"The litany of problems with the Carter Page surveillance applications demonstrates how the secrecy shrouding the government's one-sided FISA approval process breeds abuse."Continue.Read More
A rise in prices for housing and medical care fueled US inflation in November up at the fastest pace in 12 months, while energy prices moderated, according to the latest government report released Wednesday.Continue...Read More
Continue...Frank Holmes is the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc., a boutique investment advisory firm based in San Antonio that manages domestic and offshore funds specializing in the natural resources and emerging markets sectors.Read More
The technical setup for gold stocks is one of the best we've ever seen. Gold stocks (and GDX specifically) are consolidating in a bullish Continue...Read More
Save Canadian Mining...Restore the uptickrequirement If someone wanted to destroy the Canadian junior mining industry, that person couldn't do a better job than is currently being done by banks, brokers, traders and regulatory agencies. Permitting stocks to be shorted on downticks (as a stock is moving down in price) is outrageou...Read More
The consideration for the project is $250,000 in cash and a 2% net smelter return royalty on the claims. Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (ELY:TSX.V; ELYGF:OTCQB) announced in a news release it agreed to sell, through its subsidiary Nevada Select Royalty, its Butte Valley project to Quaterra Mining's subsidiary, Six Mile Mining Co., for $250,000 in cash. Attached to the Butte Valley asset, located in Neva...Read More
The Critical Investor sits down with Avrupa Minerals CEO Paul Kuhn to discuss plans for the company's Alvalade project in Portugal in light of the recent earn-in agreement with Mubadala Investment Company and Trafigura. AlvaladeAs Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSX.V; AVPMF:OTC; 8AM:FSE) finalized the Definitive Agreement with MATSA, a 50:50 joint venture company of Mubadala Investment Company, a pion...Read More
Turkish steel pipe producers have increased their export prices in the past month due to rising raw material costs, sources said on Wednesday December 11.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel structural pipe export S235JR grade EN10219 2mm wall thickness, fob main port Turkey, was at $540-545 per tonne on Wednesday, up from $515-530 per tonne on November 13.Turkish pipe mills have raised...Read More
China's automobile production increased in November on both a year-on-year basis as well as month on month with automakers replenishing their stock ahead of the new year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).Sales also rose last month in comparison with October, though they were still lower than those sold in November last year.The new energy vehicle (NEV) segment...Read More
The central bank, as expected, made the decision to hold interest rates steady The Dow waffled again today, eventually settling in positive territory, as Wall Street kept its eye on the Fed meeting. The central bank as expected said it would hold interest rates steady for the time being, hinting that no changes in monetary policy may be needed for some time given how low inflation has remained. Wh...Read More
JPM options can be had for a bargain right nowOne of the best Dow stocks of 2019 turned out to be JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), up 38% year-to-date. Although the security is fresh off an annual high of $135.78 on Friday, there's reason to believe JPM could keep climbing into the new year.More specifically, JPM is the only Dow name to show up on Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky W...Read More
Costo stock is inching lower ahead of the retailer's fiscal first-quarter earnings report It's more of the same for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) stock ahead of the retailer's fiscal first-quarter earnings report, due out after the close tomorrow evening. Since being rejected by the $307 region -- home to its early September record highs -- the stock has been consolidating just south...Read More
STMP is currently trading above very strong support levels Building on our comments as displayed on the accompanying chart, the price action in Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) in recent years can be divided into five very distinct periods, viz. 1) An enormous, tenfold rally (though not without its major fits and starts) that drove the shares from the upper-$20s in the spring of 2014 to a peak above...Read More
BA and HD are at the bottom of the Dow todayWhile the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) follow this week's flat trading action, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is underperforming due to weakness in Boeing (BA) and Home Depot (HD) shares. Semiconductor stocks in particular have been a strong point today, though traders have mostly stayed on the sidelines ahead of this afternoon...Read More
Turkey is calling for a level playing field when it comes to trading with the European Union and the United States, Turkish steelmakers said during a panel discussion at Fastmarkets' Middle East Iron and Steel conference in Dubai.Speaking on Tuesday December 10 in a panel discussion about the protectionism Turkish steel faces in its major steel export markets, panelists said they were on...Read More
FTSV has casually added 500% in two monthsClinical stage immuno-oncology name Forty Seven Inc (NASDAQ:FTSV) has exploded this week, rising from Friday's close of $14.44 to settle at $34.66 yesterday, thanks to a well-received showing at the American Society of Hematology's (ASH) annual meeting (see the company's presentation here). This recent surge is just an acceleration of previously strong pri...Read More
There's a lot of skepticism surrounding BYND sharesThe shares of Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) are up 1.1% to trade at $75.46 today, after the company announced the launching of Beyond Beef in Canada. This is the faux meat concern's first foray outside of the U.S., and had previously linked with McDonald's (MCD) to test a new plant-based burger in Canada using Beyond Meat patties.As the weathe...Read More
Gold-linked exchange-traded products are growing in popularitywith investors. Assets held by gold ETFs have grown 38% globally in 2019. In October, according to the World Gold Council, gold ETFsattracted $1.9 billion in net inflows to reach a new record high total goldholding of 2,900 tonnes – at least on paper.There is good reason to be skeptical of whether all these “gold”vehic...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinImpeachment in the news. US/Chinese trade deal still unknown. Gold weekly chart has gone flat. Gold needs to hold above $1,450 area..Read More
Everything will depend on trade deal and impeachment news of Trump. UK election result will have only a temporary effect. Traders will start taking positions for early January from next week. Forget your bullish or bearish biases for any investment and be ready to make some good profit. The next four days for the investment world will be similar to playing a T20 cricket match. I was a bit disapp...Read More