By Michelle SierraNEW YORK, Feb 16 (LPC) - Broadcom's US$100m loan package backing its proposed US$121bn acquisition of Qualcomm, is set to become the biggest-ever syndicated loan globally if the hostile deal goes ahead.US bankers are eagerly anticipating the mega financing, which breaches psychological barriers as the loan market moves to the next level, as well as potentially setting more record...Read More
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Gold miner Acacia Mining confirmed on Friday it had begun to value its Tanzanian operations for a potential sale after expressions of interest from Chinese buyers."The Company is engaging with a small number of potential investors, the process remains at a very early stage and there can be no certainty that an agreement will be reached," the London-listed miner...Read More
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote (Adds details, updates prices)LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The pound fell on Friday against a stronger dollar but rose versus the euro, with traders watching for any positive signs from a visit to Berlin by Prime Minister Theresa May.May is visiting German leader Angela Merkel, hoping to make progress on overcomin...Read More
* Merkel says Nord Stream 2 no threat to diversification* Says wants Ukraine to still have gas transit traffic* Poland fears increased dependence on Russian gas* Polish PM: Nord Stream 2 menaces Ukraine's existence (Adds quotes from Polish PM)By Joseph Nasr and Noah Barkin BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline connecting Germany and Russia poses no threat to Europe's en...Read More
* Liberal billionaire strongly backs EU, eurozone* Meeting with ECB's Coeure rattles some lawmakers* Germany opposed to common budget (Adds comment from Soros spokesman)By Francesco CanepaFRANKFURT, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor and activist George Soros has met a European Central Bank director to argue for closer euro zone integration, prompting criticism from some EU lawmakers who fear...Read More
* Jan. homebuilding data jumps to more than 1-year high* Indexes up: Dow 0.36 pct, S&P 0.29 pct, Nasdaq 0.19 pct* S&P, Nasdaq set for best week since December 2011* Healthcare stocks lead gainers on S&P, Dow (Changes comment, adds details, updates prices)By Sruthi ShankarFeb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday, led by gains in technology and healthcare stocks, putting the main in...Read More
Stocks have been showing wild swings and volatility.Increased volatility is great for precious metals.The real key is preserving the wealth during times of crises.A real gold discovery can take a junior trading for pennies into a major producer.Don't forget forty year cycle for gold rushes we may be on the verge of the next one!Is gold finally about to breakout from a 5 year base and hit new h...Read More
It's another positive trading day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) eyeing a sixth straight win -- its longest daily win streak since early November. In addition to strong Coca-Cola earnings, upbeat economic data is also helping to lift investor sentiment. Namely, housing starts hit their highest point in more than a year, building permits climbed to a 10-year peak, and consumer sentime...Read More
Fast food stock Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) is rallying today, after Jana Partners disclosed a 7.3% stake in the company. According to an SEC filing, the hedge fund believes JACK shares are undervalued, and has held discussions with management regarding its capital structure and allocations, margins, operations, and franchise mix. Going forward, Jana may "take other steps to increase shareh...Read More
ACCRA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Ghana said the yield on its weekly 91-day bill dipped to 13.34 percent at an auction on Friday from 13.36 percent at the last such sale, on Feb. 9.The bank said it had accepted all 447.14 million cedis ($100 million) worth of bids tendered for the paper, which will be issued on Monday.Ghana's treasury bill yields have stayed around 13 percent since August afte...Read More
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) last week suffered its worst week since 2016. However, U.S. stocks have been on a tear since then, with the major market indexes pacing for their sixth straight gain, and the SPX on track for its best week since December 2011, up 4.7% so far. Should these gains hold, it would send up a stock market signal not seen since 2001.S&P Pacing for 10th Signal EverSpecifically, the...Read More
(Kitco News) - WallStreet analysts have once again joined Main Street with a bullish short-termoutlook on gold, based on the weekly Kitco News gold survey. Wall Street Bullish Bearish Neutral VSMain Street Bullish Bearish Neutral Twentymarket professionals took part in the Wall Street survey, with twelve, or 60%,calling for gold to rise in the next week. Previously, Wall Stree...Read More
* Stocks shrug off inflation fears: * The long view: stocks vs. bonds: * Bond yield rise cuts equity risk premium: By Ritvik CarvalhoLONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Global stocks seem to have finally stopped worrying about their bond market cousins.The last few weeks' turbulence on world equity markets was triggered largely by a slide in U.S. Treasuries that saw 10-year borrowing costs surge towards 3...Read More
Shares in Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill Resources opened 3% lower on Friday after the Mongolian government reinstated a decade-old agreement ordering the Vancouver-based company to source power for its Oyu Tolgoi mine domestically.Rio Tinto, down 1.8% in New York, could face higher costs on its $5.3 billion underground expansion of the giant copper-gold mine in the South Gobi desert near t...Read More
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) is slated to report fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes next Tuesday, Feb. 20, with consensus estimates calling for a loss of 27 cents per share. RIG has managed to trade higher the day after earnings following six of its last eight quarterly reports -- but ahead of next week's reports, traders on Wall Street appear to be bracing...Read More
The gold miners' stocks weathered the recent stock-market plunge really well. As evident in their leading GDX ETF, they were already beaten down before stock markets started falling. The resulting explosion of fear bled into GDX, forcing it even lower. Nevertheless, no major technical damage was done. GDX remained well within its consolidation trend channel and is still within striking dis...Read More
* Sales process to begin quickly, but no time frame given* Condition of sale that company retain its "green" profile* Boards, shareholders both satisfied with arbitration (Updates with details, background)By Toby SterlingAMSTERDAM, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Dutch energy company Eneco, valued at up to 4 billion euros ($5 billion), will be privatised after its municipal shareholders and managemen...Read More
(Adds share price)MEXICO CITY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Shares of Mexican broadcaster Televisa surged on Friday after the company announced it had reached an agreement to sell its 19 percent stake in Imagina, a Spanish media group, for 284 million euros (6.558 billion pesos).Televisa, the biggest producer of content in Spanish, said it plans to sell certain operations that are no longer strategic to fo...Read More
* Rand eases slightly on profit-taking ahead of speech* Stocks fall amid profit taking (Adds latest prices)JOHANNESBURG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand surrendered some gains on Friday but remained near its three-year best ahead of Cyril Ramaphosa's maiden state of the nation address after he was sworn in as the country's president. Stocks fell on Friday amid profit-taking after the main i...Read More
EURUSD An downtrend will start as soon, as the market drops below support level 1.2490, which will be followed by a move down to support level 1.2450 and 1.2378.An uptrend will start as soon as the market rises above resistance level 1.2550, which will be followed by a move up to resistance level 1.2640. GOLD The market is trading along an uptrend with target on 1365, that may be expected to cont...Read More