Jeff Mason, Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is ready to meet North Korean leader Kim Jung by May in response to Kim’s invitation to hold the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit, a South Korean envoy said, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in the North Korea nuclear standoff.Kim has committed to “denuclearization” and to suspending nuclear or...Read More
Algold Resources Ltd. (TSXV:ALG) is pleased to announce the granting of a total of 300,000 stock options to Lucas Werner Claessens and Brahim Ahmed Salem Ghadda, each of whom joined its board of directors on February 6, 2018.Read full newsRead More
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday to call on U.S. President Donald Trump to challenge Chinese auto trade rules.In a series of tweets aimed at the president, Musk said he was "against import duties in general, but the current rules make things very difficult. It's like competing in an Olympic race wearing lead shoes."Tesla "raised this with the prior administration and...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation on Thursday hand-delivered a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the White House for U.S. President Donald Trump, CNN reported, citing an unnamed foreign diplomatic source.Reuters could not independently confirm the report.South Korea’s national security adviser, Chung Eui-yong, will make an announcement on North Korea in the White...Read More
Smart glass windows made with vanadium are capable of saving more energy by stopping thermal radiation from escaping and, thus, preventing heat loss during the winter, and by avoiding infrared radiation from the sun from entering the building during the summer.This is according to a compilation of studies made public today by VanadiumCorp Resource (TSX-V:VRB). The Vancouver-based company owns 100%...Read More
Smart glass windows made with vanadium are capable of saving more energy by stopping thermal radiation from escaping and, thus, preventing heat loss during the winter, and by avoiding infrared radiation from the sun from entering the building during the summer.This is according to a compilation of studies made public today by VanadiumCorp Resource (TSX-V:VRB). The Vancouver-based company owns 100%...Read More
Saddle up and hold on to your 10-gallon hat. There is a new tariff in town, and he’s not afraid of a little trade war. As expected, this afternoon President Trump made good on his pledge to implement strong tariffs on both steel and aluminum. Although it will exclude both Canada and Mexico, it will seek to target significant trade disparities between the United States and some of its trading...Read More
Saddle up and hold on to your 10-gallon hat. There is a new tariff in town, and he’s not afraid of a little trade war. As expected, this afternoon President Trump made good on his pledge to implement strong tariffs on both steel and aluminum. Although it will exclude both Canada and Mexico, it will seek to target significant trade disparities between the United States and some of its trading...Read More
FTSE 100 closes higherTrade war fears fade for nowPound mixed as ECB statement drops asset purchase increase line FTSE 100 closed higher as fears over trade wars eased and the Euro weakened after the European Central Bank meeting.The premier UK blue-chip exchange added around 45 points at 7,203, while FTSE 250 also stormed higher, up 193 points at 19,968.In the currency markets, the pou...Read More
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 8, 2018) - Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison" or the "Company") (TSX:DML)(NYSE AMERICAN:DNN)(NYSE MKT:DNN) today filed its Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion & Analysis ("MD&A") for the year ended December 31, 2017. Both documents can be found on the Company's website at www.denisonmines.com or on SEDAR (at www.sedar.com) and EDGAR (at...Read More
As U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations Thursday imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports and 10 per cent for aluminium for almost every country but Mexico and Canada, other nations have expressed their desire to join the lucky duo.European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said that the EU was a close ally of the United States and should also be exempt from metals tariffs.On t...Read More
“So it begins.” This is what King Theoden said right before the Battle of Helm’s Deep in the Lord of the Rings. Fortunately, the army of Uruk-hai doesn’t threaten the kingdom of men. But something else – also dreadful – endangers us. Trade wars. Are Trade Wars Good? President Trump shook the world last week, saying: “(…) trade wars are good, and eas...Read More
Gold decline resumes after ECB meeting. US Dollar rebounds on easing fears of a global trade war. Gold dropped further and reached at $1318.80/oz the lowest level since last Friday. The metal was holding near the lows, trading around $1320, $20 below yesterday’s high. The decline was triggered by a rally of the US Dollar across the board. The greenback was modestly...Read More
It was a wishy-washy session for U.S. stocks, as traders awaited and then reacted to President Trump's highly anticipated tariff plan. The Dow was up triple digits in early trading, but spent the afternoon waffling on both sides of breakeven, before Trump signed steel and aluminum tariffs that exclude fellow NAFTA members Canada and Mexico. By the close, however, the blue-chip index landed firmly...Read More
Bitcoin's Tokyo Whale revealed on Wednesday that he has sold off about $400 million in bitcoin and bitcoin cash since late last year...Read full newsRead More
Rusty Hutson from Diversified Gas & Oil (LON:DGO) tells Proactive daily gas production has doubled following the acquisition of Appalachian Basin gas producer Alliance Petroleum.The deal has now completed for a total consideration of US$95mln ( ?66.9mln) comprising the purchase price of US$70mln plus US$25mln of debts.Hutson also says the planned acquisition of CNX in on track to be completed...Read More
WASHINGTON/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was set to press ahead with the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum, although he said on Thursday he was willing to strike a deal that could exempt Canada and Mexico.Trump has offered relief from steel and aluminum tariffs to countries that “treat us fairly on trade,” a gesture aimed at putt...Read More
WASHINGTON/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was set to press ahead with the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum, although he said on Thursday he was willing to strike a deal that could exempt Canada and Mexico.Trump has offered relief from steel and aluminum tariffs to countries that “treat us fairly on trade,” a gesture aimed at putt...Read More
WASHINGTON/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was set to press ahead with the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum, although he said on Thursday he was willing to strike a deal that could exempt Canada and Mexico.Trump has offered relief from steel and aluminum tariffs to countries that “treat us fairly on trade,” a gesture aimed at putt...Read More
Zanaga Iron Ore Company Ltd (LON:ZIOC) shares dropped 9.9% to 13.75p in late afternoon trading, as the iron ore developer said it is aiming for a low capital cost operation at its flagship Zanaga Iron Ore Project in the Republic of Congo. The AIM-listed company said a funding agreement with FTSE 100-component Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) was signed for a 2018 work program with a budget...Read More