The Kibali gold mine produced 807,2511 ounces of gold in 2018, above its target of 750,000 ounces and 35% higher than its output the previous year. This was achieved on the back of the successful ramp-up in underground production and a steady improvement in the processing plant recovery and throughput.Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow told a media briefing here today that the reco...Read More
The stock is suffering with fellow Dow and industrial name CaterpillarIn the wake of Caterpillar's (CAT) earnings miss, fellow industrial name and Dow stock 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) is also taking a hit. Ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings release, slated for tomorrow morning, 3M stock is down 1.5% at $192.90. MMM has attempted to rebound after bottoming out at a nearly two-year low of $176.87 on Dec. 2...Read More
Toronto's Wesdome Gold Mines is enjoying continued success as it chalks up more high grades from its exploration drilling program at the Kiena gold mine in Val d'Or. Focused on the Deep A zone, recent work has extended the zone both up and down plunge.The Deep A zone has yielded the following highlights since the recent resource estimate:Hole 6384A: 33.7 g/t gold over 30.6 metres core length (28.4...Read More
Avalon GloboCare stock has already tripled in 2019The Dow is getting wrecked today as Caterpillar (CAT) and chip stocks sell off. Biotech name Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) and video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) are under pressure, but drugmaker Avalon GloboCare Corp (NASDAQ:AVCO) has doubled in value today. Below, we'll take a look at what's moving the shares of AMGN, GME, and AVCO.AMGN...Read More
Friday's trading session was pretty bullish, as the broad stock market got back to its recent local high. Is this a topping pattern before another leg down or just some relatively flat correction within a new uptrend?The U.S. stock market indexes gained 0.8-1.3% on Friday, retracing their recent decline, as investors sentiment improved ahead of the quarterly corporate earnings releases, among othe...Read More
H.C. Wainwright has high hopes for the company's vaccineVaccine maker Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) is in the spotlight today, after analysts at H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of the penny stock with a "buy" rating. The brokerage firm also set a price target of $6 -- nearly triple NVAX's closing price on Friday -- waxing optimistic on Novavax's ResVax vaccine, which the analysts said could gener...Read More
Currencies rally on Friday... Will Draghi throw the euro under a bus today? Good Day… And a Marvelous Monday to you! It was a washed out weekend for yours truly, as S. Florida received as much rain in 2 days as they normally receive in 1 month… And… It’s supposed to be the “dry season”! But, I don’t let that get me down, for I know the...Read More
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) expects to produce more silver, zinc, lead and gold equivalent oz. in 2019 compared to 2018.The company, which is currently merging with Newmont (NYSE: NEM), produced 630,000 oz. gold in 2018's fourth quarter at $850 per oz. gold all in sustaining costs (AISC). In 2018, it produced 2.29 million oz. gold, and expects to produce a similar amount of gold in 2019.The compan...Read More
Canada's federal government has approved the environmental assessment of Argonaut Gold 's (TSX: AR) Magino project in Ontario.The open-pit project must still receive provincial government approval for the EA and other key authorizations including a construction permit and mine closure plan. Argonaut Gold also anticipates completing a prefeasibility study on Cerro del Gallo, an advanced project in...Read More
Crude oil futures are down more than 4%The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is down more than 300 points at midday, due to disappointing earnings from Caterpillar (CAT). The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and tech-rich Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are also lower, as traders weigh lowered guidance from chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA). Both companies cited weaker demand in China, amid the U.S.-China trade war. Elsewhere...Read More
Fosterville asset is a production and cash flow game changer and robust production growth is likely to sustain in the next few years.Fosterville asset has an AISC of less than $500 an ounce and as production from asset increases, the company's cash flow growth is likely to be strong.Ample cash with zero debt provides high financial flexibility for growth and exploration projects.Macassa Mine t...Read More
Nvidia call options have been popular in recent weeks Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is all over the news today, with the chip stock down a whopping 12.5% to trade at $138.30, after the company slashed its fourth-quarter revenue outlook to $2.2 billion versus the previous expectation of $2.7 billion. The semiconductor name cited weak China demand as a catalyst for the lowered forecast. But even...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
The retailer's CEO is leaving, effective Feb. 2The shares of Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) are spiraling today on news Victor Herrero is stepping down as the retailer's CEO. Co-founder and Chairman of the Board Maurice Marciano will step in on an interim basis until Carlos Alberini -- who formerly served as GES' chief operating officer from 2000 through 2010, and is currently head of Lucky Brand -- take...Read More
There is room for analysts to issue more bull notes on GRUBThe shares of GrubHub Inc (NYSE:GRUB) are down 0.3% to trade at $80.56, as broad-market headwinds offset a Credit Suisse upgradeto "outperform" from "neutral" and a price-target hike to $130 from $125. The analyst in coverage waxed optimistic on the company's delivery network, market expansion, and new partnerships, and said the firm wou...Read More
A former Cisco exec was appointed new COO of BlackBerry Mobile phone name BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) just appointed Bryan Palma, a former Cisco (CSCO) senior vice president, as its new president and chief operating officer. In response, the shares of BB are slightly lower, down 1.1% at $8.01 -- set to break the equity's three-day winning streak. BlackBerry just endured its worst quarter since 2...Read More
CAT is sinking after a fourth-quarter profit miss and weak guidanceThe shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) are driving broad-market losses this morning, down 8.9% to trade at $124.71, and the worst stock on the Dow so far. The swing lower comes after the construction concern's disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report, with Caterpillar hinting at the negative impact of the U.S.-China trade wa...Read More
Both companies are facing headwinds in ChinaDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are sharply lower, with the index set to give back all the gainsfrom Friday's temporary government shutdown relief. Investors still remain wary of political gridlock, after President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that another government shutdown is "certainly an option." Also pressuring m...Read More
The mid-cap index entered 2019 between its a pair of significant long-term moving averagesThe following is a reprint of the market commentary from the February 2019 edition of The Option Advisor, published on January 25. For more information, or to subscribe to The Option Advisor -- featuring 10 new option trades each month -- visit our online store.The S&P MidCap 400 Index (MID) doesn't get nearl...Read More
Don't underestimate the significance of the S&P's 80-week test, either"The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX - 18.19) action could give us a clue as to whether the next move will be a retest of the low or a continuation rally from the December bottom. The VIX comes into the week situated between half its December closing high at 18.03, but below half its 2018 closing high at 18.66 and double its 2018 clo...Read More