TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI.TO) (TRI.N) has appointed former IDG Communications CEO Michael Friedenberg as president of Reuters news and media operations, Thomson Reuters said on Tuesday.Friedenberg will join the company on Dec. 3 and report to Jim Smith, president and chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters, the statement said. He will be based in New York.Editorial content w...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday November 14.Base metal closing prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed on Tuesday November 13, with lead showing the biggest positive move of the day while zinc failed to close above its nearby support level amid record-low LME inventories for both metals. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices l...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has resigned, the president’s office said on Tuesday, following calls from opposition parties for him to stand down over a High Court ruling which said he had lied under oath.Gigaba, who was finance minister between March 2017 and February 2018, has denied any wrongdoing. Gigaba, who in February was reappointed...Read More
Investment visionary Kiril Sokoloff is embarking on a series of exceptional interviews from his personal contacts for Real Vision. In the second episode of his series, he sits down with a revered titan of the investment world: Stanley F. Druckenmiller. Druckenmiller has an unrivalled track record that spans many decades. But what might be most incredible is that even whilst becoming one of the wor...Read More
Domestic rebar prices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have fallen along with low bids from customers, while imported rebar prices have remained stable over the past week.Steel billet prices, meanwhile, were becoming firmer because raw material prices have strengthened, while Iran-origin material was now absent from the market, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday November 13.Domestic rebarLocal p...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgia voters will wait until at least Friday for the final word on who will be their next governor after a U.S. federal judge ordered state election officials to review provisional ballots cast in last week’s election.In an order late on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg urged county election officials to conduct a “good faith” or “ind...Read More
Saudi Aramco and China just agreed to transact oil directly - only the latest in an accelerating drumbeat of major economic powers pivoting away from the woefully mismanaged US dollar. How will YOUR family's domestic economy be impacted by the gradual (or sudden) fading of the dollar?Rob Kirby, proprietary analyst of financial and precious metals markets, visits Reluctant Preppers to answer your v...Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized ecoanomist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWeek, Tim...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices continued dropping on Tuesday November 13, leading to higher buying interest. China's domestic rebar prices kept dropping on Tuesday November 13, and the lower prices led to higher trading activity. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,420-4,450 yuan ($635-639) per tonne, narrowed down 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 4,250-4,300 yuan per tonne, down 50 yuan...Read More
The French Prime Minister attacks President Trump abroad, Democrats prepare to take power, and Republicans struggle for a message.Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior German officials are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building the country’s 5G infrastructure amid concerns this could compromise national security.The behind-the-scenes push in Berlin, which comes after decisions by Australia and the United States to ban Chinese suppliers from 5G, has em...Read More
Tasca Resources (TAC-V) today announced it has acquired the Selish Mountain property, a 290-hectare block 15 kilometres southwest of Merritt, B.C., and 10 kilometres to the north of Westhaven Ventures Inc.'s Shovelnose gold property, where recent drilling has returned intersections of 8.95 grams per tonne gold over 46.2 metres and 24.5 g/t gold over 17.77 metres. Historic exploration on the Selish...Read More
Commenting on Monday's flare-up of rocket fire after a prior Israeli commando raid into Gaza territory to assassinate Hamas leaders, the Jerusalem Post observed that Continue...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CNN filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration over the revocation of press credentials for White House correspondent Jim Acosta, whose questions and reporting have been a frequent target of criticism by President Donald Trump.“We have asked this court for an immediate restraining order requiring the pass be returned to Jim, and will seek permanent rel...Read More
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday told the European Parliament that a European digital tax should only be introduced if broader global efforts fail.“We think the best thing would be to find an international solution in an international context ... but if that doesn’t work, we can’t wait forever but rather need to act at the European level a...Read More
Two key Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leaders withdrew their support for a joint candidate in next month's election, increasing the likelihood that President Joseph Kabila's protege will win.The next government will be less likely to modify new mining legislation that's deeply unpopular with Glencore Plc and Randgold Resources Ltd for boosting taxes and removing investor protections.Tha...Read More
Fremont Gold (TSX.V: FRE) is in need of funds to undertake further drilling at its Gold Bar and Gold Canyon projects in Eureka County, Nevada. The Vancouver-based company intends to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to 7,200,000 units at a price of $0.14 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $1 million.In a media statement, the miner said each unit will be comprised of a common share...Read More
South Africa's Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) has asked the country's Competition Tribunal to veto the merger between precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) and struggling platinum miner Lonmin (LON:LMI) to avoid around 10,000 job losses.The union, Lonmin's biggest, said the number of Lonmin's planned job cuts at mines that will run out of comme...Read More
Link to Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/futur...Question 1. Niko: With all the current stock market volatility, I'm wondering if money market accounts are any safer of a position?Question 2. Nola S: How are collectible coins identified? Are these coins collectible: the $20 St. Gaudens, $10 Indian, $10 Liberty, & $1 Peace?Question 3. Kathleen D: explain the Exchange Stabilizatio...Read More
The Turkish steel mills have continued their silence in the deep-sea scrap markets because of a downturn in rebar export values, sources said on Tuesday November 13.After booking two cargoes from the United States late last week, Turkish mills paused their purchases and started to watch the finished steel markets.But a couple of the latest rebar sales have indicated a decrease in prices, so the mi...Read More