"Without admitting or denying the findings, Kinross agreed to a cease-and-desist order, a penalty of US$950,000 and undertakings to report on its remedial steps for a period of one year," the SEC said.The SEC said Kinross had acquired its two African subsidiaries in a $7.1 billion transaction in 2010 but took almost three years to implement adequate anti-corruption compliance programmes and intern...Read More

DFS Furniture Plc (LON:DFS) is seen to be on-track to meet full-year expectations, at least that was the view following last month's trading update, for the second quarter.The sofa seller revealed that, excluding its acquired units, sales were said to be down 3.5% on the previous year.With the integration of the Sofology business and the opening of new stores it is anticipated that the business is...Read More

Tin withstood broad-based sell-off Last week...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest is...Read More

Editor's Note: Welcome to Kitco's new Bitcoin Daily Technical Alert. Every trading day veteran Kitco technical analyst Jim Wyckoff will provide you with a concise and easy-to-understand near-term technical brief on Bitcoin. Importantly, Jim will glean the short-term charts and technical studies, and then alert you to the signals he sees regarding upcoming potential bigger price moves or price tren...Read More

(Reuters) - Wall Street gave up gains on Tuesday with technology stocks pulling the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq into negative territory.Stocks seesawed earlier in the session on the heels of their best gains in 2-1/2 years on Monday as trade war fears eased.White House trade adviser Peter Navarro confirmed on Monday that top Trump administration officials have asked China to cut tariffs on imported...Read More

After having a great four-day run from the bottom, gold is now starting to fail from the top end of the range. Last week gold had one of its best weeks of the year, covering from the lows to the highs, similar to the pattern it had the week of Feb. 12.The Feb. 12 rally failed at resistance, and this rally looks like it will fail as well. The market footprints indicate consolidation and with gold d...Read More

Last week we attended Metal Bulletin’s...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest iss...Read More

(Reuters) - The U.S. apartment vacancy rate continued its steady climb, rising marginally in the first quarter from the fourth, real estate research firm Reis Inc (REIS.O) said in a report.The national apartment vacancy rate rose to 4.7 percent in the first quarter from 4.6 percent in the previous quarter, with 49 of 79 metros reporting a rise in vacancy, Reis said.“The apartment market slow...Read More

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow rose on Tuesday, led by gains in industrial and consumer staple shares, while weakness in technology stocks dragged down the Nasdaq.Stocks have been volatile in the session after the main U.S. indexes notched their best day in 2-1/2 years on Monday on waning concerns of a trade war between the United States and China.“Right now, the biggest driver in t...Read More

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Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange remained high at the close of trading on Tuesday March 27, with only aluminium moving down. Aluminium was the only downward mover, dropping $7.50 to $2,044.50 per tonne while it continues to lack momentum."Its technical configuration is starting to improve and now badly needs follow-up buying to help the price of the light metal to edge higher. Going...Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for dialogue on trade policy between the European Union and the United States in a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday.Trump last Thursday temporarily excluded the EU, the United States’ biggest trading partner, and six non-European countries from higher U.S. import duties on steel and aluminum.“The chance...Read More

Click here to download the Selected Demand IndicatorsACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the lat...Read More

Copper-gold miner Newcrest has restarted mining operations at its Cadia project in Australia, two weeks after a tailings spill caused a shutdown.Processing at the Cadia complex will remain suspended yet Newcrest will stockpile the mine ore at the mine's surface until processing is able to...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Tuesday for a “long-term response” by the West to the security threat from Russia as NATO followed member states in expelling Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a double agent in England.In the most sweeping such action against Moscow since the height of the Cold War, the United States and European Union members plan...Read More

The higher consumption of manganese alloys witnessed globally in 2017 is likely to spur increased production of silico-manganese this year, according to the executive director of the International Manganese Institute (IMnI).During a panel discussion at the 19th Asian Ferro-Alloys Conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday March 21, Aloys d'Harambure said that global silico-manganese producers were incre...Read More

Harry Hyman, managing director of Primary Health Properties PLC (LON:PHP), as well as Finance Director Richard Howell caught up with Proactive Investors following the announcement they're to raise up to ?100mln.The capital raising will enable the company to grow its portfolio through selected property acquisitions while maintaining gearing at a conservative level and supporting its progressive di...Read More

(Repeats item that first ran on Tuesday)* Twitter bans crypto ads, following Google, Facebook* Snapchat, LinkedIn, also curbing advertising* Companies from Japan to Russia concerned about risks* Supporters say ad restrictions won't dampen demandBy Tommy Wilkes and Fanny PotkinLONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - A growing number of internetcompanies are banning cryptocurrency advertising, fearingreputatio...Read More

Prices for imported billet in the United Arab Emirates fell this week on lower offers, while strong demand pushed up domestic rebar prices, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday March 27.Demand for imported rebar in both the UAE and Saudi Arabia remained weak, however. Domestic rebar The major rebar producers in the UAE announced new rebar prices on Monday, March 26. The biggest steel p...Read More

Peter Shaw, chief executive of DP Poland Plc (LON:DPP), tells Proactive Investors they've seen costs ease and a better performance from their mature stores in recent months.Shaw says lower cheese prices and staff being easier to recruit compared to the last quarter has eased pressure on margins.Poland's economy also remained strong, with consumer demand healthy.  Meet ANGLE plc, Faron Pharmac...Read More