Oil and gold both gained today, while stocks ended a weekly losing streakIt was a whipsaw session for stocks today, reflecting the volatile price action seen throughout the week. After trading on both sides of breakeven and exploring a 400-point range throughout the day, the Dow ultimately turned lower in the final hour of trading. The S&P joined the Dow in the red, while the Nasdaq eked out its t...Read More
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Piper Jaffray discussed two stocks to target if a recession hitsStocks are volatile again, but the Dow remains on pace for a weekly win. Three individual names making notable moves today are health insurer Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC), weed stock Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA), and cellular therapy issue Vericel Corp (NASDAQ:VCEL). Here's what's happening with shares of CNC, APHA, and VCEL. CNC Stock Gets Big...Read More
Vancouver-based juniors Defiance Silver Corp. (TSXV: DEF) and ValOro Resources Inc. (TSXV: VRO) stocks soared today, following yesterday's friendly merger announcement.The merger will be completed effective 11:59 pm on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 and will create an advanced portfolio of Mexico-based silver and gold projects, the companies said in a joint release.The combined company will continue under...Read More
Vancouver-based juniors Defiance Silver Corp. (TSXV: DEF) and ValOro Resources Inc. (TSXV: VRO) stocks soared today, following yesterday's friendly merger announcement.The merger will be completed effective 11:59 pm on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 and will create an advanced portfolio of Mexico-based silver and gold projects, the companies said in a joint release.The combined company will continue under...Read More
Vancouver-based juniors Defiance Silver Corp. (TSXV: DEF) and ValOro Resources Inc. (TSXV: VRO) stocks soared today, following yesterday's friendly merger announcement.The merger will be completed effective 11:59 pm on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 and will create an advanced portfolio of Mexico-based silver and gold projects, the companies said in a joint release.The combined company will continue under...Read More
It's easy to prepare your retirement savings for the New Year.It's that time of year again.Yes, the holiday season is filled with shopping and Christmas parties, but we still have to squeeze in a little time for end-of-year portfolio housekeeping. Because let's face it, life isn't exactly going to slow down once we hit the first of the yearIt's particularly important to take a good look at your 40...Read More
Wednesday was the Dow's biggest gain everIt was a wild ride on Wall Street this week, as volatility reared its ugly head once again. In addition to the worst Christmas Eve sell-off of all time, the Dow racked up its biggest one-day point gain ever on Wednesday. That was followed by a dramatic pivot higher in the final hour of trading on Thursday. Amid all this whipsaw price action, the Dow, S&P...Read More
(This article first appeared in April) Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk addresses shareholders at the 2010 annual general meeting.?EUR,Credit: Barrick Gold.It's an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man who became one of the most legendary entrepreneurs in Canadian history.But at its core it is also a love story. It's a tale about Peter Munk's life-long romance with Canada - the country th...Read More
(This article first appeared in April) Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk addresses shareholders at the 2010 annual general meeting.?EUR,Credit: Barrick Gold.It's an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man who became one of the most legendary entrepreneurs in Canadian history.But at its core it is also a love story. It's a tale about Peter Munk's life-long romance with Canada - the country th...Read More
(This article first appeared in April) Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk addresses shareholders at the 2010 annual general meeting.?EUR,Credit: Barrick Gold.It's an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man who became one of the most legendary entrepreneurs in Canadian history.But at its core it is also a love story. It's a tale about Peter Munk's life-long romance with Canada - the country th...Read More
The Trump administration is proposing that limits on mercury pollution from power plants are too costly to justify and no longer "appropriate and necessary," a finding that could make it difficult to impose more stringent curbs in the future.Under President Donald Trump, the EPA now is effectively ignoring those so-called co-benefits and focusing only on the direct potential benefits from slashing...Read More
A rare signal just flashed for WorkdayThe shares of Workday Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY) are up 55.6% year-to-date to trade at $158.07, hitting a record high of $172.67 earlier this month. Now, WDAY just came within one standard deviation of its 10-month moving average -- a historically bullish trendline that could be signaling more upside for the software name. According to data from Schaeffer's Senior Q...Read More
Gold is closing out 2018 with a flourish. Prices are poised for the biggest monthly gain in almost two years as concerns about next year's economic outlook, volatility in global equities and a government shutdown in the U.S. spur demand for the metal as a haven.Spot bullion hit a six-month high on Friday, topping $1,280 an ounce, as investors favored defensive assets, adding to holdings in exchang...Read More
U.S. stocks are up with trading volumes mutedThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has explored a 316-point trading range on both sides of breakeven today, last seen in the green, as stocks extend the recent run of volatility. Overall, the Dow and its index peers are set to close the week in positive territory -- which would mark the first weekly win in four weeks for U.S. stocks. In the meantime...Read More
SANTIAGO - Chilean miner Collahuasi, owned by Anglo American Plc and Glencore Plc, has applied for an environmental permit to extend the life of its deposit with an estimated $3.2 billion investment, the company said on Thursday.The project at Collahuasi, one of the world's largest copper mines with an estimated 2018 production of 545,000 tonnes, will upgrade operations to improve efficiency and p...Read More
SANTIAGO - Chilean miner Collahuasi, owned by Anglo American Plc and Glencore Plc, has applied for an environmental permit to extend the life of its deposit with an estimated $3.2 billion investment, the company said on Thursday.The project at Collahuasi, one of the world's largest copper mines with an estimated 2018 production of 545,000 tonnes, will upgrade operations to improve efficiency and p...Read More
Rajendra Jadhav and Karthika Suresh NamboothiriPublished 13 Hours AgoReuters * Higher prices dampen appeal* China premiums ease to $3-$7 an ounce* Spot gold on track for biggest weekly gains in three* Dealers in India offer $2/oz discountMUMBAI/BENGALURU, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Physical gold demand lacked vigor in most Asian hubs this week as limited safe haven interest failed to lift activity into th...Read More
Shorts may wait to cover their winning bets until the new yearIt's been a rough six months for Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), with the shares down 60.6% from their June 5 record peak of $100.34, last seen at $39.91. SFLY stock bottomed near familiar support at $35 during the Christmas Eve sell-off -- a region that's served as a floor since 2014 -- and the equity could be set to spike higher from...Read More
SANTIAGO - Chile will delay a previously announced arbitration with Albemarle Corp (ALB.N), the world's top lithium producer, in anticipation that the US-based miner will make a new offer to bring it into compliance with a 2016 contract, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters.Under the contract, US - based Albemarle had agreed to provide as much as 25 percent of its annual production at a...Read More