Dunkirk is a month into a project that makes it the biggest European city to offer entirely free public transport to residents and visitors alike. So what do people think?Read full newsRead More

(Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp CEO Eddie Lampert has stepped in to contribute toward a financing package of between $500 million and $600 million that the U.S. department store operator was close to securing on Sunday to fund operations during bankruptcy proceedings, people familiar with the matter said.Lampert, who is also the company's largest shareholder and lender, is hoping the deal, combine...Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone banks have a large shortfall in their loss-absorbing buffers and now face tougher market conditions for building them up due to higher volatility and widening spreads in sovereign yields, the bloc’s banking watchdogs said on Monday.Under international and EU banking rules, large banks must issue special loss-absorbing debt known as TLAC and MREL that can be con...Read More

(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Monday as the second-largest U.S. lender reined in costs, while higher interest rates and loan growth helped offset lower bond trading revenue.Like its peers, the bank has benefited from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and a rise in interest rates. A strong job market has also kept bad...Read More

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Portuguese and Italian government bond yields fell on Monday, outperforming euro zone peers after ratings agency Moody's upgraded Portugal's credit rating by one notch back to investment grade.Portugal's bond yields fell up to four basis points after Moody's lifted Portugal's credit rating to Baa3 on Friday, a move that came after the close of European markets.Its 10-yea...Read More

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian cabinet was due to meet on Monday to approve a 2019 budget which envisages a jump in the deficit that has upset financial markets and drawn criticism from the European Commission and other international bodies.The government, backed by the right-wing League and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, has already issued the financial framework for the budget, raising th...Read More

Editor's Note: Welcome to Kitco's new Bitcoin Daily Technical Alert. Every trading day veteran Kitco technical analyst Jim Wyckoff will provide you with a concise and easy-to-understand near-term technical brief on Bitcoin. Importantly, Jim will glean the short-term charts and technical studies, and then alert you to the signals he sees regarding upcoming potential bigger price moves or price tren...Read More

DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday warned against threats to punish it over last week’s disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as European leaders piled on pressure and two more U.S. executives scrapped plans to attend a Saudi investor conference.Khashoggi, a U.S. resident and Washington Post columnist critical of Riyadh’s policies, disappeared on Oct. 2 after en...Read More

Mining at the Gruyere project, a joint venture between Gold Road (ASX: GOR) and Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) in Western Australia, could begin as early as next month with first gold production expected to come in the second half of next year, the companies said Monday.Overall project engineering at the 270,000 ounce-a-year project, which is already more than A$100 million over its original budget...Read More

Mining at the Gruyere project, a joint venture between Gold Road (ASX: GOR) and Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) in Western Australia, could begin as early as next month with first gold production expected to come in the second half of next year, the companies said Monday.Overall project engineering at the 270,000 ounce-a-year project, which is already more than A$100 million over its original budget...Read More

Mining at the Gruyere project, a joint venture between Gold Road (ASX: GOR) and Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) in Western Australia, could begin as early as next month with first gold production expected to come in the second half of next year, the companies said Monday.Overall project engineering at the 270,000 ounce-a-year project, which is already more than A$100 million over its original budget...Read More

Mining at the Gruyere project, a joint venture between Gold Road (ASX: GOR) and Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) in Western Australia, could begin as early as next month with first gold production expected to come in the second half of next year, the companies said Monday.Overall project engineering at the 270,000 ounce-a-year project, which is already more than A$100 million over its original budget...Read More

Mr. Chuck Jeannes reportsORLA MINING APPOINTS JASON SIMPSON AS NEW PRESIDENT & CEO Jason Simpson will succeed Marc Prefontaine as Orla Mining Ltd.'s president and chief executive officer effective Nov. 12, 2018.In addition to the role of president and chief executive officer, Mr. Simpson will also serve as a director of the company.Marc Prefontaine, current president and chief executive office...Read More

Mr. Chuck Jeannes reportsORLA MINING APPOINTS JASON SIMPSON AS NEW PRESIDENT & CEO Jason Simpson will succeed Marc Prefontaine as Orla Mining Ltd.'s president and chief executive officer effective Nov. 12, 2018.In addition to the role of president and chief executive officer, Mr. Simpson will also serve as a director of the company.Marc Prefontaine, current president and chief executive office...Read More

Mr. Ivan Bebek reportsAURYN SAMPLES UP TO 31.6 G/T GOLD AND 5.25% COPPER IN THE FERROBAMBA LIMESTONE AT SOMBREROAuryn Resources Inc. has released more favourable results from its Sombrero project in southern Peru following a rock sampling program focused on the Ferrobamba limestone. The company has also staked an additional 11,000 hectares to the east and contiguous to its Sombrero North claims as...Read More

Mr. Ivan Bebek reportsAURYN SAMPLES UP TO 31.6 G/T GOLD AND 5.25% COPPER IN THE FERROBAMBA LIMESTONE AT SOMBREROAuryn Resources Inc. has released more favourable results from its Sombrero project in southern Peru following a rock sampling program focused on the Ferrobamba limestone. The company has also staked an additional 11,000 hectares to the east and contiguous to its Sombrero North claims as...Read More

* Investors look for safety amid Saudi tensions; yen higher * Analysts say investors cautious but far from panicked * Euro rebounds vs dollar despite Merkel's allies' electionloss * Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 (Adds quotes, details, updates prices)By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The yen hit a one-month high andthe Swiss franc rallied on Monday as rising geopolitical tensionand furthe...Read More

Mr. David Wolfin reportsAVINO ANNOUNCES Q3 2018 PRODUCTION RESULTS; PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATEAvino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. has released its third quarter 2018 production results from its Avino property near Durango, Mexico.Consolidated production highlights for third quarter 2018 (compared with third quarter 2017): Silver equivalent production decreased by 7 per cent to 704,429 ounces (1).Go...Read More

Mr. David Wolfin reportsAVINO ANNOUNCES Q3 2018 PRODUCTION RESULTS; PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATEAvino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. has released its third quarter 2018 production results from its Avino property near Durango, Mexico.Consolidated production highlights for third quarter 2018 (compared with third quarter 2017): Silver equivalent production decreased by 7 per cent to 704,429 ounces (1).Go...Read More

* Holdings in SPDR Gold Trust on the rise * European shares slide to 22-month low * Platinum hits highest in more than three months (Updates comments and prices)By Sumita LayekBENGALURU, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Gold rose more than 1 percenton Monday to its highest in about 2-1/2 months as investorssought refuge in the metal after mounting tensions betweenWestern powers and Saudi Arabia compounded jitte...Read More