Australian gold company Evolution Mining Ltd said on Monday it had acquired a 19.9 percent stake in smaller peer Tribune Resources Ltd for A$41.3 million ($29.55 million).Evolution said Tribune's major asset was its interest in the East Kundana mining operation in Western Australia, a joint venture between Northern Star Resources Ltd, Rand Mining Ltd and Tribune.Australian gold producers have stro...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second-largest bullion producer, is going hostile in its bid to acquire U.S. rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) and create a mega-gold corporation with a $17.8 billion all-share offer.The move, announced before markets opened on Monday, increases the potential for a three-way fight among some of the world's largest gold miners, and comes after N...Read More
The chief executive officer of Newmont Mining Corp. labeled a potential takeover attempt by rival gold miner Barrick Gold Corp. as a "desperate" and "bizarre" move aimed at complicating his company's pending deal to acquire Goldcorp Inc.In his first interview since Barrick confirmed Friday it has considered a bid for Newmont, Gary Goldberg said he's focused on completing the Goldcorp takeover and...Read More
South Korea has recommended five-year anti-dumping duties on stainless steel bar from Taiwan and Italy, after its trade commission found that imports had injured the domestic industry.The Korea Trade Commission requested the finance ministry to set tariffs of 9.47-18.56% against Taiwanese products and 10.21-13.74% against Italian products for five years, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industr...Read More
However, the Dow finished well off its session highWall Street was mostly focused on President Donald Trump's Twitter account today, and the Dow muscled higher as a result -- though the index settled well off its session high. President Trump on Sunday evening tweeted about the progress in U.S.-China trade talks and extended his March 1 tariff deadline. The president also tweeted about his dismay...Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia moved up again over the past week amid higher offers and limited availability, although no transactions were heard due to the large bid-offer spread.Fastmarkets' weekly import price assessment for slab imports to Southeast Asia and East Asia was $460-480 per tonne cfr on Monday February 25, widening upward by $10 per tonne from $460-470...Read More
Roche's $4.3 billion buyout of Spark Therapeutics is lifting QURE and VYGR todayStocks are trading higher today as Wall Street reacts to positive U.S.-China trade news. Among individual names making notable moves aregene therapy specialists uniQure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) and Voyager Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VYGR), as well as China-based electric car concern Nio Inc (NASDAQ:NIO). Here's a quick roundup...Read More
The company could give billionaire Carl Icahn a say in choosing its new CEOCaesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) showed up on Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White's list of the 20 S&P MidCap 400 Index (MID) stocks that saw the most options activity in the past 10 days. Names highlighted in yellow are new to the list. CZR options traders picked up slightly more calls than p...Read More
One coffee stock could surge next month, if past is prologueFebruary has been kind to the stock market thus far, with the S&P 500 Index (SPX) on track for a 3.7% gain. Looking ahead, several stocks could extend their rallies into March, if recent history is any indicator. Below are the 25 best stocks to own in the month of March, with coffee giant Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) at the top of...Read More
HD has added over 20% since late DecemberHome improvement retailer Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) is down 0.4% at $191.67 in afternoon trading. Options traders are positioned for even bigger losses for the Dow stock after the company'sfourth-quarter earnings report, due before the market opens tomorrow, Feb. 26. Here's a closer look at how HD stock has been performing in the lead up to this scheduled e...Read More
Jefferies just initiated coverage with an "underperform" ratingThe shares of the marijuana concern Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON) are sinking today, after Jefferies initiated coverage on the stock. The analyst started CRON with an "underperform" rating, and questioned "when Altria value creation will being to materialize," following the cigarette company's decision to invest $1.8 billion in Cronos...Read More
"A statistician is someone who can draw a straight line from an unwarranted assumption to a foregone conclusion." Anonymous "You know a country is falling apart when even the government will not accept its own currency." Jim Rogers, financier, adventure capitalist, b. 1942 "The generally accepted view is that markets are always right - that is, market prices tend to discount future development...Read More
Like all bull markets, the silver bullmarket has different phases, and theses phases have different intensities ofprice growth.There are various indications/signs that silver is going into aphase of the bull market where prices will rise much faster than before. I havecovered some of them in previous articles.Here are a few things to look at. A Drop in the USD/ZAR rate (probablybelow 12)Due to the...Read More
By: Ira Epstein$1,301.60 swing point key to current uptrend:Read More
Feb. 22nd, 2019(S14-E684)Featured GuestsDr. Stephen Leeb& Michael PentoPlease Listen HereBest selling author, and show Mentor, Dr. Stephen Leeb returns with an even more robust outlook on precious metals.Dr. Leeb feels the trade war between the US / China will be resolved amicably without undo distress to either nation.The narrative includes the musical accomplishments of Glenn Gould, a most r...Read More
I'd love to tell you that bulls have been sniffing glue and that they are long overdue for a brutal comeuppance. However, it turns out they are anything but wild-eyed, and their expectations are relatively subdued. AIAA's most recent survey found that 35.3% of investors are 'neutral' right now the highest percentage in seven months. As for bulls, they are at 39.3%, only slightly above the...Read More
Speculators doubled their money with February putsSubscribers to Schaeffer's PowerTrend service doubled their money with the Anadarko Petroleum Company (NYSE:APC) February 57.50 put. Here's a quick look at why we expected a big move lower from the oil stock, and how the profitable options trade unfolded.At the time of our recommendation on Thursday, Nov. 1, APC had just experienced a bearish outs...Read More
Oil prices are pulling back after a Trump tweetThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up over 167 points at midday, on track for its highest close since Oct. 9, after U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff tweet said the March 1 trade deadline with China has been extended. POTUS also tweeted about a potential upcoming meeting between the leaders of the two countries at Mar-a-Lago. The S&P 500 In...Read More
Macy's has lost almost 33% of its value in the past six monthsMacy's Inc (NYSE:M) is scheduled to report earnings before the open tomorrow, Feb. 26, as the shares continue to test the $24 level, last seen at $24.47. The stock has been bouncing atop this price point since its early January bear gap, sparked by the company's ugly holiday season performance, Friday bottoming out at $23.95 before clos...Read More
Prices in China for imports of 37% manganese ore fell over the week ended Friday February 22, with some buyers resisting recent rises in offer prices.Low-grade ore price fallsHigh-grade ore price ticks upwardUS prices of FeMn 78% and SiMn edge upwardSiMn price in China fallsAlloy prices stable in Europe and India.Fastmarkets' index price for 37% manganese ore, cif Tianjin, fell by $0.13 per dry me...Read More