In 1964, Bob Dylan wrote "The Times They Are a-Changin'" as a political protest song. And (in my totally unbiased opinion) it remains as one of the greatest songs of all time.Although Dylan meant the song to address the political changes of his time, the lyrics can also be easily applied to consider the technological changes of ours. Like politics, technology very often forces us to adapt or be le...Read More
This week on INK Ultra Money Free we released two video report summaries featuring stocks which take an alternative approach to making money from energy. In Making money in the oil patch darkness INK looks at recent insider buying at Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B).The bright side of oil's slideWhen we highlighted the stock in our February 4th report, it had just pulled back from an all-time hig...Read More
INK Research has updated the INK Canadian Insider Index methodology to change the rebalancing frequency from semi-annual to quarterly. The change is being made to in order to measure insider reactions to changes in economic and geo-political events more quickly.In a sense, the election of Donald Trump marked a turning point for markets. While the global financial crisis may well have been the eve...Read More
The new numbers and potential for further growth are discussed in an Echelon Wealth Partners report. In a Feb. 3 research note, Echelon Wealth Partners analyst Gabriel Gonzalez reported that Revival Gold Inc.'s (RVG:TSX.V) updated mineral resource estimate for Beartrack-Arnett Creek hit its target of 3 million ounces of gold (3 Moz), up from 2 Moz, and further upside remains."We believe that Revi...Read More
Outokumpu chief executive officer and president Roeland Baan will step down in May, the Finnish stainless steelmaker said on Friday February 7.He will continue in his role as the company's ceo until May 15, 2020. His successor has not yet been named by the company.Baan joined Outokumpu in January 2016....Read More
Market participants in the Philippines do not expect the domestic long steel market to face shortages, despite the country's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) suspending six steelmakers' Philippine Standard (PS) licenses.Products from the six mills failed to meet the requirements listed in the Philippine National Standard (PNS) 49, Series of 2002, during a test the DTI's Bureau of Philippine...Read More
The aluminium billet premium in Germany has risen for the first time in more than a year, with participants starting to see more bullish sentiment for the second quarter of 2020.Higher P1020 premiums, a slightly less bearish macroeconomic outlook in Europe and higher consumer demand helped boost the premium."The demand is good. There are consumers that didn't buy a single tonne in the last quarter...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products.Latest transaction: rebarRebarEast China, domestic, grade III 16-25mm...Read More
At the start of this week’s Friday, Canada’s main stock index fell, weighed down by losses in energy shares. Oil prices continue to take a hit over rising worries over the potential economic damage from a coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, gold continues to gain momentum as investors are plowing into the yellow metal as a safe haven in times of increasing economic uncertainty. La...Read More
Greenlane Renewables Inc. is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.Read full newsRead More
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Food stocks are a strong play for investors fearing a downturn or simply for stock portfolio owners who want a super long-range play in the recession busting consumer staples space.Fearful of a full-blown market sell-off? It’s time to review a market leader and see how two of its closest competitors on the TSX compare as potential bear market investments after 2020’s turbulent start.A...Read More
Jos?(C) Manuel Ganga Junior, head of the Endiama group. (Image courtesy of Endiama). In preparation for its initial public offering in 2022 - which will involve a 30% stake in the company - Angola's state-owned miner Endiama EP is looking for partners "with financial and technical know-how" to increase the country's diamond production.This, according to an interview given by Jos?(C) Manuel Ganga...Read More
San Rafael mine. (Image courtesy of Americas Gold and Silver Corporation). Local media in Mexico report that about 400 people marched over the weekend in the Cosal?? municipality, located in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, in support of some 200 workers from the San Rafael mine who have been on strike since January 26, 2020.San Rafel is a low-cost silver-zinc-lead underground mine that is part...Read More
The copper industry in Chile was used as a case study because fuel consumption increased by 130% and electricity consumption increased by 32% per unit of mined copper from 2001 to 2017, largely due to decreasing ore grade. Pictured here is Codelco's Chuquicamata mine, the second deepest open-pit mine in the world. (Image by Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons). A new framework that will allow mining c...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 7 that are worth another look.Prices in Southeast Asia's steel billet market have tumbled last week amid speculation that Chinese billet importers could annul contracts on the grounds of virus-related force majeure.China has halved tariffs on a slew of US-sourced metals and minerals including copper cathodes and rare ear...Read More
YESTERDAY in GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM and PALLADIUMBy Ed Steer08 February 2020 -- Saturday The gold price wandered around a few dollars either side of unchanged on Friday -- and that lasted until the job numbers hit the tape at 8:30 a.m. in New York. It rallied a bit from there, but obviously ran into 'something' a few minute after the 9:30 open of the equity markets. Once the 10 a.m. EST a...Read More
What underlies the tremendous runup in the price of Palladium and now the giant spike in Tesla stock? They are connected. Tesla stock has spiked despite its self-driving cars doing strange things like running people over and spontaneously combusting. The reason for this is the relentless drive towards electric cars which will result in a massive increase in demand for palladium and electric car...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinCoronavirus impact on supply chains coming? Bigger picture on the gold market: monthly uptrend is bullish, bias is up, momentum is still up. 18 month moving averages is still over the 100 month, another bullish sign.Read More
In our latest Insights newsletter, we tackle the uncertainty surrounding the Wuhan Coronavirus by looking at some contrarian activity that has come across our screens. Our video clip of the week features a stock that is positioned to make the most out of oil price volatility. Meanwhile, we are off to the races with our insider of the week. Click here to read.Read More