Voters may identify with moderation for a number of reasons: pragmatic, ideological or otherwise. It has even been suggested that individuals vote for Continue...Read More
Continue...Robert Shiller is an American economist, academic, and best-selling author. He currently serves as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center for Finance. Mr. Shiller has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) since 1980, was Vice President of the American Economic Ass...Read More
Seequent, a developer of visual data science software and IMDEX, specializing in subsurface intelligence solutions, today announced an partnership to deliver a real-time 3D visualisation solution for the mining and exploration industry, aimed to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making for drilling projects.Seequent and IMDEX are collaborating to integrate IMDEX HUB-IQ, which provides...Read More
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Iron ore exports from Western Australia's Port Hedland fell year on year and month on month in October, leading to tighter supplies of Australian material in the seaborne market and pushing prices above $75 per tonne cfr China.The port shipped 40.18 million tonnes of the steelmaking raw material last month, down by 2% from October 2017, according to data released by the Pilbara Ports Authority on...Read More
In 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Back then, 65 was considered old age. Today, "65 is the new 45"-at least that's what Continue...Read More
CanmetMINING and COREM have signed a co-operation agreement to meet the needs of Canada's mining industry as it embraces innovation. The aim is to reduce the risks associated with adopting new technology that supports sustainability and competitiveness.The two hope to leverage their joint expertise and capability on projects of importance to the mining sector.CanmetMINING is part of Natural Res...Read More
The latest data from Euro Stat for September 2018 demonstrates the complete failure of the ECB and its Quantitative Easing. The Euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted Continue...Read More
Caledonia Mining (TSX: CAL; NYSE: CMCL) has agreed to buy back Fremiro Investments' 15% shareholding in the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe in a deal valued at $16.6 million. After completing the transaction, Caledonia will own 64% of Blanket.Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will cancel Fremiro's outstanding US$11.46 million Caledonia loan. Caledonia will then issue Fremiro 727,266 s...Read More
Corporate earnings have been exceptionaly strong but that may soon end, and history suggests a bumpy road ahead for the stock market.Continue...Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - Showdowns in Georgia and Florida pitting black Democratic candidates against white Republicans supported by President Donald Trump headline the three dozen governors’ races being contested in Tuesday’s U.S. elections.In Georgia, Stacey Abrams is vying to become the nation’s first African-American female governor. She and Andrew Gillum in Florida woul...Read More
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates unveiled on Tuesday in Beijing a futuristic toilet that doesn’t need water or sewers and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertilizer.The Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder, who a day earlier was one of the high profile guests at a major trade event in Shanghai, also lauded the globalized and free trade systems that made th...Read More
Canadian miners' performance slipped in the three months leading to the end of September, due mostly to weaker gold, nickel, copper and zinc prices, the latest report by consultancy Ernst & Young (EY) reveals.Following a 5% drop between April and June this year, gold prices decreased by another 5% in the third quarter, mainly due to the strong US dollar and the recent Federal Reserve rate hike of...Read More
It now takes 23.6% of median income to make the monthly payment on the average-priced home, making housing the least affordable it's been in nearly a decade.Continue...Read More
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Harmony Gold reported a 30-percent jump in quarterly total production, the miner said on Tuesday, boosted by its Hidden Valley and Moab Khotsong mines.Total gold production in the first quarter ended September jumped to 11,773 kg from 9,040 kg in the comparable quarter last year. The total gold production decreased by 2 percent quarter-on-quarter, the company said."We...Read More
NEW YORK - Gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered increased inflows to both North American and European funds during October, as tumultuous equity markets triggered flight-to-quality buying, the World Gold Council said on Tuesday.North American funds had inflows of $561 million while European funds posted inflows of $678 million last month, according to figures provided by the Council...Read More
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LONDON - Randgold Resources said on Tuesday it would mediate in a tax dispute between Tanzania and Acacia Mining, a firm in which Randgold investors will have a stake if its planned merger with Barrick Gold is approved by shareholders.Randgold Chief Executive Mark Bristow, who will lead the group after the Barrick tie-up, also told Reuters that Barrick could dispose of its Zambian copper mine afte...Read More
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Italian government bond yields rose further on Tuesday after Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Commission, said the Commission was considering sanction procedure against Italy if it does not revise its budget by Nov 13.Italy's 10-year government bond yield rose to a session high at 3.418 percent, up nine basis points on the day, pushing the Italy/Germany...Read More
(Reuters) - Control of both houses of the U.S. Congress and 36 state governorships are at stake in Tuesday's elections, which are widely viewed as a referendum on Republican President Donald Trump's first two years in the White House.The following is a look at what will influence the outcome:U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOne in four Americans lives in the 125 congressional districts where no party...Read More