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U.S. moving some detained migrant parents closer to their children

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is moving some migrant parents to detention sites closer to the young children they were separated from while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in an attempt to meet a court-imposed deadline to reunify families, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said on Thursday.U.S. Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego last month ordered the government to sto...Read More

Why I'm Investing in CRISPR

July 05, 2018 / www.energyandcapital.com

Jacob Sanders was a beast.He wrestled in high school, played football in college, and ultimately competed in a number of Iron Man competitions.At 28, he became a personal trainer who worked with professional athletes and amateur fighters. His diet was comprised primarily of organic meats and vegetables. He considered processed foods and sugar the enemies of optimal health, and in all the years I k...Read More

Pot Stock Investors Encouraged by Cannabis Legalization Developments in Mexico

July 05, 2018 / www.energyandcapital.com

A couple of days ago, I commented on how Mexico's new president could pave the way towards the legalization of cannabis.Here's a link to that article, which offers an early analysis on how this development could benefit cannabis investors: https://www.wealthdaily.com/articles/will-mexicos-new-president-make-cannabis-investors-rich/9301Now the country's new president, Andr?(C)s Manuel L??pez Obrado...Read More

As Pompeo heads to North Korea, State Department denies softening

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Thursday denied that the United States had softened its approach toward North Korean denuclearization, as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to Pyongyang hoping to agree a roadmap for its nuclear disarmament.“Nothing could be further from the truth. Our policy toward North Korea has not changed,” State Department spokeswoman Heather...Read More

U.S. commercial paper supply posts steepest two-week drop since 2014

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The amount of U.S. commercial paper outstanding posted its biggest two-week fall in 3-1/2 years as financial companies reduced their issuance of short-term debt for a third straight week, Federal Reserve data released on Thursday showed.Analysts blamed the fall in commercial paper supply on reduced borrowing by companies and investors keeping their cash at quarter-end for fina...Read More

Trump names former Fox executive Bill Shine to communications job

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday named former Fox News executive Bill Shine to a key administration communications post, the White House said in a statement.Shine will serve as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications, a job that has been vacant since Hope Hicks, Trump's campaign confidante, left in February.Shine resigned in May 2017 as...Read More

U.S. 30-year mortgage rates fall to lowest since April - Freddie Mac

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - Interest rates on U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to their lowest since mid-April in step with lower bond yields due to worries about the trade friction between United States and its major trade partners, data from Freddie Mac released on Thursday showed.Thirty-year mortgage rates averaged 4.52 percent in the week ended July 5, down from 4.55 percent the pr...Read More

Precious Metals Price Outlook: Buy Now

July 05, 2018 / www.investorideas.com

July 5, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Sector expert Michael Ballanger details his forecast for precious metals markets in the second half of 2018.Given the impressive reversal in gold last Monday, which appeared to occur during the Asian and European trading sessions as opposed to the Crimex pit session, it looks like the precious metals are adhering to the well-broadcasted seasonality trade t...Read More

#Miningstocks: Gossan (TSXV: GSS) Drilling Intersects Footwall of VMS Systems Similar to Nearby VMS Deposits at its Sturgeon Lake Property

July 05, 2018 / www.investorideas.com

Winnipeg, Manitoba - July 5, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Gossan Resources Limited (TSXV: GSS) (FSE: GSR) has completed a preliminary drill program totaling 741 metres at its Sturgeon Lake Property in northwestern Ontario. Two of four completed drill holes intersected significant separate widths of footwall style hydrothermal alteration with abundant stringer, semi- and near-...Read More

#Miningstocks: Lupaka (TSXV: LPK) (FSE: LQP) Reports 23.45 g/t Au-Eq. Over ~ 30 m from Sampling in Vertical Raise Development, in Preparation for Mining at Invicta

July 05, 2018 / www.investorideas.com

Vancouver, British Columbia - July 5, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Lupaka Gold Corp. (TSXV: LPK) (FSE: LQP) ("Lupaka Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report channel sample results conducted vertically within the relief raise development at the Company's 100% owned Invicta Gold Development Project ("Invicta Project" or "Invicta").Sampling Program Highlights:Channel sample...Read More

