WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has confidence in Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, even as the White House investigates whether a condo rental by Pruitt was ethical.Trump, when asked on his way to a trip to West Virginia if he still has confidence in Pruitt, said, “I do.”Pruitt is facing a White House probe for renting a r...Read More

(Reuters) - Wall Street rose on Thursday afternoon as investors shrugged off fears of an escalating trade conflict between the United States and China and looked forward to the quarterly earnings season.Boeing (BA.N), among the worst hit stocks on Wednesday after China retaliated with $50 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods, rose 2.4 percent, pulling up the Dow.On Wednesday, the Dow dived more than 5...Read More

It would take short sellers more than six sessions to buy back their shorted sharesHeron Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:HRTX) just popped up in a study run by Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, that looks for stocks that are trading near 52-week highs, yet have low Schaeffer's Volatility Indexes (SVI). A closer look at the drugmaker revealed some notable trends. For instance, analysts...Read More

Gold futures closed lower on Thursday, while the dollar strengthened and stocks extended Wednesday's late-day revival, as concerns about a trade clash between the U.S. and China too a back seat. June gold GCM8, -0.09% fell $11.70, or 0.9%, to $1,328.50 an ounce. May silver SIK8, +0.02% used both for industrial purposes and as a financial asset, added 10.1 cents, or 0.6%, at $16.355 an ounce. The...Read More

Daily LME Stock ReportInventory LME Today : 05/04/2018Aluminium -5000 MTCopper -5225 MTNickel -288 MTLead +125 MTTin -25 MTZinc -2175 MTAFTER POST CONTENT Read More

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Great Bear Resources(TSXV:GBR, OTC:GTBDF) (the 'Company' or 'Great Bear'), today provided an update on Phase 2 drilling at its Dixie Lake gold project, located in the Red Lake district of Ontario.Read full newsRead More

Aluminium carry – Aluminium Buy call 435 Advised at price 129.10 to Carry Achieved 1st Target 130. CMP 130.10. Total profit of 1 Points x 2 lot = 2 PointsTIPS ID 435 : Aluminium Free Call – BUY Aluminium at cmp 129.10 for Target 130 – 130.70 with SL below price 128.0. Trade with 2 lots (CARRY CALL)AFTER POST CONTENT Read More

* Former Fed chair talks rates, Trump at Jefferies events* Penthouse dinner included investors Icahn, Loeb, Citrone* Yellen says she was paid, gave general perspectives* Fed chiefs have long cashed out after public service (Adds discussions about Trump, context on Yellen, outsidecomment)By Jonathan Spicer and Ann SaphirNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, April 5 (Reuters) - Janet Yellencashed in with her firs...Read More

(Bloomberg) - A U.S. judge held out the prospect of scuttling Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC's plea agreement with the U.S. if he concludes an investor group is entitled to as much $600 million over lost mining rights tied to a sprawling African bribery scheme.U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis is due to sentence an Och-Ziff unit after it pleaded guilty in September 2016 to participatin...Read More

Aluminium Call – BUY Aluminium at CMP 129.90 for Target 131 – 131.60 with SL below price 128.90AFTER POST CONTENT Read More

(Reuters) - China’s HNA Group Co Ltd, the heavily indebted aviation-to-financials conglomerate, plans to sell some or all of its $6.3 billion stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT.N), underlining its need to shed assets and tackle a cash crunch.The sale, announced on Thursday through a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, comes about a year and a half aft...Read More

While SNOA and TENX shares trade higher, CNAT stock is slumpingThe U.S. stock market is in rally mode today, with Boeing (BA) leading the Dow higher on easing trade tensions. Stocks in the pharmaceutical sector are making big moves, too, with Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNOA) and Tenax Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TENX) trading higher with the broader market, though Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc...Read More

Vangold Mining Corp.(TSXV:VAN; OTC:VGLDF) ('Vangold' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce the acceptance of the Company's new members to the Advisory Board, being John P.A. Budreski, T. Gregory Hawkins and R. Stuart (Tookie) Angus.Read full newsRead More

Comstock Metals Ltd. (TSXV:CSL) ('Comstock' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement whereby it can acquire a 100% interest in five mining claims located in the Gowganda area of the historic Greater Cobalt Mining Camp of northern Ontario, comprising the Rawhide cobalt-silver property (the 'Rawhide Property').Read full newsRead More

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The United States, Mexico and Canada are “moving forward in a significant way” at talks to modernize the NAFTA trade pact, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.Trudeau’s remarks to reporters in Quebec City were the latest in a series of upbeat comments by officials in the three countries about the chances of striking some kind of deal soon on...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated he continued to back Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, who is under fire for paying low rent on a condo owned by a lobbyist.When asked if he still has confidence in Pruitt, Trump, who was traveling to West Virginia, said, “I do.”Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Alistair Bell...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold prices wereending the U.S. day session moderately lower Thursday. The world marketplacequickly returned to a more robust risk appetite today, as evidenced by rallyingstock markets. A higher U.S. dollar index today that scored a five-week highalso was a negative element for the precious metals markets. June Comex gold futures were last down $10.40 an ounce at $1,329.90. May Come...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold prices were ending the U.S. day session moderately lower Thursday. The world marketplace quickly returned to a more robust risk appetite today, as evidenced by rallying stock markets. A higher U.S. dollar index today that scored a five-week high also was a negative element for the precious metals markets. June Comex gold futures were last down $10.40 an ounce at $1,329.90. May...Read More

(This version of the April 4 story corrects attribution to Garrett Hoffman, StockTwits senior data scientist, not Pierce Crosby, StockTwits director of business development in paragraphs 8 and 9.)By April JoynerNEW YORK (Reuters) - The buzzy debut of Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday drew retail investors across generations, not just the Millennials who make...Read More