This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Mike CaswellColorado transfer agent John Ahearn has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge in Florida for his part in a shell scheme that included Canadian Myron Gushlak. He entered the plea in a brief appearance on Thursday, Jan. 25, before Judge Kathleen Williams....Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Will PurcellThe diamond and specialty minerals stocks box score for Thursday was a so-so 82-86-123. The TSX Venture Exchange fell seven points to 886 while polished diamond prices were flat. Matt Manson's Stornoway Diamond Corp. (SWY) continued its gradual declin...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterNew York spot gold fell $10.40 to $1,347.30 on Thursday. The TSX Venture Exchange dropped 7.47 points to 886.12 while the TSX Gold Index slid 4.22 points to 199.77. Canadian golds moved lower today, led by Iamgold Corp. (IMG) which los...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterWest Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery lost 10 cents to $65.51 on the New York Merc, while Brent for March lost 11 cents to $70.42 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $26.75 to WTI...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Mike CaswellColorado transfer agent John Ahearn has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge in Florida for his part in a shell scheme that included Canadian Myron Gushlak. He entered the plea in a brief appearance on Thursday, Jan. 25, before Judge Kathleen Williams....Read More
American companies actually want to stay in America now!The corporate tax cut in the new tax law is a big deal. The top rate went from 35% down to 21% flat, across the board. I hate taxes in general, but that reduction is nothing to shake a stick at. It makes America competitive for businesses, and you know how I love to talk about the competition among governments.Okay, so it seems we have a fede...Read More
A South African businessman now living in Canada wants to sell a unique collection of solid gold items intimately associated to Nelson Mandela, including the world's only gold cast hand belonging to the anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader, who died in 2013.Malcolm Duncan worked alongside Madiba opening a breast cancer clinic back in 2000. He confesses that, while he didn't like Mande...Read More
American companies actually want to stay in America now!The corporate tax cut in the new tax law is a big deal. The top rate went from 35% down to 21% flat, across the board. I hate taxes in general, but that reduction is nothing to shake a stick at. It makes America competitive for businesses, and you know how I love to talk about the competition among governments.Okay, so it seems we have a fede...Read More
American companies actually want to stay in America now!The corporate tax cut in the new tax law is a big deal. The top rate went from 35% down to 21% flat, across the board. I hate taxes in general, but that reduction is nothing to shake a stick at. It makes America competitive for businesses, and you know how I love to talk about the competition among governments.Okay, so it seems we have a fede...Read More
What are 10-year Treasury bills, and are they a good option for investors? We run through their advantages and disadvantages in this article.Read full newsRead More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1349.60+$1.60+1.31%Silver$17.41+$0.11+2.29%XAU90.31+0.44%+2.66%HUI203.36+0.56%+3.27%GDM682.82+0.45%+3.11%JSE Gold1313.09-13.92+1.19%USD89.10-0.18-1.73%Euro124.24+0.07+1.68%Yen91.97+0.32+1.71%Oil$66.41+$0.63+4.80%10-Year2.659%+0.041-0.08%Bond148.84375-0.5625+0.17%Dow26616.71+0.85%+2.09%Nasdaq7505.77+1.28%+2.31%S&P2872.87+1.18%+2.23% The Metals: Gold gained $9 to $...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort305,81291,12864,523161,458396,010531,793551,661Change from Prior Reporting Period 3,949976-8,6473,2565,301-1,442-2,370Traders18096874657269202 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 50,62830,760582,421 1,5302,45888 non reportable positionsChange from the previous reporting peri...Read More
- Davos elite hear warnings of complacency akin to 2007 as economic risks grow- Toxic mix of infallible belief, arrogance, megalomania and economic ignorance- Some express concern economies are vulnerable due to imbalances, trade, geo-political tensions- Soros: Trump creating 'mafia state' & 'set on a course towards nuclear war' with N Korea- Bond bear market, rising interest rates and massi...Read More
Gold and silver both made gains this week, while copper continued downward. Oil maintained its climb toward $70 per barrel.Read full newsRead More
David Erfle of JuniorMinerJunky shares his stock picks, advice for investors and predictions for the gold price in this video interview.Read full newsRead More
Production at the Queensland-based operation was halted in 2015 because of falling zinc prices. Since then, prices for the metal have more than doubled.Read full newsRead More
Prices of cobalt metal have climbed to their highest since July 2008 as worries about shortages were reinforced by output disruptions at the Ambatovy mine in Madagascar this month, European traders said.Read full newsRead More
According to BofA, investor cash allocation has just dropped to a record low of just 10%, while investor equity exposure is rising at the fastest pace in 10 years as the euphoric buying euphoria forces everyone to go all in.Read full newsRead More
Over the last five years the (negative) correlation between USDJPY and Gold has risen and risen to its highest on record - as USDJPY rises, gold sinks and vice versa... so why did today's Kuroda-driven crash in USDJPY not spark a precious metal bid?Read full newsRead More