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

Call traders have been flocking to the petroleum nameShares of Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) are tanking this morning, last seen down 3.9% at $57.13, after the company revealed a surprise first-quarter loss due to Canadian fuel costs, while also sharing plans for a $9 billion merger of its midstream units. Marathon also scrapped plans to increase coking capacity at its Garyville, La., refine...Read More

Most analysts have swiped left on MTCH, thoughA big earnings winner this morning is Match Group Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH), after the dating services company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of 42 cents per share, exceeding the analyst estimates of 32 cents per share. Revenue also topped forecasts, while subscribers grew year-over-year, thanks to increased customer engagement with the Tinder app....Read More

The analyst just gave LendingClub an "outperform" rating and a lofty price targetFollowing last night's unexpected first-quarter profit and revenue beat, Wedbushupgraded LendingClub Corporation (NYSE:LC) to "outperform" from "neutral," and hiked its target price to $5 from $3.75 -- a roughly 55% premium to Tuesday's close. The analyst said the consumer lending firm's tighter operating efficiency i...Read More

Renewable energy deployment stalled out last year, raising alarm bells about the pace of the clean energy transition.In 2018, total deployment of renewable energy stood at about 180 gigawatts (GW), which was the same as the previous year. It was the first time since 2001 that capacity failed to increase year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).Adding 180 GW of clean energy...Read More

Trading houses Vitol, Glencore and Trafigura are caught in the crossfire between Russian oil producers and Western buyers as the latter refuse to take contaminated crude that traders bought from companies in Russia.At least 10 crude tankers with 1 million tonnes of oil, worth more than $500 million in normal circumstances, are marooned across Europe and still looking for buyers because they have b...Read More

INGN, for instance, is near the bottom of the NasdaqThree stocks trading sharply lower this morning after quarterly earnings reports are online education expert 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU), tech name 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), and portable oxygen supplier Inogen Inc (NASDAQ:INGN). Let's break down what's happening with the shares of TWOU, DDD, and INGN. Analysts Reexamine TWOU Stock TWOU is trad...Read More

At least four other brokerages have cut their X price targets this weekUBS downgraded United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) stock to "sell" from "neutral," saying short-term investments will not stop the company from losing market share over the next several years. Specifically, the brokerage firm said, "X is investing significantly in its asset base to remain competitive, but the result is neg...Read More

The SPX hasn't suffered three straight down days since early March Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointing toward another day of losses, following the index's worst day since January, as U.S.-China trade tensions linger. While President Donald Trump said the U.S. will hike tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods this Friday, May 10, if a trade deal isn't reached, he tweeted this m...Read More

Political rehabilitation doesn't get much better.Just over a year ago Russian aluminium producer Rusal was hit with swingeing sanctions by the U.S. government.The company's owner, Oleg Deripaska, was accused of a litany of misdeeds by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), all of which he denied, and his sprawling industrial empire, including Rusal, was slapped with sec...Read More

Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX:G) (NYSE:KGC) is evaluating options for returning to long-term production in Chile, the world's top copper miner, where the company already has two key assets.One alternative the company is very keen on is resuming mining at its La Coipa gold and silver mine, located in Chile's northern Atacama Region, it said while delivering first quarter results on Tuesday.Alte...Read More

Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX:G) (NYSE:KGC) is evaluating options for returning to long-term production in Chile, the world's top copper miner, where the company already has two key assets.One alternative the company is very keen on is resuming mining at its La Coipa gold and silver mine, located in Chile's northern Atacama Region, it said while delivering first quarter results on Tuesday.Alte...Read More

Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX:G) (NYSE:KGC) is evaluating options for returning to long-term production in Chile, the world's top copper miner, where the company already has two key assets.One alternative the company is very keen on is resuming mining at its La Coipa gold and silver mine, located in Chile's northern Atacama Region, it said while delivering first quarter results on Tuesday.Alte...Read More

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18 stocks bulls should consider based on the best technical "buy" signalsHave you ever thought about the myriad of technical indicators and wondered which ones work the best? Any standard charting software supports various indicators like the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD), Relative Strength Index (RSI), Bollinger Bands, and probably a lot more. This week I'll quantify which indicato...Read More

A report published by Rapaport this week reveals that polished-diamond prices declined in April with 1- carat diamonds sliding 1% year-to-date and 3-carat diamonds falling by 6.1% year-to-date.Right behind 3-carat diamonds, the price of 0.30-carat diamonds fell by 5.9% year-to-date, while 0.50-carat diamond prices dropped by 1.2% year-to-date.According to Rapaport, the fall is caused by continued...Read More

A report published by Rapaport this week reveals that polished-diamond prices declined in April with 1- carat diamonds sliding 1% year-to-date and 3-carat diamonds falling by 6.1% year-to-date.Right behind 3-carat diamonds, the price of 0.30-carat diamonds fell by 5.9% year-to-date, while 0.50-carat diamond prices dropped by 1.2% year-to-date.According to Rapaport, the fall is caused by continued...Read More

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Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second-largest producer of the precious metal, said Wednesday it had pinned down assets worth about $1.5 billion that it intends to sell through next year, adding it also remains open to acquiring new projects.President and chief executive officer, Mark Bristow, said Barrick would offload the unwanted assets once they are optimized enough t...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second-largest producer of the precious metal, said Wednesday it had pinned down assets worth about $1.5 billion that it intends to sell through next year, adding it also remains open to acquiring new projects.President and chief executive officer, Mark Bristow, said Barrick would offload the unwanted assets once they are optimized enough t...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Peekaboo Beans Inc (CSE:BEAN | OTCQB:PBBSF) (the "Company" or "Peekaboo Beans") is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to 4,000,000 units ("Units") at a price of $0.10 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to approximately $400,000 (the "Private Placement"). The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Private Placem...Read More