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The Critical Investor takes a look at recent news from this Nevada explorer, including the success of its recent oversubscribed CA$1.1M financing.Haldane exploration campAfter Alianza Minerals Ltd. (ANZ:TSX-V) increased the earlier announced CA$750,000 financing to CA$1 million, after it received plenty of interest, this CA$0.05 round eventually closed at CA$1.1 million, which is nothing but succe...Read More
Gold prices have been rising rapidly over the last few weeks and silver has begun to follow. Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter, in this interview with Streetwise Reports, profiles four junior miners that either have leverage to the metals prices or are sitting on large discoveries. Streetwise Reports: It's been a busy month or two for the precious metals, especially gold. Would you talk abo...Read More
The company's recent production, costs and guidance are reviewed and discussed in this CIBC report. In a July 15 research note, CIBC analyst Cosmos Chiu reported that after a solid Q2/19, Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (FSM:NYSE; FVI:TSX; FVI:BVL; F4S:FSE) "is tracking to meet or exceed the top end of its 2019 silver production guidance."Specifically, Fortuna's year-to-date silver production is 4,600,...Read More
Divesting of its ownership, the company deems, is a momentous achievement. Golden Arrow Resources Corp. (GRG:TSX.V; GARWF:OTCQB; G6A:FSE) announced in a news release it entered into an agreement to sell its 25% interest in Puna Operations to SRR Mining, its sole joint venture partner in the entity, for CA$44.4 million. The total consideration going to Golden Arrow will consist of CA$3 million in...Read More
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp approved investment funds to build a new chromium coating line for packaging steel at its Rasselstein site in Andernach, western Germany, it said late in the week ending on July 19.The new coating line will be a replacement for the current line, following a change in European Union (EU) regulations. ThyssenKrupp declined to provide the value of the investment but sai...Read More
U.S. and China trade negotiators are expected to meet in person next weekStocks jumped into positive territory out of the gate, as Wall Street cheered a round of upbeat earnings reports. Blue-chip drink maker Coca-Cola (KO) and "Avengers" toymaker Hasbro (HAS) were two notable winners, surging 6% and 10%, respectively, on the back of the companies' second-quarter profit beats. Upbeat U.S.-China tr...Read More
A regional bank gave a dreary outlook for an important figureU.S. stocks have spent the day in positive territory thanks to strong earnings. Three names making the biggest moves are regional bank Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION), paint seller Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW), and vehicle maker Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE:PII). Here's a look at the shares of ZION, SHW, and PII. Outlook Scares ZIO...Read More
The social media stock is expected to report second-quarter earnings after the close todaySocial media name Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) is on the rise today, up 3.2% at $14.62, just ahead of its second-quarter earnings report, slated for release after the close tonight. This positive price action comes courtesy of a bullish analyst note, as Stifel this morning upgraded SNAP stock to "buy" from "hold," an...Read More
Three names expected to make large swings post-earningsThree companies reporting earnings after the close tomorrow, July 24, are chipmaker Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), application delivery specialist F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV), and software stock Citrix Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:CTXS). There's notable data to discuss out of the options pits for all three, so let's take a closer look at the shares o...Read More
Existing home sales fell by 1.7% in JuneThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is enjoying solid gains today, thanks to a strong earnings reaction for blue chip Coca-Cola (KO). News that Apple (AAPL) is buying Intel's (INTC) modem business is also creating tailwinds for the Dow. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) arehigher, too, on a post-earnings pop for toy stock Hasbro (H...Read More
The principal flat steel suppliers to Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow have increased their prices on seasonally good demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday July 22.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel hot-rolled sheet, domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, was 44,500-45,000 roubles ($706-714) per tonne on July 22, including 20% VAT. This was up from 43,000-44,500 roubles per...Read More
Tin's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange fell by some 2% at the close of trading on Tuesday July 23, slipping to a fresh low of $17,555 per tonne over the day's trading - the lowest level since 2016 - while copper futures failed to close above the nearby $6,000-per-tonne resistance level. Turnover was moderately light across the day's trading, with copper's 11,700 lots leading the comp...Read More
Expected interest rate cuts by all the central banks is supporting gold at the moment. European central bank is expected to cut interest rates in September. Trade war theme is still there. In short, all the factors are bullish for gold. Investment demand is on the rise with passing of each week. Economic growth news will be the key. Measures (other than interest rate or different forms of quan...Read More
Rising freight rates offset the benefit of a 3.5% increase in chrome ore prices in terms of producer sales in the week to Friday July 19, market sources told Fastmarkets. Chrome ore prices jumped on Friday amid rising nickel prices and stronger sentiment around the stainless steel market. Fastmarkets' chrome ore South Africa UG2 concentrates index basis 42%, cif China, rose by $5 per tonne, o...Read More
The silver market is on the upswing but consolidation could be in the offing, according technical analyst Clive Maund. Some weeks back we had correctly surmised that gold's gathering strength would rub off on silver and cause it to start catching up, so we bought a range of silver ETFs and stocks, a move which has paid off well as they have spiked quite dramatically in the recent past.Starting wit...Read More