(Kitco News) - Gold prices are modestly higher in early U.S. trading Friday, boosted by a weaker-than-expected U.S. employment report. June Comex gold futures were last up $4.30 an ounce at $1,332.70. May Comex silver was last up $0.03 at $16.39 an ounce.The just-released U.S. employment situation report for March from the Labor Department showed the key non-farm payrolls number up 103,000, which...Read More
The Canadian Blockchain stocks on our list have experienced significant downturns despite not being directly connected to the cryptocurrency BitcoinSmallCapPower | March 1, 2018: Bitcoin is down 23% YTD, and many other cryptocurrencies have experienced similar downturns. The Canadian Blockchain stocks on our list today have declined an average of 42% over the same period, despite not having plans...Read More
Lead Target Call – Lead Mcx Sell call 494 given for 2 lot at price 154.55 Achieved 1st Target 153.70. Total profit made 0.85 x 2 lot = 1.70 Points494 : Mcx Lead Call - SELL Lead at CMP 154.55 for Target 153.70 - 153.30 with SL Above price 155.50. Trade 2 lotsAFTER POST CONTENT Read More
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Friday endorsed U.S. legislation to regulate political ads across the internet, a concession to lawmakers days before he is scheduled to testify in two U.S. congressional hearings.Zuckerberg also said Facebook would begin requiring people who want to run ads on the social network addressing political issues to ver...Read More
Twenty-four Colorado School of Mines graduate students participated in Three Minute Thesis (3MT (R)), an exciting event that challenges students to present their research in a clear, concise manner to a non-specialist audience, on April 5 for a chance to win a $1,000 grand prize.3MT helps students learn how to effectively communicate their research. Competitors are only allowed a single slide to h...Read More
In light of the struggles facing the high street and the UK jobs market, updates from retailers and recruiters will be closely followed in the week ahead.Among the retailers reporting, Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) posts its full year results, ASOS publishes a trading update and WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) reports its interims. Tesco is one of the UK's so-called 'big four' supermarkets, which ha...Read More
Indian state-run steelmaker Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) hopes to report a net profit over the next year thanks to an upswing in steel demand, the company said on Friday April 6."We hope to earn a net profit, with input prices stabilizing and all segments of steel demand showing stable growth," managing director P Madhusudan said.RINL, also known as Vizag Steel, said on Friday that, despite ma...Read More
(Kitco News) - The underlying focus for the gold market remains the worry about a potential trade war with China. It was a matter of time before President Trump's ego forced him to respond to China's comment on Wednesday that they had won round one of the tariff salvo. Last night, President Trump proposed another $100 billion to the list of tariff increases on the Chinese and the gold market...Read More
Tips for Copper – Copper SELL Call 490 Advised at price 435.65 Triggered SL at price 437.50. TOTAL 1.85 Points Small SL hit in CopperTIPS ID 490 : Copper Calls - SELL Copper at CMP 435.65 for Small Target 434 - 433 with SL ABove price 437.50AFTER POST CONTENT Read More
The Selectcoin Point-of-Sale cryptocurrency solution of Fintech Select Ltd. (TSXV:FTEC) is vastly cost-effective and ubiquitous when compared with Bitcoin ATMsVasudha Sharma | February 26, 2018 | SmallCapPower: Buying Bitcoins is now as easy and accessible as swiping your card at a convenience store, thanks to Selectcoin, a Cryptocurrency solution introduced by Toronto-headquartered Fintech Selec...Read More
(Reuters) - U.S. energy companies added oil rigs for the third time in four weeks as crude prices drifted from a three-year high hit earlier this year amid concerns of a trade war between U.S. and China.Drillers added 11 oil rigs in the week to April 6, bringing the total count up to 808, the highest level since March 2015, General Electric Co's Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closel...Read More
From attempts to weigh the human soul to misguided investigations into cold fusion, to unaddressed instances of plagiarism that led to even greater problems down the line, the world of science offers quite a few examples of poor judgment.While institutions have done better in instilling professional ethics through courses, Colorado School of Mines Physics Professor Emeritus P. Craig Taylor suggest...Read More
The Commitments of Traders (CoT) report provides a snapshot of futures positions held by both large and small commercial hedgers and speculators, showing what positions big money traders are taking in a number of financial and commodity markets. This report, released each Friday by the CFTC at 3:30pm EST, allows the small investor to get a glimpse of what larger traders are doing and to possibly s...Read More
Brazilian slab export prices remained unchanged this week, with few offers heard, but producers were reported to be hoping for a new increase in offers for May-production batches.Metal Bulletin's weekly assessment of Brazil export slab prices was unchanged on Friday April 6, at $580-590 per tonne fob.Demand for slab was reported to be increasing, with buyers in Europe and Southeast Asia returning...Read More
LME STOCK TODAYLME REPORT : 06/04/2018Aluminium down by -4450 MT,Copper down by -2100 MT,Lead up by 75 MT,Nickel down by -1104 MT&Zinc down by -1975 MTAFTER POST CONTENT Read More
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Friday against Russian businessmen, companies and government officials.Below are the names of the most prominent businessmen targeted along with their main assets/connections and extracts from the U.S. Treasury statement.DESIGNATED RUSSIAN OLIGARCHSOLEG DERIPASKA, main owner of En+, co-owner of Rusal and Norilsk NickelDeripaska is ranked by...Read More
BHP said in December it would quit the group but gave it a few months to respond.Now the miner has confirmed its exit."In light of the material difference identified by the review and the narrow range of activities of benefit to BHP from membership, BHP has reached a final view that it will cease membership of the WCA," it said in a statement.Advocacy group the Australasian Centre for Corporate Re...Read More
Bill Eustes, associate professor of petroleum engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by InnovOil about "super-spec rigs," the super-sized oil and gas rigs that are growing in popularity at U.S. unconventional plays.From the article:Despite their eye-popping specs, these rigs are not actually the result of a step-change in drilling equipment or in the application of the t...Read More
Iron ore output in Peru grew 41.2% year on year in February, according to figures released by the country's mining ministry, MEM, late on Wednesday April 4.Production came to 942,042 tonnes, compared with 667,313 tonnes a year before.This rise was due to increased output at Shougang Hierro Per??, a subsidiary of China-based Shougang Group, as well as...Read More
This week we have watched the metals continue to churn in a range and mentioned that they may have found a higher low with a new support level. On Thursday, gold sold off hard, trading below the $1,330 support but closing right near support. Overnight President Trump started talking tariffs and trade wars again, sending equities reeling down over 400 points at one point. Gold barely budged on the...Read More