Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
(Updates prices) LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Copper prices on Fridayheaded for their biggest weekly gain since early January asstrong economic data in top consumer China raised demand hopes.Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME)was roughly unchanged at $8,956.50 a tonne at 1717 GMT and uparound 2.8% for the week.Prices hit a seven-month high of $9,550.50 in January butstalled amid sl...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points in pre-opening trade. Trader interest is expected to focus on response to of the February ISM Non-manufacturing Purchase Managers Index released at 10:00 AM EST. Consensus calls for a drop to 54.5 from 55.2 in January.Costco dropped $9.75 to $475.94 after the company reported less than consensus quarterly rev...Read More
Jay Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine at Stanford University. He was one voice of reason during the pandemic.It's not just his credentials or his position at Stanford. It's his erudition that gave him the reach to make sense of our times. I personally found it compelling.Summing up his message, the response upended a century of public-health practice based on computer modeling that was not i...Read More
The recent industry engagement efforts of the Church of England and a range of other investors leave no doubt: responsible tailings management is a key focus for 2023. With tailings dam failures on the rise in recent years (a trend expected to continue, unless practices improve), investors, mining communities, workers, and other stakeholders are putting pressure on the mining industry for the whol...Read More
Rare earth element companies may face pressure after Tesla unveiled plans this week to develop car motors without key critical minerals. In North America, California-focused MP Materials (NYSE: MP) and Colorado-based Energy Fuels?EUR?(TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) are the main producers as the West tries to challenge China's dominance in the production of rare earth elements such as neodymium-praseodym...Read More
I was never really one for keeping a diary; I'm basically too lazy, and not nearly introspective enough. The only time I did keep one, it was by accident. In 1996 I was sent to Iran to supervise a drill program at a gold project called Zarshuran. It didn't go well. A perfect storm of terrible rock conditions and inept local drillers doomed us before we'd even started. The drillers were the most co...Read More
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says it's experiencing losses of up to US$8 million a day due to the suspension of ore processing and port loading affecting its giant copper mine in Panama.In a letter sent this week to the country's Maritime Authority (AMP), the chief executive of First Quantum's local unit, Minera Panama, said the halt ordered last week has had a domino effect.CEO Alan Delaney w...Read More
Alex Christopher was appointed president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in March 2021 for a two-year term. The geologist and senior vice-president, projects & technical services with Teck Resources, has nearly 40 years of industry experience - and has been on the board of PDAC for a decade.While starting his term during the Covid-19 pandemic has posed challenges - Christop...Read More
A copper deficit is set to inundate global markets throughout 2023, fueled by increasingly challenged South American supply streams and higher demand pressures.Read full newsRead More
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:LEE) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 2, 2023 10:00 AM ETCompany ParticipantsJosh Rinehults - Vice President, FinanceKevin Mowbray -...Read full newsRead More
Russia's "special military operation" was supposed to last only days, but we are now into its second year. What's next? Click here to find out.Read full newsRead More
Albemarle Corp (NYSE:NYSE:ALB) BMO Global Metals & Mining Conference February 27, 2023 1:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsJerry Masters - Chairman, President & CEOEric Norris -...Read full newsRead More
Procter & Gamble's future growth prospects appear limited due to a heavy overreliance on mature brands and growing competition. Find out why I rate PG stock a sell.Read full newsRead More
Rightmove plc (OTCPK:RTMVF) Q4 2022 Results Conference Call March 3, 2023 2:15 AM ETCompany ParticipantsAndrew Fisher - ChairPeter Brooks-Johnson - CEOJohan Svanstrom - Executive Director...Read full newsRead More
DBV Technologies S.A. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:DBVT) Q4 2022 Results Conference Call March 2, 2023 5:00 PM ETCompany ParticipantsAnne Pollak - Head IRDaniel Tass?(C) - CEOS?(C)bastien Robitaille -...Read full newsRead More
The Procter & Gamble Company's stock looks undervalued, looking at several metrics given the improving growth prospects for PG. Click here for more about PG stock.Read full newsRead More
In recent years, one of the hottest segments of the venture capital market has been something you may not have expected: climate tech. Click here to read more.Read full newsRead More
Energy income equities were largely flat in an ugly week for the stock market. Fourth quarter earnings results and forward guidance continue to come in strong. Click here for more.Read full newsRead More
AerCap Holdings N.V. exceeded its target for FY 2022, with adjusted earnings of ~$9 per share. Click here for my full analysis of the AER Q4 earnings report.Read full newsRead More
FMC's stellar sales growth is fading and it pays a low dividend yield in the current rate environment. Click here to read my most recent analysis of FMC stock.Read full newsRead More