#Miningstocks: M2 Cobalt (TSXV: MC) Confirms Two Drill-Ready Targets and Numerous High Priority Targets at Its Kilembe Area Properties

July 05, 2018 / www.investorideas.com

Vancouver, British Columbia - July 5, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) M2 Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: MC) (the "Company") is pleased to announce final results of the Geotech Ltd., helicopter borne VTEM?,,? B-Field horizontal magnetic gradiometer geophysical surveys recently completed at its Kilembe-area properties ("the VTEM Surveys"). A total of 2,943 line kilometres of high-resolution...Read More

Canadian Miner's Yukon Gold Project in 'Full Construction'

July 05, 2018 / www.investorideas.com

July 5, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Analyst Andrew Mikitchook with BMO Capital Markets reported his findings from a recent site visit to the Yukon's likely next operating gold mine.In a June 26 research note, Andrew Mikitchook, a BMO Capital Markets analyst, indicated that Victoria Gold Corp. (VIT:TSX.V) continues construction at its Eagle gold project in the Yukon. "We are encouraged by con...Read More

Idaho Cobalt Project 'Advancing Rapidly Toward Production'

July 05, 2018 / www.investorideas.com

July 5, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Analysts provided an update on the company's flagship asset in Idaho.TD Securities recently initiated coverage on eCobalt Solutions Inc. (ECS:TSX; ECSIF:OTCQX; ECO:FSE), whose Idaho cobalt project "is advancing rapidly toward production at a time when demand for cobalt is accelerating, driven largely by demand growth for electric vehicles," reported analys...Read More

Cobalt Company Makes Statement with Second Stream Acquisition

July 05, 2018 / www.investorideas.com

July 5, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) A Canaccord Genuity report detailed the agreement.A June 29 Canaccord Genuity research note indicated that earlier in the month, on June 15, Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (KBLT:TSX.V; CBLLF:OTC; 27O:FSE) agreed to acquire 32.6% of cobalt produced at Vale's Voisey's Bay mine when it starts up in 2021. "This is the second stream in the company's portfolio, showing...Read More

U.S. moving some detained immigrants to sites closer to their children: HHS Secretary

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is moving some immigrants parents to detention sites closer to the young children they were separated from while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to meet a court-imposed deadline to reunify families, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said on Thursday.U.S. Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego last month ordered the government to stop separatin...Read More

EUROPE HDG: Market remains slow ahead of decision in safeguard case

July 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

Activity in the European hot-dipped galvanized coil market has been slow this week, with buyers holding back from making new deals ahead of the preliminary decision in the European Commission's safeguarding case.The EC opened an investigation into 26 steel products in late March, in an attempt to prevent steel shipments being redirected to the EU market as a result of the United States Sectio...Read More

Trump focused on Kavanaugh, Kethledge for Supreme Court: source

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are the two most serious contenders being considered by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday.Kavanaugh serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Kethledge, of Michigan, serves on the Cincinnati-based...Read More

U.S. terminates funding for Zimbabwe rights groups ahead of election

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The United States has terminated funding to three Zimbabwean human rights and pro-democracy groups three weeks before an election, a move that analysts say could undermine the credibility of the country’s first post-Mugabe vote.A U.S. embassy spokesman said the decision by USAID, Washington’s aid arm, to pull the plug followed a regular internal audit that unco...Read More

CHINA HRC: Exports close profit gap with domestic market on weakening yuan

July 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

Profit margins for China's hot-rolled coil exports appear to have caught up with those in the country's domestic market, with a depreciation of the Chinese currency enabling mills to get more yuan than previously from dollar-denominated sales to foreign buyers. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,200-4,240 yuan ($633-639) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,100-4,120 yu...Read More

Strait of Hormuz: the world's most important oil artery

July 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

LONDON (Reuters) - With a third of the world’s sea-borne oil passing through it every day, the Strait of Hormuz is a strategic artery linking Middle East crude producers to key markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and beyond.This week, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened that Tehran will block oil shipments through the waterway in response to U.S. calls to ban all...Read More

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