The hit is in a previously untested area, north of the existing resource estimate. Defense Metals Corp. (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTC; 35D:FSEQB) drilled the highest grade gold intercept so far at its Wicheeda rare earth elements (REEs) project near Prince George, Canada, it announced in a news release. That result was an interval of 4.43% light rare earth oxides (LREOs) over 83 meters (83m) of drill co...Read More

This is the first step in planning a 2020 exploration program for the asset. Black Tusk Resources Inc. (TUSK:CSE; BTKRF:OTCMKTS; 0NB:FSE) announced in a news release that it began compiling data on McKenzie East north of Val d'Or, Quebec now that its acquisition of the project closed. The company is reviewing the results of the past exploration work on McKenzie East, which was limited, to develop...Read More

The mineralization is extended downdip. Torex Gold Resources Inc. (TXG:TSX) reported in a news release drill results from the Sub-Sill deposit at its El Lim?n Guajes complex in Mexico.Four intercepts are highlighted from the most recent batch of results. Hole SST-156 returned 35.1 grams per ton (35.1 g/t) gold over 6.1 meters (6.1m). Hole SST-139 showed 21.6 g/t gold over 3.5m. Hole SST-139 demon...Read More

Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday November 29EuropeThe European ferro-silicon spot price climbed by about 2.5% over the week after jumping by more than 7% in the previous week - supply worries have boosted trading activity. One deal for 500 tonnes was reportedly sold to a consumer by a trader at ?,?960 per tonne although deals at th...Read More

The price of grade-304 stainless steel flat products in Europe widened downward this week in anticipation of much more substantial decreases in December, when mills were expected to bring into effect significantly lower alloy surcharges, Fastmarkets heard on Friday November 29.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled sheet, 2mm, grade-304, transaction domestic, delivere...Read More

Monthly European alloy steel surcharges have plunged for December because of lower nickel and molybdenum costs, Fastmarkets heard on Friday November 29.Fastmarkets' December range for the stainless steel cold-rolled sheet, 2mm, grade 304, alloy surcharge, domestic, Europe was ?,?1,579-1,608 ($1,738-1,770) per tonne, down by ?,?114-122 per tonne from the November values. December...Read More

U.S.-China trade tensions remain highStocks took a hit in today's low-volume, holiday-shortened session to close out November. The Dow shed more than 121 points at its session lows, as investors unpacked the latest U.S.-China trade tensions and the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season. Despite today's drop, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all posted solid weekly wins. And on top of that,...Read More

Stocks notched multiple highs during the holiday-shortened week Despite the week being cut short for the Thanksgiving holiday, there was plenty of action on Wall Street. On Monday, investors cheered comments from China saying it will hike penalties for intellectual property theft, leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), the S&P 500 Index (SPX), and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) to start the...Read More

Target will kickoffitsCyber Week holiday shopping event one day earlyWith the Black Friday holiday shopping event underway, Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is no doubt seeing a boom in store sales today. However, with more of these sales moving online, the big box retailer said it plans to kick off its Cyber Week sales event one day early this year, starting on this Sunday, Dec. 1, instead of Monday...Read More

It doesn't look expensive to speculate on WDC right nowWestern Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) just showed up on our list of best stocks to buy for December, averaging a gain of 5.9% during the month over the past 10 years, closing higher 80% of the time, thanks to data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White. What's interesting is that these seasonal tailwinds come as WDC stock trades...Read More

T.A.T is heading for its best day ever after an earnings beatStocks are lower today as Black Friday mania sweeps Wall Street. But among the names bucking the broad market trend and making notable moves higher are Israeli-based industrial company T.A.T. Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:TATT) and technology distributor Tech Data Corp (NASDAQ:TECD). Here's a quick look at what's moving the shares of TATT an...Read More

DE stock fell more than 4% in Wednesday's post-earnings sessionAnalysts are chiming in on Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) this morning, after the farm equipment maker's disastrous turn in the earnings confessional on Wednesday. While DZ Bank downgraded DE stock to "sell" from "hold," UBS lowered its price target to $169 from $180. On the flip side, CFRA on Wednesday night raised its Deere price target t...Read More

FB calls at the 200 strike are all the rage latelyThanksgiving is a time to be with family, but when that becomes burdensome, you fire up social media to get out of those unpleasant conversations. Yesterday's respite was likely brief, after Facebook, Instagram, and the messenger app all experienced a holiday outage. Today, Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has restored service, but the stock is down 0.3...Read More

Ulta Beauty stock has struggled in 2019Makeup retailer Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) is trading at breakeven this morning, despite a price-target cut out of Citigroup. The analyst slashed its price target to $240 from $300, though its revised outlook still represents an upside to Wednesday night's close of $233.98. The catalyst behind the bear note is unclear, but it's just another drop in the bu...Read More

AstraZeneca just received more good news from the FDAAstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN) is in focus this morning after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the company's Imfinzi priority review status for small cell lung cancer. Even so, AZN shares are 0.6% lower in pre-market trading after closing Wednesday at $48.77. The lack of strong price action from this news could be because the stock had al...Read More

Dow futures are trading below fair value after a record-setting monthStock futures are in cool-down mode ahead of today's shortened session, following this month's string of fresh highs. Despite this, major equity benchmarks are eyeing impressive monthly gains, with the S&P looking to clock its biggest one-month percentage jump since June. The retail sector is in focus as the Black Friday shopping...Read More

Money manager Adrian Day looks at three junior resource companies whose stocks are down significantly in the past few months, and attributes some of this to tax-loss selling. He also lists a handful of companies he believes are best buys right now. Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ:NYSE.MKT; VGZ:TSX, US$0.59) has published an updated prefeasibility study (PFS) on its Mt Todd project in the Northern Territorie...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinNothing bullish on the daily chart. This could change..Read More

David Becker6 hours ago (Nov 29, 2019 6:52 PM GMT)Gold prices moved higher on Friday, the last trading day of November. For the month the yellow metal declined by 3.2% as riskier assets gained traction. The dollar eased and the Euro moved higher on Friday, paving the way for higher gold prices. The EU reported its preliminary estimate for November CPI which rose more than expected. Germany surpris...Read More

Turkish long steel producer Ko?? Metalurji will resume production at its steel and rolling mills at reduced outputs at the beginning of the December, a company spokesperson told to Fastmarkets on Friday November 29.Ko?? Metalurji had stopped production at all its steelmaking operations on October 1 as a result of weak long steel and billet market conditions .Demand and prices for rebar export...Read More