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 CaswellMichael Garnick, a Pennsylvania lawyer charged for planning the pump-and-dump of OTC Markets listing Biocube Inc., has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors claim that Mr. Garnick was part of a scheme to manipulate Biocube as high as $1 and sell shares thro...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 March delivery gained 74 cents to $61.34 on the New York Merc, while Brent for April lost three cents to $64.33 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $26.45...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 so-so 85-91-115. The TSX Venture Exchange lost one point to 834 while polished diamond prices fell 0.2 per cent. Ken MacNeill's Star Diamond Corp. (DIAM) fell one-half cent to 17.5...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 gained $3.10 to $1,353.30 on Thursday. The TSX Venture Exchange fell 1.97 points to 834.20 while the TSX Gold Index dipped 0.63 point to 190.95. Kinross Gold Corp. (K) led Canadian gold miners lower, falling 39 cents...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 lost 1.97 points to 834.20 Thursday. Martin Burian's halted capital pool shell, Canvass Ventures Ltd. (CVS), plans to acquire Robin Leboe's Sessionwire Communications Inc. as its qualifying transaction. Session...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 CaswellThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained $2.1-million in penalties against an Israeli group that it accused of running a shell factory scheme from 2010 to 2014. (All figures are in U.S. dollars.) The SEC claims that the group created s...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 CaswellThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained $2.1-million in penalties against an Israeli group that it accused of running a shell factory scheme from 2010 to 2014. (All figures are in U.S. dollars.) The SEC claims that the group created s...Read More

It is taken as a fact that Medicaid helps in the fight against opioid addiction.A recent Senate committee report pointed out that prominent publications like the New York Times say:Public appreciation for the program [Medicaid] has steadily increased as people come to understand its importance in the health care system, including its central role in combating the opioid epidemic.This “fact&#...Read More

Mnuchin Gets ItUnited States Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin has a sweet gig. He writes rubber checks to pay the nation's bills. Yet, somehow, the rubber checks don't bounce. Instead, like magic, they clear. How this all works, considering the nation's technically insolvent, we don't quite understand. But Mnuchin gets it. He knows exactly how full faith and credit works - and he kno...Read More

Wolf Richter (WolfStreet.com) breaks down the volatile trading action over the past couple of weeks and analyzes the latest US economic data.Read More

Click Here to Listen to the InterviewBill Fleckenstein is the President of Fleckenstein Capital and writes a popular column 'Contrarian Chronicles' for MSN Money as well as the daily Market Rap column for his website: Fleckenstein Capital. Bill has appeared at one time or another in virtually all financial media including Bloomberg, CNBC, The New York Times, MSN, Marketwatch, Barron's and more. Bi...Read More

"The huge volatility of the price of cryptocurrencies - with respect to either traditional currencies or to a basket of goods and services - has made use of cryptocurrencies Continue...Read More

There are indications Crude Oil prices are going lower.There are also indications that it’s going higher. Which narrative do youbelieve? OilBears point to what they believe is over-supply caused by soaring USproduction, mostly from shale fields. With production increasing over +20% inless than two years, and drill rigs on the rise, the US now produces about asmuch Oil as the industry leaders...Read More

Gold spiked in January, and looked to be headed even higher. But there were some problems. First, futures speculators - as tracked by the Continue...Read More

The stock market pullback of the last couple of weeks has shown that markets are jittery, and will likely be volatile for a while as investors keep a vigil on rising bond yields (inflation) and potential interest rate hikes. In these uncertain times, one sector that appears to be holding its own, and then some, is commodities. Let's examine why this is the case, and why commodities are going to be...Read More

Over the past month, we have heard a growing roar of dissent and fear as people within the United States and around the financial world worried about a rapidly approaching deadline.A deadline, that if reached, would spell disaster for all!This deadline-self-imposed by Congress-is an artificial ceiling put in place to reign in the controls of big government and keep it in check! If it is reached, l...Read More

Despite a tough week for stocks into Friday, February 9, three big picture macro indicators have continued to support a risk 'on' backdrop. Many of the shorter-term indicators we watch, like Junk bond ratios and the Palladium/Gold ratio say the same thing. Junk/Treasury and Junk/Investment Grade are threatening new highs and as we have noted in NFTRH updates all through the recent market volatilit...Read More

Our proprietary cycle indicator is down.To public readers of our updates, our cycle indicator is one of the most effective timing tool for traders and investors. It is not perfect, because periodically the market can be more volatile and can result in short term whipsaws. But overall, the cycle indicator provides us with a clear direction how we should be speculating.InvestorsDuring a major buy si...Read More

A whopping two-thirds of MINING.com readers say battery-technology metals will perform better than precious or base metals in 2018.The survey, which ran last month ahead of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference 2018, asked our readers how the materials needed to make batteries for the coming electrical vehicle revolution will fare over the coming years. Key findings were the following:Two-t...Read More

https://www.reuters.com/VANCOUVER/TORONTO (Reuters) – China's Shandong Gold Mining Co Ltd and Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd are in separate talks with Acacia Mining Plc to form a joint venture for the London-listed company's gold mines in Tanzania, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.Acacia's majority shareholder, Barrick Gold Corp, is involved in the discussions, the people said....Read More