Commodity trader and miner Glencore has hired Daniel Liu, a former Singapore-based trading manager at Goldman Sachs, to join its derivatives desk in Singapore, several sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.Liu is due to start his new role at Glencore Asia soon and will cover oil and natural gas derivatives, according to two of the sources.Liu has traded fuel oil derivatives...Read More

Target reported its best traffic growth in yearsStocks are cautiously higher in afternoon trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) a hair above breakeven, at last check. Traders continue to await news regarding a U.S.-China trade deal, and this morning digested a cuteconomic growth target from Beijing. Elsewhere, Wall Street is applaud...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

NFLX just pulled back to a trendline with historically bullish implicationsWhile Alphabet (GOOGL) climbs in the wake of a big bull note, fellow FAANG name Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has tapered off recently, currently mired in a four-day losing streak. However, this pullback could have bullish implications for NFLX, if history is any guide.More specifically, Netflix stock closed yesterday near i...Read More

After nearly 20 years of wrangling, a group of Nahua Indian villagers could make legal history in Mexico this month when a court rules on a land dispute involving a Canadian miner.A lawyer for villagers of Tecoltemi in the central Mexican state of Puebla said it was the first time a court would rule on whether the country's mining law - which gives priority to mining activities over other land use...Read More

After nearly 20 years of wrangling, a group of Nahua Indian villagers could make legal history in Mexico this month when a court rules on a land dispute involving a Canadian miner.A lawyer for villagers of Tecoltemi in the central Mexican state of Puebla said it was the first time a court would rule on whether the country's mining law – which gives priority to mining activities over other la...Read More

A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More

After more than a week of tough talk firing back and forth, the leaders of the two biggest gold producers are finally coming to the table.Newmont Mining Corp. Chief Executive Officer Gary Goldberg said he will be meeting with Barrick Gold Corp.'s Mark Bristow later Tuesday in New York to talk through their differences. However, he said in a Bloomberg TV interview that he won't be discussing Barric...Read More

South Africa's AngloGold Ashanti (JSE:ANG) (ASX:AGG) (NYSE:AU) is selling its stake in Northern Colombia Holdings to Royal Road Minerals (TSX-V:RYR) as it looks to focus on its other local exploration projects, which have longer shelf life and the ability to deliver higher returns.The company said the sale includes mining concession agreements covering approximately 36,000 hectares and the rights...Read More

In the classic John Huston film "Treasure of the Sierra Madre," a group of gold prospectors strike it rich before squandering their good fortune in a tangle of greed, distrust, murder and paranoia.Something similar is happening to Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Mining Corp. in Nevada. Disagreements about how to manage and develop what's arguably the world's best-endowed area of gold deposits look...Read More

Target CEO Brian Cornell cited impressive holiday sales Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is higher in early trading, after the company reported an impressive fourth-quarter earnings report and raised its full-year outlook. In the earnings release, CEO Brian Cornell noted the company's traffic and comparable sales grew at the fastest rate in over a decade. In response, TGT is up 3.7% at $75,35, at las...Read More

Anglo American's (LON: AAL) annual report, released this week takes great pains to set out the London-listed mining giant's policies around director's responsibilities and incentives.After an outcry over a generous long-term incentive program (LTIP) for executives in the form of stock grants in 2016, Anglo overhauled its policies.At the time, the company, with roots going back more than a hundred...Read More

The outperforming shares have added 51% year-to-dateAurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB) is up 3.9% to trade at $7.50, after Cowen initiated coverage on the Canadian cannabis listing with an "outperform" rating and tapped it as its top pick in the weed sector. Analyst Vivien Azer thinks Aurora is well positioned to take advantage of Canada's adult-use marijuana market, and increase market share and pro...Read More

ADMS CEO highlighted a "slowing" prescription growth rate last yearAdamas Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ADMS) stock is down sharply this morning -- last seen off 29.5% at $8.56, one of the worst stocks on the Nasdaq on early trading. Weighing on the shares is skepticism over the company's full-year forecast for Gocovri, a recently launched drug that counters side effects of certain Parkinson's disea...Read More

The Chinese travel company reported strong fourth-quarter figures The shares of Ctrip.com International Ltd (NASDAQ:CTRP) are soaring in early trading, after the Chinese travel concern reported fourth-quarter revenue that beat analysts' expectations. The win that was attributed to the company's Skyscanner booking program, as well as strengthening flight and international hotel businesses. As a r...Read More

Needham also estimated the value of YouTube based on the metrics used around NetflixSpeculation has grown in recent years about whether regulators will try to break up the large tech companies. Brokerage firm Needham is suggesting that such a move could actually unlock value for Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL). Specifically, an analyst note from Needham said that looking at GOOGL from a sum-of-its-par...Read More

China lowered its 2019 growth forecastDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading just above fair value this morning, as investors await fresh developments on the U.S.-China trade front. Over in China, though, the government cut its 2019 growth target to its lowest level in 30 years. Traders are also digesting a batch of retail earnings, with Target (TGT) emerging as a big winner thanks...Read More

Ontario's Government for the people is delivering on its commitment to create more opportunities for Indigenous people and address the skilled labour shortage across the North by making the Northern Ontario Internship Program more accessible.Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs, announced the government is launching a new North...Read More

Condor Gold (LON:CNR) has started the permitting process for two high-grade satellite feeder pits that could increase production at its La India gold project in Nicaragua by 50% to 120,000 ounces a year.The America and Mestiza pits are located about 2km and 4km, respectively, from La India's processing plant and complement the main open pit.Mining the satellite feeder pits could increase La Indi...Read More

Condor Gold (LON:CNR) has started the permitting process for two high-grade satellite feeder pits that could increase production at its La India gold project in Nicaragua by 50% to 120,000 ounces a year.The America and Mestiza pits are located about 2km and 4km, respectively, from La India's processing plant and complement the main open pit.Mining the satellite feeder pits could increase La Indi...Read More