Aben Resources Ltd. (TSXV:ABN) (OTCBB:ABNAF) (Frankfurt:E2L2) (the "Company") is pleased to announce, further to its News Releases on December 18th, 19th, and 29th, that the Company increased its proposed non-brokered private placement of units at $0.135 each from 1,851,852 units for gross proceeds of $250,000 to 2,024,747 units for gross proceeds of $273,250.84, and closed the private placement o...Read More
By Trevor HunnicuttNEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - U.S. fund managers are ramping up efforts to tap into the fever surrounding digital assets, and the latest planned bitcoin products could deliver some head-turning and stomach-churning price movements if they come to market.The new idea is to build "leveraged" and "inverse" funds that would rise - or fall - twice as fast as the pri...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1320.50-$1.40+1.33%Silver$17.20UNCH+1.53%XAU87.39-0.45%+2.49%HUI198.13-0.32%+3.03%GDM661.89-0.20%+1.73%JSE Gold1322.71+17.52+1.47%USD91.97+0.10-0.36%Euro120.42-0.26+0.32%Yen88.43-0.27-0.43%Oil$61.44-$0.57+1.69%10-Year2.477%+0.025+2.74%Bond151.9375-0.375-0.63%Dow25295.87+0.88%+2.33%Nasdaq7136.56+0.83%+3.38%S&P2743.15+0.70%+2.60% The Metals: Gold fell $5.70 to $131...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort241,42878,16060,048155,104332,704456,580470,912Change from Prior Reporting Period 38,83811,5182,405-36527,76640,87841,689Traders17086744552246183 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 44,15129,819500,731 3,3832,57244,261 non reportable positionsChange from the previous reporti...Read More
- Critical hardware flaw breaks basic security: risks to online banking & digital assets- Nearly all computers worldwide, smartphones and other devices - exposed to major security risk- Two separate security flaws identified in devices powered by Intel, ARM and AMD chips- Vulnerability known about for six months by tech insiders- Cyber crime represents the biggest transfer of economic wealth in...Read More
Gold rose despite some better than expected US December private ADP numbers. The US dollar is still on the weaker side against the euro and sterling. This is the best chance for gold to rise to the $1400-$1430 zone and for silver to test $2000. FOMC minutes preventing a gold price fall is very positive for bullion in the near term. Investors know that the chances of a quicker interest rate hike...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1320.50-$1.40+1.33%Silver$17.20UNCH+1.53%XAU87.39-0.45%+2.49%HUI198.13-0.32%+3.03%GDM661.89-0.20%+1.73%JSE Gold1322.71+17.52+1.47%USD91.97+0.10-0.36%Euro120.42-0.26+0.32%Yen88.43-0.27-0.43%Oil$61.44-$0.57+1.69%10-Year2.477%+0.025+2.74%Bond151.9375-0.375-0.63%Dow25295.87+0.88%+2.33%Nasdaq7136.56+0.83%+3.38%S&P2743.15+0.70%+2.60% The Metals: Gold fell $5.70 to $131...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort241,42878,16060,048155,104332,704456,580470,912Change from Prior Reporting Period 38,83811,5182,405-36527,76640,87841,689Traders17086744552246183 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 44,15129,819500,731 3,3832,57244,261 non reportable positionsChange from the previous reporti...Read More
- Critical hardware flaw breaks basic security: risks to online banking & digital assets- Nearly all computers worldwide, smartphones and other devices - exposed to major security risk- Two separate security flaws identified in devices powered by Intel, ARM and AMD chips- Vulnerability known about for six months by tech insiders- Cyber crime represents the biggest transfer of economic wealth in...Read More
Gold rose despite some better than expected US December private ADP numbers. The US dollar is still on the weaker side against the euro and sterling. This is the best chance for gold to rise to the $1400-$1430 zone and for silver to test $2000. FOMC minutes preventing a gold price fall is very positive for bullion in the near term. Investors know that the chances of a quicker interest rate hike...Read More
The latest US jobs data shows that 148,000 jobs were created in the US in December, well below the amount added in November.Read full newsRead More
Future Farm Technologies Inc. (CSE: C.FTT, OTCQB: FFRMF, Forum) on Friday said it had closed on the previously announced 10-acre operating greenhouse acquisition, which generated approximately US$2.8 million in revenue and US$400,000 in EBITDA for 2017.The purchase price was $3 million.The closi...Read full newsRead More
A recent study published by The Journal of the American Medical Association found that nearly 70% of all cannabidiol products (CBD) sold online in the U.S. are either over or under-labeled.According to the study's lead author, Marcel Bonn-Miller, PhD, this can potentially cause serious h...Read full newsRead More
The Peruvian government might have to deal with more mining-related social protests in 2018, says a risk brief published today by Verisk Maplecroft.According to the firm, if 2017 saw several projects slowing down or stopping due to the 171 formally registered conflicts that took place throughout the country, the approval of the supreme decree 042-2017 in December, which relaxes the environmental p...Read More
The Peruvian government might have to deal with more mining-related social protests in 2018, says a risk brief published today by Verisk Maplecroft.According to the firm, if 2017 saw several projects slowing down or stopping due to the 171 formally registered conflicts that took place throughout the country, the approval of the supreme decree 042-2017 in December, which relaxes the environmental p...Read More
The Peruvian government might have to deal with more mining-related social protests in 2018, says a risk brief published today by Verisk Maplecroft.According to the firm, if 2017 saw several projects slowing down or stopping due to the 171 formally registered conflicts that took place throughout the country, the approval of the supreme decree 042-2017 in December, which relaxes the environmental p...Read More
Tech investors will be familiar with an important dynamic in the commercialization of emerging technology. Very often, cutting-edge technological innovations will show up first in military technology Such innovations are then adapted for non-military applications, often in the energy sector, allowin...Read full newsRead More
Jan 6 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see:Top Economic Events Polling Unit Diary Today in Washington Political and General News DATECOUNTRY AUCTION DETAILS8-JanFranceAuction of BTF Treasury notes8-JanNetherlands DTC auction9-JanUnited States Sale of 3-year notes9-JanUnited KingdomAuction of 1 1/4 % Treasury Gilt 20279-JanNetherlands DSL auction 10-JanUnited States Sale of 10-year notes 10-J...Read More
Jan 6 (Reuters) -For other diaries, please see:U.S. Federal Reserve Polling Unit Diary Today in Washington Political and General News -----------------------------------------------------------This Diary is fileddaily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 PHILADELPHIA - Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane: Chairing panel s...Read More
LA PAZ, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Bolivia's consumer price index ended 2017 at 2.7 percent, below the government's target of 4.3 percent due to lower food costs, the National Statistics Institute said on Friday.December inflation was 0.34 percent. The South American nation ended 2016 with inflation of 4 percent.(Reporting by Daniel Ramos; editing by Diane Craft) Disclaimer: The views expressed in this ar...Read More