Stocks finished the day mixed, with the S&P ending flat and the Nasdaq erasing early gains, after President Trump said Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's recent comments were taken out of context, and that he expects the greenback to get "stronger and stronger." Before reversing higher on Trump's endorsement, the dollar earlier fell to a three-year low against a basket of its foreign rivals, as tr...Read More

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Western Digital Corp reported a 9.2 percent rise in quarterly revenue on Thursday, as it benefited from healthy NAND pricing and strong demand for its memory chips used in PCs and smartphones.The company's revenue rose to $5.34 billion in the second quarter ended Dec. 29 from $4.89 billion a year earlier.The data-storage device maker posted a net loss of $823 million, or $2.78 p...Read More

TORONTO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Thursday as lower commodity prices pressured energy and materials shares, while shares of financial companies also lost ground.The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index closed down 80.2 points, or 0.49 percent, at 16,204.01. Five of the index's 10 main groups ended lower. (Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Sandra Male...Read More

Andrew Prelea, chief executive of Vast Resources PLC (LON:VAST), tells Proactive's Andrew Scott they've agreed a conditional refinancing and offtake deal.It's with Mercuria Energy Trading for 100% of the copper and zinc concentrate produced at Vast's Manaila and Baita Plai polymetallic mines in Romania.Should Vast go ahead and accept the offer, Mercuria will make up to US$9.5mln available to the c...Read More

Proactive Investors' editor Ian Lyall reports on the release this afternoon by Summit Therapeutics PLC (LON:SUMM,NASDAQ:SMMT) of encouraging data for its treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).The interim results for the PhaseOut study revealed a "statistically significant and meaningful" reduction in muscle damage in patients taking the company's treatment, ezutromid.Duchenne Muscular Dy...Read More

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit record highs on Thursday although much of Wall Street relinquished earlier gains after President Donald Trump said he wants a strong dollar.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 140.67 points, or 0.54 percent, to 26,392.79, the S&P 500 gained 1.71 points, or 0.06 percent, to 2,839.25 and the Nasdaq Composite drop...Read More

Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company")(TSX:WRN, NYSE AMERICAN:WRN) announces that it has amended the terms of the non-brokered private placement announced on January 22, 2018.Read full newsRead More

(Adds details)By Andrea MandalaMILAN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - European Central Bank supervisors want euro zone lenders to reduce the weight of impaired loans so it falls below 10 percent of total debts fairly quickly, the head of Italy's fifth-largest bank UBI said on Thursday.The ECB is pressuring European lenders to tackle a $1 trillion pile of debts that turned sour due to an economic slump. In Ita...Read More

* Greenback recovers after Trump says he wants 'strong dollar'* Oil up on tight supply and weak dollar, Brent passes $71* Wall St surrenders gains after Trump talks up dollar (Updates with reaction to Trump comments on dollar)By Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The dollar reversed losses and U.S. stocks relinquished gains after U.S. President Donald Trump backed a strong dollar.Th...Read More

- Bullion retreats from highs around $1,370/oz. - USD weakness remains the sole driver of the upside. - Focus on Trump’s speech at Davos. The upbeat sentiment around the yellow metal stays unabated so far this week, with the ounce troy hovering over the $1,370 area, or multi-month tops. Gold gains capped just below $1,370 The increasing selling pressure around the greenback has been the sole...Read More

(Kitco News) - Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies should not be considered asubstitute for gold, according to the World Gold Council.In a report published Thursday, the WGC said that goldpossesses several characteristics that differentiate it from digitalcurrencies. The most notable factor is that cryptocurrencies have yet to provetheir worth as a strategic component to a portfolio, unlike gold. “...Read More

(Kitco News) - Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies should not be considered a substitute for gold, according to the World Gold Council. In a report published Thursday, the WGC said that gold possesses several characteristics that differentiate it from digital currencies. The most notable factor is that cryptocurrencies have yet to prove their worth as a strategic component to a portfolio, unlike gold. &...Read More

* Dollar reverses losses after Trump comments* ECB keeps ultra-easy policy firmly on hold (Updates prices, market activity, adds comment)By Stephanie KellyNEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar reversed losses on Thursday when President Donald Trump said he wanted a "strong dollar," a day after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he welcomed a weaker greenback, which moved the c...Read More

Komet Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:KMT) ('Komet' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement with accredited investors as well as with a director of Komet (the 'Insider') by issuing 1,600,500 units (the 'Units') at a price of $0.37 per Unit, for total gross proceeds to Komet of $592,585.Rea...Read More

SAO PAULO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said on Thursday that recent statements by the U.S. Treasury Secretary about the dollar would impact its exchange rate over the short term. Many emerging currencies hit multi-year highs against the greenback Thursday, with the dollar index languishing at more than three-year lows after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...Read More

Earlier today, the greenback declined to the lowest level against the Swiss franc since mid-September 2017, which resulted in a small drop under the long-term support line. Is this a sign of bigger move to the downside or just a trap?EUR/USD The first thing that catches the eye on the daily chart is a tiny breakout above the upper border of the blue consolidation and a fresh 2018 high. Although th...Read More

Health technologies large and small were in focus on Thursday.Smith & Nephew PLC (LON:SN), the replacement hip and knee joints specialist, was up 3.9% at 1,290p, topping the Footsie, after JP Morgan Cazenove abandoned its neutral position on the stock and recommended its clients be overweight the stock.Cazenove has increased its price target to 1,411p from 1,369p.Somewhat further down the scal...Read More

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) is trading lower today, after Oprah Winfrey clarified that she was not interested in a presidential run in 2020. Considering Winfrey holds a major stake in WTW, the stock is down 3.3% on the news to trade at $65.15 today, on track for its worst single-day session of the new year, and put traders are pouncing. WTW's struggles today may not be entirel...Read More

* Trump says wants to see a strong dollar* Mnuchin says U.S. does not want trade war* European finance ministers express concern about trade war (Adds market action following Trump's comment, dollar index movement and background)By Noah Barkinand Yara BayoumyDAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he ultimately wants the dollar to be strong, lifting the...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States would stay in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, also known as TPP, if American negotiators were able to create a better agreement, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.“I would do TPP if we made a much better deal than we had. We had a horrible deal,” Trump said in an interview with CNBC from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.R...Read More