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 retailer will report fiscal second-quarter earnings tomorrow morningOptions traders are blasting VF Corp (NYSE:VFC) today, as the retailer gets ready to report earnings tomorrow morning. At last check, 7,527 puts were on the tape, 37 times what's typically seen at this point, and a new 52-week peak. Call traders are busy, too, with around 2,400 contracts exchanged, quadruple the expected intra...Read More

Nexus Gold Corp. (TSXV:NXS) (OTC:NXXGF) (FSE:N6E) is pleased to provide an update regarding the proposed November drill program at it's 100%-owned Dakouli 2 gold concession, located in Burkina Faso, West Africa.Read full newsRead More

Sally Beauty has been suffering long term on the chartsShares of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) are down 1.2% at $16.20 this afternoon, reversing course after two-day climb up the charts, and a recent lift off their early September lows. Today's pullback may not be one-off, however, as data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, suggests a long-term bear signal may be f...Read More

Great Bear reported its intention to create and spin-out a two percent Net Smelter Royalty on potential future mineral production at the Dixie property.Read full newsRead More

Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce it has launched the Company's flagship Push-to-Talk LTE Uniden (R) UV350 in-vehicle device that is integrated with Nova Talk, a leading enterprise PoC solution for instant communication.The UV350 provides its enterprise customers with the first ever dedicated in-vehicle Push-to-...Read More

3M's earnings report is weighing on the DowThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is lower at midday, but has pared a triple-digit deficit at its session lows, as a dismal earnings report from 3M (MMM) offsets well-received quarterly reports from Microsoft (MSFT) and Dow Inc (DOW). The S&P 500 Index (SPX) is sitting just above breakeven, while the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is confidently higher...Read More

Facebook and Alphabet will also report earnings Traders are gearing up for another busy few days of earnings, with Apple's (AAPL) quarterly report due right in the middle of the week. Fellow tech concerns Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) are also set to release their numbers, while reports from names like Merck (MRK) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) will put the healthcare sector in focus. The eco...Read More

Analysts are calling Neovasc and PDS Biotechnology a "buy"Penny stocks Neovasc Inc (NASDAQ:NVCN) and PDS Biotechnology Corp (NASDAQ:PDSB) are both on analysts' radars today, and soaring as a result. Specifically, H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Neovasc with a "buy" rating and a price target of $9 -- almost triple yesterday's close at $3.61. Likewise, Chardan initiated coverage on PDS Biotech...Read More

The study has 19 previous examples to take from, tooUnion Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) has been strong in recent weeks, and today the shares have moved above the $170 level, last seen up 0.2% at $170.45. From a longer-term perspective, the stock recently pulled back to the 10-month moving average, which historically been a good time to go bullish on the freight concern. Schaeffer's Senior Quanti...Read More

Draya Michele's clothing line with superdown is guaranteed to sell out. Find out all of the details on the influencer-approved affordable clothing collection.Read full newsRead More

J.P. Morgan Securities downgraded the stock to "underweight"Shares of Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACOR) are plunging this morning, already down 13.9% to trade at $2.33. Acorda issued a double-whammy last night,sharing its corporate restructuring plan -- which includes a 25% cut to its workforce -- and unveiling lackluster third-quarter sales of Inbrija, its Parkinson's drug. As such, ACOR was...Read More

TSLA is on track for its best day since January 2012One of the top earnings winners this morning is Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). The electric car concern reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of $1.86 per share, blowing past the estimated loss of 42 cents per share. The surprise profit beat was enough to overshadow a revenue miss, while CEO Elon Musk detailed a cheaper SUV rollout and revealed Tes...Read More

eBay predicted weaker-than-expected revenue for its fourth quarter The shares of eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) are eyeing four-month lows today, following a sub-par earnings report. While its reported earnings per share of 67 centsand $2.65 billion in revenue beat analyst estimates, the e-tailer predicted weaker-than-expected revenue for the holiday quarter. The forecast has analysts swarming thestock. S...Read More

Baird analysts are moving to the sidelines on ARWRGene silencing expert Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARWR) has been a major winner in 2019. The shares are up more than 200% year-to-date and have added 41% in the past month alone, while yesterday touching their highest point in almost 12 years. However, one brokerage firm is telling investors it's time to move to the sidelines on ARWR stoc...Read More

NOK hit a six-year low out of the gateNokia Oyj (NYSE:NOK) stock has plunged 21.3% to trade at $4.02 -- earlier hitting a six-year low of $3.98 -- after the Finnish telecom network equipment maker cut its 2019 and 2020 profit guidance, citing rising costs associated with 5G technology and margin pressures. NOK also said it will temporarily suspend its dividend payment until its cash flow stabilize...Read More

Microsoft's strong report is helping the Dow Investors are again monitoring a heavy dose of corporate earnings this morning. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are getting a boost thanks to well-received reports from Microsoft (MSFT) and Dow (DOW), which are overshadowing pre-market losses for 3M (MMM). While there is some economic data to consider today, including this morning's weekly jo...Read More

SINGAPORE - Nickel prices touched a more than one-week high on Thursday, after authorities in Papua New Guinea shut down a nickel project following a slurry spill.Papua New Guinea has closed ...Read full newsRead More

After working 25, 30, 35 years, or longer, you might think that retirement will be a like a permanent vacation where you sit back with your feet up and watch the world whiz by. But it's not. Retiring is a life changer, it can be a shock to your system, and it's not all fun. In fact, it may actually be the toughest job you've ever had. That's because one of the biggest challenges you'll face for th...Read More

Copper climbed more than 1% on the London Metal Exchange as copper mines in Chile were impacted by workers joining anti-government protests. Zinc-focused Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX) jumped 38.4% or C20c to 72c on announcing it had started its 2019 Bathurst drilling campaign in New Brunswick at the Nash Creek and Superjack projects, where it's hoping to show "district-scale potential" and enhan...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Firestone Diamonds plc sold 168,612 carats of diamonds during its first quarter ended September 30, 2019, realizing $10.6 million and an average per carat price of $63. This compares to the sale of 177,521 carats in the fourth quarter of 2019, which generated $12.7 million and an average per carat price of $71.The fall in revenue came despite the sale of a 37-carat fancy pink...Read More