Is the tide turning for junior oilers after a rough couple of years during which young ambitious firms have been hit hard by low crude prices and a dearth of investment?Well, for two of AIM's strugglers the answer appears to be a resounding yes.For US-focused duo Nighthawk Energy (LON:HAWK) and Nostra Terra Oil & Gas (LON:NTOG) were right up there with gains of 77% and 30% respectively.The for...Read More

Closely followed potash mine developer Sirius Minerals Sirius Minerals PLC (LON:SXX) was in focus as the week ended - saying it was confident production of polyhalite at its York Potash project will start on time and  budget.A quarterly update indicated there had been some delay to excavation of the mine, called Woodsmith, due to the weather in Yorkshire, but Sirius is confident it can make u...Read More

 A fairly busy week in the smallcap oil and gas sector.Here are some highlights.Investors in Curzon Energy Plc are looking forward to an extensive well evaluation to start shortly at the Coos Bay coal bed methane project in Oregon, US.Curzon said in a statement this week that a five well workover programme has now been completed and that outcomes have so far "completely correlated" with the p...Read More

(Adds total investment, background)By Ehab FaroukCAIRO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Egypt has revised up its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2017-18 that began in July to 5.3 to 5.5 percent from 4.8 percent previously, the planning minister said on Saturday.Hala al-Saeed said gross domestic product was expected to have grown 5.2 to 5.3 percent in the second quarter that ended in December, adding that...Read More

* IDFC Bank seeks retail lending boost with Capital First buy* IDFC Bank to offer 139 shares for every 10 held in Capital First* Deal at a premium to Capital First's Friday closing price (Adds details, calculated deal value)By Devidutta Tripathy and Suvashree ChoudhuryMUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - IDFC Bank Ltd , one of India's two newest banks, will acquire non-bank financial firm Capital First Ltd...Read More

MUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - IDFC Bank Ltd , one of India's two newest banks, said on Saturday its board has approved a takeover of non-bank financial firm Capital First Ltd in a share swap deal.Shareholders in Capital First will receive 139 shares of the bank for every 10 shares held, the lender said in a stock exchange filing. The deal is conditional on central bank and other regulatory approvals....Read More

(Repeats to additional subscribers)MUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - India's Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd plans to raise about 111 billion rupees ($1.75 billion) from a preferential share sale to investors including affiliates of Singapore state investor GIC and private equity KKR & Co. LP .A committee of directors of the mortgage lender on Saturday approved selling 64.3 million shares at 17...Read More

MUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - India's Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd plans to raise about 111 billion rupees ($1.75 billion) from a preferential share sale to investors including affiliates of Singapore state investor GIC and private equity KKR & Co. LP .A committee of directors of the mortgage lender on Saturday approved selling 64.3 million shares at 1726.05 rupees a piece to the investor...Read More

JAKARTA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank has issued a fresh warning about trading in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin because of the risk of losses to the public and even a potential threat to the stability of the financial system. Bank Indonesia (BI) has previously said that cryptocurrencies were not recognized as a legal medium of exchange, so that they could not be used as a means of p...Read More

Iran has violated a UN arms embargo by failing to block supplies to Yemen's Houthi militias ofRead full newsRead More

The yellow metal has been rallying since mid-December on the back of a weak US dollar. Silver and copper are down, while oil is also up.Read full newsRead More

Russian gold producer Arlan plansto have doubled gold output from its mine in 2020, expecting theprice for the precious metal to rise further, the firm'sdirector for development said.Read full newsRead More

TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Superior Gold Inc. ('Superior Gold' or the 'Company') (TSX.V:SGI) today announced that management will be attending an...Read full newsRead More

On the website of the Colorado-based Newmont mine, the top page reads in bold letters, "Culture of Zero Harm."Read full newsRead More

LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / January 11, 2018 / Active-Investors free stock reports for this morning include these Toronto Exchanges' equities from the Metals & Mining industry: Trevali Mining, Yamana Gold, ...Read full newsRead More

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Investor expectations increase for Fed rate hike in MarchRetail sales data indicate robust holiday-shopping seasonSteven Ricchiuto, of Mizuho Securities, discusses U.S. inflation unexpectedly accelerating in December.The underlying pace of U.S. inflation unexpectedly accelerated in December amid increased housing costs, reinforcing the outlook for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates severa...Read More

U.S. Inflation Unexpectedly Picks Up in DecemberU.S. retail sales increased in December for a fourth month, indicating strong consumer demand throughout the holiday season, according to Commerce Department figures released Friday.Highlights of Retail Sales (December)Overall sales rose 0.4% (est. 0.5%) after a revised 0.9% November gain (prev. 0.8%)Sales excluding motor-vehicle dealers also increas...Read More

ProphetsCryptocurrencies Steal Volatility Away From StocksEarnings drive fluctuations in equities, but there are no such yardsticks for bitcoin -- only the waxing and waning of enthusiasm for a potentially revolutionary asset class.by Dean CurnuttMore stories by Dean CurnuttRead More

Adam HamiltonArchivesJan 12, 2018 The stock markets have rocketed higher since Trump's election win on hopes for big corporate tax cuts. This extreme rally has left stocks exceedingly overvalued and overbought today. A major selloff is long overdue and likely imminent. When stocks inevitably roll over and mean revert lower to rebalance away euphoric sentiment, gold is the main beneficiary. Gold in...Read More