The FAANG name has started 2019 off on a bullish noteThe shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) are up 2% to trade at $148.29 this morning, after Barclays weighed in on the social media sector, saying it is "slightly more optimistic" ahead of fourth-quarter earnings. For FB, specifically, the brokerage firm reaffirmed its "overweight" rating and $180 price target. And given Wall Street's extreme n...Read More
The big-box retailer is leaving CVS' pharmacy networksShares of CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) are taking a hit this morning, after Walmart (WMT) said it will exit CVS-run pharmacy networks following a pricing dispute. CVS has requested the retail powerhouse continue to fill prescriptions as an in-network partner through April 30. According to the Wall Street Journal though, if Walmart doesn't agree,...Read More
Morgan Stanley boosted its rating on the IT services providerMorgan Stanley upgraded Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) to "overweight" from "equal weight," saying the IT services company should benefit from accelerated security growth and stabilization in media. However, following the tech stock's recent technical troubles, the brokerage firm also cut its AKAM price target to $79 from $82, t...Read More
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How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.With the market action of the last few weeks, some traders may feel like they're working blind -- after all, who knows what the Dow will do next? With bulls and bears butting heads in their predictions, many investors are looking for a way to try and predict what's to come, to avoid losing any of their capital to sudden corrections a...Read More
A parliamentary vote on Brexit will take place in the U.K. todayDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointed lower this morning ahead of a busy day on Wall Street. Investors are digesting subpar quarterly results from banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM), which reported a fourth-quarter earnings miss. This disappointment has offset encouraging developments abroad, after the People's Bank o...Read More
Potash development company Emmerson (LON:EML) is ticking all the right boxes as it speedily progresses with the development of its 100%-owned Khemisset potash project in northern Morocco.The London-listed miner said Tuesday it had completed a scoping study at Khemisset, which confirms the project's technical and economic viability, and will now push on towards production.Emmerson has completed a s...Read More
Potash development company Emmerson (LON:EML) is ticking all the right boxes as it speedily progresses with the development of its 100%-owned Khemisset potash project in northern Morocco.The London-listed miner said Tuesday it had completed a scoping study at Khemisset, which confirms the project's technical and economic viability, and will now push on towards production.Emmerson has completed a s...Read More
The floodgates are about to open, and early investors stand to reap some major rewards.Everyone knows: It's the casino that NEVER LOSES.And for years, the gaming industry has been stuck in a legal limbo, with black market bookies and smoky underground clubs soaking up billions in potential profits.But the floodgates are about to open to the general public.A key law outlawing online gambling across...Read More
Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO) announced that it has just bought the drilling assets of Geodrill, which is located on Fiji's main island.The purchase would allow Lion One to prepare for drilling at its 100%-owned Tuvatu gold project on Viti Levu, also in the Fiji Islands.In a press release, the North Vancouver miner said that the Geodrill asset package includes one surface diamond drill rig capable...Read More
Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO) announced that it has just bought the drilling assets of Geodrill, which is located on Fiji's main island.The purchase would allow Lion One to prepare for drilling at its 100%-owned Tuvatu gold project on Viti Levu, also in the Fiji Islands.In a press release, the North Vancouver miner said that the Geodrill asset package includes one surface diamond drill rig capable...Read More
Gold's returns over time are unimpressive - if your comparison is stocks.But that's not really the relevant comparison, and in fact, gold can facilitate your ownership of stocks.The portfolio purpose that gold ultimately serves is as a cash equivalent that beats inflation and as a store of value when your dollars are not holding up.Gold's returns over time are unimpressive - if your comparison is...Read More
The Fed's recent flip on monetary policy is inadvertently creating an ideal environment for gold to thrive in.Its dovish path should further suppress the dollar, lower interest rates, and eventually create excess inflation.These are extremely positive developments for gold.These factors also coincide with increased interest amongst speculators, and a very constructive technical image that sugg...Read More
Toronto-based Palamina Corp. (TSXV: PA) took one step forward regarding its 100%-owned Coasa gold project by submitting, this week, an Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA in Spanish) to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines. Such a declaration is the primary environmental permit required prior to drilling.The 17,200-hectare Coasa project is located in the Puno region of southeastern Peru and...Read More
Toronto-based Palamina Corp. (TSXV: PA) took one step forward regarding its 100%-owned Coasa gold project by submitting, this week, an Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA in Spanish) to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines. Such a declaration is the primary environmental permit required prior to drilling.The 17,200-hectare Coasa project is located in the Puno region of southeastern Peru and...Read More
It's not easy for most investors to get excited about potash, a fertiliser - and less so about Eritrea, a north African country which spent years on a United Nations sanctions list.But times do change and there is a small company poised to benefit from growing global fertilizer demand and the international rehabilitation of Eritrea.Continue reading ...Read More
* Discount for cash copper over 3-month highest since August * Chinese stimulus impact a second half story (Updates with closing prices)By Pratima DesaiLONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Copper prices steadied on Tuesdayas top consumer China signalled further stimulus measures tosupport economic growth and demand while U.S. President DonaldTrump raised hopes of reaching a trade deal with Beijing.Benchmark...Read More
Canadian precious metals producer McEwen Mining (TSX, NYSE: MUX) on Tuesday posted 2018 production results that exceeded expectations, with gold equivalent output climbing 15% from 152,329 ounces in 2017 to 175,561 ounces last year.Full-year production included 135,124 ounces of gold, up 23% when compared to the previous year, and 3.03 million ounces of silver, or 4.5% less than in 2017.Output at...Read More
Canadian precious metals producer McEwen Mining (TSX, NYSE: MUX) on Tuesday posted 2018 production results that exceeded expectations, with gold equivalent output climbing 15% from 152,329 ounces in 2017 to 175,561 ounces last year.Full-year production included 135,124 ounces of gold, up 23% when compared to the previous year, and 3.03 million ounces of silver, or 4.5% less than in 2017.Output at...Read More
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019* Pound near 2-month high before Brexit vote * Euro kicked lower by soft German economic data * Oil nudges higher on supply cut talk * Bond yields slip lower after weak data, friendly Fed * JP Morgan earnings miss scuffs Wall Street futuresBy Marc JonesLONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Spluttering noises from Germanyand an earnings miss from banking giant JP Morgan dragge...Read More