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
In the first quarter of 2014, Canadian Utilities, or CU, earned an adjusted $186 million, or 71 cents a share. This was up marginally from adjusted earnings of $180 million, or 70 cents a share, a year earlier. This year's adjusted earnings exclude rate adjustments and dividends on preferred shares. Include these and CU's earnings attributable to shareholders jumped to $221 million. That was up by...Read More
Correction will coincide with six-month seasonal downswingWe're still tiptoeing through queasy stock markets. So, don't rest easy just yet.A correction of some sort is under way - one that neatly coincides with the start of the markets' seasonal six months of underperformance, otherwise known as "sell in May and go away."But some industry sectors are rallying, while some indicators suggest there's...Read More
Worries over emerging markets continue, but North America looks poised for a recoveryThe stock market has been in quite a funk these last few weeks.Expectations of a reduction in stimulus from the Federal Reserve, weak economic data in the U.S., slowing Chinese growth, problems with specific developing countries - all of these factors have triggered a massive wave of selling in emerging markets ea...Read More
When you buy stocks in sectors and sub-sectors of the market, keep your goals in mind. If you're a conservative, income-seeking investor, focus on utilities, financial stocks and consumer goods stocks. If you're aggressive, buy more resource and manufacturing stocks.As a general rule, we advise you to keep at least 10 per cent-but no more than 30 per cent-in each of the five main economic sectors....Read More
Acquisition and reserves update lift target priceMr. Parkin updated his model for Primero Mining Corp. (P-TSX, $7.10) after the precious metals producer made a pair of announcements: the acquisition of Brigus Gold Corp. and its year-end 2013 reserves information.Mr. Parkin views both of these developments as positive. Maintaining his "buy" recommendation, he's also upgrading his risk rating to "ab...Read More
Canadian Natural Resources hikes payout twice in five monthsTyler Reardon and Jeff Martin help cover Canada's oil and gas industry for Calgary-based Peters & Co.And they're nothing if not enthusiastic about Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ-TSX, $41).And well they should be. For one thing, the senior oilpatch play is shareholder-friendly.Not only did it boost its dividend to $0.80 from $0.50 a...Read More
This $99,516 portfolio for income shows how you can buy stocks and trusts to receive a regular paycheque. Seven stocks pay dividends at different times of the year. Cycle 1 companies pay dividends in January, April, July and October. Cycle 2 companies pay in February, May, August and November. Cycle 3 companies pay in the other four months of the year. The three income trusts pay cash monthly. The...Read More
Gold Silver (w/ Mike Maloney), Released on 3/22/23Get more info at ggsr21.com. The Fed just raised interest rates again which could put even more pressure on the banks. Things are heating up and the wheels are falling off. That's why Mike is dropping everything to bring you this urgent market alert. He's hosting a live online event tonight on his YouTube channel tonight at 6:00 PM. Mike will share...Read More
YouTube/PeterSchiff, Released on 3/22/23Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journa...Read More
Soar Financially, Released on 3/22/23Powell & the Fed just raised rates by 25 bps - gold exploded higher, the Dow Jones dropped and the US Dollar is also down. Axel Merk explains the Fed action and the market reaction to it all. Fear of a recession is creeping back in.Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research an...Read More
It's best to diversify across the five main sectors of the economy: finance, utilities, consumer products and services, manufacturing and resources. Each of these broad sectors is made up of sub-sectors that often have different outlooks. Below we show our outlook for each sub-sector over the next six to 12 months.Remember, though, there's danger in loading up on stocks in sectors that we expect t...Read More
Ron Paul Liberty Report, Released on 3/22/23The takedown of a US unmanned aerial vehicle near Crimea earlier this month may signal that Russia has had enough of US involvement in the Ukraine war. But Washington keeps pushing for new "wonder weapons" to be fast-tracked to Ukraine. How much further can DC push before a big push-back? Cluster bombs, Patriot missiles, and Abrams are all being readied...Read More
Doug Casey's Take, Released on 3/22/2300:00 *Trump's potential indictment*Doug Casey's opinion on Trump, concerns about the people controlling the US government, the possibility of Trump being indicted, and the motivations of the prosecutor involved.*Loss of rule of law in the US [00:04:11]*Discussion on the prosecutor's incentives to indict Trump, the potential consequences of that, and the loss...Read More
Liberty and Finance, Released on 3/22/23Doomberg is the anonymous publishing arm of a bespoke consulting firm providing advisory services to family offices and c-suite executives. Its principals apply their decades of experience across heavy industry, private equity and finance to deliver innovative thinking and clarity to complex problems. Doomberg on Substack: https://doomberg.substack.com. b...Read More
Our Investment Planning Committee believes the stocks in the column below have little appeal and should underperform the market over the next six months. We view them as holds or sells. (Note that we aren't advising you to sell them short.) Remember to consult The Investment Reporter each week for changes in our opinion.AIR CANADA $5.57 (TSX-AC.B; Quality rating: Conservatove) faces a lower loonie...Read More
Gold Switzerland, Released on 3/22/230:00 - Introductions0:14 - Swiss perspective on Credit Suisse failure8:30 - American perspective on the banking crisis14:40 - Heading towards consolidation16:30 - Why you should turn to goldEgon von Greyerz is founder and Managing Partner of Matterhorn Asset Management AG & GoldSwitzerland. Since the 1990s Egon von Greyerz has been actively involved with financ...Read More
In The Money Stocks, Released on 3/22/23In today's action-packed Game Plan with Master Trader Gareth Soloway, Gareth will offer an analysis of the most pressing topics and charts in the markets RIGHT NOW! Most notably, he will discuss the MAJOR FED DECISION that will happen later in the day and will explain how the decision may impact markets worldwide. Additionally, he will discuss what the recen...Read More
USA Watchdog, Released on 3/21/23Christopher Martenson is a former American biochemical scientist. Currently he is a writer and trend forecaster interested in macro trends regarding the economy, energy composition and environment. He is the founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris...Read More
ITM Trading, Released on 3/21/23Lynette Zang has held the position of Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading since 2002. Ms. Zang has been in the markets on some level since 1964. Her mission is to convert financial noise into understandable language. She has been a banker, a stock broker and studied world currencies since 1987. She believes strongly that we need to be as independent as possible and...Read More
As 2014 continues to unfold, both gold and silver are starting to perform impressively.Both metals appear to have made major bottoms following gold's plunge to US$1,180 an ounce at the end of 2013 and silver's dip to US$19 an ounce and change.In fact, gold and silver have been building big technical bases - bases that should be more than enough to propel them to all-time highs over the next 12-18...Read More