"DHS makes significant efforts, in collaboration with the State Department, to encourage countries to accept the prompt, lawful return of their nationals who Continue...Read More
I've been ranting for weeks now about it... People don't understand that sky-high home prices are bad for countries, cities, businesses, and consumers.Continue...Read More
My thesis is that currency wars are followed by trade wars and then finally shooting wars among major powers. This happened in the 1930s and it seemsContinue...Read More
Gabriel Resources (TSX-V:GBU), the miner that sued Romania for $4.4 billion in alleged losses related to its halted Rosia Montana gold and silver project, said Tuesday its top executive, Jonathan Henry, was leaving the company to "pursue other opportunities."While Henry has resigned from his position as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, he'll continue to act as a consultant, Gabriel...Read More
The news last week was dominated by breathless headlines about the new trade war between the U.S. and China. But this trade war has been brewingContinue...Read More
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose by over 1 percent toward $79 per barrel on Tuesday due to growing supply outages, with Norway shutting one oilfield as hundreds of workers began a strike and Libya saying its production more than halved in recent months.The disruptions add to supply worries around the world. Venezuela’s production has collapsed due to a lack of investment and Iranian...Read More
So many credit crises are brewing, it's hard to keep track without a scorecard. The mother of all credit crises is coming to China with over a quarter-trillionContinue...Read More
Sarah Palin said on Tuesday that she was tricked into filming an interview with Sacha Baron Cohen in Washington DC for his new series "Who Is America?"Continue...Read More
Global ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) prices experienced considerable gains over the past week, taking their cue from strength in the Chinese domestic market. Chinese ferro-vanadium, V2O5 export prices rise in response to strength in domestic market European ferro-vanadium prices strengthen in line with Chinese market European V2O5 prices surge on supply concerns US FeV market conti...Read More
Democrats are in for a tough time in November's midterm elections according to an Axios and SurveyMonkey poll of key states released Tuesday.Continue...Read More
Today's Wall Street Journal contains a couple of charts that illustrate a relationship that's not getting much media attention these days: The fact that tightening Continue...Read More
In an update on gold and gold stocks in mid June, we pointed out that a number of interesting Continue...Read More
A few months ago I sent you a note explaining that major gold discoveries are shrinking.Continue...Read More
BERLIN, July 10 (Reuters) - The mood among German investors slumped in July to its lowest level since August 2012, a survey showed on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns about escalating trade tensions with the United States.The ZEW research institute said its monthly survey showed economic sentiment among investors fell to -24.7 from -16.1 in June. This compared with the Reuters consensus forecast...Read More
The company met production target and achieved steady-state production at Brucejack. Pretium's Brucejack ProjectPretium Resources Inc. (PVG:TSX; PVG:NYSE) recently reported second quarter gold production results which are:111,340 ounces of gold produced14.9 grams per tonne gold mill feed grade97.7% gold recovery rate236,990 tonnes of ore milled2,604 tonnes per day ore milled"With more than 187,00...Read More
An Echelon Wealth Partners report explained the rationale for elevating this firm's status. Revival's Beartrack ProjectA July 9 research note indicated that Echelon Wealth Partners selected Revival Gold Inc. (RVG:TSX.V) as a Top Pick based on expectations for its 2018 drill program that aims to expand the resources at Beartrack in Idaho. The company plans to drill 8,000 meters along the Panther...Read More
A CIBC report relayed the latest exploration findings at one of its Canadian mines. In a July 6 research note, CIBC analyst Cosmos Chiu indicated that Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (KL:TSX; KLGDF:OTCQX) reported results from underground drilling in the eastern extension of the South mine complex at Macassa, which "continue to support the company's growth plans" there. CIBC increased its target price on...Read More
Demand for graphite, an essential element in lithium-ion batteries, is skyrocketing, but the mineral is produced by just a few publicly traded companies. Graphite is an element with many uses, from pencils to steel, but its role in lithium-ion batteries, especially for electric vehicles, has been driving demand through the roof.While many companies are exploring for and developing graphite projec...Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd on Tuesday said it has received U.S. approval for its $62 billion acquisition of London-listed Shire Plc, taking the Japanese firm one step closer to its goal of becoming a global top 10 drugmaker.Takeda in a press release said it received unconditional clearance from the United States Federal Trade Commission.The Tokyo-listed firm is still awaiting a...Read More
In a period of economic uncertainty exacerbated by threats of a trade war, Samuel Pelaez, chief investment officer and portfolio manager with Galileo Global Equity Advisors, delves beyond the headlines to discuss the factors that are influencing gold, oil and other commodities, and why he believes we are on the cusp of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in commodities. The Gold Report: Sam, recentl...Read More