The steep recovery of the stock market amid the pandemic and fear of an economic slowdown are good reasons to consider buying some defensive stocks now. While protecting the downside risk, defensive stocks are likely to add stability to your portfolio amid high volatility.Here are the top three defensive bets investors could consider buying under $20.Algonquin Power & UtilitiesAlgonquin Power...Read More
Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.B)(NYSE:TECK.B) stock just surged more than 12% to its highest share price in more than six months.Teck Resources stock priceAt the time of writing, Teck Resources stock trades near $17.50 per share. That’s back to where the shares traded before the start of the pandemic market crash last February.The rebound shouldn’t be a surprise to long-time followers of Te...Read More
The big drill campaign will follow a 10,000m drill foray underway and set for completion in the next month or so.Read More
News of the leak triggered a 17% drop in CAML's share price on Monday. CAML described the leak as "short-term" and said no one had been harmed.Read More
Share this articleMONTREAL - The Renard diamond mine in northern Quebec is to reopen this month after being shut down in March as part of the province's mining lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Minority shareholder Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. says operator Stornoway Diamonds Canada Inc. has approved a plan that includes $30 million in cost reductions over the first 16 months of operati...Read More
So Joe Rogan has offered to host a 4-hour debate between Trump and Biden.And honestly, I kind of like the idea.Although I do think there should be a few rules, though. No speed, adderall, cocaine or any kind of stimulant. I want to see how fast those brain hamsters move on that wheel without being chemically prodded.A fact checker will be on hand. If a candidate lies, the other candidate gets...Read More
Inflation, a weaker U.S. dollar, concerns over national debt levels, increasing gold prices, and rising investment demand - all stemming from the government's fiscal and monetary response to the COVID-19 pandemic - will likely be the key the drivers for silver prices through the rest of 2020 and 2021.Governments around the world have already spent tens of trillions of dollars amid the coronavirus...Read More
Outcrop Gold reported it has drilled 0.95 meters of 10,784 grams per tonne silver equivalent at its wholly owned Santa Ana project in north Tolima, Colombia. Outcrop Gold Santa AnaIn a news release, precious metals explorer and prospect generator Outcrop Gold Corp. (OCG:TSX.V; MRDDF:OTCPK; MRG1:DB) announced assay results from drilling on its 100%-owned Santa Ana project in north Tolima, Colombia...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321gold explains why he is confident the company will hit copper with its new drill program. GSP Resource Corp. (GSPR:TSX.V; GSRCF:OTCBB) put out a press release on the 8th of September that was at the very least poorly worded and confusing. They announced the start of a drill program at their Alwin copper mine adjacent to Teck's Highland Valley Mine. When I read the press release...Read More
The big gold-ETF buyingthat catapulted gold higher into early August has gone missing in action. That’s why gold stalled out since, driftingsideways flirting with a correction. To continuepowering higher, gold needs these major stock-market-capital inflows via exchange-tradedfunds to resume. The near-term fortunesfor the precious-metals complex are heavily dependent on how...Read More
Golds bullish trend has worked well in 2020, so what is next over the immediate 3 to 6 months? Will we continue to see a golden future.The US dollar had been strong into COVID 19, since then the FED has printing a lot of money, and they are also considering YCC (Yield Curve Control), last seen during WW2. [Note YCC lasted 9 years over WW2. WOW, that is a lot of money printing.]The FED is now forec...Read More
Where may the silver price be heading over the next few weeks? by Steve St Angelo of SRSrocco ReportIn today's update, I discuss where the silver price may be heading over the next few weeks. Of course, this is only a short-term horizon, but if individuals are going to watch silver price quotes every day, then it essential to know what the technicals are showing. How the silver price trades o...Read More
RAPAPORT... The novel coronavirus has put the brakes on every aspect of gem trading around the globe, and the limit on international travel is one of the most notable setbacks. Miners, geologists and suppliers usually must make their way from remote mining sites to manufacturers, keeping the flow of goods moving toward the end user. What are they doing now while this crisis plays out? And what is...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The French luxury conglomerate LVMH says it will vigorously defend itself against legal action after the collapse of its planned $16.2bn acquisition of Tiffany & Co.In a strongly-worded press release it said the lawsuit was "totally unfounded" and accused the New York-based jeweler of "dishonesty" and misleading its shareholders."The long preparation of this assignment (the law...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Diamond polishing is returning to near-normal in Surat, say Indian trade bosses, as factories re-open and the spread of COVID-19 appear to have been limited.An estimated 5,000 of the city's 7,000 cutting and polishing units (70 per cent) are now functioning again, and government rules now allow 70 per cent of staff to work, rather than 50 per cent, as previously.The Gem and Je...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The body of Jaysukh Gajera, president of Surat Diamond Polishers' Association, has been found on the bank of a river in Surat district.He headed the trade body for 15 years but went missing last Wednesday.Local police were quoted as saying Mr Gajera, 53, had been facing financial crisis during lockdown. They said they were exploring a number of possibilities. ...Read More
Base metals prices and equity markets were for the most part firmer on Monday September 14, and the common theme seems to be higher hopes for Covid-19 vaccines.Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said it has resumed phase three clinical trials, China stated that it was close to a viable vaccine too and drugmaker Pfizer said a vaccine could be distributed in the United States by the end of the year....Read More
Scoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.AVZ closes on financing for tier-one lithium projectSPONSOREDavz mineralsIn a report released on Monday, Bernstein forecast copper prices would average US$8,100/tonne in 2024, up from an estimated average of US$5,900/tonne in 2020.Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 38 points in pre-opening trade. Strength in index futures was influenced by a series of mega-takeover offers.Gilead slipped $0.60 to $64.30 and Immunomedics jumped $44.87 to $87.12 after Gilead offered to acquire Immunomedics for $88 per share cash. Value of the offer is $21 billion.Oracle gained $5.56 to an all-time h...Read More
Chinese battery maker CATL is acquiring an 8.6% stake in Neo Lithium (TSXV: NL; US-OTC: NTTHF), which is advancing its Tres Quebradas (3Q) project, a high-grade lithium brine lake and salar complex in Argentina's Catamarca province, the largest lithium producing area in the country.CATL owns and operates lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities in four Chinese provinces (Fujian, Jiangsu, Qingh...Read More