Most of us insure our cars, homes, and other valuables.But what about your wishes?Who would you trust to pay your bills, manage your investments, and make important health care decisions if you can't?Who would make sure that things get done just the way you want them done in the event of something happening to you?It doesn't matter if you're young or old, healthy or frail, wealthy or not-so-wealth...Read More
An old friend excitedly texted me over the weekend.He wanted to get my thoughts on Spotify and Dropbox, two hot initial public offerings set to hit the market sometime in the next few weeks."I don't trade IPOs," I replied.While my buddy was disappointed that I didn't have any hot tips for him, we ended up having a productive conversation about how new stocks trade - and the best time to buy them.F...Read More
Proactive Investors CEO Forums have rapidly gained global recognition as the preferred format for hundreds of listed companies across the world's leading stock exchanges seeking to present to an audience of institutional and retail investors.This exclusive forum on May 16, 2018 starts at 4:30 pm with registration, networking and an open bar. Hear several brief presentations directly from CEOs abou...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 April delivery lost 68 cents to $61.36 on the New York Merc, while Brent for May lost 54 cents to $64.95 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $25.55 to WTI...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 Monday was a ho-hum 83-86-121. The TSX Venture Exchange fell one point to 827 while rough diamond prices were flat. Lukas Lundin and Eira Thomas's Lucara Diamond Corp. (LUC) gained three cents to...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 lost $0.50 to $1,322.60 on Monday. The TSX Venture Exchange lost 1.20 points to 827.70 while the TSX Gold Index added 1.91 points to 181.96. Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) was strong, gaining 45 cents to $15.59 on 4.50 mil...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 lost 1.2 points to 827.70 on Monday, March 12. Vince Gasparro and Michael Galego have listed their second capital pool shell, Apolo II Acquisition Corp. (APII), following a $500,000 initial public offering at 1...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 Mike CaswellA New York judge has imposed a sentence of three years of supervised release on Kenneth Wise, one of those charged alongside Vancouver-linked fraudster Ed Durante for an $11-million scheme. (All figures are in U.S. dollars.) Prosecutors claimed that M...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday March 13.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower across the board at the close on Monday March 12, with overhead selling pressure weakening prices. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how LME prices looked at Monday's close:Copper industry participants from throughout the value chain gathered at Met...Read More
Rosatom announced on Monday that the Russia-China Investment Fund for Regional Development will kickstart the financing for a uranium mining project in Russia's Zabaikalsky Territory.Zabaikalsky is located in the southeastern region of Transbaikalia and has a 998-kilometre border with China and a 868-kilometre border with Mongolia. According to state-owned website Sputnik, the agreement was signed...Read More
Shares in Newcrest Mining fell more 4.6 per cent Monday after the miner declared that its performance for fiscal 2018 will be definitely affected by the breach of a tailings dam wall at its Cadia gold mine."Whilst it is too early in the evaluation and recovery process for Newcrest to provide an indication of the extent to which FY18 production, capital and cost guidance will be impacted, this even...Read More
Vancouver-based Caza Gold and Arctic Blockchain have agreed to merge through a transaction described as a "reverse takeover" of Caza by Arctic. This means that the former will change its business from a mining issuer to a technology issuer. Even though the terms of the transaction are still to be defined, the idea is that following completion former Arctic shareholders will hold approximately 98.2...Read More
The past 18 months have been difficult for precious metals investors. If you had known Donald Trump would be elected and the US Dollar would soon begin a nearly 15% decline, you would have expected Gold to blow past its 2016 high. You would have been shocked to see the gold miners and junior gold stocks trading lower. Gold has fared okay but the gold stocks and Silver have lagged. As US equities h...Read More
The past 18 months have been difficult for precious metals investors. If you had known Donald Trump would be elected and the US Dollar would soon begin a nearly 15% decline, you would have expected Gold to blow past its 2016 high. You would have been shocked to see the gold miners and junior gold stocks trading lower. Gold has fared okay but the gold stocks and Silver have lagged. As US equities h...Read More
Ontario's Bruce Power has partnered with the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) to conduct a three-year study of the impact of climate change on the region. The study will investigate the impacts on the region's ecosystems as well as corporate action to tackle climate change locally and regionally.Bruce Power's Ontario site (Image: Bruce Power)The Great Lakes Region includes the Canadian pr...Read More
Lead was the strongest performer on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday March 13 - closing 2.2% higher.8,000 tonnes of lead was freshly cancelled in Antwerp this morning giving fresh support to prices while stocks tighten once again. LME warrants are also tightly held with one entity holding 30-39% of warrant positions."Lead is carrying out some much needed base-building after breaking below $2,4...Read More
Weekly Reports |Mar 13 2018While the world reels amidst global trade uncertainty, India has outlaid plans to become nuclear self-sufficient.- Weekly spot price movements remain lacklustre- US-Europe price gap narrows- India unveils ambitious production plansBy Greg PeelIndustry consultant TradeTech's weekly uranium spot price indicator fell -US25c last week to US$22.00/lb as financial urgency forc...Read More
The United Kingdom's trade department has said it will work with industry to try and convince the United States to exempt British products from the Section 232 import tariffs.The UK government will be assisting UK industry "as they work with US customers to build their cases for the exemption of individual products" from US president Donald Trump's Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and alumini...Read More
Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:stewart@gutrader.comMar 13, 2018As the world transitions from deflation to inflation, investors need to engage in serious sector rotation or they risk being left behind.Income growth in China/India, US government tax cuts, central bank rate hikes, and quantitative tightening are the main fundamental forces o...Read More
Some geologists believe that the Cortez Trend could be bigger than the famed Carlin Trend. U.S. Gold has a project that sits about 10 miles south of Barrick's mammoth Cortex Hills gold mine. I've spent about five hours with the CEO and co-founder - in person and on the phone - and over two hours in person with the head geologist understanding why USAU's Keystone Project has potential to be the n...Read More