The “most-watched data point in history” came out yesterday.January's Consumer Price Index (CPI) would inform markets if inflation was at last slipping its leash.Inflationary murmurs - and the aggressive rate hikes they might portend - were at least partly responsible for last week's "correction."Further inflation omens meant the Fed could tug hard on the leash... and choke off the sto...Read More

Today I want to pull back the curtain and explain how I use a little known Federal Drug Administration secret to identify the best biotech stocks that could trigger big profits in months.One that tells me exactly when drug companies expect to receive approval from the FDA.This information is an incredibly valuable first step when I begin researching a biotech stock.Because if a company's drug gets...Read More

Brandon Dugan, associate professor and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by The Verge about the possibility of tapping into offshore freshwater aquifers to address the Cape Town water crisis. From the article:According to [a 2013 Nature] study, there's an estimated 120,000 cubic miles of subsea fresh water globally -...Read More

The latest diet fad in America is the social media detox.Some folks go cold turkey, wiping their accounts clean. Other dieters delete apps like Instagram from their phone so they won't compulsively check for new posts every ten minutes.The goal is simple: to break the increasing stranglehold social media has on our lives."It consumed too much of my time, and I had stopped doing other things I love...Read More

I was in Hawaii that day - the day the ballistic missile threat scared the living daylights out of every single person on the islands.My first thought was what have I done?How could I have brought my kids to Hawaii when I knew it was possible a crazy man could drop a nuke on one of the beautiful islands?My second thought was whether we needed to be more worried about our building coming down or th...Read More

Headline EPS grew 55% but basic EPS fell 40%.Production increased 5% and ore grades improved.The dividend yield is over 3%.Harmony has one of the strongest balance sheets in the gold mining industry.Harmony Gold (HMY) experienced a good first half with increased gold production and better ore grades. This South African miner is a great way for the American investor to buy into a company with a nic...Read More

Paulson owned 4.36 million shares in bullion-backed ETFBridgewater Associates added to its stake in SPDR GoldBillionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson maintained his holding last quarter in SPDR Gold Shares, before prices of the metal capped the biggest annual gain in seven years.John PaulsonPhotographer: Rick Maiman/BloombergAs of Dec. 31, New York-based Paulson & Co. kept his sta...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 lawsuit between Engold Mines Ltd. and its former president, featuring allegations of wrongful dismissal and fraud, looks to be headed for a full trial in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, a judge determined that parts of th...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 Wednesday was a positive 84-67-139. The TSX Venture Exchange gained 14 points to 836 while polished diamond prices fell a full percentage point. Matt Manson's Stornoway Diamond Corp. (SWY) closed...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 March delivery gained $1.41 to $60.60 on the New York Merc, while Brent for April gained $1.64 to $64.36 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $26.45 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 Stockwatch Business ReporterThe TSX Venture Exchange gained 14.99 points to 836.17 Wednesday. Marc Sontrop has listed his second capital pool shell, Aim2 Ventures Inc. (AIMV), with a $500,000 initial public offering at 10 cents. Today it rose nine cents to 19 cen...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 $20.90 to $1,350.20 on Wednesday. The TSX Venture Exchange added 14.99 points to 836.17 while the TSX Gold Index jumped 8.20 points to 191.58. Iamgold Corp. (IMG) led Canadian gold miners higher, adding 61 cen...Read More

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday February 16.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly higher at the close on Thursday February 15, with only aluminium falling. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how LME prices looked at Thursday's close:Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges dropped marginally in the first half of Febru...Read More

A bipartisan letter from US Congress members Paul Cook and Albio Sires says the future of American investment in Guatemala is being threatened by corruption and impunity prevalent in the country. In the letter, Cook and Sires advise the Guatemalan government and President Jimmy Morales to take immediate action to fix the problem. They outline the consequences of what could follow with these unreso...Read More

The gold miners' stocks weathered the recent stock-market plunge really well. As evident in their leading GDX ETF, they were already beaten down before stock markets started falling. The resulting explosion of fear bled into GDX, forcing it even lower. Nevertheless, no major technical damage was done. GDX remained well within its consolidation trend channel and is still within striking dis...Read More

It is difficult not to write about the political developments in southern Africa at a time when South Africa is embroiled in a titanic struggle to rid itself of the Zuma factor. Over the next few months, there will be more clarity about the political direction the country will take. All indications are, however, that a government without Zuma will be more business friendly, and that a Department o...Read More

The gold miners' stocks weathered the recent stock-market plunge really well. As evident in their leading GDX ETF, they were already beaten down before stock markets started falling. The resulting explosion of fear bled into GDX, forcing it even lower. Nevertheless, no major technical damage was done. GDX remained well within its consolidation trend channel and is still within striking dis...Read More

It is difficult not to write about the political developments in southern Africa at a time when South Africa is embroiled in a titanic struggle to rid itself of the Zuma factor. Over the next few months, there will be more clarity about the political direction the country will take. All indications are, however, that a government without Zuma will be more business friendly, and that a Department o...Read More

The largest challenge facing the mining industry globally is the disconnect between investors’ timeframes and the timeframe to discover and develop mining projects, says exploration and development company NexGen Energy, the winner of nonprofit organisation the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC’s) Bill Dennis Award. “Long-term capital management is...Read More

Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX:PDN), the world's 8th largest uranium company, is back trading on the ASX today.The company regains its crown as the largest pure-play uranium producer trading on the ASX. Its reinstatement to official quotation follows the successful completion of a recapitalisation.READ: Paladin Energy to recommence trading on the ASX tomorrowPaladin currently sells uranium concentra...Read More