As the debate rages on and on and on concerning the global economic expansion (U.S.)/recovery (Eurozone)/Ponzi (China/U.K.), I am beginning to feel like a tennis ball in the heated heart of the 1981 McEnroe/Borg Wimbledon final being batted back and forth over the proverbial "Net" of Indecision, Confusion and Fear.The greatest phrase ever concocted that is applicable to the world of trading and in...Read More
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO), the world's second-biggest miner by market value, will fight a A$447 million tax bill it received from the Australian government Wednesday, adding that the new assessment is not related to any tax avoidance scheme.The amount is linked to what is known as "transfer pricing" between Rio Tinto's Australian operations and its Singapore office.The amount, consisting of A$379 m...Read More
Corporate financing deals in mining, real estate and other major industries in B.C. were down last year compared with 2015.In 2016, the largest corporate financing deals involving debt, bond and stock raised $2 billion less than in 2015. Total financing from the largest deals fell 14%.Mining was less predominant in 2016 on Business in Vancouver's Top 100 Corporate Finance Deals list. Money raised...Read More
Canada's Erdene Resource Development (TSX:ERD), the company that literally struck gold earlier this year after finding its new Mongolia-based gold project was richer than previously thought, expects to move Bayan Khundii towards its maiden resource estimate by 2018.The firm, one of the very few miners to never have encountered issues in the landlocked Asian country, was granted this week the Ex...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX), the world's No.1 producer of the precious metal by value, has confirmed it's selling a 50% stake in its Veladero mine in Argentina to Shandong Gold Group in a transaction worth $960 million.As part of the deal, which makes the two firm strategic partners, the Shandong province-based gold miner will help Barrick move forward with the long delayed Pascua-La...Read More
Occupational health and safety violations are a widespread issue in the informal mining sector, which sees artisanal miners and surrounding communities regularly exposed to hazards, including mine cave-ins and the spread of diseases such as malaria. (Image by Fairphone | Flickr Commons)The risk of human rights tainted tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold (3TG) entering the supply chains of tech firms...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices edged higher in European trading on Thursday, bouncing back from the prior session's losses as investors shied away from riskier assets ahead of an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Comex gold futures tacked on $6.85, or around 0.6%, to $1,255.35 a troy ounce by 3:13AM ET (07:13GMT). Meanwhile, spot gold was down $2.20...Read More
Description This Macroeconomics and Global Trends Insight report presents our research on this key topic, and draws out the implications for economies and commodity markets. This report delivers a clear understanding of our unique global economic outlook and identify risks and uncertainties to watch out for. Wood Mackenzie's global trends and macroeconomic analysis underpins all our commodity dem...Read More
http://goldstocktrades.com/blogNexus Gold $NXS.V $NXXGF is not new to my readers and its been on my radar since the very beginning.However it was not until this year that things really began to take off.Investors are beginning to buy junior gold miners again and fund high quality gold exploration stories like Nexus Gold Corp $NXS.V $NXXGF whose senior geologist Warren Robb ran the exploration for...Read More
A historically long 43-day strike at BHP Billiton's (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, will have less of an impact in the country's overall annual production that originally though, experts say.While the country's central bank said on Monday that the stoppage would knock an entire percentage point off GDP growth in the first quarter, analysts at BMI Rese...Read More
* Trump-Xi begin two-day summit on Thursday* Trade, North Korea top the agenda* Oil price rebounds, boosts inflation outlook* Fed minutes, U.S. ADP jobs data awaited* South African rand resumes weaknessBy Vikram SubhedarLONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - Caution prevailed across major markets on Wednesday before a potentially tense meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart X...Read More
Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Wednesday, April 5:1. Global stocks trade tentatively ahead of Trump-Xi meetingU.S. stock futures pointed to a flat to lower open on Wednesday morning as investors remained cautious before the summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday.The blue-chip Dow futures wa...Read More
By Vikram SubhedarLONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - Caution prevailed across major markets on Wednesday before a potentially tense meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this week, although metals and oil prices firmed on hope of better global demand.Market participants will also see the release of minutes from the last U.S. Federal Reserve meeting in wh...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices were little changed near the prior session's one-week in European trading on Wednesday, as investors awaited fresh signals about the timing of the next U.S. interest rate hike while looking ahead to an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Comex gold futures dipped 95 cents, or less than 0.1%, to $1,257.45 a troy ounce by...Read More
Description This Metals Insight report highlights the key issues surrounding this topic, and draws out the implications for those involved. For industry participants and advisors who want to look at the trends, risks and issues surrounding this topic, this report gives you an expert point of view to help inform your decision making. Our analysts are based in the markets they analyse and work with...Read More
CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 5, 2017 - Uranium Resources, Inc. (URI) (Nasdaq: URRE; ASX: URI), an energy metals development company, announced today that its independent geophysical consultant has completed the review, integration and reinterpretation of historical geophysical survey data recently acquired by the Company, that covers its Columbus Basin lithium brine exploration project in Nevada. Th...Read More
Uber is psychologically manipulating their drivers in order to exploit them. I know this because a New York Times article told me so. The article is titled, How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers' Buttons, and starts, “The secretive ride-hailing giant Uber rarely discusses internal matters in public.”From this alone, I can deduce that Uber is run by tricksters who are...Read More
Palisade Research April 5, 2017 Category: Research Source Exploration (CVE:SOP, FRA:4QW1, OTCMKTS:SRXLF)Current Price: C$0.27Shares Outstanding: 26.3 millionMarket Capitalization: C$7.1 million52-Week Range: C$0.02-C$0.37Cash: ~C$1.2 millionTotal Liabilities: ~C$0.8 millionAt 24 years of age, Matt Geiger is one of the brightest and youngest minds in the resource space.In 2011 he dropped out of the...Read More
Palisade Research April 5, 2017 Category: Research Source Exploration (CVE:SOP, FRA:4QW1, OTCMKTS:SRXLF)Current Price: C$0.27Shares Outstanding: 26.3 millionMarket Capitalization: C$7.1 million52-Week Range: C$0.02-C$0.37Cash: ~C$1.2 millionTotal Liabilities: ~C$0.8 millionAt 24 years of age, Matt Geiger is one of the brightest and youngest minds in the resource space.In 2011 he dropped out of the...Read More
Lead card going into April 2's 3rd and final full round includes Cyrus Fuhrman (-15), Tyler Horne (-14), Matt Kern (-13) and Prodigy's Evan Bennett (-12).The 19th Lexington Open, a PDGA B tier event, is presented by Graviss McDonald's Restaurants and Prodigy Disc.The action takes place at Jacobson Disc Golf Course.Camera/edit: Marty McGeehttp://www.prodigydisc.comRead More