Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Not surprisingly, the profits of companies that produce gold is largely a function of the price of gold. Investing in these companies can provide similar benefits to buying physical gold with the added liquidity of stocks and the potential to earn dividends. However, the business of mining gold is extremely complicated and risky. Only if you are willing to diligently do your homework and can affo...Read More

* Mine owned by Petra Diamonds may take 5-10 years to clear debt* Diamond miners face price pressure, synthetic competitionThe owner of one of the world's most famous diamond mines could be about a decade away from clearing its multi-million-dollar debts, in a sign of the struggles facing an industry assailed by synthetic rivals and uncertain demand.Petra Diamonds bought Cullinan in 2008, aiming t...Read More

Prices for inter-merchant light iron scrap in the UK market were unchanged during the week to Friday October 23 on tight domestic supply and a pick-up in export demand to deep-sea destinations, industry sources told Fastmarkets.Scrap coming into yards was reported to be down about 40% year-on-year and there is healthy demand from British steelmakers since August because steel production has picked...Read More

The Dow is fresh off its worst quarter everDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are starting off April on the wrong foot,eyeing an almost 800-point drop this morning. Fresh off its worst quarter ever,the blue-chip index is facing particularly stiff coronavirus headwinds today, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Americans yesterday to get ready for a "very painful two weeks." Futures o...Read More

 RAPAPORT... US consumers are planning to spend 4% more this holidayseason, as shoppers between the ages of 18 and 34 expand their circle of giftrecipients, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). "Younger consumers are helping drive the spending increasethis year," Phil Rist, executive vice president of strategy at ProsperInsights, which ran a survey with the NRF, saidlast we...Read More

Oct 2 (Reuters) - Sales of gold products by the Perth Mintsurged in September to their highest since January 2017, whilesilver sales more than doubled from August to mark an overtwo-year peak, boosted by lower bullion prices, the mint said onWednesday. Sales of gold coins and minted bars surged 61 percent fromAugust to 62,552 ounces last month, the mint said in a blogpost.Gold sales in September r...Read More

While Perenti Global (formerly Ausdrill), Macmahon Holdings and NRW Holdings - which has outlaid circa-A$200 million (US$135 million) on Golding Contractors and more recently BGC Contracting in theRead More

Nickel premiums in the US and Europe were steady in the week to Tuesday February 17, with both markets broadly stagnant against a well-supported LME three-month nickel price, while Asia's absence from the market saw minimal spot activity.Tight briquette supply sees US market seek alternative products US cut cathode sentiment weakens amid 4x4 uptakeEuropean market laments high price amid stati...Read More

Sheahan Diamond Literature Reference CompilationThe Sheahan Diamond Literature Reference Compilation is compiled by Patricia Sheahan who publishes on a monthly basis a list of new scientific articles related to diamonds as well as media coverage and corporate announcements called the Sheahan Diamond Literature Service that is distributed as a free pdf to a list of followers. Pat has kindly agreed...Read More

Pot stocks are popping after Altria's CRON stakeU.S. stocks are lower again today, amid lingering concerns about U.S.-China trade and after a tame jobs report. However, one group is bucking the trend: weed stocks. Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA) is higher on a nod from Citron Research, while fellow pot stocks Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB) and Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) are enjoying a halo lift from Cro...Read More

Mr. Mark Kolebaba reportsADAMERA COMPLETES SECOND DRILL HOLE ON SE-01 TARGET SULFIDE-MAGNETITE ZONE INTERSECTEDAdamera Minerals Corp.'s second drill hole on the SE-01 VTEM target at its Cooke Mountain project in Washington State has intersected a zone of sulphides and magnetite mineralization. The drill core is currently being logged and prepared for assay. Assays are pending for both drill holes...Read More

Primary aluminium stocks at the three main Japanese ports (MJP) of Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka rose 8% month on month in June, according to data from Marubeni Corp released on Friday July 13. The MJP aluminium stocks totaled 306,900 tonnes at the end of June, up 17.9% from the same time last year. Total MJP stocks have continued to rise after a fall in the first quarter with an increase of 6.4% fro...Read More

Mostjunior resource investors know uranium, and many got in on the action whenNexGen Energy and Fission Uranium made their discoveries in the Athabasca Basinof Saskatchewan, the region with the highest grades of uranium in the world.Smart, or lucky, shareholders of NXE enjoyed a cumulative share price rise ofaround 430% between 2014 and 2016, while Fission Energy - famous for itsPatterson Lake Sou...Read More

Historic Mistake Watch … When the Fed began its talk of "tapering" asset purchases, I warned that it might turn out to be a "historic mistake". I guess the historic bit is still up in the air; but the mistake aspect is now glaringly obvious. Bond prices have plunged, and the Fed's attempts to inform markets that they've got it all wrong have only modestly mitigate...Read More

Deliverable stocks for all base metals except tin and nickel in Shanghai Futures Exchange-approved warehouses soared in the week to Friday February 14 because downstream operations have not fully resumed after the Lunar New Year holiday due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China.Copper registered the biggest inflow of 56,484 tonnes or 27.4%, taking total SHFE-approved stocks...Read More

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CMG options are affordably priced at the moment, tooIt's been almost over a month since we last checked in with Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), when analysts were piling on the bull notes ahead of earnings. A lot has gone down since then, but the song sounds the same for Chipotle stock, as the analyst community remains skeptical.According to Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky...Read More

Chart analyst Clive Maund explains in a quick update why he has also put E2Gold on his list as a great buy. After its sharp reaction of recent days within a prevailing strong uptrend to arrive at its rising 50-day moving average, E2Gold Inc. (ETU:TSX.V) looks like it is at another great "buy spot" here, especially as this steep reaction has created a considerable degree of "compression" into the u...Read More

Italian domestic steel scrap prices increased substantially in the month to Thursday May 12 on support from limited availability of some grades of material and rising international prices, market sources told Fastmarkets.Market sources said that the shortage of semiconductor chips has had a negative effect on car manufacturing and, as a result, new scrap availability.In addition, scrap suppliers w...Read More

AES stock could rally after testing support at its 80-day moving average, if past is precedent Despite a recent pullback, shares of AES Corp (NYSE:AES) are still up 35.5% year-to-date, and has outperformed the S&P 500 Index (SPX) by more than 25 percentage points in the past three months. Plus, the utility stock just met up with its 80-day moving average -- a sign that, if history is any indicator...Read More