KIEV Ukraine's steel production totalled 3.53 million tonnes in the first two months of this year, around 0.6 percent lower than a year ago, steelmakers' union Ukrmetallurgprom said. Steel is one of Ukraine's biggest exports. Data from the union showed pig iron output fell by 7% to 3.36 million tonnes in January-February, while rolled steel production dropped by 0.4% to 3.09 million tonnes.(Re...Read More

SARAJEVO - ArcelorMittal will halt production at its Bosnian mines, with "far-reaching consequences" for employees and earnings at its ArcelorMittal Prijedor unit, after a transportation deal with a regional railway company collapsed, it said on Friday.The world's largest steelmaker operates a steel plant in the central Bosnian town of Zenica which processes iron ore from its Omarska mines in Prij...Read More

Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More

One of gold's most followed moving averages is about to be tested.Bullion demand and neutral dollar favor gold's intermediate-term trend.Bitcoin is also drawing some attention away from gold, which is good.Gold is on the verge of testing the strength of one of its most widely watched trend lines. Once the gold price comes into contact with this trend line, the 50-day moving average, it wil...Read More

VMW had only three negative closes in FebruaryVMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) is a hot stock on Wall Street right now. The security is up 5.5% to trade at $181.25, and earlier nabbed a fresh record high of $183.41, afterthe virutalization name reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that exceeded analyst expectations. Six price-target hikes have already come in, including one to $203 from $196 at Jef...Read More

The satellite operator also reported weak quarterly results and a dividend cutThe shares of Maxar Technologies Inc (NYSE:MAXR) are down 23.4% at $5.60, after the space technology firm said it was cutting 4% of its workforce -- more than 200 positions -- as part of a broader restructuring plan. The company also reported weak fourth-quarter results, lowered itsdividend payment, and said it's restruc...Read More

Ontario's government is working for the people of Northern Ontario by supporting tourism and economic development in Sault Ste. Marie with an investment in the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, creating three new jobs.Today, Ross Romano, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced an investment of $507,600 to help the Bushplane Centre develop new...Read More

The biotech is pacing for its best day in yearsThe shares of Puma Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ:PBYI) are up 40% at $39.10 in early trading, after the drugmaker announced better-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter. The company also reported sales of its breast cancer drug, Nerlynx, that beat analysts' expectations. The stock is now pacing for its best day since July 2014. Today's pop could...Read More

In my latest Howe Street interview with Jim Goddard, I make the case Justin Trudeau and his cabinet can no longer effectively govern. The obstacles facing the Trudeau regime go beyond the question of whether a law may have been broken by him or his government in trying to get the Attorney General of Canada at the time, Jody Wilson-Raybould, to change her mind on prosecuting SNC-Lavalin (SNC). Lea...Read More

MUMBAI/BENGALURU - Gold demand in India improved this week due to a fall in local prices, while some investors in other major Asian centres sold the metal back to make use of relatively higher prices while delaying purchases on expectations of a further correction."Jewellers are buying in a phased manner as prices have corrected. They are expecting an improvement in retail demand in coming weeks,"...Read More

Wall Street is also digesting a key inflation updateDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are signaling a strong start to March, last seen more than 170 points above fair value on fresh U.S.-China trade optimism. A Bloomberg report indicated officials from the two countries are preparing a trade agreement for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to potentially sign by mid-...Read More

   •  The USD remains supported by the overnight upbeat data and kept exerting pressure.   •  Fading safe-haven demand does little to lend any support or stall the ongoing downfall.   •  Traders now eye US economic docket in order to grab some short-term opportunities. Gold lost some additional ground for the third consecutive session on...Read More

Gold broke through a mid-term trend support.The precious metal is approaching an important resistance, which capped its upside repeatedly during the past few years.A 5-7% correction is likely before the gold rally continues to the upside.We have published two articles on gold on this website during the past half year. The first concluded on November 1st, 2018, that gold appears to be an attractive...Read More

Canada's Portofino Resources (TSXV: POR) (FSE: POT) executed an amended agreement this week with a private Argentine concession to acquire a 100% interest in the Yergo lithium project in the northwestern Catamarca province.The red dots indicate Portofino's lithium projects in Argentina.In a press release, Portofino said the 2,932-hectare project encompasses a full salar and is located approximatel...Read More

Canada's Portofino Resources (TSXV: POR) (FSE: POT) executed an amended agreement this week with a private Argentine concession to acquire a 100% interest in the Yergo lithium project in the northwestern Catamarca province.The red dots indicate Portofino's lithium projects in Argentina.In a press release, Portofino said the 2,932-hectare project encompasses a full salar and is located approximatel...Read More

Canada's ALX Uranium (TSXV: AL) signed a non-binding letter of intent this week with Orano Canada, a subsidiary of France's Orano Group.The letter refers to the possible acquisition by ALX of a 51% participating interest in the Close Lake uranium project located in the eastern Athabasca Basin area of northern Saskatchewan. This is the same province that hosts the Hook-Carter project, where the Van...Read More

* Nickel hits six-month peak, helped by China ferrous rally * GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Updates with closing prices)By Eric OnstadLONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Zinc rose on Friday on concernabout shortages after inventories slid, but some otherindustrial metals were softer after factory activity in topmetals consumer China contracted.Zinc mines have been ramping up, but smelters have not beenable...Read More

Canada's ALX Uranium (TSXV: AL) signed a non-binding letter of intent this week with Orano Canada, a subsidiary of France's Orano Group.The letter refers to the possible acquisition by ALX of a 51% participating interest in the Close Lake uranium project located in the eastern Athabasca Basin area of northern Saskatchewan. This is the same province that hosts the Hook-Carter project, where the Van...Read More

Canada's ALX Uranium (TSXV: AL) signed a non-binding letter of intent this week with Orano Canada, a subsidiary of France's Orano Group.The letter refers to the possible acquisition by ALX of a 51% participating interest in the Close Lake uranium project located in the eastern Athabasca Basin area of northern Saskatchewan. This is the same province that hosts the Hook-Carter project, where the Van...Read More

* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote (Updates prices)By Saikat ChatterjeeLONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - The pound slipped on Fridayafter survey data showed British factories slashed jobs inFebruary, but still enjoyed its biggest weekly rise in a monthon receding fears that Britain will leave the European Unionwithout a deal.The British currency surged...Read More