Value investing just can’t catch a break. The bull market — remember that? — was all about chasing upside. Value investors and contrarians were rubbing shoulders. Now comes the coronavirus, and not only is nobody rubbing shoulders anymore, but value investing is just as unpopular. But again, the contrarian thesis is strong here. There are a bunch of names that are simply reviled...Read More

There may be bumps in the road for the green economy. Staunch oil bulls must be relieved to see it. After all, the emergence of better electric vehicle (EV) tech and the increasing cost efficiencies of renewables are major headwinds for oil. But the war for the middle ground of the energy sector is far from over. In fact, a pullback in green economy stocks could even be seen as a mid-term value op...Read More

Commodities  markets have been odd this year, while oil is going through one of the most unprecedented crashes in history, many other commodities markets are seeing a shortage in production. This is creating the perfect environment for several TSX stocks.Gold, for example, is likely to see a major increase in demand this year as governments put downward pressure on their currencies. Yet many...Read More

Autonomous truck at the Solomon Hub. (Image courtesy of Fortescue Metals Group) Fortescue Metals ASX: (FMG) has upgraded its guidance for 2020 iron ore shipments to 175-177 million tonnes, based on strong operating performance year-to-date. The company reported third-quarter iron ore shipments of 42.3 million tonnes, 10% higher than 38.3 million tonnes a year earlier. Year-to-date shipments are...Read More

Image by M W from Pixabay. Investment inflows helped push the gold price to a seven-year high during Q1, as global gold demand in value terms reached $55 billion - the highest since Q2 2013.In the first quarter, global demand for the yellow metal inched up 1% year-on-year to 1,083.8 tonnes, in large part due to an 80% surge in total investment demand (to 539.6 tonnes) as investors look to safe-ha...Read More

Image courtesy of Yamana Gold. Yamana Gold (TSX:YRI; NYSE:AUY) has raised its annual dividend by a further 25% to $0.0625 on the back of strong first-quarter results. This is the third dividend increase announced by the company over the past year, representing a cumulative total increase of 213%.For the three-month period, Yamana posted net earnings of $45 million or $0.05 per share, an improveme...Read More

The China-Belarus deal ends a 19-month wait for an annual potash contract. (Image courtesy of BPC.) Belarusian potash marketer BPC, the world's largest exporter of fertilizers, has inked a deal with a consortium of Chinese companies who agreed to buy the commodity for $220 a tonne, a $70 per tonne decline on the previous contract.Supply contracts to China and India traditionally are benchmarks f...Read More

Endeavour's first and highest grade silver mine, Guanacevi, in the Durango state. (Image courtesy of Endeavour Silver.) Canada's Endeavour Silver (TSX:EDR) (NYSE: EXK) anticipates reopening its three Mexican mines on May 18, despite the country'sgovernment extending the suspension of all non-essential activities until May30.The reason for the early resumption of operations is that President A...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesApr 30, 2020Even as a teenage fledgling fighter pilot going through training in the mid-1960s, I understood the vital nature of optics. Long before Tom Wolfe came up with the name The Right Stuff to describe what jet pilots went through and sometimes survived during the early jet age, we accepted the possibility of an early death. Hell, that’s what made it so much fun.It...Read More

The company had announced an exit strategy for VNC in the France-governed island in the Pacific Ocean in December.Travers said Vale received some non-binding offers for VNC at the end of February and he did not believe the COVID-19 pandemic would impact the process too much."So we have a good level of confidence that we should be finding a potential investor in the next month or two," he said."So...Read More

Perry Gardner was 81 when he died.A former postal worker, Perry, and his wife moved to Florida after they retired.They had a beautiful home, a sizable nest egg, and the life they had always looked forward to.Unfortunately, Perry wasn't in the best shape.You see, about 10 years ago, Perry's knees started to give out.After years of wear and tear from walking his mail route, carrying multiple bags of...Read More

By Stefan GleasonApril marks a second month of truly extraordinary developments in markets - from negatively priced crude oil futures to a record spike in unemployment claims to a lockdown-defying rally in stocks.The financial media is touting the S&P 500's surge of more than 13% in April - the biggest one-month gain for the index since 1974.While stock market investors have made up a big chunk...Read More

RambusBefore we look at tonight's Precious Metals charts I would like to make a comment on the US stock markets. I will take some flack over some of the comments I'm going to make but that's fine as it won't be the first time nor the last.Let me start by saying, "The only rule when it comes to trading the stock markets is, "There Are No Rules." The other important rule that I live by is that, "t...Read More

By: Gary SavageGold testing $1,800 resistance, traders should take note of this area and possibility for more bullion banks attacking the metal as they remain heavily short. In the general markets, we are nearing the upside target..http://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold is strong, hard to break it. A lot of money printed and about to be printed and I think this got the gold market's attention:Read More

Bob Moriarty of 321gold discusses gold, financial collapse and consequences of quarantining. I've had a few comments lately on the pieces I have been writing about where we stand politically and with the Corona Virus. One complained and said that he loves my comments on markets but I was getting too political.Of course I am. I thought we had two totally different crises on our hands today. Most p...Read More

Silvercorp Metals reported that it entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Guyana Goldfields in a transaction valued at CA$105 million. In a news release, Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM:TSX; SVM:NYSE) and Guyana Goldfields Inc. (GUY:TSX) announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Silvercorp Metals will acquire all of the issued and outstandin...Read More

SKRR Exploration reported that it entered into an agreement to acquire the Irving Lake property in Saskatchewan that covers 10 existing mineral claims. In a news release, SKRR Exploration Inc. (SKRR:TSX.V) announced that it has signed a "non-arm's length" option agreement to acquire 100% of the Irving Lake property from Edge Geological Consulting Inc. The company advised that the Lake property, l...Read More

Agora Financial's Byron King and John-Mark Staude of Riverside Resources offer their viewpoints on markets during the COVID-19 pandemic in this conversation with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable.Maurice Jackson: Today, we will seek to discover the true price of gold and silver and prospect generators. Joining us for a conversation is Byron King of Agora Financial, along with Dr. John-Mark St...Read More

By Stefan GleasonApril marks a second month of truly extraordinary developments in markets - from negatively priced crude oil futures to a record spike in unemployment claims to a lockdown-defying rally in stocks.The financial media is touting the S&P 500's surge of more than 13% in April - the biggest one-month gain for the index since 1974.While stock market investors have made up a big chunk...Read More