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Gold-backed exchange-traded funds ended 2018 with new inflows globally as uncertainty about Britain's exit from the EU drove investors to the perceived safety of European-backed ETFs, more than offsetting outflows in North America resulting from a strong U.S. dollar.Gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worldwide registered net inflows of $3.4 billion, a 3 percent annual rise and increased by 6...Read More

Gold-backed exchange-traded funds ended 2018 with new inflows globally as uncertainty about Britain's exit from the EU drove investors to the perceived safety of European-backed ETFs, more than offsetting outflows in North America resulting from a strong U.S. dollar.Gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worldwide registered net inflows of $3.4 billion, a 3 percent annual rise and increased by 6...Read More

Every year, I list my top 10 gold stock picks for the upcoming year for marketplace subscribers.I think these picks will outperform peers, and I use the VanEck gold miners index as a benchmark index.Here's how I make my selections and a few picks for readers. GDX data by YCharts It's time again for my annual list of the top gold stocks for the upcoming year. If you are unfamiliar with these ar...Read More

U.S. plans to remove sanctions on Russian aluminium giant Rusal will be of limited benefit to consumers in the United States where tariffs on aluminium imports mean producers still need much higher prices to incentivise shipments.The U.S. Treasury has said it would lift sanctions on Rusal this month after a restructuring that reduces tycoon Oleg Deripaska's stake in parent company EN+ to below 50...Read More

An overdue round of bull notes could create tailwinds for PGProcter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) has rallied more than 30% since its mid-2018 low of $70.73, and touched a record high of $96.89 in mid-December, even as the broader equities market struggled. Since that high, the shares have pulled back to the $92 area, home of their early 2017 highs and 2017 close. We believe the stock's current breather p...Read More

The chipmaker's new self-driving platform will go into production by next yearThe shares of Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) moved higher out of the gate today, after the company announced that its new self-driving platform, Drive AutoPilot, will go into production by 2020. The chipmaker said the platform has already been optioned by a pair of German auto suppliers. However, NVDA stock has since...Read More

Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, tapped JPM as a top pick for 2019JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is in the spotlight today, after the big-cap financial firm received a bevy of brokerage notes. Citing a potential slowdown in Fed rate hikes and increasing fears of a recession, Jefferies downgraded JPM stock to "hold" from "buy," and lowered its price target to $110 from $130 -- a 9.2% premium to last nig...Read More

Despite recent volatility, GOOS shares have a solid YoY leadWinter weather apparel maker Canada Goose Holdings Inc (NYSE:GOOS) just opened its first store in China to much fanfare, but Apple's (AAPL) warning about the country's economy may have some investors concerned about the retailer's prospects there. Susquehanna in a note said there's nothing worry about with GOOS, though, expecting a "long...Read More

The brokerage firm cited strong growth in cannabis use among adultsThe shares of Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) are up 1.7% in electronic trading, after Cowen said U.S. cannabis sales will reach $80 billion by 2030 -- $5 billion more than its previous forecast -- citing larger-than-forecast gains in reported cannabis use among adults. Cowen also noted that beer sales declined 2018 on increased cannabi...Read More

Canada's Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC), the company that hit the jackpot in 2016 after finding the world's second-largest diamond, said Tuesday its priority this year will be the completion of a feasibility study into potential underground production and life-of-mine expansion for its Karowe project, in Botswana."Having stabilized and significantly improved our mining operations at Karowe in 2018, Luc...Read More

Canada's Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC), the company that hit the jackpot in 2016 after finding the world's second-largest diamond, said Tuesday its priority this year will be the completion of a feasibility study into potential underground production and life-of-mine expansion for its Karowe project, in Botswana."Having stabilized and significantly improved our mining operations at Karowe in 2018, Luc...Read More

Canada's Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC), the company that hit the jackpot in 2016 after finding the world's second-largest diamond, said Tuesday its priority this year will be the completion of a feasibility study into potential underground production and life-of-mine expansion for its Karowe project, in Botswana."Having stabilized and significantly improved our mining operations at Karowe in 2018, Luc...Read More

   •  A goodish pickup in the US bond yields revive USD demand and prompt some selling.   •  The prevalent risk-on mood further dents the commodity’s relative safe-haven status.   •  Focus shifts to Wednesday’s latest FOMC meeting minutes/Powell’s speech on Thursday. Gold extended the overnight retracement slide from the...Read More

The Dow could jump 200 points at the openDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are signaling a strong start for stocks, trading well above fair value this morning. Traders willmonitortrade-related headlines as talks continue between the U.S. and China, while also awaiting a prime-time address from President Donald Trump over the government shutdown. In the meantime, there will be more economi...Read More

Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco has acquired Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV), a German distributor of industrial pumps, including Italy-based Varisco at an undisclosed price. Italy-based Varisco has been owned by Atlas Copco since late 2015.IPV is based in Dresden, and reported revenues of approximately ?,?5 million (5.7 million) in 2017. It has around 20 employees.IPV will become pa...Read More

Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco has acquired Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV), a German distributor of industrial pumps, including Italy-based Varisco at an undisclosed price. Italy-based Varisco has been owned by Atlas Copco since late 2015.IPV is based in Dresden, and reported revenues of approximately ?,?5 million (5.7 million) in 2017. It has around 20 employees.IPV will become pa...Read More

The 128-week moving average marked a bottom for AAPL in August 2015It was just under a month ago in this space that we discussed the significance for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) of its 64-week moving average, which had emerged as a new -- and immediately formidable -- layer of resistance during the course of the stock's fourth-quarter sprint from trillion-dollar market cap into bear-market territory....Read More

irst Quantum Minerals Ltd. is poised to fire up a giant copper project in Panama, thousands of miles from its beleaguered mines in Zambia. For bondholders, that's a welcome distance.The Canadian copper company is ramping up production at the Cobre Panama plant this year, even as a mining tax hike forces it to shed jobs and cut production at its Zambian facilities. With Panama slated to become a mo...Read More

irst Quantum Minerals Ltd. is poised to fire up a giant copper project in Panama, thousands of miles from its beleaguered mines in Zambia. For bondholders, that's a welcome distance.The Canadian copper company is ramping up production at the Cobre Panama plant this year, even as a mining tax hike forces it to shed jobs and cut production at its Zambian facilities. With Panama slated to become a mo...Read More