HIVE Blockchain Technologies (TSX:HIVE), or HIVE stock for short, has been stuck in limbo over the past several months amid Bitcoin’s latest pullback. Elon Musk’s flip-flopping tweets have moved cryptocurrencies in a big way in recent weeks.Add growing concerns over a crypto mining crackdown into the equation, and you’ve got the formula for renewed volatility. With Bitcoin bottom...Read More

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) continues to trend positively in June 2021. According to Philip Petursson, Manulife Investment Management’s chief investment analyst, historically, the TSX performs well when oil markets do well. His observation is on point, because the energy sector is the top-performing sector thus far in 2021.Besides energy, the healthcare, financial, real estate, consumer...Read More

All big Canadian gold miners’ stocks have been falling sharply this week, despite the broader market posting a fresh record high on Wednesday. The shares of Kinross Gold (TSX:K)(NYSE:KGC), Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX:KL)(NYSE:KL), and Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) were among the worst-hit gold stocks this week. While Kinross Gold stock has lost 13% on a week-to-date basis, Barrick Gold and K...Read More

Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) had a rough run for a number of years, but the gold mining giant has turned the corner, and the market might not yet see the upside potential for the stock.Turnaround progressBarrick Gold started 2021 with zero net debt. That’s quite a turnaround from several years ago when the company was being crushed by a debt position of US$13 billion. Management embarke...Read More

Jun 17, 2021 Guest(s): Anthony Milewski Chairman, Nickel 28 Nickel is hovering just above $8 lb, and that price is just too low to build a mine, said Nickel 28's chair Anthony Milewski who spoke to Kitco on Tuesday.Nickel had a sharp run up at the start of the year nearly breaching $9 lb before falling back. "No mines are being built at this price, except for maybe some nickel pig irons in Indon...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 17 that are worth another look.Vale is testing the use of unmanned trains at its Mariana iron ore complex to transport ore to the Timbopeba plant in a bid to reverse a recent state-ordered stoppage, it said on...Read More

A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday June 16.Please click...Read More

The whole London Metal Exchange complex fell on Thursday June 17 due to a high US dollar, with zinc and lead the hardest hit.The US Dollar Index touched 91.93 on Thursday, its highest level since April 13. This followed a more hawkish view expressed by the US Federal Reserve regarding inflation and interest rates, delivered on June 17.The three-month price of zinc fell the furthest, to $2,911.50 p...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 17 that are worth another look.Vale is testing the use of unmanned trains at its Mariana iron ore complex to transport ore to the Timbopeba plant in a bid to reverse a recent state-ordered stoppage, it said on...Read More

A heavily oversubscribed placement of 70 million shares was priced at 80c, a 15.3% discount to the company's last closing price.Read More

Joseph Carrabba, formerly chairman, president and chief executive officer of Cleveland-Cliffs, has been named CEO of ElementUS Minerals, the company has said.Carrabba was at Cleveland-Cliffs, at one point known as Cliffs Natural Resources, from 2005 to 2013. Prior to this, he had spent more than 20 years in executive leadership at Rio Tinto, holding positions in its North American, Australian, Asi...Read More

Usually, when people think about investing in proof coins, it is very easy to get into a slam dunk mentality. After all, what is there to hate about proof coins. First and foremost, you are investing in precious metal coins. Investing in precious metals is a great way to protect yourself against inflation. Every passing year, the value of your money, whether it is stored in the bank or stored in t...Read More

If you are looking to protect yourself against inflation, currency devaluations, or even economic weakness, one of your best bets is to diversify your investment portfolio with precious metals. Of course, you shouldn't leave the stock market completely. When it comes to fast appreciation of capital, the stock market is always a good bet. As long as you invest at a time where the market is still ap...Read More

In one of the most exciting turn of events after the great 2008 crash of the stock market in the United States, there was a run-up in commodities. We're not just talking about coffee, sugar, pork or beef, we're talking about precious metals and industrial metals as well. One thing that was very interesting was that the Chinese government started hoarding copper. Copper prices started crashing and...Read More

One of the best ways to diversify your investment portfolio is to invest in precious metals. Precious metals tend to go up in value when stocks go down. There are lots of economic conditions that precious metals can protect you from.When there is a market crash, market collapse, economic crash, economic uncertainty, and all sorts of economic bad news, whether local or global, the price of precious...Read More

There are a lot of things that you can invest your money in. Of course, the main reason you're investing is to make sure that inflation doesn't destroy your money. Make no mistake about it; inflation will destroy your money if you just leave your money in the bank. Think about all those hours it took to earn that money, think about all the sacrifices to earn that money, wouldn't it be tragic for a...Read More

Investing in precious metals is something investors often inquire about, especially those interested in owning a gold bar.You must understand that gold bullion profits are often quite slim. Let's say you want to sell gold bars for some other currency, such as Gold American Eagles. Additionally, because of the constantly fluctuating prices of gold bars, certain gold dealers and bullion brokers may...Read More

If you want to witness a very interesting game of political football, just search online and look for conservative and liberal websites discussing the genesis of the financial crisis of 2008. The answers are quite entertaining, not so much for the gems of truth that they contain, but in the way they position their arguments. It is really quite revealing how these arguments are made. You can quickl...Read More

Usually, when people think of the phrase "precious metals" as investments, they often think of only three things. Ask a typical investor which metals constitute investment precious metals and you will get the big three. The big three, of course, are gold, silver, and platinum. The reality is that almost any industrial metal can be considered as a precious metal. It can be considered an i...Read More

You might think that you're doing a good job putting money away for retirement or a rainy day. If you have been setting aside money every time you collect a paycheck or generate income from your business or investments, I congratulate you. You're doing something that the vast majority of Americans are not doing. You are saving up for the future. Once again, congratulations. However, you have to un...Read More