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
A U.S. court ruling announced today will allow KORE Mining (TSXV: KORE; US-OTC: KOREF) to proceed with drilling at its Long Valley gold project in California's Mono County.On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied a motion by NGOs to overturn authorization granted by the United States Forest Service (USFS) of KORE's proposed drill program. An initial, 3,000-...Read More
Ottawa plans to spend $21 billion over five years on clean technology in one of the main platforms affecting the mining industry contained in Tuesday's annual federal budget.Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the amount, including a 30% investment tax credit to boost clean-tech manufacturing, especially in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, could expand to $80 billion by 2034. "We are g...Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Fokus Mining Corp. [FKM-TSXV; FKMCF-OTCQB; F7E1-FSE] has intersected grades of 1.18 g/t gold over 27 metres and 1.01 g/t gold over 24 metres, respectively, in drill holes GA-22-66 and GA-22-67, both located in the RB zone at the 100%-owned Galloway project, 30 km west of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.Three other gold-bearing sections containing grades ranging from 1.20 g/t go...Read More
Every tech advancement that promises to significantly disrupt the economy is an implicit war with China. No bullets or bombs are let loose, but the stakes are just as high. China has been on a nonstop mission of economic imperialism for decades now. The communist leaders have sacrificed the social well-being of their citizens in exchange for unfathomable wealth. This drive can never be satisfie...Read More
Lundin will pay JX an initial $800 million with $150 million in deferred cash payments over six years. This includes $50 million in five $10 million annual instalments and $100 million in 2029.Read More
(IDEX Online) - Blue Nile, the online jeweler acquired by Signet for $360m last August, is laying off 119 workers.Signet said it was consolidating operations to New York City and closing the Blue Nile fulfillment center in Seattle."As part of the integration of Blue Nile, we will be reducing duplicative fulfillment center services to centralize these services within our existing New York City fulf...Read More
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:CTMX) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 27, 2023 5:00 PM ETCompany ParticipantsChris Ogden - SVP of Finance and AccountingSean McCarthy - CEO...Read full newsRead More
BioNTech is more than a COVID vaccine developer. Read how its infectious disease vaccine platform and multi-layered oncology platform are clicking into gear.Read full newsRead More
Compared to similar funds in the industry, WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund is a relatively smaller fund and that allows WCBR to be nimble. Click here for our review.Read full newsRead More
SoFi launched a $2M solution to the FDIC insurance limits to garner more deposits during this banking crisis. Read why SOFI stock remains an incredible bargain.Read full newsRead More
Stocks finished Monday with a mixed performance. The further easing of concerns about the banking sector gave a lift to the Dow and S&P 500Read full newsRead More
Given the macro backdrop and confounding sector rotations, 2022 has been tough sledding for many investors. Adversity breeds opportunity. Click here for my 2 picks.Read full newsRead More
Maximus reported its FQ1 2023 financial results on February 9, 2023. Click here to read why I'm on Hold for MMS stock in the near term.Read full newsRead More
Macy's latest financials demonstrated a decline across all critical metrics, and the outlook for FY 23 also looks cloudy. Click here to read more about M stock.Read full newsRead More
Beyond Meat is suffering double-digit revenue declines in spite of price drops. Click here to read my analysis of BYND stock.Read full newsRead More
CVD Equipment Corporation (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:CVV) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 27, 2023 5:00 PM ETCompany ParticipantsEmmanuel Lakios - President and Chief Executive OfficerRichard...Read full newsRead More
The Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. dividend cut of 38.5% caught us slightly by surprise. Click here to see our take on IVR stock.Read full newsRead More
The following slide deck was published by BM Technologies, Inc.Read full newsRead More
Bowlero is the largest operator of bowling centers, operating under the Bowlero, AMF and Bowlmor brands. Click here to read my most recent analysis of BOWL.Read full newsRead More
Forian Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:FORA) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 27, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsMax Wygod - Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive OfficerMichael...Read full newsRead More