(Kitco News) - Although zinc prices have dropped from their recent five-year highs, the market dynamics are not expected to shift anytime soon and with little new production on the horizon, the focus is returning to Ireland, a leading jurisdiction in the base-metals space.Despite being one of the top mining jurisdictions in the world, Ireland has not been a major focal point in the mining sector,...Read More

(Reuters) - AT&T Inc (T.N) on Friday ousted its top lobbyist, and the No. 2 wireless carrier’s chief executive said it was a “big mistake” to hire Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, for advice on working with the Trump administration.AT&T paid Essential Consultants LLC, a firm set up by Cohen, a total of $600,000 over 2017 for the advice. Coh...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday said there was a long “to-do” list to finish a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, but that talks were making progress.“The negotiation will take as long as it takes to get a good deal,” Freeland said after a trilateral meeting in Washington among Mexico, the United States and...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday Iran’s “reckless actions” pose a threat to regional security and urged other countries to press Tehran to change its behavior.“It is time for responsible nations to bring pressure on Iran to change this dangerous behavior,” the White House said in a statement. It cited rockets fired at Israeli-occupied Golan Height...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve board will hold a public vote on whether to lift growth restrictions on scandal-hit Wells Fargo following pressure from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts lawmaker said on Friday.The Fed’s policy shift could make it tougher for Wells Fargo to shake off the unprecedented sanctions that the bank said on Thursday are expected to cri...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that talks were needed to establish how U.S. sanctions would affect companies operating in Iran, as she again reiterated her support for the nuclear deal.Trump said earlier this week he would revive U.S. economic sanctions, which would penalize foreign firms doing business with Tehran, as he pul...Read More

Healthcare is in focus after Trump's speech on drug pricesStocks are mostly higher today, with the Dow heading towards its seventh straight win. President Trump spoke at 2 p.m. ET today regarding drug prices, revealing a plan to lower prescription costs. Drug stocks Akcea Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AKCA), Zymeworks Inc (NASDAQ:ZYME), and Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) are all specific names that...Read More

Trump's plan to lower prices is called "American Patients First"Healthcare stocks are in focus this afternoon, after President Donald Trump unveiled a plan lower drug prices not long ago, entitled "American Patients First." The sector is trading higher following the highly anticipated event, and options traders are clamoring to hop in on the action. XBI Pop Draws Short-Term Options BullsAt last ch...Read More

(Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown is proposing a $199.3 billion state budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2018-2019, a 9 percent increase from the current fiscal year's budget and a 5 percent increase from the budget he proposed in January.The state's general fund proposed budget was revised to $137.6 billion under the May revision of the budget, a 10 percent increase from this year and...Read More

(Reuters) - The Trump administration will propose sweeping changes to the nation’s biofuel policy, including expanding it to exports and cutting the number of waivers for small refineries, a source briefed on the plans told Reuters.The U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program requires refiners to either blend biofuels like corn-based ethanol into the fuel pool or buy credits from those who...Read More

Gold futures settled lower on Friday, but finished higher than a week ago as a benchmark dollar index weakened, offering some support to prices for the precious metal. June gold GCM8, -0.29% fell $1.60, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,320.70 an ounce. The contract settled Thursday at $1,322.30 an ounce-marking the highest finish for a most-active contract since April 27. Futures saw a roughly 0.5% rise...Read More

Gold futures settled lower on Friday, but finished higher than a week ago as a benchmark dollar index weakened, offering some support to prices for the precious metal. June gold GCM8, +0.08% fell $1.60, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,320.70 an ounce. The contract settled Thursday at $1,322.30 an ounce-marking the highest finish for a most-active contract since April 27. Futures saw a roughly 0.5% rise...Read More

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 was flat on Friday as technology stocks fell after a six-day rally, while healthcare shares rose on expectations that President Donald Trump’s speech on drug prices will largely spare the industry.The tech sector .SPLRCT was down 0.4 percent, as Apple dropped after a nine-day winning streak that saw it edge closer to $1 trillion in market capitalization.Also weigh...Read More

Daily LME Stock Data : 11/05/2018Aluminium down by -925MT, Copper down by -4000MT, Lead up by 225MT, Nickel down by -1038MT & Zinc down by -550MT.AFTER POST CONTENT Read More

Nevada Sunrise (TSXV:NEV) announced today that it will make an application to the TSX Venture Exchange (theRead full newsRead More

Today Intraday Zinc – Zinc BUY Call 863 given at price 207.50 Almost hit 1st Target 208.80. CMP 208.75. Total Profit of 1.25 Points per lotTIPS ID 863 : Today Zinc Free Tips - Buy Zinc at CMP 207.50 for Target 208.80 - 209.80 with SL below price 206.30AFTER POST CONTENT Read More

Some GameStop calls are seeing buying activity amid the dipGameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) keeps getting hammered. The shares of the video game retailer have given back roughly half their value over the past 12 months, and today they're trading down 3.7% at $12.55, after the company announced the resignation of CEO Michael Mauler, who just took the position in February. Co-founder Daniel DeMatteo was na...Read More

NorthIsle Copper and Gold (TSXV:NCX)("Northisle" or the "Company") and Freeport-McMoRan Mineral Properties Canada Inc. ("Freeport") have agreed to an initial work plan and budget for Northisle's wholly-owned Pemberton Hills Property located on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia.Read full newsRead More

By Ben Dummett LONDON -- U.S. buyout giant Silver Lake Friday struck at GBP2.2 billion ($2.98 billion) deal to acquire one of Britain's biggest internet property search companies, a bet on the increasing use of the web by consumers and real-estate agents as a more efficient and cheaper way to buy and sell homes in the U.K. and beyond. Founded in 2008, ZPG PLC's brands include Zoopla, a property...Read More

(Kitco News)- The gold market has been fairlyresilient in the face of a three-week rally in the U.S. dollar and now thatmomentum in the greenback is starting to weaken, analysts say that gold has an opportunityto push back to the top end of its trading range.Ending a three-week losing streak, goldprices are looking to close the latest week with modest gains. June goldfutures last traded at $1,321....Read More