The company reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings and full-year guidance The shares of workwear concern Duluth Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:DLTH) are sinking today after an abysmal fourth-quarter earning report. The company blamed the results that fell short of analysts' expectations on softening shipping and handling revenue, along with growing freight costs. The apparel name also lowered its 20...Read More

The cloud stock is trading near a reliably bullish trendlineTwilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) stock has been in an impressive long-term uptrend, more than tripling in value on a year-over-year basis. More recently, the cloud shares hit a record high of $136 on March 21 before easing back to a historically bullish trendline, last seen up 0.7% at $123.20.Specifically, TWLO closed Thursday's session within one...Read More

Gerald Reichmann has been appointed the new chief executive officer of British Steel, the UK long steel producer said on Friday April 5.Reichmann joined British Steel in November 2017 as chief financial officer. He was previously the managing director at Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine's wire technology division.Reichmann also briefly served in the role of British Steel's deputy CEO from January 2...Read More

The shares have pulled back sharply from their mid-March peakBoston Beer Company Inc (NYSE:SAM) is reeling this morning, last seen down 3.9% at $272.79, after Goldman Sachs slammed the beer stock with a downgrade to "sell" from "neutral," and a price-target cut to $245 to $270. The firm said its sees increasing competition negatively impacting sales growth for SAM, and prefers rival Constellation...Read More

APHA has nearly tripled since its early December bottomPot stock Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA) was granted provisional approval in Germany for a cannabis cultivation license, with a minimum annual capacity of 200 kilograms. This comes a few days after Aphria launched its first CBD-based product in Germany. The news has Aphria stock up 1% to trade at $10.03 this morning. Since February, Aphria stock has...Read More

We're getting used to writing about bullish analyst notes on ChipotleWe try to diversify our coverage of stocks, but certain trends are too hard to ignore. That's been the case for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), which continues to receive one positive analyst review after another. This morning it was Stifel that weighed in, saying in a note that a recent survey suggests the burrito chai...Read More

The brokerage firm also boosted its BBBY price targetMorgan Stanley upgraded Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) to "equal weight" from "underweight," and lifted its price target by $7 to $20 -- a 13.7% premium to last night's close. The brokerage firm said a recent push by activist investors for new management "creates possible upside," and could drive BBBY stock's performance until the retailer...Read More

The Norwegian government has granted a mining concession for the Sydvaranger Iron Ore Project, paving the way for concentrates shipments to recommence in 2020.Owned by the Tschudi Group - a Norwegian shipping and logistics company - the Sydvaranger project consists of several high-grade magnetite iron deposits with indicated resources of 475 million tonnes and inferred resources of 43 mi...Read More

The U.S. added a stronger-than-expected 196,000 new jobs last monthStock futures are signaling a higher open, after a report from China's Xinhua News Agency indicated Chinese President Xi Jinping communicated to U.S. President Donald Trump through Vice Premier Liu He that significant headway had been made in trade negotiations between the two countries, and a deal should made as quickly as possibl...Read More

Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 193,78499,22856,826139,514257,744390,124413,798 Change from Prior Reporting Period -21,1134,269-12,381-21,687-54,891-55,181-63,003 Traders 18869775452274169 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 50,04626,372440,170 -14,224-6,402-69,405 non reportable p...Read More

The gold miners' stocks are still marching, grinding higher on balance in a solid upleg. While interest in this sector has faded since late February, it is nicely set up for a strong rally. After consolidating high and establishing a sturdy base, the gold miners are likely to soon report greatly-improved first-quarter results. Couple that with gold itself powering higher, and the slumberin...Read More

I've been writing on deflation since the early-1990s, when I had the topic all to myself and was regarded as a voice on the lunatic fringe. Scary essays that I freelanced to Barron's, the San Francisco Examiner and a number of other publications turned out to have been premature, but I've never doubted that the endgame for a global economy glutted by debt would be a deflationary collapse. Skep...Read More

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:In commentary posted this week at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, silver market analyst Ted Butler reports confirmation from former Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Bart Chilton that JPMorganChase assumed from the collapsing investment bank Bear Stearns a massive short position in silver and has been allowed to manipulate the silver market for years...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold market weekly chart at the 18-week moving average:Read More

Gold and silver will zoom only if there is any indication that the US-China trade deal is not on expected lines. A bad trade deal between USA-China can result in gold and silver restarting their bull run. Full details of the trade deal needs once known will set a new trend for gold and US dollar. Central banks continue to increase their gold reserves with passing of each day. Short term trad...Read More

Domestic prices of flat steel products in Brazil increased in April as producers have been pushing for a readjustment after prices of imported material soared in the first quarter of the year.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment of Brazilian domestic hot-rolled coil was 2,560-2,610 Reais ($662-675) per tonne ex-works on Friday April 5, up from 2,425-2,470 Reais per tonne on March 1.The assessment...Read More

Waning trade-related fears have halted gold's forward progress for now.ETF inflows slip, further eroding the immediate-term gold outlook.Gold's longer-term recovery is still alive, though, and should continue.While gold's intermediate-term (3-9 month) recovery is still intact, its near-term trend is coming under serious pressure. As we'll discuss in today's report, the latest spike in the...Read More

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More

The London Metal Exchange has received an application to list grade-I cobalt cut cathodes produced by Norilsk, it specified in a note to members on Friday April 5.The application marks the first time a new brand has been listed since the LME opted to suspend brand listing fees for new cobalt brands on March 26, 2019. Produced in the Murmansk region in Siberia, Norilsk produces cobalt cathodes...Read More

Sandstorm agreed to pay $25 million to Americas Silver, plus $10 million in convertible debt with an equity investment of ~$8 million.In exchange, the company will receive 32,022 ounces of gold over 5.5 years, a 4% stream and a 1.4-2.8% NSR royalty over the adjacent property.Sandstorm will recover its initial investment of $42.5 million in 5 to 6 years with gold prices of $1,200 to $1,300, plus ~9...Read More