When it comes to retirement investing — whether you’re buying stocks to add to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) or packing out a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) — it helps to have a thesis. No matter if you’re a retiree or a young portfolio owner looking ahead, buying shares for a comfortable retirement should follow a set of rules.There are three broad themes fo...Read More

In late May, Nornickel also reported a fuel spill near Norilsk, in north-central Russia. (Image courtesy of Nornickel). Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel reported that a pipeline belonging to Norilsktransgaz, which is part of the Norilsk Nickel Group, depressurized during the transfer of aviation fuel in the vicinity of ?EURRead More

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows stars at various stages of their lives, from young blue-hot stars to cooler red giants. (Image by NASA, ESA, and T. Brown [STScI]).The Sun is likely to produce lithium in the future, according to a new study by scientists at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.In a paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the r...Read More

Mexico's Undersecretary of Mining Francisco Quiroga Fern??ndez. (Image courtesy of the Economy Secretariat, Facebook). Mining companies operating in Mexico have continued to invest in their operations, according to the Economy Secretariat's Undersecretary of Mining Francisco Quiroga Fern??ndez.Talking at the virtual conference "Mining Reactivation in the Face of the New Normal," organized to cele...Read More

Back in 2019, Japan increased its hold on Lynas' rare earths output. Pictured here is a rare earth production line at the company's plant in Malaysia. (Image taken from Lynas' presentation.) In the wake of supply disruptions of certain metals caused by the covid-19 pandemic, Japan has decided to launch a series of measures to address potential supply risks from geopolitical instability or future...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 10 that are worth another look.The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.Aluminium has an opportunity to play a key role in the government-led rebuilding of economies...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesJul 10, 2020This is easily going to be one of the more confusing articles I have ever written. There was a private company named 79North headed by Jon North. 79North did a reverse takeover with a public vehicle named 12 Exploration with a ticker symbol of TWLV-C. But if you plug that into Stockwatch it takes you to the website of 79North which doesn’t exist as a company...Read More

WHO said there were 230,370 new cases in the 24 hours to 10am yesterday, taking the global tally to more than 12.5 million, while the death toll is above 561,600.The silver price strengthened towards $19/oz and gold price had risen above $1,800/oz again last week."Not much appears to stand in the way of gold challenging the all-time high of $1,921/oz set in September 2011," World Gold Council chie...Read More

Adam HamiltonArchivesJul 10, 2020The gold miners' stocks are blasting higher, just achieving major new secular highs! Traders are flocking back to gold stocks as the metal they produce relentlessly advances on strong investment demand. That is atypical during market summers, but the pandemic has made for unprecedented times. This gold-stock upleg is big, but doesn't look excessive yet. It should k...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 10 that are worth another look.The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.Aluminium has an opportunity to play a key role in the government-led rebuilding of economies...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 10 that are worth another look.The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.Aluminium has an opportunity to play a key role in the government-led rebuilding of economies...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 10 that are worth another look.The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.Aluminium has an opportunity to play a key role in the government-led rebuilding of economies...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 10 that are worth another look.The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.Aluminium has an opportunity to play a key role in the government-led rebuilding of economies...Read More

Oil is a commodity that plays anindisputable role in the global economy. At the start of the 20th century,the oil industry went into mass production, thus giving birth to what we referto as the modern era of oil consumption. Gradually, coal was starting to take abackseat to it and oil became the world’s #1 fuel source and the undisputedking of commodity trading.To this very day, this remains...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 10 that are worth another look.The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.Aluminium has an opportunity to play a key role in the government-led rebuilding of economies...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 10 that are worth another look.The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.Aluminium has an opportunity to play a key role in the government-led rebuilding of economies...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 10 that are worth another look.The United Steelworkers union in Canada has warned that certain steel products from the nation, along with aluminium, could again be hit with Section 232 tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration.Aluminium has an opportunity to play a key role in the government-led rebuilding of economies...Read More

RAPAPORT... Birks Group's sales increased sharply in the latest fiscal year as three of its major retail stores reopened following renovations.The Canadian jeweler resumed trading at flagship sites in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal during the 12-month period ending March 28. Group revenue climbed 12% to CAD 169.4 million ($124.7 million) for the year, while comparable-store sales - at branch...Read More

RAPAPORT... The Indian government has granted diamond companies extra time to ship polished goods back to the country after grading without incurring customs duty.At present, reimports are subject to the 7.5% levy once the diamonds have been outside India for three months. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the deadline by a further three months for all parcel...Read More

RAPAPORT... Two fancy-colored, heart-shaped diamonds led the Magnificent Jewels sale at Sotheby's in Hong Kong, fetching a combined $18.7 million.The first, a 5.04-carat, fancy-vivid-blue, type IIb diamond, flanked by white diamonds, brought in $10.6 million, or $2.1 million per carat, beating its $9.7 million upper estimate. The 4.49-carat, fancy-vivid-pink, internally flawless diamond ring,...Read More