Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time, and there have been countless articles, books, and studies written about his approach to building wealth.But if you asked me to break down his philosophy into three simple ideas, this is how I would do it...Buffett-ism #1:Seek out cash cows.It's no secret that Buffett loves insurance companies.But why does he love them so much? Be...Read More

Time and time again, history has shown us that the places to invest are not in securities that have already experienced a great run. In fact, history has proven that those are the places to avoid.A little walk down memory lane proves this point:1999 technology stocks were booming - but terrible investments.2006 real estate was where the easy money was made - but a terrible investment.2008 oil was...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices held steady on Thursday, hovering close to one-week highs as the previous session's mixed U.S. data and political turmoil in Washington continued to pressure the dollar and support safe-haven demand.Comex gold futures were little changed at $1,325.9 a troy ounce by 03:00 a.m. ET (07:00 GMT), just off the previous session's one-week peak of $1,330.5.Sentiment on the gree...Read More

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday March 16. Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close on Thursday March 15, apart from zinc and lead. Read more in our live futures report. Here are how LME prices looked at Thursday's close:Norwegian ferro-silicon producer Finnfjord Smelteverk plans to cut about 5,000 tonnes of production...Read More

This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Will PurcellThe diamond and specialty minerals stocks box score for Thursday was a mediocre 74-87-129. The TSX Venture Exchange rose fractionally to 828 while polished diamond prices rose 0.1 per cent. Chris Taylor's -- and increasingly, Chuck Fipke's -- Dunnedin...Read More

This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business Reporter West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery gained 23 cents to $61.19 on the New York Merc, while Brent for May gained 23 cents to $65.12 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $25.55 to...Read More

This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterNew York spot gold lost $8.50 to $1,315.70 on Thursday. The TSX Venture Exchange rose 0.80 point to 828.08 while the TSX Gold Index slipped 0.86 point to 183.29. Klondex Mines Ltd. (KDX) led Canadian gold miners lower today, slumping 2...Read More

This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterThe TSX Venture Exchange closed up a fraction to 828.08 Thursday.Mohammad Fazil has filed a preliminary prospectus to list his second capital pool shell, Elephant Hill Capital Inc.The shell plans to sell a $300,000 to $500,000 initial...Read More

This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Mike CaswellBarkerville Gold Mines Ltd. denies that it did anything wrong in terminating contracts it had with a company belonging to its former president, Frank Callaghan. Barkerville claims that it ended the contracts in accordance with their terms. As such, it...Read More

This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Mike CaswellBDO Canada LLP and two other auditing firms have agreed to pay $390,362 in sanctions to settle allegations that their audits of a Canadian company circumvented the oversight of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (All figures are in U.S. do...Read More

A 'An-12' airplane taking off after refuelling at an airport in Siberia lost almost 172 bars of gold/silver dore that fell to the ground after breaking through the loading bay fuselage. The bars, which originally came from Kinross' Kupol mine in Chukotka, northeastern Russia, weighted 20 kilos each and ended up scattered on the runway and the fields that surround the airport.According to local med...Read More

Visionary thinker and best-selling author John Mauldin will be one-on-one with Hedgeye Founder/CEO Keith McCullough to discuss how risky central bank policies, escalating Chinese debt, and geopolitics might adversely affect financial markets. Don't miss this special "Real Conversation" between two of the sharpest minds in finance.John Mauldin is a renowned financial expert, a New York Times best-s...Read More

Every investor wants to own stocks that don't just rise with the market but beat it in the long run. When the market falls, such stocks may not fall as much; and if they do, they are likely to recover quickly. Net effect: you end up with big returns over time.Waste Connections Inc. (TSX:WCN)(NYSE:WCN), Shopify Inc. (TSX:SHOP)(NYSE:SHOP), and Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B)(NYSE:TECK) are beating...Read More

The IAEA has released its annual edition of the Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP), documenting the status and development of nuclear power programmes worldwide as of the end of 2017.The publication summarizes organizational and industrial aspects of nuclear power programmes, including information about relevant legislative, regulatory and international framework, in 50 countries, including 30...Read More

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and other major utilities will start talks this spring on jointly building and operating a nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, sources close to the matter said Friday.The plan involves Tepco’s Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture, the construction of which was suspended following meltdowns at the firm’s Fukushima No. 1 p...Read More

Zinc was the only base metal on the London Metal Exchange to close in positive territory on Friday March 16, while the majority of the market lacked significant drivers to push higher.The three-month zinc price closed $25 per tonne higher on support from a 15,425 tonne cancellation in New Orleans today. Aluminium's three-month price was unchanged at $2,085 per tonne while the market continues to s...Read More

Comex copper prices fell again in morning trading on Friday March 16, with a stronger dollar and lack of marker activity combining to weigh on the metal.Copper for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 1.65 cents or 0.5% to $3.1110 per lb recently. The contract has been varied this week, swinging between positive and negative closes.Trade is expected to be.....Read More

Copper concentrate treatment charges and refining charges (TCs/RCs) have shown little variation over the past two weeks despite an explosion in the numbers of direct trades while the market settled on second-quarter pricing.Smelters in China and elsewhere returned to the spot market for large tonnages, lowering their bids from more than $80 per tonne/$0.08 per lb to settle deals in the mid-$70/$0....Read More

There was a literal sharp fall in gold this week when 3.4 tonnes in gold dor?(C) ingots from Kinross Gold's (CN:K) Kupol mine fell out of a plane in Russia.Staff reporterGoldflinger: it was a skyfall for 172 Kinross gold dor?(C) ingots this week. PICTURE: TASS16 MARCH 201816/03/2018commentsshareThe plane had stopped to refuel in the Siberian city of Yakutsk, and when it took off again the hold bro...Read More

Rise Gold (CSE:RISE, RYES) has completed a first underwater inspection of the New Brunswick shaft, where a remote operated vehicle was used to check the condition of the mine shaft and the timberwork (and both appear to be in good shape).That's good news for the company as this shaft, which was used as primary shaft in the heydays of the Idaho-Maryland mine, could be vital for the company's explor...Read More