(Reuters) - Control of both houses of the U.S. Congress and 36 state governorships are at stake in Tuesday's elections, which are widely viewed as a referendum on Republican President Donald Trump's first two years in the White House.The following is a look at what will influence the outcome:U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOne in four Americans lives in the 125 congressional districts where no party...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares sagged and the dollar and bond markets barely budged on Tuesday, as traders braced for midterm elections in the United States and potentially lively sessions ahead.Japan [.T] and Hong Kong had helped Asia overcome another Chinese wobble [.SS], but Europe [.EU] was in the 0.4 percent red as investors pounced on corporate earnings misses and pre-market caution drag...Read More

(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp’s (CVS.N) third-quarter profit beat analysts’ estimates on Tuesday, as it benefited from higher sales of prescription drugs as well as consumer health and beauty products.Quarterly same-store sales at front-end stores rose 0.8 percent in contrast to analysts’ expectation of a 0.8 percent drop despite brick-and-mortar drugstore chains like CVS coming un...Read More

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it had so far been able to sell as much oil as it needs despite U.S. pressure, but urged European countries that oppose the U.S. sanctions to do more to shield Iran.The United States on Monday restored sanctions targeting Iran’s oil, banking and transport sectors and threatened more action to stop what Washington called its “outlaw”...Read More

LONDON - Randgold Resources said on Tuesday it would mediate in a tax dispute between Tanzania and Acacia Mining, a firm in which Randgold investors will have a stake if its planned merger with Barrick Gold is approved by shareholders.Randgold Chief Executive Mark Bristow, who will lead the group after the Barrick tie-up, also told Reuters that Barrick could dispose of its Zambian copper mine afte...Read More

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks were on track to open slightly lower on Tuesday, as investors awaited the outcome of U.S. midterm elections that could shape the future of Donald Trump’s presidency and test his tax and trade policies.The cautious mood set in as investors broadly braced for opposition Democrats to take over the House of Representatives and Trump’s Republican Party to retain the...Read More

U.S and China continue to sound upbeat about trade talksFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are cautiously lower today, as investors prepare for Election Day across the country. The midterm elections could have a big impact on markets, as voters decide on the balance of power in Congress. Elsewhere, trade relations between the U.S. a...Read More

(Kitco News) -Gold holdings in globalexchange-traded funds and similar products rose in October by 16.5 tonnes forthe first monthly inflow in four months, the World Gold Council reportedTuesday.Holdings now stand at 2,345.6tonnes. Still, they are down 25.8 tonnes for the year to date.“Global stock markets experiencedtheir worst October since the 2008 financial crisis, with the MSCI All-World...Read More

The US Supreme Court seems inclined to support a Virginia law that bans mining at the nation's largest known uranium deposit due to public health and economic reasons, as it begins to hear a challenge to the prohibition brought forward by the owners of the property, with support from the Trump administration.On Monday, the justices considered whether Virginia's moratorium on uranium mining clashes...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold holdings in global exchange-traded funds and similar products rose in October by 16.5 tonnes for the first monthly inflow in four months, the World Gold Council reported Tuesday.Holdings now stand at 2,345.6 tonnes. Still, they are down 25.8 tonnes for the year to date.“Global stock markets experienced their worst October since the 2008 financial crisis, with the MSCI All...Read More

Mr. Josh Crumb reportsGOLDMONEY CONGRATULATES MENE INC. (TSXV:MENE) FOR ITS LISTING ON THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGEGoldmoney Inc. is congratulating the entire team at Mene Inc., a luxury e-commerce 24-karat investment jewellery brand, for its achievements, as Mene commences trading today on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol MENE.Goldmoney will declare a distribution of 3.99 million Clas...Read More

Mr. Josh Crumb reportsGOLDMONEY CONGRATULATES MENE INC. (TSXV:MENE) FOR ITS LISTING ON THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGEGoldmoney Inc. is congratulating the entire team at Mene Inc., a luxury e-commerce 24-karat investment jewellery brand, for its achievements, as Mene commences trading today on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol MENE.Goldmoney will declare a distribution of 3.99 million Clas...Read More

This week's under-the-radar Fed meeting could give the bullish case a boostSchaeffer's own Andrea Kramer stopped by CNBC's Squawk Box this morning, where the discussion was focused on today's midterm elections and the potential impact on equity markets. Andrea called out the key VIX levels to watch that could signal the market's next big directional move, and explained why history favors the bulls...Read More

A free tool can help traders bank big this earnings season.We are in middle of Earnings season, which means the time to bank some big wins is now.Tech stocks (AAPL, FB and BIDU) just released Earnings few days ago, and you need to position yourself now in order to make maximum profit from it.One company can help any investor do just that.They've developed a tool that predicts volatility based on...Read More

Mr. Christian Grijalva reportsSAN MARCO ANNOUNCES DRILLING HAS COMMENCED AT THE CHUNIBAS CU-AG PROJECTDiamond drilling has commenced at San Marco Resources Inc.'s 100-per-cent-owned Chunibas copper-silver project, located in Sonora state, Mexico. San Marco and a wholly owned subsidiary of Antofagasta PLC have entered into an earn-in agreement to jointly explore and drill test several copper-silver...Read More

Mr. Christian Grijalva reportsSAN MARCO ANNOUNCES DRILLING HAS COMMENCED AT THE CHUNIBAS CU-AG PROJECTDiamond drilling has commenced at San Marco Resources Inc.'s 100-per-cent-owned Chunibas copper-silver project, located in Sonora state, Mexico. San Marco and a wholly owned subsidiary of Antofagasta PLC have entered into an earn-in agreement to jointly explore and drill test several copper-silver...Read More

The latest data from the world’s two largest gold-buyingnations points to soft demand in India but strong buying in China, points outCommerzbank. Analysts cite data from the country’s Ministry of Finance showingthat gold imports plunged by 42% year-on-year to 38.8 tonnes in October. “Theconsumer restraint was chiefly due to the steep rise in gold prices in Indianrupees beforehand...Read More

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will push for larger tax cuts, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday, adding that it would help small firms facing funding difficulties and widen access for private firms in infrastructure.China will not resort to competitive currency devaluation and is able to keep its yuan currency basically stable, Li added, reiterating that it would not resort to forceful stimulus to pro...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold pricesare moderately higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, supported in part by theU.S. dollar index backing down from the 16-month high scored last week. Lookfor a quieter trading session in the metals and in many other markets, astraders and investors await the outcome of the U.S. mid-term elections. Decembergold futures were last up $3.70 an ounce at $1,236.00. December Com...Read More

Fund flows indicate investors rushed to buy the dip on small-caps in OctoberThe historically unpleasant month of October is over for investors, having left in its wake quite a few freshly broken levels of former technical support for the major equity benchmarks. And in surveying the damage, perhaps no moving average was treated with greater disrespect than the 200-day trendline on the iShares Russ...Read More