The bull note comes ahead of the company's earnings release tomorrowJ.P. Morgan Securities moved its price target on Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) up to $91 from $89, expecting the recent pick-up in market volatility to result in increased trading volumes -- which obviously would be a boon for the exchange operator's business. This comes as the company just announced that its private market businessfac...Read More
The retail stock is headed toward its worst day since 2002The shares of GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) are crumbling on news the video game retailer said it is no longer considering selling itself, after it couldn't agree to financing terms with any potential buyers. In reaction, GME stock is down 25.4% at $11.56, putting it on track for its worst day since Dec. 19, 2002, when it lost 30%.It's already...Read More
The company reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings and revenue The shares of Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) are spiraling this morning, down 7.5% at $33.84, after the motorcycle concern reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue below analysts' expectations. The company said tariff costs surged in the quarter, and predicted an eight-year low in 2019 motorcycle shipments. Today, the secur...Read More
The struggling airliner is ripe for downgradesDelta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) has sat out the post-Christmas broad-market rally, with its 20-day moving average serving as a stiff ceiling in recent weeks. Plus, the shares recently formed a bearish flag pattern, suggesting more downside could be in store. There have been two downgrades to DAL already in January, but there's still ample room for mor...Read More
VYGR fell to a record low of $7.76 last ThursdayThe shares of Voyager Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VYGR) are up 44% to trade at $11.58 this morning, after the gene therapy specialist inked a development deal with Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX). The deal will focus on Parkinson's disease and Friedreich's ataxia treatments, and Voyager could get up to $1.7 billion in potential milestone payments on top...Read More
Tomasz Wi?>niewski16 hours ago (Jan 29, 2019 9:14 AM GMT)Gold starts this week on the front foot. Today, the precious metal is making new yearly highs and is currently fighting on a very important horizontal resistance around the 1307 USD/oz.This area is crucial for the Gold since early 2015. Once buyers will manage to break this resistance, the way towards 1357 will be opened. We said that a few...Read More
Apple is set to report earnings after the closeDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading modestly above fair value this morning, with Wall Street's focus staying on earnings and global relations. For earnings, Dow components 3M (MMM), Pfizer (PFE), and Verizon (VZ) all reported this morning, and Apple (AAPL) is set to reveal its quarterly report after the close. On the international f...Read More
The metals have been in a consolidation for over two years.I think there is still more frustration ahead for the metals longs.I am looking to begin another pullback shortly, which will be a major buying opportunity.There has been no trade more frustrating than the metals complex for the last several years. In fact, I cannot remember the last time I had to wait so long for a pullback to complete. S...Read More
The Dow-tracking ETF is "relatively overbought," based on recent RSI trendsThe rapid-fire rebound in stocks from the worst of their late-December lows slowed a bit last week, just as the small-cap Russell 2000 Index (RUT) closed in on a double-digit percentage return for 2019. But the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) outperformed its equity benchmark peers for the period, ending Friday up 0.1% f...Read More
* LME aluminium stocks at lowest since last May * Rusal sanctions relief widely expected, priced in * Aluminium mkt in deficit, demand set to improve (Adds closing prices, details)By Maytaal AngelLONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices rose on Tuesdayas investors saw the previous session's 2.8 percent drop asoverdone given falling stockpiles and efforts by top consumerChina to stimulate growth...Read More
Ontario-based Aura Resources (TSXV: AUU) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vancouver-based Minaurum Gold (TSXV: MGG) and its Mexican subsidiary to acquire an interest in the East Taviche property located in Oaxaca, southeastern Mexico.To acquire an initial 80% interest in the project, Minaurum has to issue 100,000 common shares, reimburse all Taviche project concession fees...Read More
Early investors stand to reap the rewards as a new technology looks to change everything.One research firm - which recommended Google and Amazon before they became household names - has built a worldwide reputation of identifying profitable tech trends well before Wall Street and the talking heads on T.V.And just recently, they've uncovered a technology that's already being labeled "humanity's las...Read More
It's late in the credit cycle, and it appears the end of the expansion phase is in sight.Geopolitics - Asia, and Russia publicly, have swapped reserve dollars for gold.Gold is massively under-owned in the west.The following is a list of the ten most important factors likely to affect gold in 2019. I have grouped them under two broad headings, economic developments, and factors affecting gold i...Read More
Lithium is set to soar - and leave investors pocking huge profits.Even with all the headlines and controversy surrounding Tesla founder Elon Musk, recent research shows that even bad press can't stop the momentum of a huge component that makes Tesla what it is today.In fact, Tesla merely helped highlight how completely critical lithium is in today's increasingly-technological world... and how scar...Read More
Mining companies need to determine how to operate in a market that is also characterized by rising stakeholder demands, a widening talent gap, dwindling access to key inputs such as energy and water, and a Chinese economy growing at under 7%, rather than 12%, just to mention some challenges. (Image courtesy of Codelco | Flickr.)2019 could go down in history as the year mining companies stopped anc...Read More
(Adds new death toll and comments from cemetery director;restores context)By Jake Spring and Gram SlatteryBRASILIA/BRUMADINHO, Brazil, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Vale SA , the world's largest iron ore miner, on Tuesday vowedto take as much as 10 percent of its ore output offline in orderto decommission 10 more dams like the one that burst last week,killing scores of workers and nearby residents.Chief Exec...Read More
The gold price finally pierced resistance at $1,300 on Friday, hitting a 7-month high!The $1,300 level has been pesky resistance roughly 12 times over the past 3 to 4 years.It is a psychological price threshold, but also has implications for paper futures traders.The bulls are optimistic that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged this week.Growing risks to the global economy are...Read More
IAMGOLD announces decision not to proceed with the construction of Cote Gold project.Previously, I noted that investors were worried about this major investment as many gold projects fail to deliver return nowadays.This is a positive catalyst for the company which will provide some support for its beaten shares.Recently, I have written about IAMGOLD's (IAG) 2018 production and 2019 guidance report...Read More
Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Getty ImagesGold jumped to its highest in more than eight-months on Tuesday, on doubts surrounding U.S.-China trade relations and ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting with increasing expectations for a pause to the central bank's rate hike trajectory.Spot gold was up 0.5 percent to $1,310.60 per ounce as of 2:53 p.m. EST, having hit its highest since...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank Monday, led lower by Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) , which missed analysts' earnings estimates.Caterpillar declined 9.13% after its posted weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and forecast a "modest" in increase in 2019 sales.Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) tumbled 13.8% after slashing its revenu...Read More