(Updates prices, adds analyst comment)MEXICO CITY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Mexican markets held steady on Tuesday, as investors awaited U.S. inflation data that could shine a light on the possible next steps of the Federal Reserve Bank's monetary policy and future appetite for emerging market assets. In New York, Wall Street's three main indexes traded higher, reversing earlier losses even as investors...Read More

Howard SchneiderDAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - When the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting ended last month, U.S. stock indexes were near record highs, market volatility was almost non-existent and policymakers chatted about the calm waters welcoming incoming central bank chief Jerome Powell.Now, Janet Yellen’s successor may instead be facing an early test of his leadership as the Fed weighs t...Read More

Giant batteries charged by renewable energy are beginning to nibble away at a large market: The power plants that generate extra surges of electricity during peak hours.Read full newsRead More

John W Barr, executive chairman of Mosman Oil And Gas Limited (LON:MSMN), tells Proactive they produced 3,558 barrels of oil in the four months to January from its Welch project in Texas.Cash flow from the project was also positive over the period.At the Arkoma project in Oklahoma, initial oil and gas production rates from the Union Valley zone the Arkoma Stacked Pay project (12%), indicate that i...Read More

Canyon Copper Corp. (TSXV:CNC) is pleased to announce the Company has received a Surface Exploration Permit granted by the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment for a diamond drilling program on Canyon's Bootleg Lake project located near Creighton, Saskatchewan, Canada, five kilometres southwest of the city of Flin Flon, Manitoba.Read full newsRead More

The World Gold Council released a gold update indicating solid performance in 2017 supported by robust economy, US Fed raising interest rates three times and risk asset values ascend.US dollar gold price surged to the highest annual gain since 2010.Potential headwinds this year may not be as strong as many investors perceive it to be. Image source: www.optionsellers.com Investment Thesis Based on...Read More

"This is a big scandal and a reason for an acute international crisis," Frolov said. "But Russia will pretend nothing happened."Read full newsRead More

Botswana Diamonds PLC (LON:BOD) said it has kicked off its first half exploration programme with Russian diamond miner and explorer Alrosa PJSC, pushing its shares up 7% to 1.18p.The programme will focus on previously identified geophysical targets in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve with the aim of turning them into drill targets.It will use soil samples and magnetic surveys to supplement the ai...Read More

* U.S. consumer prices and retail sales data due Wednesday* Market rout not impacting economic outlook - Fed's Mester* Under Armour climbs after posting upbeat revenue* Indexes rise: Dow 0.10 pct, S&P 0.13 pct, Nasdaq 0.33 pct (Updates with market recovery, afternoon trade)By Noel RandewichFeb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street climbed on Tuesday for a third straight session, buoyed by Amazon.com and...Read More

U.S. stocks have erased earlier losses ahead of tomorrow's key inflation update. Several individual names are making big moves, including healthcare stocks Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) and Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC) -- which are stumbling -- while athletic wear stock Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UAA) is having its best day in years. Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of PDC...Read More

PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he did not care about the nationality of the next head of the European Central Bank, as long as he or she was as competent as its current chief, Mario Draghi.Macron, grilled by reporters on a wide range of topics, also said he hoped the next head of the European Commission would be as ambitious as possible and that placing...Read More

Earnings season has seemingly taken a backseat to the recent stock market sell-off. Nevertheless, mining firms Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE:ABX), Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG), and Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC) could be worth watching this week, with all three slated to report earnings after tomorrow's close -- and the trio of gold stocks each staring at stiff monthly losses.Shorts Could Pressure Barri...Read More

Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Rama Venkat RamanNEW YORK/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Wall Street’s most widely followed gauge of future stock market volatility is being manipulated, causing billions of dollars in losses a year to unwary investors, a law firm representing an “anonymous whistleblower” alleged in a letter to U.S. financial regulators and released on Monday.The letter, to both the U.S...Read More

Roberta RamptonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering a range of options to address steel and aluminum imports that he said were unfairly hurting U.S. producers, including tariffs and quotas.Trump’s comments came in a meeting with a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives. Some of the lawmakers urged him to act decisively to save s...Read More

(Updates share, changes headline, adds background)Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Tim Sloan tried to deliver a message of consistency and stability at an investor event on Tuesday, less than two weeks after it disclosed a regulatory sanction related to a long-running sales scandal.Asked whether an asset cap imposed by the U.S. Federal Reserve would have any impact on Wells...Read More

* Dollar edges down versus currency basket* Markets eye U.S. inflation data due on Wednesday* GRAPHIC-2018 asset returns: (Recasts throughout, updates prices; adds comment, NEW YORK to dateline)By Renita D. Young and Jan HarveyNEW YORK/LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar slipped and markets anticipated the release of impending U.S. inflation data that may offe...Read More

Spearmint Resources'(TSXV:SRJ) is pleased to announce that it has engaged Harris Exploration Drilling and Associates Inc 'Harris' to drill the Clayton Valley Lithium Prospect. Harris Drilling has extensive experience drilling in the Clayton Valley lithium clays and brines.Read full newsRead More

(Kitco News) - Goldpriceswere ending the U.S. day session modestly up Tuesday. A weakening U.S.dollar index early this week is propping up the precious metals markets. Therewas also some mild safe-haven demand featured today, as the U.S. stock market islower, but so far in an orderly fashion. April Comex gold futures were last up$4.70 an ounce at $1,331.00. March Comex silver was last down $0.02 a...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold prices were ending the U.S. day session modestly up Tuesday. A weakening U.S. dollar index early this week is propping up the precious metals markets. There was also some mild safe-haven demand featured today, as the U.S. stock market is lower, but so far in an orderly fashion. April Comex gold futures were last up $4.70 an ounce at $1,331.00. March Comex silver was last down...Read More

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is expected to present at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference at 3:30 p.m. ET today. Ahead of the event, TWTR shares are muscling notably higher yet again, and call options on the social media stock are flying off the shelves.So far today, roughly 107,000 TWTR calls have changed hands -- about 1.5 times the norm for this point in the session, and more than...Read More