Mr. Nelson Baker reports MINERAL MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD. - WINTER PHASE 2 DRILL PROGRAM FINALIZEDMineral Mountain Resources Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Mineral Mountain Resources (SD) Inc., have engaged the professional services of Devico AS, a recognized expert in directional core drilling (DCD), to partner with the company's drill contractor, First Drilling, to target over 1,130 metres...Read More

Civil rights groups will urge a U.S. judge on Monday to temporarily halt an order by President Donald Trump that bars asylum for migrants who illegally cross the border with Mexico.The groups argued in court papers that Trump’s Nov. 9 order violated administrative and immigration law.The hearing before U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco comes as thousands of Central Americans, in...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar drifted lower on Monday after posting its biggest weekly drop in two months as investors pared some long positions after dovish comments by U.S. policymakers last week.Against a basket of its rivals .DXY, the greenback slipped 0.1 percent at 96.38 after falling nearly half a percent last week, its biggest weekly drop since late September.“We are seeing some sign...Read More

MOSCOW - CEFC paid almost 225 million euros ($257 million) in compensation to a consortium of Qatar Investment Authority and Glencore after the Chinese firm's deal to buy a stake in Russian oil firm Rosneft fell through, a document showed.The chief executive of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, said in September 2017 that CEFC had signed a deal to buy 14.2 percent of Rosneft from Qatar and Glencore.The deal w...Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers on Monday endorsed a French government decision to sanction Iranian nationals accused of a bomb plot in France, potentially allowing the measures to take effect across the bloc, three diplomats said.The ministers said technical work could now start on an EU-wide asset freeze on two Iranians and the Iranian intelligence service over a failed plo...Read More

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The whistleblower who revealed alleged money laundering involving Danske Bank (DANSKE.CO) said on Monday that a major European bank helped process up to $150 billion in suspicious payments and two U.S. lenders were also involved.Authorities in Denmark, Estonia, Britain and the United States are investigating payments totaling 200 billion euros ($228.5 billion) made through D...Read More

Mr. Chris Taylor reports GREAT BEAR COMPLETES PURCHASE OF 100% ROYALTY-FREE INTEREST IN DIXIE GOLD PROJECT, RED LAKE, ONTARIOGreat Bear Resources Ltd. has accelerated payments and completed its purchase agreements to earn a 100-per-cent royalty-free interest in its flagship Dixie project, located in the Red Lake district of Ontario.Great Bear now has 100-per-cent ownership of the 9,140-hectare pro...Read More

Mr. Chris Taylor reports GREAT BEAR COMPLETES PURCHASE OF 100% ROYALTY-FREE INTEREST IN DIXIE GOLD PROJECT, RED LAKE, ONTARIOGreat Bear Resources Ltd. has accelerated payments and completed its purchase agreements to earn a 100-per-cent royalty-free interest in its flagship Dixie project, located in the Red Lake district of Ontario.Great Bear now has 100-per-cent ownership of the 9,140-hectare pro...Read More

Copper output in Chile, the world's top producer of the metal, is expected to increase 2% by the end of the year and continue to grow steadily during 2019 due to stronger performance from major mines, upgrades to existing operations, and lower risk of labour strikes.According to the latest report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research, the main possible obstacle to the forecast production growth in Chi...Read More

Copper output in Chile, the world's top producer of the metal, is expected to increase 2% by the end of the year and continue to grow steadily during 2019 due to stronger performance from major mines, upgrades to existing operations, and lower risk of labour strikes.According to the latest report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research, the main possible obstacle to the forecast production growth in Chi...Read More

UAL also tends to outperform during Thanksgiving weekThis morning, Credit Suisse initiated coverage on airline stocks United Continental Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) and Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK), doling out "overweight" ratings on both, as well as price targets of $113 and $81, respectively. The analyst in coverage also named the latter its top pick among U.S. airlines.At last check, UAL...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell on Monday, surrendering earlier gains as investors weighed up the effectiveness of a potential cut in supply from OPEC and possibly other exporters in the face of rapidly rising global output.Brent crude futures were down $1.04 at $65.72 a barrel at 1447 GMT, having retreated from a session high of $67.64. WTI crude futures fell $1.03 to $55.43 a barrel.The Organization...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling turned negative on Monday, with traders pointing to comments from Prime Minister Theresa May that an extension of the Brexit transition period was unlikely as the possible reason, as well as market talk of a large euro purchase.The pound fell as much as 0.3 percent to hit a day's low versus the dollar of $1.2796. The move came after May said she wanted any post-Brexit t...Read More

   •  Struggles to build on last week’s goodish rebound, despite a subdued USD demand.   •  Bullish traders also seemed rather unaffected by fading US-China trade optimism. Gold came under some fresh selling pressure at the start of a new trading week and eroded a part of Friday's strong up-move to over one-week tops.  The Fed Vice Chairman Ri...Read More

BEIJING - China National Coal Group agreed supply deals for thermal coal with six state power utilities that totalled more than 500 million tonnes to be delivered across five years starting from 2019, according to a report published on the website of the National Energy Administration on MondayUnder the agreements, China National Coal Group will supply in 2019 more than 97 million tonnes of coal t...Read More

Investigators also pointed the finger at a pair of South Korean chipmakers, tooThe shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) are down 2.2% to trade at $38.58, after the Financial Times reported Chinese investigators alleged "massive evidence" of antitrust violations against the U.S.-based chipmaker, as well as South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. A Wall Street Journal report that Ap...Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday the draft Brexit deal reached with London was “fair and balanced”, as the bloc haggled with Britain over any extension to the envisaged transition period.Barnier told a news conference after briefing the 27 national EU ministers that they generally approved of the draft divorce agreement rea...Read More

HARARE - Zimbabwe will allow gold and platinum mining companies to retain up to 55% of their earnings in dollars, government and central bank officials said on Monday, as authorities in the southern African nation move to ensure operators remain viable.Mining accounts for more than two-thirds of Zimbabwe's export earnings but the sector has seen some companies close due to a dollar crunch that has...Read More

HARARE - Zimbabwe will allow gold and platinum mining companies to retain up to 55% of their earnings in dollars, government and central bank officials said on Monday, as authorities in the southern African nation move to ensure operators remain viable.Mining accounts for more than two-thirds of Zimbabwe's export earnings but the sector has seen some companies close due to a dollar crunch that has...Read More

PORT MORESBY (Reuters) - The C in APEC stands for Cooperation. But when the two biggest members are fighting a trade war and using the forum to attack each other’s policies, it was always going to be hard work delivering on that.The weekend’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Port Moresby was one of open disagreement, led by disputes between the United States and China over t...Read More