The project "plans to test out a controversial theory that global warming can be stopped by spraying particles into the atmosphere that would reflect the sun's rays."Continue...Read More
"If we find another and we take a photo and it looks like a light sail, I don't think anyone will argue with that."Continue...Read More
It's a bit early to be declaring "best-ofs" for a year that's just two days old. But this is a lock. Of all the great interviews sure to appear between now and December 31, none Continue...Read More
Commentary on America's overvalued stock market can be found pretty much everywhere these days. These arguments are compelling, and are becoming more so as stocks keep rising.Continue...Read More
Georgia election data indicates at least 30,000 votes were removed from President Donald Trump and another 12,173 votes were switched to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, data scientists testified on Dec. 30 during a state Senate hearing.Read More
Something's peculiar here. It's also possible that this is a false flag effort.Continue...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.By William Tankard, Principal Analyst and Hun Hao Chuah, Senior Research Analyst. Driven by a growing list of stakeholder requirements and an explosion in creative solutions, we expect the mining industry to accelerate its adopti...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Sentiment surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19) has dominated markets and copper price movements so far in 2020. As a result of the virus, near-term global demand is softening, and the copper market is facing oversupply as a period...Read More
RAPAPORT... Russia has begun its chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) after the organization deferred the role by a year due to disruption stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic.The country will chair the KP in 2021, having been scheduled to hold that position in 2020, while Botswana's chairmanship will occur in 2022, instead of this year. The KP took the decision in August after receiving...Read More
RAPAPORT... A new project to combat undisclosed synthetics has launched in India, offering retailers low-cost screening and inscription using a model based on gold hallmarking.Naturalmark will place tamper-proof seals on parcels of loose diamonds, as well as laser-inscribing finished jewelry, enabling transparency at a consumer level, Surat-based Gourav Sethi, its founder, told Rapaport News...Read More
IDEX Online) - Canadian explorer Star Diamond says it is encouraged by the gems recovered from the ninth of 10 bulk sampling trenches at its Star-Orion South project.It announced a total of 3,534 diamonds weighing 210.68 carats, among them three larger Type IIa stones, weighing 10.13, 8.10 and 7.29 carats. Altogether there were 25 diamonds weighing one carat or more.Inn 2018 an independent prelimi...Read More
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One of the unfortunate parts of the Federal Reserve's actions, is that for people who just want to keep their money safe, and think about just putting it in ...Read full newsRead More
Zimbabwe continues to lose money from its gold mine through illicit trade and government monopoly.Read full newsRead More
/PRNewswire/ -- All through history, people have found security in gold during good times and especially in times of crisis. There are many purported reasons...Read full newsRead More
Zimbabwe continues to lose money from its gold mine through illicit trade and government monopoly.Read full newsRead More
Looking at Canada’s most significant exports to Britain, it’s fairly easy to come up with an at-a-glance “gold and autos” thesis. But the best trends are those that serve a double purpose. Buying gold and auto stocks for a potential investment rush into Britain is all well and good. But what if that British bulldog market doesn’t quite materialize? What then? The fact...Read More
We’ve experienced a few black swan events over the years, but none of them have been quite like the COVID-19 pandemic. An unprecedented event, the likes of which was never even on the cards, the pandemic created a lot of uncertainty. Stock markets declined 35% within a few weeks between February and March 2020.After phenomenal ups and downs, most stocks managed to pull some gains by the time...Read More
Stocks are hovering around all-time highs. Valuations are the highest since the dot-com bubble. Various experts and some of the greatest investors of all time, including Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, have warned investors for some time that we’re approaching nosebleed levels in terms of valuations right now.With the potential for a 2021 market crash on the horizon, let’s look at w...Read More
For those with Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) room this tax year, this ETF could save your portfolio.Many high-profile investors much smarter than me think now is the time to hedge. With a market crash potentially on the horizon, many investors are loading up on counter-cyclical investments. Warren Buffett has (uncharacteristically) recently invested in the gold sector, tapping Bar...Read More