There's pessimism among analysts and short sellers to be unwoundThe shares of FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) are up 2.5% to trade at $18 this morning, after SunTrust Robinson raised its rating to "buy" from "hold." The analyst in coverage -- while also upping its price target to $22 from $15 -- noted the Middle East tensions will lead to more government and private sector spending on cybersecurity. S...Read More
Gold and silver investors buy metals because they are scarce.Precious metals are by nature difficult to find, and hard to produce.Consequently, above ground stocks are limited and valuable, particularly whenpriced in unlimited fiat currencies. The bankers and government officials behind these fiat currencysystems don’t like stable monetary benchmarks such as gold putting theirinflation schem...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold's move to 7-year highs, what to look for next: resistances and supports:Read More
Focus will now shift to US December private ADP job numbers tomorrow and Friday's US December nonfarm payrolls. Both these numbers should come it at or over 160,000 for gold and silver to see selling pressure. Use sharp dips to invest for Easter in both gold and silver. Trade pact with China and Brexit has already been factored by the markets. Trump has started 2020 with a fragile Middle east an...Read More
China's steel demand will remain largely flat in 2020 due to an anticipated softening of its automotive and shipbuilding industries, according to the China Metallurgical Industry Planning & Research Institute (MPI). The government research agency expects China's total steel demand in 2020 to amount to 881 million tonnes, down 0.6% from its forecast for 2019. It forecast China's 2019 steel demand t...Read More
Demand for flat steel products in Turkey was strong in December 2019 because of restocking purchase activity as well as globally increasing prices, market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday January 7.Local producers have now filled their order books until late March, sources added.Demand was strong in Turkey in November because of the rising prices, and continued to be strong in December.And...Read More
Pier 1 said it will be closing around half its stores and cutting jobs Homegoods retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR) announced last night that it would be shuttering nearly half its stores and cutting jobs. The firm also issued a warning over its ability to carry on as a going concern, as Amazon (AMZN) and other e-tailers continue to corner the market. Additionally, a Bloomberg report suggested...Read More
This year could look similar to 2019 on the merger and acquisitions front in the United States steel industry, with long products likely to be busier than flat products, according to analysts."People will get to doing deals [in 2020] much like [last] year - very selectively and where the strategic fit is right and they can bring some synergies to the table. I think that's what is really going to d...Read More
Tesla has nearly doubled within the past six monthsElectric car maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is back in headlines this morning, fresh off news it has begun production for its Model Y SUV in its new Shanghai factory. Tesla recently announced the delivery of its Model 3 sedans, as well as a 16% price drop on the vehicle after receiving subsidies from China. This morning, TSLA is up 1.3% at $459.07...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 7.Click on...Read More
This year could look similar to 2019 on the merger and acquisitions front in the United States steel industry, with long products likely to be busier than flat products, according to analysts."People will get to doing deals [in 2020] much like [last] year - very selectively and where the strategic fit is right and they can bring some synergies to the table. I think that's what is really going to d...Read More
1. As America loses a ridiculous trade war and manufacturing activity tumbles to 10year lows, the nation's horrific GDP growth rate for 2019 was ranked an abysmal... number 107 in the world. 2. The outlook for 2020 is even worse. The government's debt to GDP ratio is more than 100%, and the rancid "end of empire" cake is now getting iced with maniacal debt-oriented warmongering.3....Read More
Two asset types have shot up since the instigation of the explosive situation in the Middle East last week: oil and gold. There’s a logic behind these movements, however.Momentum investors are betting that oil prices will rocket in the event that the tension in Iraq boils over, with the possibility of a bottleneck at the Strait of Hormuz. Gold, on the other hand, is a classic defensive play...Read More
And just like that, we're in the year 2020. It wasn't long ago that the year 2020 seemed like a distant, nearly unattainable time period. It was so distant to some, that people thought we would have flying cars (not even close), robots that do everything for us (sort of close), and machines that would be able to construct just about anything (mostly close - 3D printers) when it finally arrived....Read More
(Image: Wikimedia Commons) After spiking to a near seven-year high when news of an Iranian missile attack on a US base in Iraq first broke, the price of gold plummeted on Wednesday. Wednesday was one of the worst trading sessions in dollar terms in gold market history with the gold price dropping to $1,553.40 an ounce in afternoon trade - down 3.7% or $59.90 an ounce from the peak above $1,600 re...Read More
1. As America loses a ridiculous trade war and manufacturing activity tumbles to 10year lows, the nation's horrific GDP growth rate for 2019 was ranked an abysmal... number 107 in the world. 2. The outlook for 2020 is even worse. The government's debt to GDP ratio is more than 100%, and the rancid "end of empire" cake is now getting iced with maniacal debt-oriented warmongering.3....Read More
Neptune Terminals, one of the largest multi-product bulk terminals in North America, has the capacity to handle more than 24 million tonnes a year. Credit: Neptune Terminals Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) announced Wednesday an expanded commercial agreement with Ridley Terminals Inc. (RTI) for shipments of steelmaking coal from Teck's British Columbia operations. The...Read More
Credit: Epiroc Last year, Aramine was appointed as the as official distributor of Epiroc products for underground mines and tunnels in France and in several strategic countries in central and west Africa.The Epiroc range complements Aramine's portfolio of machines. According to Marc Melkonian, Aramine's president, "Epiroc's trust is a mark of recognition of our long-standing partnership, and this...Read More
Decar nickel-iron project, British Columbia. Image by FPX Nickel FPX Nickel has released the results of pressure leaching testwork on nickel concentrates from its 245-sq.-km Decar nickel project located in central British Columbia. Based on nickel recoveries in excess of 98%, the company believes that the resulting solution could be an ideal feed for the production of nickel sulphate and cobalt s...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday January 8.Please click...Read More