Is a harmonious conclusion to the six-month-long US-China trade battle finally within reach? Or this just a ploy to push US stocks higher ahead of an election that will decide which party controls Congress for the balance of Trump's term?Read full newsRead More

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Chinese demand for top-quality iron ore from Brazilian miner Vale should stay strong despite trade tensions with the United States, helping the world's top iron ore producer keep its prices for its highest quality ore above $90 per tonne in 2019, an executive said.Chief Financial Officer Luciano Siani said the Chinese demand would also support prices for average q...Read More

Last week, two of Canada's largest gold miners reported losses for the third quarter, continuing a disappointing run that has seen the industry struggle to attract investors. Barrick Gold (ABX) reported a $412m net loss due to a $405m impairment on its Lagunas Norte project in Peru, while Goldcorp (GG) swung to a $101m loss from a net profit of $111m a year earlier. These disappointing result...Read More

Last week, two of Canada's largest gold miners reportedlosses for the third quarter, continuing a disappointing run that has seen theindustry struggle to attract investors. Barrick Gold (ABX) reporteda $412m net loss due to a $405m impairment on itsLagunas Norte project in Peru, while Goldcorp (GG) swungto a $101m loss from a net profit of $111m a yearearlier. These disappointing results were...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - Sony Music UK said two of its catering team members had been involved in a violent altercation at its offices in central London on Friday after police said two people had been stabbed.“Sony Music confirmed there was an incident at Derry Street resulting in the building being evacuated,” a spokeswoman said in a statement.“Two members of the catering team were in...Read More

Markets US China trade deal US jobs report Gold and oil Encouraging rebound for stock markets The prospect of a trade deal between the US and China is providing a major boost to the markets on the final trading day of the week. The week got off to a shaky start following a dreadful October which very much lived up to its reputation. What’s come since is exactly what the doctor orde...Read More

Gold miners earned the ire of investors including billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson for entering into bad deals that destroyed shareholder value in the past. Shareholders of the two companies announcing a merger Monday signaled they think this time may be different.Barrick Gold Corp. Executive Chairman John Thornton said his company isn't paying a premium under its agreement to buy Randg...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit rose to a seven-month high in September as imports surged to a record high amid strong domestic demand, offsetting a rebound in exports.The Commerce Department said on Friday the trade gap increased 1.3 percent to $54.0 billion, widening for a fourth straight month. Data for August was revised to show the trade deficit rising to $53.3 billion instead o...Read More

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Friday that it is developing plans to start producing about 3,000 Model 3 vehicles per week in Shanghai in the initial phase of its Gigafactory 3 to reduce the impact of tariffs.The company also said here in a filing that Model S and Model X sales in China have been, and will likely continue to be, hurt by recently increased tariffs imposed by the Chinese g...Read More

The shares have been bouncing from a key technical level in recent weeksCiti Research upgraded Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) to "buy" from "neutral," saying the bank's potential to return to revenue growth next year could prove "issues are moving to [the] rear view mirror." The brokerage firm maintained its $60 price target on WFC, a 12% premium to last night's close at $53.56.In reaction, WFC is up...Read More

Earnings beats don't seem to be enough for SHAK and LOCO tradersThe shares of restaurant stocks Shake Shack Inc (NYSE:SHAK) and El Pollo LoCo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) are trading sharply lower in premarket action. Both companies presented quarterly results last evening, and clearly Wall Street is disappointed in what it saw. We'll take a closer look at SHAK and LOCO below. Same-Store Sales Sin...Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's finance ministry is likely to see a higher inflow of foreign currency in November, but that will have no impact on the currency market for now, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.The finance ministry is expected to receive 481.5 billion roubles ($7.33 billion) worth of foreign currency for its reserves between Nov. 8 and Dec. 6, a poll of eight analysts and economists sh...Read More

The DJI is fending off a sharp post-earnings drop from Apple (AAPL)Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are rising once more, trading more than 200 points above fair value, thanks to a strong monthly nonfarm payrolls report. The data indicated the U.S. gained 250,000 jobs in October, beating economists' forecast of 190,000. The blue-chip index is heading toward its fourth straight win...Read More

Standard Chartered says gold hasreasserted its safe-haven status ahead of U.S. midterm elections next week andin response to October weakness in the stock market. Any further weakness instocks would bode well for gold prices, the firm says. “Although the largestgold-buying festival is a major event in the gold calendar, demand leading upto Diwali [festival in India on Nov. 7] has been weaker...Read More

Standard Chartered says gold has reasserted its safe-haven status ahead of U.S. midterm elections next week and in response to October weakness in the stock market. Any further weakness in stocks would bode well for gold prices, the firm says. “Although the largest gold-buying festival is a major event in the gold calendar, demand leading up to Diwali [festival in India on Nov. 7] has been w...Read More

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In January, President Donald Trump fired the opening shot of his trade war, slapping tariffs on solar panel imports to boost U.S. manufacturing of a product long dominated by cheap foreign competition.But other duties his administration has imposed since then are making the solar panel components more expensive - dampening the domestic panel manufacturing sector’s ini...Read More

GENEVA (Reuters) - Argentina, Costa Rica, Japan and the European Union are supporting a U.S. drive to enforce greater transparency in World Trade Organization notifications, a proposal published by the WTO showed on Friday.The United States, which is pushing for tighter discipline at the WTO, surprised many diplomats last year with an initiative for administrative sanctions on countries that faile...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold prices aremodestly lower in early U.S. trading Friday, in the immediate aftermath of avery upbeat U.S. jobs report that falls into the camp of the U.S. monetarypolicy hawks, who want to see interest rates continue to ratchet higher. Goldprices had already been under some pressure prior to the report, on a normalcorrective pullback from Thursday’s good gains. December gold...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold prices are modestly lower in early U.S. trading Friday, in the immediate aftermath of a very upbeat U.S. jobs report that falls into the camp of the U.S. monetary policy hawks, who want to see interest rates continue to ratchet higher. Gold prices had already been under some pressure prior to the report, on a normal corrective pullback from Thursday’s good gains. December...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth rebounded sharply in October and wages recorded their largest annual gain in 9-1/2 years, pointing to further labor market tightening that could encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in December.The Labor Department’s closely watched monthly employment report on Friday also showed the unemployment rate steady at a 49-year low of 3....Read More