Morgan Stanley said the bottom still isn't in sight for the chip sectorAs Wall Street digests a post-earnings slide from Micron Technology (MU), other chip stocks are in focus, as well. This follows a note out of Morgan Stanley that urged investors to "stay cautious" on the semiconductor industry, with the firm calling out weakness from almost all key markets, on top of valuations it still sees as...Read More
ReutersFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivers the semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to the House Financial Services Committee. When Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank is data dependent, a fair question to ask is, what data? Looking at the minutes from previous Federal Open Market Committee decisions - and from the economic review the staff makes in particular -...Read More
JAKARTA - Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc must pay Indonesia 460 billion rupiah ($32 million) in royalties for thousands of hectares of protected forest it used without a permit, Indonesia's Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said on Wednesday.A 2017 state audit of operations at Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg copper mine, the world's second largest, pointed to the miner's use of more than 4,000 hectares...Read More
JAKARTA - Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc must pay Indonesia 460 billion rupiah ($32 million) in royalties for thousands of hectares of protected forest it used without a permit, Indonesia's Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said on Wednesday.A 2017 state audit of operations at Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg copper mine, the world's second largest, pointed to the miner's use of more than 4,000 hectares...Read More
UAA stock is lower after the bear noteJ.P. Morgan Securities cut its price target on Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UAA)to $21 from $25, though this is still an 11.6% premium to last night's close. In reaction, UAA stock is down 1.2% to trade at $18.58, but finding support near its 320-day moving average, which served as a floor in late October, too.The pullback to this trendline could signal a short-term...Read More
"Glencore subsidiary Katanga Mining has accepted it misled markets over #DRC risk and its ties to Dan Gertler, as alleged by regulators.It was fined US$22m and CEO Johnny Blizzard has been turfed out ($) | https://t.co/jGNVBrC991"Read full newsRead More
* BP launches sale of seven packages in U.S. shale basins* Interested buyers include Carlyle, Warburg Pincus* Assets are mostly gas-rich which may deter some investorsLONDON/NEW YORK - Britain's BP has launched the sale of U.S. oil and gas onshore assets that could raise more than $3 billion to help pay for other fields in the United States it bought in October from BHP, industry and banking sourc...Read More
Mnuchin said the U.S. and China will begin face-to-face negotiations in JanuaryIt's set to be another positive session on Wall Street today, with Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures trading above fair value this morning. Traders are reacting to new U.S.-China trade headlines, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin telling Bloomberg News that the two countries will meet next month to restart...Read More
There is ample room for a further shift in sentiment toward MUThe shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) are down 8.5% in electronic trading after the chipmaker's quarterly report. Micron revealed weaker-than-expected sales for its fiscal first-quarter, but more importantly gave a cautious outlook for 2019, with CEO Sanjay Mehrotra citing weak industry trends. In response, Needham and RBC d...Read More
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. is considering listing its shares in either London or Toronto in a move that could see the company hive off its remaining South African operations, according to people familiar with the situation.While no final decision has been made, the world's third-largest gold producer has been discussing the plan internally and with advisers, said the people, who asked not to be identi...Read More
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. is considering listing its shares in either London or Toronto in a move that could see the company hive off its remaining South African operations, according to people familiar with the situation.While no final decision has been made, the world's third-largest gold producer has been discussing the plan internally and with advisers, said the people, who asked not to be identi...Read More
Scotgold Resources (LON: SGZ), the company aiming at opening Scotland's first commercial gold and silver mine, said Wednesday that it was ready is to start rock-breaking in the new year after receiving the green light.The company, which completed 19 permitting conditions and other related obligations for its Cononish project, near Tyndrum, said the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Pla...Read More
Scotgold Resources (LON: SGZ), the company aiming at opening Scotland's first commercial gold and silver mine, said Wednesday that it was ready is to start rock-breaking in the new year after receiving the green light.The company, which completed 19 permitting conditions and other related obligations for its Cononish project, near Tyndrum, said the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Pla...Read More
"#AIM companies need to improve market disclosures and governance, with recent failings showing how miners can forget their shareholders, writes @alex_hamer ($) | https://t.co/vBrpffAiW2"Read full newsRead More
How the S&P 500 has historically performed over the next two holiday weeks Before the month started, I had an article showing the typical December returns over different time frames. The chart is below with the current December return. It completely distorts the axis but it's clear that things have not gone as expected. It's the worst start to December since 1931, which was early in the Great Depr...Read More
After five years of negotiations, Havilah Resources (ASX: HAV) has signed a Native Title Mining Agreement for its Kalkaroo copper-cobalt-gold project, northeast of Adelaide in South Australia.Kalkaroo is believed to be the largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit in Australia on a copper-equivalent ore reserve basis. The signing of the new deal increases Havilah's chances of being granted...Read More
After five years of negotiations, Havilah Resources (ASX: HAV) has signed a Native Title Mining Agreement for its Kalkaroo copper-cobalt-gold project, northeast of Adelaide in South Australia.Kalkaroo is believed to be the largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit in Australia on a copper-equivalent ore reserve basis. The signing of the new deal increases Havilah's chances of being granted...Read More
After five years of negotiations, Havilah Resources (ASX: HAV) has signed a Native Title Mining Agreement for its Kalkaroo copper-cobalt-gold project, northeast of Adelaide in South Australia.Kalkaroo is believed to be the largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit in Australia on a copper-equivalent ore reserve basis. The signing of the new deal increases Havilah's chances of being granted...Read More
Following months of speculation on its ability to buy new assets, Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) announced today it has completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Mason Resources (TSX:MNR) it did not already own. Each common share was bought at a price of C$0.40.The transaction was closed for about C$31 million, as Hudbay took over the remainin...Read More
Following months of speculation on its ability to buy new assets, Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) announced today it has completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Mason Resources (TSX:MNR) it did not already own. Each common share was bought at a price of C$0.40.The transaction was closed for about C$31 million, as Hudbay took over the remainin...Read More