Many advocates of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have a na??ve belief that their digital assets are "beyond the reach of governments," "cannot be traced" and "cannot be frozen or seized."They're beginning to learn otherwise.When it comes to bitcoin, I take a laissez-faire approach. Do your own thing. If you want some bitcoin in your portfolio as part of a diversified bundle of assets, that's u...Read More

In late January, Michael West, Ph.D., and pioneering stem cell researcher, gave a groundbreaking presentation to the World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS).In his presentation he showed how we could be steps away from solving the problem of aging.West's research indicates that by reactivating dormant embryonic genes in our bodies damaged cells could restore themselves to perfect health.Normally, we only ad...Read More

Cutting expenses is just as good as finding new sources of income.According to the U.S. Travel Association, direct spending on travel by resident and international travelers in the U.S. averaged $2.7 billion per day in 2016.That's a lot of dough. So, here's a roadmap to start saving lots of travel money…You may know that many airlines partner with banks to create special rewards credit cards...Read More

"Don't fight the tape" is an old Wall Street saw you might have seen before.What does it mean?It simply tells you to go with the trend when investing and trading. If you fight the tape, you make boneheaded moves like investing in stocks that are in a downtrend. Most of the time, buying stocks that are going down ain't a good idea.But many traders ignore this simple truth. They think they're being...Read More

Have you ever wondered if you were reading something that wasn’t actually written by a human?Don’t worry, while I have been accused of being a “little stiff” given my accounting background, I can assure you that I’m very much a real person.However, there is little doubt that at some point today you will read something that was written by a robot. The Washington Post h...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices edged higher on Thursday, as investors remained cautious ahead of an expected clarification by U.S. President Donald Trump on his proposed tariffs.Comex gold futures were up 0.11% at $1,329.0 a troy ounce by 0205 a.m. ET (06:05 GMT).U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to give more details later Thursday on his plans to impose tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10%...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 $3.30 to $1,321.60 on Thursday. The TSX Venture Exchange lost 2.47 points to 829.47 while the TSX Gold Index fell 0.55 point to 181.40. Torex Gold Resources Inc. (TXG) led Canadian gold miners lower,again,droppi...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 CaswellThe Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada has imposed a permanent ban and $485,000 in financial penalties on former RBC Dominion Securities Inc. employee Gennaro (Gerry) Scerbo. The regulator found that Mr. Scerbo forged his wife's sig...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 2.47 points to 829.47 Thursday. John Thompson and Azim Dhalla have filed a preliminary prospectus to list their first capital pool shell, Foremost Ventures Corp.The shell plans to sell a $200,000 initial p...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 CaswellMichael Skerry, the New Westminster man charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an OTC Link scheme, has lost his motion to have the case dismissed. He had claimed that the court where the SEC was pursuing him had no jurisdiction and...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 $1.45 to $61.15 on the New York Merc, while Brent for May lost $1.45 to $64.34 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $24.30 to WTI ($36.8...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 Tuesday was an 82-82-126 draw. The TSX Venture Exchange gained four points to 843 while rough diamond prices inched higher. Matt Manson's Stornoway Diamond Corp. (SWY), $1.34 in the fall of 2016...Read More

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday March 9.The London Metal Exchange's three-month aluminium contract recovered above $2,100 per tonne at the 5pm close on Thursday March 8, with all eyes on the United States' tariff announcement. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how LME prices looked at Thursday's close:The US announcement of a 10% tariff on alu...Read More

The UK must be able to operate as an "independent and responsible nuclear state" as soon as it leaves the European Union in March 2019, the government has said in its response to a parliamentary report about the impact of Brexit on the country's nuclear industry.The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration an...Read More

Nickel was the best performer on the London Metal Exchange at the close on Friday March 9, gaining more than 4%, with most of the complex ending the week on a high.The three-month nickel price recovered by $570 per tonne after a large 27,244-tonne cancellation at LME-listed warehouses this morning."Nickel is still enjoying overall bullishness that has been in place since it recovered from its June...Read More

Comex copper prices rebounded in morning trading on Friday March 8 in the United States after the publication of a jobs report that exceeded expectations.Copper for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange recovered 3.4 cents or 1.1% to trade recently at $3.1130 per lb. Yesterday, the contract slid to the lowest point since February 12.This morning, the US non-farm...Read More

Unionized workers at Antofagasta's Los Pelambres mine in Chile have voted to strike, rejecting the latest offer for a collective labor agreement from the miner."Around 99% of the voting workers voted in favor of a legal strike," Federacion Minera de Chile treasurer Dino Saltori said in a statement on the organization's website.Antofagasta had offered improvements for miner benefits and a "salary r...Read More

The census bureau does the data-gathering and the Bureau of Labor Statistics feeds the questionable data sample through its statistical sausage grinder and spits out some type of grotesque scatological substance. You know an economic report is pure absurdity when the report exceeds Wall Street's rose-colored estimate by 53%. That has to be, by far, an all-time record-high "beat."If you sift th...Read More

Key data from Metal Bulletin's Wednesday March 7 pricing session in China.Molybdenum concentrate Metal Bulletin Chinese free market, 45% Mo, in-warehouse China, RMB per mtu Key drivers- Supply is tight on earlier plant turnarounds conducted by major miners.- Recent surge in Chinese exports for January 2018 further underpins supply tightness.-...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesMar 9, 2018Miramont is a brand new, only trading since November, exploration company focused on Southern Peru. Quinton Hennigh of Novo Resources and Irving Resources fame is the chairman of the board.I wrote about the company when they first went public.The four-month hold on the shares ends on the 15th of March and the shares become free trading the next day. Miramont issued...Read More