Mr. Vishal Gupta reportsCALIFORNIA GOLD ANNOUNCES FURTHER POSITIVE ASSAYS FROM QUEEN SPECIMEN ZONE - INTERSECTS 29.1 M OF 1.25 G/T AU, INCLUDING 4.0 M OF 4.12 G/T AU AT ITS FREMONT GOLD PROJECT California Gold Mining Inc.has released the third set of assay results from the continuing resource drilling program at the Queen Specimen zone at its flagship Fremont project in Mariposa county, California...Read More

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he might travel to Israel for the opening of the U.S. embassy there as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front against Iran in White House talks.Trump’s decision for the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the embassy there from Tel Aviv reversed de...Read More

A renewal of economic concerns has given gold a chance to reverse.Latest U.S. trade policy and rate concerns has increased the safety bid.Just two things are needed to seal the deal for a March gold rally.Just when it looked like gold's support was gone, back comes the safety bid as the fear factor returned last week. Renewed concerns over domestic trade policy and its possible impact on the U.S....Read More

While it’s open to debate whether President Donald Trump made America great, the 2016 election did produce one undeniable result: it laid the foundation for cannabis-related businesses, thereby dramatically improving profitability potential for marijuana penny stocks.During the general election, a record number of states voted for marijuana legalization to varying degrees. Of those voting st...Read More

Editor's Note: Gold and silver has been, at best, a frustrating trade. Exclusive to Kitco News, expert trader, Todd "Bubba" Horwitz, chief market strategist and founder of 'Bubba Trading provides a strategy investors can use in a range-bound gold price environment. Sign up before March 10 for the Kitco News Weekly Rundown newsletter to receive Horwitz's exclusive report and trading strategy.(Kitco...Read More

Editor's Note: Gold and silver has been, at best, a frustrating trade. Exclusive to Kitco News, expert trader, Todd "Bubba" Horwitz, chief market strategist and founder of 'Bubba Trading provides a strategy investors can use in a range-bound gold price environment. Sign up before March 10 for the Kitco News Weekly Rundown newsletter to receive Horwitz's exclusive report and trading strategy.(Kitco...Read More

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday, a South Korean official said, after arriving in the North on a visit aimed at encouraging North Korea and the United States to talk.Both North Korea and the United States have expressed a willingness to hold talks, but the U.S. position has been that they must be aimed at North Korea’s denuclearization...Read More

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is ready to discuss issues with his two coalition partners following the murder of an investigative journalist, he said on Monday, but fought back against pressure to shake up his cabinet.President Andrej Kiska, in a televised address on Sunday, called either for substantial changes to the government or for early elections to rebuild public...Read More

Silver didn't get the push it needed to outpace the rise in gold last year, as some analysts had expected, but good things come to those who wait. "Many of silver's key drivers that painted a bullish picture last year are still in play for 2018, particularly rising inflationary pressures and a weaker U.S. dollar," says Maxwell Gold, director of investment strategy at ETF Securities. Even so, silve...Read More

Retail earnings are back in full swing, with Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) set to report fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow morning. Overall, Target stock has had a good year, gaining 30% over the past 12 months,touching an annual high on Jan. 23 of $78.70. Shares of TGT were 0.1% lower to trade at $75.09 at last check, but are maintaining their foothold atop the recently supportive 50-day moving av...Read More

ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Monday as leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) after a bruising defeat in a national election.The PD took just under 20 percent of the vote in Sunday’s ballot, its worst result since its creation in 2007, despite presiding over a modest recovery in the euro zone’s third-largest economy.Beaten by the anti...Read More

Jason Hill, sales director at AppScatter Group PLC (LON:APPS), tells Proactive they're hugely excited to be signing their first major partnership deal since listing on AIM last September.The deal with Airpush will see them promote appScatter's platform to their clients in return for 10% of the revenues generated by the collaboration.  Meet Scancell Holdings Plc, Advanced Blast & Ballistic Sys...Read More

   •  USD selling abates and prompts some fresh selling.    •  Fading safe-haven demand adds to the downward pressure.   •  Sliding US bond yields help limit further downside. Gold surrendered a major part of its daily gains to multi-day tops and is currently placed in the neutral territory, around $1223 area. Bulls struggled to pres...Read More

David Bramhill, executive chairman of Union Jack Oil PLC (LON:UJO) tells Proactive the company's increased its stake in the drill-ready Biscathorpe prospect ahead of an exploration well in mid-2018.The deal was agreed in tandem with Humber Oil & Gas, a private company, which is teaming up with Union Jack through a new commercial tie-up focused on acquisitions.  Meet Scancell Holdings Plc,...Read More

Trump ups trade pressure on Canada, Mexico; senior Republicans urge rethink Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accuracy of information provided; however, neither Kitco Metals Inc. nor the author can guarantee such accuracy. This article is strictly for informational purpo...Read More

(Vancouver, 5 March 2018) - British Columbia's mineral and coal exploration industry grew last year for the first time since 2012, according to the second annual British Columbia mineral and coal exploration survey conducted by EY, the Government of British Columbia's Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources (EMPR) and the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME).The surve...Read More

Global stocks rise as trade war fears recede; oil rallies By Kitco News For Kitco NewsFollow @kitconewsnownews@kitco.com Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accuracy of information provided; however, neither Kitco Metals Inc. nor the author can guarantee such accuracy. This...Read More

OTTAWA, March 5, 2018 - The year 2017 brought with it upward pressure on mineral and metal prices, returning a cautious optimism to the global mining industry. Pending the right conditions, Canada could seize significant growth opportunities in mining in the years ahead, according to the Mining Association of Canada's (MAC) latest report on the health of the sector."The report concludes that ther...Read More

Drug stock Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) is trading up 0.6% today at $171.16 thanks to a price-target hike to $200 from $195 at Maxim. This puts the shares on pace for their second ever close atop $170, the first coming on Feb. 1 when VRTX touched an all-time high of $174.96 after the company's promising earnings release. The equity is now up over 14% on a year-to-date basis, a...Read More

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) is in the news today, after a U.S. security panel asked the company to delay tomorrow's annual shareholder meeting in order to review Broadcom's (AVGO) proposed buyout bid. Fellow chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is also in focus after Northland Capital assumed coverage with an "outperform" rating and $16 price target, and options volume for both chi...Read More