When should modern Americans care about legislation signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant? When it causes deep environmental damage, deprives the federal treasury of billions, privileges one industry over others, practically gives away public lands, and hasn't been significantly altered in almost 150 years.The law in question is the General Mining Act of 1872, which governs the harvesting...Read More

NVDA has gained 45% since its late-December bottomNvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock is up 4% to trade at $180.79, afterPiper Jaffray initiated coverage on the chipmaker withan "overweight" rating and $200 price target. The analyst in coverage sees Nvidia trading at an attractive level thanks to its market positioning with data centers and automotives, as well as the recent Mellanox acquisiti...Read More

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is blasting Codelco's decision to pull the plug on a $260 million contract that was at the root of two recent profit warnings.The embattled Canadian construction giant confirmed late Monday night that it had received official notice of the termination, saying it was "appalled and surprised" by the Chilean state-owned miner's decision."We believe that this termination is unwa...Read More

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is blasting Codelco's decision to pull the plug on a $260 million contract that was at the root of two recent profit warnings.The embattled Canadian construction giant confirmed late Monday night that it had received official notice of the termination, saying it was "appalled and surprised" by the Chilean state-owned miner's decision."We believe that this termination is unwa...Read More

Cronos reported its fourth-quarter results this morningThe shares of Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON) are 1.7% lower at $20.18 this morning, after the cannabis concern posted a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss. Revenue also missed the consensus forecast, even as it soared 248% year-over-year. CRON stock hit an all-time-high of $25.10 in early February, and came back within striking distance...Read More

Short sellers are temporarily blocked from one of their recent favorite targetsShares of Conn's Inc (NASDAQ:CONN) have reversed their premarket gains, last seen down 6.3% at $22.36, after the company reported a fourth-quarter earnings beat, but fell short of revenue expectations as same-store sales declined 1.4% for the period. Today's post-earnings plunge has CONN stock retreating from a test of...Read More

Argentina is eyeing its first major new mining project in two decades, nudged forward by President Mauricio Macri's market-oriented policies. But there's no guarantee he'll be around to take credit.Argentina's economy is tanking with the central bank hiking interest rates to ease inflation and save the peso, the worst-performing currency in emerging markets. That could put Macri on shaky ground as...Read More

Argentina is eyeing its first major new mining project in two decades, nudged forward by President Mauricio Macri's market-oriented policies. But there's no guarantee he'll be around to take credit.Argentina's economy is tanking with the central bank hiking interest rates to ease inflation and save the peso, the worst-performing currency in emerging markets. That could put Macri on shaky ground as...Read More

Argentina is eyeing its first major new mining project in two decades, nudged forward by President Mauricio Macri's market-oriented policies. But there's no guarantee he'll be around to take credit.Argentina's economy is tanking with the central bank hiking interest rates to ease inflation and save the peso, the worst-performing currency in emerging markets. That could put Macri on shaky ground as...Read More

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is formally recusing himself from agency reviews and permitting decisions on a proposed gold and copper mine near Alaska's Bristol Bay amid criticism his former law firm represented the developer.Wheeler promised to steer clear of matters involving the controversial Pebble Mine in an updated March 20 recusal statement, two years after his former employer, Faegre Ba...Read More

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is formally recusing himself from agency reviews and permitting decisions on a proposed gold and copper mine near Alaska's Bristol Bay amid criticism his former law firm represented the developer.Wheeler promised to steer clear of matters involving the controversial Pebble Mine in an updated March 20 recusal statement, two years after his former employer, Faegre Ba...Read More

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is formally recusing himself from agency reviews and permitting decisions on a proposed gold and copper mine near Alaska's Bristol Bay amid criticism his former law firm represented the developer.Wheeler promised to steer clear of matters involving the controversial Pebble Mine in an updated March 20 recusal statement, two years after his former employer, Faegre Ba...Read More

Investors are keen for updates to U.S.-China trade talksDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading above fair value today, following Monday's hard-fought win for the blue-chip barometer. A double-dose of news has investors optimistic today. First, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note has stabilized near 2.4%, after the yield curve inversion last week incited panic selling. Second,hi...Read More

* GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Adds closing prices)By Zandi ShabalalaLONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Copper prices held steady onTuesday as a murky global economic growth outlook sapped demandahead of a new round of trade talks between the United Statesand China this week.Benchmark copper ended 0.2 percent lower at $6,330 atonne, having touched its lowest in a month in the previoussession before clos...Read More

The passage of Bill C-45 could be a signal to early investors that pot stocks are ready to pop.With Bill C-45 now in effect, it's possible that in the very near future, investors may be seeing stock market gains that will never be seen again. This is a sentiment echoed by The New York Times, which reported that when this bill passes as expected, it will "completely legalize marijuana as a consu...Read More

The Nasdaq-100 Index just bumped into an under-the-radar round numberRegular followers of our technical analysis are well aware that we tend to favor "under the radar" indicators -- say, the 320-day moving average over the 200-day, or the Relative Momentum Index (RMI) over the Relative Strength Index (RSI). By incorporating these less-popular metrics into our chart studies alongside the "usual sus...Read More

Chile's Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into its mines to monitor the health of mining equipment and ensure operations run efficiently, as part of a deal signed Tuesday with Chicago-based AI provider Uptake.The move is part of an aggressive transformation of the state-miner, which is looking at adding fresh technologies to revitalizing some...Read More

* World FX rates in 2019* Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote (Adds quotes, details)By Sujata RaoLONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Sterling bounced against theeuro on Tuesday after two eurosceptic lawmakers indicated theymight agree to support British Prime Minister Theresa May's EUwithdrawal deal rather than risk the UK parliament cancellingBrexit.The comments follow parliament's move to take co...Read More

Diamond Services, a Hong Kong-based developer of tech systems for detecting lab-grown, imitation and treated diamonds, has created a new device aimed at amplifying the range of detectable merchandise to include all rough and polished stones in the lower yellowish-to-light-brown colour ranges.According to the developer, this is the first device capable of identifying the yellowish gems together wit...Read More

Diamond Services, a Hong Kong-based developer of tech systems for detecting lab-grown, imitation and treated diamonds, has created a new device aimed at amplifying the range of detectable merchandise to include all rough and polished stones in the lower yellowish-to-light-brown colour ranges.According to the developer, this is the first device capable of identifying the yellowish gems together wit...Read More