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 DJI briefly turned positive in late-day tradingThe Dow explored a 332-point range on both sides of breakeven. The bulk of the action occurred to the downside as a cooling 10-year Treasury yield and disappointing data out of China reignited concerns over a slowing global economy, while sinking crude futures weighed on oil major Exxon Mobil (XOM). Strong sessions for Apple (AAPL) and Boeing (BA)...Read More

After a 20,000-metre drill program last year at its Phoenix project in Red Lake, Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX) has increased measured and indicated resources by 110% to 589,000 oz. gold compared with the earlier estimate of 281,000 oz. gold, while gold grades fell 2% to 6.26 grams gold per tonne from 6.37 grams gold.Inferred resources fell 28% to 540,000 oz. gold compared to the previous estimate of...Read More

After a 20,000-metre drill program last year at its Phoenix project in Red Lake, Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX) has increased measured and indicated resources by 110% to 589,000 oz. gold compared with the earlier estimate of 281,000 oz. gold, while gold grades fell 2% to 6.26 grams gold per tonne from 6.37 grams gold.Inferred resources fell 28% to 540,000 oz. gold compared to the previous estimate of...Read More

After a 20,000-metre drill program last year at its Phoenix project in Red Lake, Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX) has increased measured and indicated resources by 110% to 589,000 oz. gold compared with the earlier estimate of 281,000 oz. gold, while gold grades fell 2% to 6.26 grams gold per tonne from 6.37 grams gold.Inferred resources fell 28% to 540,000 oz. gold compared to the previous estimate of...Read More

Meanwhile, Shoe Carnival is one of the best stocks on the Street todayThe Dow is declining today as Wall Street continues to focus on falling Treasury yields. Three stocks making big moves are weed concern Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON), homebuilder Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), and retailer Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL). Below, we'll take a closer look at the shares of CRON, LEN, and SCVL. A...Read More

CVS puts are going at an exceptional paceDrugstore name CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) is lower with Centene (CNC) today, after the latter announced its plan to acquire WellCare Health (WCG) for an estimated $17.3 billion. CVS is also scheduled to appear before congress next week -- alongside major pharmaceutical names -- to discuss high prescription drug prices. At last check, CVS Health stock is do...Read More

The analyst initiated coverage with a "buy" rating and lofty price targetBiotech concern Xencor Inc (NASDAQ:XNCR) is higher today, after Berenberg Capital Markets initiated coverage with a "buy" rating and a $45 price target, which represents an almost 50% premium to Tuesday's close at $31.54. The brokerage firm predicts a rebound for XNCR, and waxed optimistic on the company's Ultomiris and MOR-2...Read More

[Editor’s note: This story was originally published in August 2018. It has since been updated and republished.]The stock market’s volatility in recent months has not made me less bullish on the five cheap stocks profiled in this article. Among these stocks, market movements can cause some noise. But the investment thesis on cheap stocks is predicated on huge moves higher in the long-te...Read More

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The last truckload of kimberlite from Ontario's first and only diamond mine has left the pit. De Beers Canada said mining ceased at Victor mine on March 5 - 11 years to the day after the official opening in 2008.The honour of driving the last truck went to Nancy Wesley, of Kashechewan First Nation. She worked at Victor for 11 years, as a haul truck driver, dozer operator and production drill opera...Read More

The last truckload of kimberlite from Ontario's first and only diamond mine has left the pit. De Beers Canada said mining ceased at Victor mine on March 5 - 11 years to the day after the official opening in 2008.The honour of driving the last truck went to Nancy Wesley, of Kashechewan First Nation. She worked at Victor for 11 years, as a haul truck driver, dozer operator and production drill opera...Read More

The outperforming shares are holding above key supportMorgan Stanley chimed in on optical makers today. While the brokerage firm waxed optimistically on Lumentum (LITE), it struck a decidedly tone with Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIA). Specifically, the brokerage firm downgraded ACIA stock to "underweight" from "equal weight" on customer concentration risk next year, but boosted its price...Read More

The shares are prone to big earnings swings, tooRH Inc (NYSE:RH) -- formerly known as Restoration Hardware -- will report quarterly earnings tomorrow, March 28. Ahead of the event, shares of the home goods retailer are flashing a historic buy signal on the charts.RH stock has been sliding since its early March test of the $155-$160 region -- an area that's kept a lid on the equity's advances since...Read More

A look at some of the best sectors in April over the past 10 yearsWe recently outlined the best and worst stocks to own in the month of April, historically. Today, we're taking a broader look to see which sectors tend to shine next month. Among the best exchange-traded funds (ETF) to own in April over the past 10 years has been the VanEck Vectors Gaming ETF (BJK), which boasts casino stocks like L...Read More

Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis. Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2019 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intellig...Read More

The stock ran up to a historically bearish trendline during its latest rebound Department store concern Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) have been on a slow rebound since a post-earnings bear gap in mid-November and subsequent bottoming out at eight-month lows on Dec. 21. The stock has managed to tack on 5.7% year-to-date, and even reclaim the aforementioned bear gap earlier this month. However, in t...Read More

Tech stocks are taking a hit todayU.S. stocks have retreated as Treasury yields fall once again, reigniting concerns about the health of the global economy. Echoing that, China's industrial profit suffered its biggest drop since 2011, though the U.S.trade deficit shrank in January. Currently, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is down more than 150 points at midday, with Microsoft (MSFT) paci...Read More

More needs to be done to make the commodities industry welcoming to young women, who are less willing to put up with the sexist culture their older peers endured, female executives from trading houses, banks and mining companies said."It isn't the Wolf of Wall Street, but it is a tough environment," Wendy Moss, a veteran trader at Trafigura Group, said at the FT Global Commodities Summit in Lausan...Read More

There's nothing new-fangled about bauxite mining in Jamaica.The railcars that shuttle thousands of tons of ore from the hills to Discovery Bay on the island's picturesque north coast are the very same ones used by the once-giant American company Kaiser Aluminum, which started mining here in 1967. Under a layer of red dust, they still read "Kaiser Bauxite Co."Yet this 50-year-old facility is at the...Read More