The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

The AOCE and WB have moderate overall forecasts for the metals in 2025 inline with IMF forecasts for a decline in economic growth and inflation, although we see the probability of a stagflationary scenario as still reasonably high.Read More

The past year was a difficult one overall for the metals, with the main standouts to the upside being a geopolitical risk-driven gain in gold, a China-driven rise in iron ore and a surge in uranium on broadening global support for nuclear power (Figure 1). A jump in global interest rates to near two-decade highs saw recession fears persist all year, and while one still did not actually eru...Read More

This year the post-global health crisis boom was brought to an end by a surge in inflation to forty-year highs, a major rise in global interest rates in an attempt to curb the rising prices and surging geopolitical risk after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While precious metals held up reasonably well as markets turned to them as a risk hedge, by Q2/22 the higher interest rates put an end t...Read More

Chile is the world leader in copper production, at 28.5% of the total in 2020, and this looks set to continue, with the country having the largest global reserves, at 23.0% of total. It is also the global leader for molybdenum, which is often found along with copper, and is a major lithium player, holding 51.1% of global reserves. Read More

Newfoundland has become a gold exploration hotspot over the past few years, with the sector seeing some of its strongest activity ever. While the province remains a small contributor to Canadian gold production, it has a substantial mineral industry well supported by the government, focused on iron ore, copper and nickel, and the surge in exploration suggests that gold output from the...Read More

Nevada is the core of the U.S. gold output, accounting for by far the majority, at 75.4% on average for the past year. The state looks set to remain a dominant player in U.S. gold, as it accounts for 49% of total U.S. reserves, with Alaska slightly ahead with 51% of reserves, but just 8.6% of current production. The U.S. accounts for 6.1% of global gold output, making Nevada one of the largest gol...Read More

The Golden Triangle in northwestern British Columbia has historically been a major site of Canadian gold production, beginning as early as the mid 1800s. There was a wave of production in the 1990s which cooled as the gold price declined, but larger scale production resumed in 2017, and the area has seen surging exploration interest over the past year, given that the region has some of the largest...Read More

In this report we outline the Quebec gold mining industry, including its major producers, and a survey of many of the junior miners focused on the province. Quebec accounts for 34% of Canadian gold production (second to Ontario, with 44%) and remains a major focus for both producers and junior miners.Read More

Red Lake has been one of the most prolific gold mining districts in Canada and the world, with exploration having started in the 1920s, and production, which began in the 1930s, continuing to the present day. The district is known for the high grade of its gold, its infrastructure, and strong institutional support, given the long history of mining in the area.Read More

The Lesotho government has renewed the mining lease for LSE-listed Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine, CEO Clifford Elphick confirmed on Tuesday.The terms of the renewed mining lease were agreed with the Lesotho Mining Board following a statutory negotiation process. The lease was renewed for an immediate period of ten years with exclusive rights granted to Letšeng to renew the mining...Read More

There is no denying that this year has been rough for marijuana stocks.After last year, when investors put $10 billion into the new sector and drove share prices higher and higher, it was bound to happen.You don't have to look any further than the ETFs that have popped up. The more established ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF is down around 20%. Some of the ones that debuted this year are down as muc...Read More

Angkor Resources Corp. CEO Stephen Burega is pleased to announce the results of a drill program at its Koan Nheak license.Read full newsRead More

Renforth Resources Inc. has successfully extended the Beaupre copper/silver discovery on Renforth's wholly owned Malartic West property.Read full newsRead More

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk has launched a CBD balm while calling for more research into the health benefits of cannabis-derived products.Read full newsRead More

The Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all had nice daysIt was another big day for stocks in the U.S., as the major indexes spent the session in the black and hit fresh record highs. The Dow closed off its intraday peak, but still managed to overcome the weakness in McDonald's (MCD) shares to post a solid win. It was a similar setup for the Nasdaq and S&P 500, with the latter index brushing off Under Armour's (...Read More

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The firm posted better-than-expected sales for its Xpovio drug The shares of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:KPTI) hit an annual peak of $14.20 earlier, and are eyeing their highest close since a massive bear gap last October, following the drugmaker's third-quarter results. The firm posted a slimmer-than-expected per-share loss of 67 cents, and $12.8 million in sales for its multiple myeloma...Read More

Newrange Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an agreement with GoldMining Inc.Read full newsRead More

BLUE, BB, and BNTX all received upbeat analyst attention todayThe U.S. stock market is soaring once more, with all three benchmarks nabbing new record highs. Among specific stocks making notable moves higher are gene therapy specialist bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ:BLUE), tech issue BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB), and biotech BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX). Here's a quick look at what's moving the shares of BLUE...Read More

Golden Predator reports significant gold mineralization in 9 of the 10 initial drill holes from its Fall 2019 exploration program at Brewery Creek.Read full newsRead More

Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (TSXV:VIPR) is pleased to announce mobilization of an exploration crew to La Virginia.Read full newsRead More

The exercise specialist will report earnings tomorrow morningPeloton Interactive Inc (NASDAQ:PTON) is slated to take its inaugural turn in the earnings confessional as a publicly traded company before the market opens tomorrow, Nov. 5. The options market is pricing in a volatile earnings reaction, with the implied earnings deviation for PTONlast seen at 19.7%, and speculators are taking positions...Read More

At least four analysts have lifted their price targets on Alibaba stock The shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) are up 2.9% to trade at $181.56, and just hit a one-month high of $182.40 earlier today, following a flurry of analysts notes. At least five brokerages lifted their price targets, includingBofA-Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Securities, which raised their estimates to $234 an...Read More

Angkor Resources Corp. CEO Stephen Burega is pleased to announce the results of a drill program at its Koan Nheak license.Read full newsRead More

Authorities in India's capital New Delhi banished from the roads cars with ...Read full newsRead More

Lignite and bituminous coal produced 50% less energy than renewables in Germany during the first three quarters of 2019.Read full newsRead More

Tsingshan Holding Group is now making waves in a different market: the London Metal Exchange.Read full newsRead More

WWE shares have been crushed in the second half of 2019World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) stock has been selling off since its peak above $100 back in April, including last week's bear gap from the $66 regionto below $57, and today the shares are adding to these woes. The stock is trading down 3% at $54.27, after Wells Fargo cut its price target to $80 from $94 and said the company has...Read More

The pharma stock could hit record highs soonDrugmaker Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) will report earnings before the open this Thursday, Nov. 7. While the shares of ZTS have already added more than 46% so far in 2019, and touched a record high of $130.20 in mid-October, the stock is once again flashing a historic buy signal -- suggesting more upside could be in store before year's end.Specifically, Zoetis...Read More