Could math solve conspiracy theory debates? A physicist at Oxford University developed a mathematical equation to derive the truth of conspiracy theories, and it all comes down to the number of people involved. – Christian Science MonitorDominant Social Theme: These conspiracy theories gotta go!Free-Market Analysis: Another day, another attempt in the mainstream media to figure out why peopl...Read More
The Illusion of Safety: Index Funds Are Not Low-Risk … If the risk-on euphoria of punters borrowing billions of dollars in margin debt doesn't materialize, stocks could languish for years after falling 50%. The financial service industry's Prime Directive is to exploit humanity's core drives of Greed and Fear. Financial service companies promise high returns (fulfilling our greed...Read More
Could math solve conspiracy theory debates? A physicist at Oxford University developed a mathematical equation to derive the truth of conspiracy theories, and it all comes down to the number of people involved. – Christian Science MonitorDominant Social Theme: These conspiracy theories gotta go!Free-Market Analysis: Another day, another attempt in the mainstream media to figure out why peopl...Read More
This book is a GREAT case study on making big money through a REAL mining discovery. Robert Friedland is the star, but there are many other characters in this true story that are arguably even more important than he is. Great writing by Jacquie McNish to bring out the interplay between the prospectors, geologists, financiers, lawyers, hustlers, and all the others in this exciting narrative. Import...Read More
http://investingnews.com/daily/resour...The market might be down, but Ross Beaty, mining legend and chairman of Pan American Silver (TSX:PAA) and Alterra Power (TSX:AXY), is still optimistic. Beaty stopped by the Investing News Network booth at the recent Vancouver Resource Investment Conference to talk about gold, silver, clean energy and more.When asked Beaty where investors might find some opti...Read More
http://investingnews.com/daily/resour...The market might be down, but Ross Beaty, mining legend and chairman of Pan American Silver (TSX:PAA) and Alterra Power (TSX:AXY), is still optimistic. Beaty stopped by the Investing News Network booth at the recent Vancouver Resource Investment Conference to talk about gold, silver, clean energy and more.When asked Beaty where investors might find some opti...Read More
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Frank Holmes on the Importance of PMI Index & Performance of Gold Stocks in other Currencies.Interview with the CEO & CIO of U.S. Global.Read More
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In its 2016 Commodity Outlook published yesterday, the World Bank pays special attention to the impact of weak growth in emerging economies on commodity markets.The answer, unsurprisingly, is that a faster-than-expected slowdown in Brazil, Russia, India and China - especially if combined with financial stress - "could reduce commodity prices considerably" even after three years of sharp declines...Read More
Los Pelambres remains Antofagasta's flagship mine, producing over 55% of the total group output. (Image courtesy of Antofagasta)Chile's Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) said Wednesday it plans to boost copper production in 2016 by as much as 17% after it missed its output target for last year.The mining group, property of the Luksic family -one of Chile's richest- said it produced 630,300 metric tons of th...Read More
Ministro Hales copper mine in Chile. (Image courtesy of Codelco via Flickr)The continued rout in commodity prices that has severely hit the mining industry in the past year can't be considered a "normal" cyclical downturn, but rather, an unprecedented one, says Moody's in a new report released this week.The ratings agency, which recently placed 175 energy and mining firms at risk of downgrades, sa...Read More
The sharp sell-off in the stock market has some of Wall Street’s top strategists recommending to clients that they buy. “With the S&P 500 down 11.7% from its all-time high (2,130 in May 2015), investors are questioning whether a bear market is in the offing,” RBC chief equity strategist Jonathan Golub said on Tuesday. “History shows that sell-offs of 20% or more rarely...Read More
The 50 most violent cities in the world … Latin America holds the undesirable distinction of having the most cities on the Mexico Citizens Council for Public Security's annual ranking of the world's most violent cities. Of the 50 cities on the list, 41 are in Latin America, including 21 in Brazil. – Business InsiderDominant Social Theme: Brazil? A showplace of Western economic...Read More
The sharp sell-off in the stock market has some of Wall Street’s top strategists recommending to clients that they buy. “With the S&P 500 down 11.7% from its all-time high (2,130 in May 2015), investors are questioning whether a bear market is in the offing,” RBC chief equity strategist Jonathan Golub said on Tuesday. “History shows that sell-offs of 20% or more rarely...Read More
The 50 most violent cities in the world … Latin America holds the undesirable distinction of having the most cities on the Mexico Citizens Council for Public Security's annual ranking of the world's most violent cities. Of the 50 cities on the list, 41 are in Latin America, including 21 in Brazil. – Business InsiderDominant Social Theme: Brazil? A showplace of Western economic...Read More
Slag tapping at Glencore's Sudbury Nickel Smelter. Image: GlencoreNickel was the worst performer in a pretty sorry commodities field in 2015. The steelmaking ingredient lost just shy of 42% of its value last year.What makes nickel's dismal year even more disappointing is that following Indonesia's ore ban at the outset of 2014, the stars seemed to align for the metal and analysts rushed to its de...Read More
Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg is the world's largest gold mine and third largest copper operation. (Image from archives)Shares in Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) rallied Tuesday morning even though the diversified US miner and oil producer reported a fourth-quarter loss bigger than the one logged in 2014.The stock was up more than 3% to $4.07 at 10:45 am ET, but it has dropped almost 40% since the star...Read More
The ceramic proppants sector is forecast to become the largest market for non-metallurgical bauxite by 2021, overtaking the refractories industry. Consumption of bauxite in refractories, both directly and via brown fused alumina, accounted for more than 20% of the total non-metallurgical bauxite market in 2015.Demand for calcined bauxite in production of ceramic proppants is expected to grow by mo...Read More
The Fed’s phony mandate … How many times have we heard top Federal Reserve officials solemnly invoke the Fed’s “dual mandate” as the be-all, end-all justification for their monetary policy decisions? … But the so-called dual mandate was not exactly written in stone, it turns out. Rather, it has survived as a disturbing legislative artifact from some 40 years ago...Read More