Last week we noted that Gold's quarterly close would be a key marker for Gold's immediate breakout potential. Gold was seemingly on course for its highest quarterly close since 2012 until it reversed back below quarterly resistance at $1330/oz. Hence, an imminent break to the upside is unlikely and gold watchers will have to remain patient. It's not yet Gold's time. It will be soon enough.One cata...Read More
Gold is significantly higher than it was a year ago, but for the most part, gold stocks have not benefitted from the surge in the yellow metal.Let's take a look at the current situation in the market to see if one might be an attractive pick right now.Gold marketA year ago, gold traded for US$1,245 per ounce. Today the precious metal is fetching US$1,330, which is down from the recent high of US$...Read More
Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B)(NYSE:TECK) has a rocky history, but the stock can deliver big returns to investors when they get the timing right.Let's take a look at Canada's largest diversified mining company to see if it deserves to be in your portfolio today.Volatile stockAnyone who has owned Teck in the past decade will tell you that the stock isn't ideal for investors who prefer a conservat...Read More
Buying unloved stocks at the right time can result in oversized gains when better days finally arrive, or when the market decides the selloff has gone too far.Let's take a look at Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) to see if it deserves to be in your contrarian portfolio today.Tough timesAt the beginning of 2011, uranium sold for US$70 per pound, and Cameco traded at $40 per share. Then the tsunami...Read More
Maybe I’m the dumb one for not understanding what this lecture was supposed to be about. The description on the University of Texas at Austin’s website says:In the wake of renewed attacks on Muslim and Muslim-adjacent communities, the hijab and turban continue to be enveloped as important material objects in the racialization of Muslim and Sikh bodies.Okay, so far I think I understand....Read More
A team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute found a way to use the internal heat of lithium-ion batteries to diffuse into a smooth layer the dendrites that form after several cycles of discharge-recharge.Dendrites are sort of "branches" that emanate out of the lithium metal surface and can grow long enough to create a short circuit between the battery's electrodes, leading to a fire...Read More
Talk about choppy sideways trading. The S&P 500 crossed the unchanged line at least 53 times in Wednesday's trading session, and the market ended the short week right around where it started.Perhaps some of the volatility could be attributed to many people taking off early for the coming Easter weekend. The bond market closed early Thursday, and all markets were closed on Good Friday, giving trade...Read More
Maybe I’m the dumb one for not understanding what this lecture was supposed to be about. The description on the University of Texas at Austin’s website says:In the wake of renewed attacks on Muslim and Muslim-adjacent communities, the hijab and turban continue to be enveloped as important material objects in the racialization of Muslim and Sikh bodies.Okay, so far I think I understand....Read More
Maybe I’m the dumb one for not understanding what this lecture was supposed to be about. The description on the University of Texas at Austin’s website says:In the wake of renewed attacks on Muslim and Muslim-adjacent communities, the hijab and turban continue to be enveloped as important material objects in the racialization of Muslim and Sikh bodies.Okay, so far I think I understand....Read More
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A community group from New Zealand's Waihi town, in the North Island's Hauraki district, is expressing concerns over plans announced by OceanaGold Corporation (TSX/ASX: OGC) to mine for gold under the nearby open Martha pit.This week, the Melbourne-based company presented its project to the District Council. The Martha Project exploration target is the first stage of an anticipated 10-year mine li...Read More
It might have been a fore-shortened trading week ahead of the Easter break but there was still an egg-load of corporate news released as the first-quarter came to a close, with some even provoking good gains.Among the highlights, Instem Plc (LON:INS), a technology provider to the drugs industry, shot 25% higher to 233p after it announced a significant contract extension from a company using its SE...Read More
Prices of steel rebar, coke, and coking coal jumped on Friday as the key steel city of Handan in northern China announced new curbs in its fight against pollution, while investors covered short positions to close out the month and first quarter.The most active rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed up 4.4 percent at 3,391 yuan ($540.62) a tonne, surging late in the session after He...Read More
It was a big week for a pair of Irish oil executives whose respective companies saw long awaited progress - sending both shares higher.Providence Resources PLC (LON:PVR) soared after it finally found a partner for its Barryroe project in the Celtic Sea.A Chinese consortium led by Apec Energy has agreed to take a 50% interest in the project in return for the cost of three wells and associated side-...Read More
Vancouver-based East Africa Metals (TSX-V:EAM) revealed that its previously announced Ethiopian Project Financing Memorandum of Understanding with Luck Winner Investment Limited failed to materialize.In a press release, East Africa said that "despite the best efforts of both parties, negotiations failed to define a viable transaction that would be in the best interests of East Africa shareholders...Read More
U.S.-based online activist network Avaaz launched a campaign to gather signatures to oppose the construction of the Volta Grande project, expected to become Brazil's largest gold mine.Canada's Belo Sun Mining Company (TSX:BSX) is behind the project, which is located in the Amazonic state of Par??. Even though it has been denied a construction licence a couple of times, management has kept on worki...Read More
Wheaton Precious Metals Inc. (TSX:WPM)(NYSE:WPM) has a unique and exciting business model that allows it to reward investors with relatively low risk and a variable dividend.Read full newsRead More
Nautilus Minerals production support vessel Nautilus New Era was launched at the Mawei shipyard in C...Read full newsRead More
TORONTO, March 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSE American: GSS; TSX: GSC; GSE: GSR) (Read full newsRead More