backdrop, AKRX options volume is runni...Read More
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The shares could be poised to break out of consolidation modeThe shares of animal drug maker Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) have taken a breather since touching a record high of $96.57 in early November. However, the outperforming equity could be ready to launch its next leg higher, with ZTS shares flashing historical buy signals.Specifically, Zoetis stock is back within one standard deviation of both its...Read More
Oil prices are soaring after OPEC and Russia agreed to a production cutU.S. stocks are selling off again, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) down more than 200 points at midday. A tepid November jobs report did little to jump-start markets this morning, with the blue-chip index pivoting sharply lower. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are firmly in the red as well, under...Read More
The price of palladiumjust exceeded the price of gold for the first time in 16 years. That’s an epiceven. But what does it really mean? And why should gold, silver, and miningstock investors care about the small palladium market?In short, because thisdevelopment can tell us something about the future performance of the PM sectorin general. The last time the goldto palladium ratio was tradin...Read More
Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More
Imported steel prices in South America continued to slide this week following the downtrend in China, but rebounded slightly as the weekend approached.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for hot-rolled coil imported into South America was $510-515 per tonne cfr on Friday December 7, the fourth consecutive weekly decline - down from $525-535 per tonne on November 30 and $540-550 per...Read More