Sheahan Diamond Literature Reference CompilationThe Sheahan Diamond Literature Reference Compilation is compiled by Patricia Sheahan who publishes on a monthly basis a list of new scientific articles related to diamonds as well as media coverage and corporate announcements called the Sheahan Diamond Literature Service that is distributed as a free pdf to a list of followers. Pat has kindly agreed...Read More
Sheahan Diamond Literature Reference CompilationThe Sheahan Diamond Literature Reference Compilation is compiled by Patricia Sheahan who publishes on a monthly basis a list of new scientific articles related to diamonds as well as media coverage and corporate announcements called the Sheahan Diamond Literature Service that is distributed as a free pdf to a list of followers. Pat has kindly agreed...Read More
Investing.com - Gold struggled for direction on Thursday, as it struggled to rise from a dampened dollar.Comex gold futures for April delivery slumped 0.15% to a one-week low of $1,322.20 a troy ounce as of 11:40 AM ET (15:40 GMT).The price of the precious metal was lower earlier in the day as the dollar strengthened but sediment was dampened after a flurry of economic data. The U.S. dollar index,...Read More
(There will be no London-based FTSE report on Friday March 30 and Monday April 2 due to public holidays in the UK.)* FTSE 100 up 0.4 pct* FTSE set for worst quarter since 2011* Cyclicals lead gainsBy Kit ReesLONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - A recovery in cyclical stocks boosted the UK's top share index on Thursday, set for a mildly upbeat end to the FTSE 100's worst quarter in nearly seven years.The b...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices were wallowing at one-week lows on Thursday, after sharp falls in the previous session on a rally in the dollar after data showing faster U.S. economic growth and hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea.Gold futures for April delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange slid $1.3 or 0.1% to $1,323.30 a troy ounce by 04:27 AM ET (08:27...Read More
One Hot Market Stat to Know Right Now Just over $12 billion in stock has been sold in new U.S. listings this year, up roughly 33% from a year ago according to Bloomberg data. Via TheStreet's @BrianSozzi Market Snapshot Global stocks edge higher Thursday, pulling U.S. equity futures into positive territory, as investors creep back into risk markets on the the final trading day of a volatile...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday March 30.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were split into two camps at the close on Thursday March 29, with the market shutting down for a long Easter weekend. Read more here in our live futures report.Here are how LME prices looked at Thursday's close:The European secondary aluminium market is said to be in a sta...Read More
Metal-concentrates exchange Open Mineral has hired a new head of China to set up its office in Shanghai, tapping into one of the world's most significant metals concentrates markets, Metal Bulletin has learned. Wen Wang, former head of China for Cliveden and MRI, has joined the trading platform to oversee the region's business, the company's chief executive officer Boris Eykher told Metal Bulletin...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices were wallowing at one-week lows on Thursday, after sharp falls in the previous session on a rally in the dollar after data showing faster U.S. economic growth and hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea.Gold futures for April delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange slid $1.3 or 0.1% to $1,323.30 a troy ounce by 04:27 AM ET (08:27...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business Reporter West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery gained 56 cents to $64.94 on the New York Merc, while Brent for May gained 74 cents to $70.27 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $23.40 to WT...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Will PurcellThe diamond and specialty minerals stocks box score for Thursday was a so-so 79-76-135. The TSX Venture Exchange regained 12 points to 796 while polished diamond prices edged higher. Lukas Lundin and Eira Thomas's Lucara Diamond Corp. (LUC) gained fou...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterNew York spot gold gained $0.60 to $1,325.00 on Thursday. The TSX Venture Exchange regained 12.45 points to 796.67 while the TSX Gold Index rose 2.54 points to 186.58. Most Canadian gold miners rebounded today, led by Premier Gold Mine...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterThe TSX Venture Exchange rallied 12.45 points to 796.67 Thursday, but it ended the month down 32.45 points. Shabir Premji's first capital pool shell, P Squared Renewables Inc. (PSQ: halted), is planning to acquire a clean energy compan...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday March 30.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were split into two camps at the close on Thursday March 29, with the market shutting down for a long Easter weekend. Read more here in our live futures report.Here are how LME prices looked at Thursday's close:The European secondary aluminium market is said to be in a sta...Read More
Randgold Resources' Chief Financial Officer, Graham Shuttleworth, announced today that since the company declared its maiden dividend for the 2006 financial year, its dividends have increased by 1,900%. "Randgold Resources had one of the best years in its history of achievement and delivery in 2017, posting another production record of an already high base and pruning the cost of production to its...Read More
To understand how enzymes work,scientists need to make molecules involved in enzymatic activities visible through techniques such as fluorescence microscopy.However, many times molecules cannot be detected because they don't emit light. Gold can be the solution to such problem. A researcher with the Leiden Institute of Physics decided to tackle the issue by attaching single molecules to gold nanor...Read More
https://www.bnn.ca/Peter Munk, the Canadian immigrant who founded Barrick Gold Corp. in the early 1980s and transformed it from a small-scale operation into a global empire, has died. He was 90.He died Wednesday in Toronto, according to a company statement. No cause was given.A serial entrepreneur, Munk's ventures ranged from high-end electronics to real estate. But it was as founder of Toro...Read More
Deliverable lead stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange-bonded warehouses decreased by 3,302 tonnes or 12.5% in the week ended Friday March 30. Inventories of the other base metals, with the exception of aluminium, were similarly lower. The fall in lead stocks follows a 7,517-tonne or 22.2% decline to 26,343 tonnes last week. This week, Zhongchu Wuxi in Jiangsu saw the most lead leaving its sheds wit...Read More
Aluminium prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were weaker during Asian morning trading on Friday March 30, tracking the decline seen on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday.The most-traded May aluminium contract declined to 13,705 yuan ($2,178) per tonne as of 10.16am Shanghai time, down by 0.8% or 115 yuan per tonne from Thursday's close.Overnight weakness in the LME's three-month aluminium...Read More
Zinc and lead concentrate treatment charges (TCs) rose in March, reflecting expectations of better supply and fewer smelter shorts in the market.Concluded deals were few and far between, with much of the market waiting for annual contract reference prices to settle before delving into the spot market.Both zinc and lead concentrate markets are in the process of turning away from super-tight conditi...Read More