Shares in Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) shot up more than 14% on Friday after the company announced it had recovered a 46-carat white diamond at its 75%-owned Liqhobong diamond mine in Lesotho.The gem-quality stone was recovered undamaged, the miner said, and will be sold at the next tender in January.Firestone, one of the four African diamond producers part a potential four-way me...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee"), the most advanced platform for the distribution of consumer-relevant product information, is pleased to announce the addition of a NYSE publicly traded global e-commerce service provider to its Channel Partner Program.Venzee's Channel Partner Program was created to leverage Venzee's Mesh API platform for high v...Read More

China on Friday reported industrial output and retail sales growth for the month of November that missed expectations, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.The world's second-largest economy has begun to show signs of slowing down amid a bitter trade dispute with the U.S.Huileng Tan| @huileng_tanPublished 23 Hours AgoUpdated9 Hours AgoCNBC.com show chapters China to suspend...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Quadron Cannatech Corporation (CSE:QCC) (the "Company" or "Quadron"), is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of a BOSS CO2 Extraction System ("BOSS") to a licensed facility in Ontario.The recent BOSS sale follows an eventful month for the Company with the Quadron team showcasing its equipment and turn-key extraction facility set-ups at the MJBiz Conference in Las...Read More

"Azumah Resources has made a new "blind" high-grade eastern lode discovery through drilling at the Bepkong deposit at its Wa gold project in Ghana. https://t.co/r7SyPyDWew #investing #resource #gold #discovery"Read full newsRead More

Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Thursday as Wall Street expressed optimism over U.S. and China trade talks. General Electric Co. (GE)  jumped 7% after JPMorgan analyst Stephen Tusa lifted his rating on the stock to "neutral" from "underweight." -Apple Inc. (AAPL)  said Thursday it would invest $1 billion to build a ne...Read More

Gold prices have declined so far this year. But 2019 and 2020 should be positive again because analysts at ABN AMRO expect a lower dollar, lower US Treasury yields, a recovery of the Chinese yuan and higher jewellery demand. Speculators are expected to cut their substantial short positions and gold prices should rise to above the 200-day moving average. We keep our year-end tar...Read More

Silver prices have declined by 14% and speculators hold extreme short positions. Silver prices have seen the worst and ABN AMRO analysts are positive on silver outlook, because of lower dollar, lower US Treasury yields and recovery in the Chinese yuan.So far year-to-date silver prices have been the weakest among precious metal prices. They have declined by more than 14%. Silver prices ha...Read More

Dutch bank Rabobank, international trading firm Concord Resources and warehousing firm PGS are developing a blockchain trading platform for the metal repo financing business, the companies said.The parties signed a letter of intent and have already started developing the system, known as Beyond Commodities. Its goal is to drive efficiencies, traceability and transparency in metals trading - specif...Read More

Since its merger with Xstrata, Glencore - previously a trading and marketing firm - has become a mining firm whose earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is dominated by earnings from its industrial activities. The recent appointment of Peter Freyberg as head of the company's industrial mining assets, a newly created position with oversight and responsibility for all Glenco...Read More

Comex copper prices moved higher on the morning of Thursday December 13 in the United States, with easing global trade tensions providing a boost to risk appetite.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 0.90 cents to $2.7790 per lb.Worries that the trade war between the US and China will only escalate in 2019 have softened in recent we...Read More

Since its merger with Xstrata, Glencore - previously a trading and marketing firm - has become a mining firm whose earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is dominated by earnings from its industrial activities. The recent appointment of Peter Freyberg as head of the company's industrial mining assets, a newly created position with oversight and responsibility for all Glenco...Read More

The minor metals industry is facing turbulent times and increased volatility in all regions, but some things remain constant and there are always new opportunities if you know where to look, says former-chairman of the MMTA Anthony Lipmann. For Lipmann, owner of niche metals company Lipmann Walton and former chairman of the Minor Metals Trade Association, the constants include an "old fa...Read More

Since its merger with Xstrata, Glencore - previously a trading and marketing firm - has become a mining firm whose earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is dominated by earnings from its industrial activities. The recent appointment of Peter Freyberg as head of the company's industrial mining assets, a newly created position with oversight and responsibility for all Glenco...Read More

As part of its series on blockchain in commodities, Fastmarkets takes a closer look at the evolution of blockchain networks for trade financeMarco PoloOne of the fastest growing trade and working capital finance networks in blockchain is the Marco Polo network, a joint venture with technology firm TradeIX and software firm R3, along with a number of major banks and their clients.Designed to facili...Read More

UK ferrous scrap prices for deliveries in December have uniformly dropped by ?20 per tonne due to weaker export prices and a slowdown in domestic consumer demand, trade sources told Fastmarkets MB on Thursday December 13.The move follows a rollover on consumer delivery settlements in the past two months. UK suppliers had signaled a likely drop in December shipment prices due to a fall in European...Read More

Turkish steel mills continued to stay out of the deep-sea scrap markets on Thursday December 13. They are unlikely to resume buying any time soon due to the continuing lack of demand for finished steel in the country's domestic and export markets.Steel mills in Turkey have been holding back from scrap purchases for more than two weeks now, with only one cargo booked since November 2...Read More

Comex copper prices moved higher on the morning of Thursday December 13 in the United States, with easing global trade tensions providing a boost to risk appetite.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 0.90 cents to $2.7790 per lb.Worries that the trade war between the US and China will only escalate in 2019 have softened in recent we...Read More

As part of its series on blockchain in commodities, Fastmarkets takes a closer look at the evolution of blockchain networks for trade financeMarco PoloOne of the fastest growing trade and working capital finance networks in blockchain is the Marco Polo network, a joint venture with technology firm TradeIX and software firm R3, along with a number of major banks and their clients.Designed to facili...Read More

It was another firmer start for the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Thursday December 13, with all the metals in positive territory and showing average gains of 0.6%.More positive steps from China on trade seems to be easing some of the concerns in the market, although the traders are probably nervous that any positivity could be unwound with one president...Read More