Walmart dropped its lawsuit against the financial firmThe shares of Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) are up 10.7% at $29.40 in early trading, after the company's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings exceeded analyst expectations. Plus, Walmart (WMT)dropped its lawsuit against the consumer lending concern, and Synchrony extended its strategic partnership with Walmart-owned Sam's Club. Today, SYF stock is...Read More
Morgan Stanley lifted its rating and price target on WMTThe shares of Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) are trading up 1.7% at $99.08, after Morgan Stanley upgraded the Dow stock to "overweight" from "equal weight," and raised its price target to $110 from $107. Analyst Simeon Gutman waxed optimistic over WMT's "unprecedented commitment to cost control," and said it expects Walmart U.S. to "be one of the few...Read More
Early investors stand to reap the rewards as a new technology looks to change everything.One research firm - which recommended Google and Amazon before they became household names - has built a worldwide reputation of identifying profitable tech trends well before Wall Street and the talking heads on T.V.And just recently, they've uncovered a technology that's already being labeled "humanity's las...Read More
Norway's massive sovereign wealth fund has increased its exposure to coal reserves even after imposing restrictions on investing in the fossil fuel that's seen as one of the main catalysts for global warming, according to a report.The findings are another illustration of how the ban, which restricts investments in companies that get more than 30 percent of their activity or revenue from coal, stil...Read More
• Optimism over US-China trade talks weighs on traditional safe-haven assets. • The positive tone around the US bond yields further collaborates towards capping. • A subdued USD demand turns out to be the only factor lending some support. Gold struggled to build on the overnight goodish up-move from closer to two-week lows and s...Read More
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo pledged that the incursion of illegal miners which forced AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. to evacuate its Obuasi operation won't be repeated.Speaking at a ceremony that marked the reopening of the century-old mine in the south of the country, Akufo-Addo said Tuesday that the "forceful encroachment on the concession of the company" was over, according to an emailed copy of...Read More
Corporate earnings reports have been almost uniformly positive this morningDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading above fair value this morning, with stocks set to jump thanks to strong corporate earnings. Most notably, Dow components Procter & Gamble (PG), United Technologies (UTX), and IBM (IBM) are all on pace for strong gains after their quarterly reports. The results are helpi...Read More
Traders can still take something away from the random indicatorThe Super Bowl teams are set and based on the Super Bowl Indicator, investors should be rooting for the Los Angeles Rams. The table below shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has outperformed in years that the NFC team defeated the AFC team in the Super Bowl. I doubt, however, there's anyone that takes the Super Bowl Indicator...Read More
Shares in Mexico-focused precious metals miner Fresnillo (LON:FRES) took a hit Wednesday after the company said it expected a decline in silver output in 2019.The company, which is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's No.2 gold miner, posted record silver production, and strong gold output in 2018, despite it being a "challenging year" for the company.Delivering production fi...Read More
Shares in Mexico-focused precious metals miner Fresnillo (LON:FRES) took a hit Wednesday after the company said it expected a decline in silver output in 2019.The company, which is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's No.2 gold miner, posted record silver production, and strong gold output in 2018, despite it being a "challenging year" for the company.Delivering production fi...Read More
A report issued by the Amsterdam-based Responsible Mining Foundation reveals that many Toronto-listed junior and mid-tier mining companies do not properly disclose environmental, social and governance information related to their mine sites in Australia, Burkina Faso, Canada, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Kyrgyz Republic, and Suriname.The study assessed mine-site-level disclosure by 12 c...Read More
QMC Quantum Minerals (TSXV: QMC) announced that it is currently in discussions with SGS Canada to have them run preliminary metallurgical testing on a large lithium pegmatite sample to be obtained from the company's Irgon Lithium Mine Project in southeastern Manitoba, Canada.In a press release, QMC explained that the study will be designed to produce a saleable concentrate for which there will be...Read More
Canada's First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) has scrapped plans to lay off 2,500 workers in Zambia over an increase in mining taxes, and has committed to extend talks with the southern African nation's government over the issue.The Toronto-based said last month it had exhausted all other avenues of cost reduction, adding the job cuts would be implemented in phases during the first three months of 2019...Read More
Canada's First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) has scrapped plans to lay off 2,500 workers in Zambia over an increase in mining taxes, and has committed to extend talks with the southern African nation's government over the issue.The Toronto-based said last month it had exhausted all other avenues of cost reduction, adding the job cuts would be implemented in phases during the first three months of 2019...Read More
All at once, storm clouds are gathering over the world economy. The International Monetary Fund has cut its estimates for global growth in 2019, citing concerns about weakness in Europe. China just had its slowest GDP growth since 1990, and President Xi Jinping reportedly has held secret meetings warning Communist Party leaders to prepare for "black swan" events that could derail China's economy....Read More
Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc. (LON:ANTO) ended 2018 on a very high note as it produced a record amount of copper in the final quarter of the year, which led it to post annual output at the higher end of its forecast.The company, majority-owned by Chile's Luksic family, one of the country's wealthiest, churned out 220,000 tonnes of the red metal in the three months to December, up 16% from the pr...Read More
Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc. (LON:ANTO) ended 2018 on a very high note as it produced a record amount of copper in the final quarter of the year, which led it to post annual output at the higher end of its forecast.The company, majority-owned by Chile's Luksic family, one of the country's wealthiest, churned out 220,000 tonnes of the red metal in the three months to December, up 16% from the pr...Read More
Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc. (LON:ANTO) ended 2018 on a very high note as it produced a record amount of copper in the final quarter of the year, which led it to post annual output at the higher end of its forecast.The company, majority-owned by Chile's Luksic family, one of the country's wealthiest, churned out 220,000 tonnes of the red metal in the three months to December, up 16% from the pr...Read More
On November 14, 2018, CME bitcoin futures broke through the important $6,000 support level and lost more than 40 percent of their value in the next 12 days.On that same day, gold futures accelerated off their lows and began an explosive 9 percent rally higher.Bitcoin's sentiment-shift most probably fueled and accelerated the opposing move in gold.By Jim Iuorio At a Glance Among the two major...Read More
Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Getty ImagesGold bullion bars and coins.Gold prices steadied on Wednesday, clawing back from losses made earlier in the session, as a recovery in stock markets fizzled out on concerns over geopolitical and economic uncertainty, triggering investors to seek safety in the metal.Spot gold fell 0.12 percent to $1,283.11 an ounce by 3:05 p.m. ET, havin...Read More