Ad for Michelin's new haul-truck tire, filmed at the Copper Mountain Mine.Read More
To buck up EU young, free-train idea on a roll ... Younger people used to be the main supporters of the European Union. But as the continent continues to struggle with existential problems that include economic crises and growing nationalism, the continent’s youthful are becoming disillusioned, according to a recent Eurobarometer survey. Some EU politicians have now come up with an idea to c...Read More
To buck up EU young, free-train idea on a roll ... Younger people used to be the main supporters of the European Union. But as the continent continues to struggle with existential problems that include economic crises and growing nationalism, the continent’s youthful are becoming disillusioned, according to a recent Eurobarometer survey. Some EU politicians have now come up with an idea to c...Read More
Janet Yellen's terrible week signals more about the state of US politics than the US economy ... Was Janet Yellen mansplained to by members of Congress who grilled the Federal Reserve chair this week in her semi-annual testimony to the House Financial Services Committee? -QuartzIn this short article, Quartz bemoans how "tough" the treatment was for both Janet Yellen and Hillary this past week.Yell...Read More
Suburbs Will Soar on Wings of Tech ... For a few years it seemed that Americans were moving to the cities, but now the trends are toward the suburbs once again. Long-turn trends favor suburbs even more. -BloombergSuburbs would likely not exist but for zoning and one can well ask if they should exist. They are a large element in the dysfunction of US society and the destructiveness of modern cult...Read More
Janet Yellen's terrible week signals more about the state of US politics than the US economy ... Was Janet Yellen mansplained to by members of Congress who grilled the Federal Reserve chair this week in her semi-annual testimony to the House Financial Services Committee? -QuartzIn this short article, Quartz bemoans how "tough" the treatment was for both Janet Yellen and Hillary this past week.Yell...Read More
Suburbs Will Soar on Wings of Tech ... For a few years it seemed that Americans were moving to the cities, but now the trends are toward the suburbs once again. Long-turn trends favor suburbs even more. -BloombergSuburbs would likely not exist but for zoning and one can well ask if they should exist. They are a large element in the dysfunction of US society and the destructiveness of modern cult...Read More
ECB and Italy’s bank rescue fund head clash over bailout rules ... The European Central Bank and the head of Italy’s bank rescue fund clashed on Monday over the European Union’s tough conditions on state aid for troubled banks. Speaking at the same conference in London, one of the ECB’s most senior supervisors said EU states should follow the bloc’s rules when it...Read More
ECB and Italy’s bank rescue fund head clash over bailout rules ... The European Central Bank and the head of Italy’s bank rescue fund clashed on Monday over the European Union’s tough conditions on state aid for troubled banks. Speaking at the same conference in London, one of the ECB’s most senior supervisors said EU states should follow the bloc’s rules when it...Read More
Comey on Clinton email probe: ‘Don’t call us weasels’ … The normally-stoic FBI chief grew emotional as he rejected claims that the FBI was in the tank for Clinton. -PoliticoJames Comey appeared today before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the FBI's decision not to recommend prosecution of Hillary Clinton regarding misuse of classified emails - and i...Read More
Comey on Clinton email probe: ‘Don’t call us weasels’ … The normally-stoic FBI chief grew emotional as he rejected claims that the FBI was in the tank for Clinton. -PoliticoJames Comey appeared today before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the FBI's decision not to recommend prosecution of Hillary Clinton regarding misuse of classified emails - and i...Read More
Fed on ropes as Yellen seeks to fend off Trump blows ... Populist attacks from all sides make central bank vulnerable to calls to rein it in, say analysts. - Financial TimesThe Financial Times continues to provide a blow-by-blow description of Trump’s attacks on central banking.Trump is hurting the Fed, and well he should. Things will likely get a lot worse before they get better.Janet Yell...Read More
Fed on ropes as Yellen seeks to fend off Trump blows ... Populist attacks from all sides make central bank vulnerable to calls to rein it in, say analysts. - Financial TimesThe Financial Times continues to provide a blow-by-blow description of Trump’s attacks on central banking.Trump is hurting the Fed, and well he should. Things will likely get a lot worse before they get better.Janet Yell...Read More
Inside the Final Hours of Debate Prep for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ... After more than a year of wall-to-wall campaigning, the outcome of the 2016 election could hinge on 90 unpredictable minutes Monday night in Hempstead, N.Y. The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is expected to be the most watched in history, with perhaps 100 million viewers tuning in f...Read More
Besieged Globalists Ponder What Went Wrong ... Until recently, you didn't hear people being referred to as "globalist" very often. But in a time of rising nationalism, those who see the upside of globalism have become a distinct - and often embattled - tribe. - New York TimesNo. Untrue. Everything we understand about globalism leads us to believe that its "embattled" nature is by design.Globalis...Read More
Inside the Final Hours of Debate Prep for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ... After more than a year of wall-to-wall campaigning, the outcome of the 2016 election could hinge on 90 unpredictable minutes Monday night in Hempstead, N.Y. The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is expected to be the most watched in history, with perhaps 100 million viewers tuning in f...Read More
Besieged Globalists Ponder What Went Wrong ... Until recently, you didn't hear people being referred to as "globalist" very often. But in a time of rising nationalism, those who see the upside of globalism have become a distinct - and often embattled - tribe. - New York TimesNo. Untrue. Everything we understand about globalism leads us to believe that its "embattled" nature is by design.Globalis...Read More
The Mining Stock Report is pleased to announce the launch of a new Radio program on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel, premiering on October 14, 2016Read full newsRead More
Portfolio manager Keith Richards, a regular Investor's Digest columnist, reminds us that mining is not just a precious metals game. He finds some industrial metals that offer intriguing possibilities as seasonal weakness provides an opportunity to redeploy capital in metals sectors with lower prices. I'm going to start this column off with a bit of a bearish note, but doing so will hopefully provi...Read More
Fresh proof the FBI's Hillary email probe was a joke ... Yet another surprise revelation suggests strongly that the FBI's probe of Hillary Clinton's e-mail mess was anything but a by-the-book investigation. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said he learned only Friday that the Justice Department gave immunity deals to Clinton's former chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, and tw...Read More