A Wisconsin district court has dismissed a lawsuit by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin's lawsuit against both the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that alleges they should have presided over Aquila Resources' (TSX: AQA; US-OTC; AQARF) wetlands permit application for its Back Forty Creek polymetallic project in Michigan.The Michigan Departm...Read More
Bravada Gold (TSXV: BVA) (OTCQB: BGAVF) today announced an option/joint venture agreement has been fully executed with OceanaGold, giving the company the option to earn up to a 75% interest in Bravada's Highland gold-silver project in Nevada's Walker Lane Gold trend.The Highland project consists of 102 Federal lode claims for a total of approximately 825 hectares and is located along the Walker...Read More
Gold is likely to end 2018 with its first annual loss in three years, but sentiment has improved in recent months. Prices for the precious metal are on track for the biggest quarterly rise in nearly two years, with analysts forecasting further gains in 2019. "Gold has rallied, in fits and starts, since its August bottom," says Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter. As of Wednesday, the metal GCG...Read More
The selling continues on Wall StreetThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) continues to fall following yesterday's Fed decision, trading at fresh annual lows once again. A post-earnings decline from Dow component Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is also weighing on the index, as are headlines about a potential looming government shutdown. This all has the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IX...Read More
WBA stock is set for a sixth straight lossShares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) are down 3.3% to trade at $70.60 this morning, despite reporting quarterly adjusted earningsthat beat analysts' expectations. Traders are apparently reacting to a steeper-than-expected drop in same-store sales, and the pharmacy giant announced plans to cut more than $1 billion in costs over the next thre...Read More
This stunning research revealed by the former hedge-fund who predicted the last NASDAQ crash could have some Americans thinking twice before hoarding cash.Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is go...Read More
It's a bold call given the current market climateDespite the huge declines in their share prices, many analysts have stuck behind FAANG stocks. Just this morning, Morgan Stanley named Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) its top picks from the internet space for 2019. The brokerage firm suggested that digital advertising won't be negatively ef...Read More
The company will research CBD-infused beverages for CanadaThe shares of Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) are up 7.4% to trade at $76.25, after the company announced a $100 million joint venture with Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (NYSE:BUD) to research THC- and cannabinoid-infused beverages in Canada. The country, which legalized recreational pot in October, is expected to approve weed-based drinks and edibles i...Read More
One little-known company already has the key to efficient, high-quality, low-cost cannabis production.Cannabis 2.0 is coming.And it's going to be huge. With huge margins and international attention...The cannabis sector is poised to explode. Some analysts are predicting that the industry will reach $500 billion. With stakes that high, only the most efficient and competitive cannabis players will...Read More
Stock futures have gradually moved lower, hinting at potential weakness at the openDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading slightly below fair value, with stocks still on shaky ground after sliding to new lows yesterday. While traders will certainly continue to consider the Fed's actions, there's also plenty to watch on the earnings front. Namely, Dow stock Walgreens Boots Alliance...Read More
Fixes story to reflect the indexes for new orders and employment increased. Getty Images A view of U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Works along the Monongahela River, March 10, 2018 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. The numbers: The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index in December fell to a seasonally adjusted reading of 9.4, from 12.9 in November to reach the lowest level since August 2016. Any read...Read More
Joint venture partners AngloGold Ashanti (JSE:ANG) (NYSE:AU) and Independence Group (IGO) said Thursday a pre-feasibility study shows underground mining at their Tropicana gold mine in Western Australia is technically and financially viable.As an underground mine, Tropicana could produce around 100,000 ounces of gold a year for about seven years.Once converted into an underground mine, Tropicana...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1261.00+$19.00Silver$14.77+$0.19XAU69.79+4.78%HUI158.49+4.97%GDM576.83+3.08%JSE Gold1344.82-10.71USD96.34-0.72Euro114.57+0.85Yen90.12+0.82Oil$45.88-$2.2910-Year2.804%+0.024T-Bond144.71875-0.3125Dow22859.60-1.99%Nasdaq6528.41-1.65%S&P2467.42-1.58% The Metals: Gold gained $24.30 to a new 5-month high at $1266.30 by early afternoon in New York before it c...Read More
By Stefan GleasonThe Fed blinked - but didn't flinch away from another rate hike. On Wednesday, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policymakers rejected President Donald Trump's call for a pause. They raised their benchmark rate by a quarter point to a range up to 2.5%.The only concession Fed chairman Jerome Powell offered to Trump and nervous stock market investors was a revised, less hawkish...Read More
Rules help guide us through uncertainty.Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions expressed are his regarding the rules for traveling our economic path.THOSE WHO MAKE THE RULES:For perspective on Washington D.C. and Wall Street, we listen to wisdom and wit from Bill Bonner:"We look at the passing parade in Washington through a cynical lens...No situation is so hopel...Read More
By David HaggithBefore Trump was even inaugurated, I said he was clearly draining the swamp directly into the White House. That was obvious as soon as he nominated a Goldman-Sachs roster to fill all the financial cabinet positions. Some wishfully said he was playing 4-D chess by keeping his enemies close. I called baloney. He was simply being Sached. One of those from the Goldman roster was Stev...Read More
By Gary TanashianBelow are the Opening Notes and Bond Market segments from last Sunday's edition of Notes From the Rabbit Hole, NFTRH 530. Jerome Powell was actually more firm than I expected. Atta boy Jay! Aside from my prognostication the more important stuff (IMO) begins at the 4th paragraph. That is where I put on my tin foil hat and tell what I think. It does seem to dovetail with what we s...Read More
As part of Merk's in-house research we regularly evaluate a consistent set of charts covering the economy, equities, fixed income, commodities and currencies. The aim is to keep our eyes open and to look through the noise of the headlines, avoiding the distractions of sensationalized click-bait. In sharing this content, we offer a cross-check to your own thinking and aim to add value to your own...Read More
December as usual. Another Fed hike is behind us. Will we now see a rally in gold in January? Fed Hiked But It Will Monitor Risks Yesterday, the FOMC published the monetary policy statement from its latest meeting that took place on December 18th-19th. In line with the expectations, the US central bank raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to the target range of 2.25 to 2.50 percent...Read More
Fed monetary policy inched toward suicide Wednesday with a 25-basis-point rate hike and a feint toward bumping up interest rates two more times next year. Are they trying to make certain that Trump doesn't get re-elected? This interpretation is sounding less farfetched each day as the banksters continue to flout a global economic storm that is gaining strength by the week. It is manifest in the...Read More