By Ira EpsteinGold higher off of Gary Cohn resignation as top economic to President Trump in late afternoon announcement.http://iraepstein.com/ Read More

The Fed says incessantly that "price stability" is part of their dual mandate and they are committed to maintaining the purchasing power of the dollar. But the Fed has a funny definition of price stability.Continue...Read More

The precious metals sector continues to correct and consolidate. Gold remains in a bullish consolidation. It recently reached Continue...Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – De Beers’ second sales cycle of the year saw the continuation of good rough diamond demand, with provisional sales of $555-million.CEO Bruce Cleaver says this is in line with expectations, following strong retail sales of diamond jewellery during the US holiday season and positive early signs for consumer demand over Chinese New Year.AdvertisementSales...Read More

"This is one of the most prejudiced and strange judgments I have read. Not completely unexpectedly dictated by two lay judges. Still no one in chargeContinue...Read More

The age of the American aircraft carrier's domination could be ending soon unless the U.S. creates defenses for the next generationContinue...Read More

Gold remains firm, trading at over US$1,300 per ounce amid investor fears of a market correction prompted by concerns that stock valuations have decoupled from underlying economic fundamentals. There are also fears that Trump's fiscal stimulus, including the recently implemented tax changes, could overheat the U.S. economy and cause inflation to rise at a rapid clip. Higher inflation makes gold an...Read More

Gold's meteoric rise in 2009 and its subsequent fall has had a devastating effect on the sector's once reliable dividend-paying companies. Since gold's fall from grace, the vast majority of dividend-paying gold stocks have either slashed, suspended, or outright cut their dividends. Only Franco Nevada Corp. (TSX:FNV)(NYSE:FNV) stemmed the tide and maintained its status as a Canadian dividend aristo...Read More

Today's market is facing many roadblocks.Trade wars, geopolitical risk, rising interest rates, and the fact that the market is trading near all-time highs with stretched valuations has put the market at risk.So, it is a breath of fresh air when we come upon stocks that are attractively valued, with good upside potential and low downside risk.OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OCG)$2.2 billion OceanaGold...Read More

When markets opened on March 5, experts and analysts feared that the impending actions of the Trump administration could spark a global trade war. Reports have varied when it comes to the internal White House battles over the implementation of steel and aluminum tariffs, but President Trump appeared to signal a hardline path forward in statements Monday.Paul Ryan, the Republican Speaker of the Hou...Read More

Here is a little dose of reality for all of those inflation naysayers out there:76% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck.65% of Americans say they don't own their homes.53% of Americans have no money in the stock market, even through retirement accounts.Together, these three depressing facts mean a vast majority of Americans have seen their wealth and income crushed by inflation.Your wealt...Read More

Daniel Malchuk, BHP's (AU:BHP) president for mineral operations in the Americas, is not shy about the mining industry's chequered history of failing to help improve the communities around its operations. He is determined that BHP will play a leading role in fixing it.Alastair Sharp in Toronto Daniel Malchuck: 'We need to set standards for other industries to follow'06 MARCH 201806/03/2018c...Read More

I’m back stateside now, in California… But prior to arriving back “home”, I spent a day in Hong Kong…My other “home”…I arrived around 9 AM…And since my connecting flight from HKG -> SFO wasn’t scheduled to depart until 1:00 AM the following day, let’s just say I was looking forward to spending most of my day in HK…So, I hop...Read More

I want to talk with you today about gun ownership from an investment perspective.That's because a gun really is an investment - or perhaps, better yet, a type of life insurance.And there is no gun that's under more media scrutiny right now than the AR-15.The AR-15 is a lightweight, magazine-fed, gas-operated semi-automatic assault rifle. And yes, I'm calling the AR-15 an "assault rifle."There's a...Read More

The Fed says incessantly that "price stability" is part of their dual mandate and they are committed to maintaining the purchasing power of the dollar. But the Fed has a funny definition of price stability.Continue...Read More

Clive Maund says "you gotta love the Large Specs-they have a time honored tradition of being a very reliable contrary indicator..."by Clive Maund via Streetwise ReportsThe purpose of this update is to commemorate the Large Specs having their first net short position in silver since the site started 15 years ago, and also to consider how we can turn this to our advantage. Before we look at silver's...Read More

Highlights• LiDAR elevation survey scheduled during the June quarter • Mobilisation to occur in March, drilling to commence in April • Long term diamond drill contract awarded for Misima Gold Project • Study of structural controls to mineralisation nearing completion • Mapping and channel sampling program ongoingKingston Resources Limited (Kingston or the Company) is pleas...Read More

The growing interest and investment in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage requires you to better understand the lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite markets.The Battery Raw Materials Service provides the industry's most comprehensive analysis of this booming market within the metals sector, integrating our leading coverage of the energy 'decarbonisation' story with world-class metals analy...Read More

No one should have to compete with robots. That is why everyone should strive to do what robots cannot.Flipping burgers and taking orders are quite easy tasks for robots. We have already seen touchscreens offer an alternative to human cashiers. Now robots are starting to replace the backroom staff.Flippy still requires some human help, but its learning. Flippy’s boss though says he is alrea...Read More

If you have too much debt and bad credit, it may be tough to get credit cards and loans. The idea is that people less likely to pay pack lenders get less credit.Well imagine if there was a social credit system. But it was the government that used it to decide who could travel, or live in certain apartments. Imagine if your social credit was too low to send your kids to a private school, or...Read More