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

Through continued drilling, the Canadian company is pursuing further extensions. Benchmark Metals Inc. (BNCH:TSX.V; CYRTF:OTCQB) announced in a news release the first results from the 2019 campaign of drilling in the Phoenix zone on the Lawyers property in British Columbia.So far this year, Benchmark drilled three holes in the Phoenix zone. Assays follow for one hole and are pending for the other...Read More

Chris Taylor, CEO of Great Bear Resources, speaks to Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about what the drills are turning up at the Dixie Gold Project in Ontario's Red Lake District. Maurice Jackson: Joining us for our conversation is Chris Taylor, the president, director and CEO of Great Bear Resources Ltd. (GBR:TSX.V; GTBDF:OTCQX). Readers should note last month we conducted a very thorough...Read More

Prices for hollow steel sections in the Northern and Southern European domestic markets moved down this week following a drop in feedstock costs and weak demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday October 9.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?580-590 ($636-647) per tonne on Wednesday, down from ?,?585-600 per tonne one we...Read More

A Bloomberg report said China would be open to a partial trade deal The Dow reversed some of this week's earlier losses, tacking on 181 points on a promising report from Bloomberg that said China is open to striking a partial trade deal on the condition that President Donald Trump doesn't impose additional trade tariffs. This news was a boon for tech stocks, with Apple (AAPL) stoking the fire with...Read More

The brokerage firm thinks the gun stock is attractively pricedThe U.S. stock market is soaring today on positive U.S.-China trade buzz. Among individual stocks making big moves is travel name American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL), gun maker American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ:AOBC), and steel producer United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X). Here's a quick roundup of what's moving the shares...Read More

Plus, Dave & Busters options are attractively priced at the momentThe shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) are down 0.6% to trade at $40.74 today. Amidst a relatively quiet session though, PLAY's typically quiet options pits have come to life, with a strong slant toward calls. With around two hours left in trading today, more than 2,600 calls have changed hands today, double...Read More

There are a number of potential market-moving events on the calendar this monthOctober's set to be a busy month, with plenty of potential market-moving events on the docket. While high-level U.S.-China trade talks are set to resume tomorrow, Oct. 10, third-quarter earnings season is poised to kick off next week when big banks -- including JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) -- step up to t...Read More

Vale expects Chinese demand for iron ore pellets and pellet feed to rise by 50 million tonnes per year with mills in China increasing the usage of pellets in their blast furnaces.It estimates that pellet consumption could increase its proportion of the total raw material mix in blast furnaces from 11% in 2015 to 19% in 2025, according to a presentation that the Brazilian miner showed to investors...Read More

The Fed's latest meeting minutes will be released at 2 p.m. ET todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is on the rebound today, up triple digits on renewed optimism that a trade deal with China is imminent. A day before the two superpowers are set to hold high-level talks in Washington, D.C., a Bloomberg report indicated China is open to a partial trade deal, provided the U.S. doesn't impose...Read More

The firm said Monolithic Power Systems stock is a "strong sell"A scathing note from Spruce Point Capital Management this morning has sent the shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) falling down the charts. The short seller issued a "strong sell" rating and predicted 75% to 85% downside risk for the chip stock, citing "too many red flags to ignore," and said hopes for a takeover are...Read More

QGEN shares just touched a new lowLife-sciences stock Qiagen NV (NYSE:QGEN) was one of the worst performers on Wall Street on Tuesday, losing more than 20% after the company's disappointing quarterly sales update and news its CEO was stepping down. Bearish analyst notes continue to roll in, with Deutsche Bank downgrading its opinion to "hold" last evening, while Cowen dropped its price target to $...Read More

The brokerage firm said increased competition creates risk for the Roomba makerThe shares of iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) are down 9.4% at $52.02, after Raymond James downgraded the stock to "underperform" from "market perform," citing expectations for "robot wars," with rising competition "peeling back prices at the high end." This will likely increase pricing pressure on the Roomba maker, th...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold lower highs with lower lows, can gold get above $1525.8? Who is controlling the markets?Read More

High chances that there will not be a trade deal between USA-China will result in gold and silver trading with a bullish bias. Trade war between USA-China and USA-Rest of the world, will only rise if there is no trade deal this week. Gold and silver will zoom to $1600 and $1900 as a result. Keep a close watch on Syria. Turkey is trying to take over the Kurdish region of Iraq and Syria. Russia is...Read More

Not long ago, Bill Gates offered some investment advice. That, in itself, constitutes news, but the content and the reactions make up a more interesting story.Gates told the Financial Times, in essence, that investors who want to do something about climate change should stop making up lists of companies they do not want in their portfolios based on involvement in fossil fuel production or use. The...Read More

Firstly the USO instrument inception date was 4/10/2006. CL_F Crude Oil put in an all time high at 147.27 in July 2008. USO put in an all time high at 119.17 in July 2008 noted on the monthly chart. The decline from there into the February 2009 lows was in three swings. An a-b-c in red although it was a very steep pullback.The bounce from the 2009 lows is a complex double three combination wi...Read More

ROKU's recent pullback found a cushion at the $100 levelAlmost three weeks ago, Pivotal Research called Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) "overvalued" and said it's time to sell the streaming stock. Today, Macquarie is singing a different tune, raising its rating to "outperform" and hiking its price target to $130 from $110. The analyst in coverage sees an international shift in cord-cutting, and combined w...Read More

The firm posted third-quarter earnings and revenue that exceeded analysts' estimates, though The shares of denim maker Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) are slightly lower after last night's earnings report. The firm reported third-quarter profits of 31 cents -- beating analysts' estimates of 28 cents per share -- and revenue of $1.45 billion, which also exceeded expectations. LEVI did report a decli...Read More

Bloomberg is reporting China is open to making a dealDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are soaring above fair value this morning, thanks to upbeat trade headlines. Specifically, Wall Street is reacting to a Bloomberg report suggesting China is willing to accept a partial trade deal if the U.S. doesn't impose more tariffs. In response, trade-sensitive names like Apple (AAPL) and Caterpilla...Read More

Two of our favorite sentiment surveys are historically far apart Two popular sentiment surveys that we follow are showing vastly different outlooks for investors. You would expect some optimism given that the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is up 15% on the year and less than 5% away from its all-time high. The sentiment survey done by Investors Intelligence (II) shows optimism just as one would expect. The s...Read More