Slab export prices in Brazil remained unchanged this week, with steelmakers still working out their offers for January shipments.Fastmarkets MB's weekly export price assessment for slab in Brazil was $505-515 per tonne fob on Friday November 2, the same as a week earlier.The past week has...Read More
Gold miners earned the ire of investors including billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson for entering into bad deals that destroyed shareholder value in the past. Shareholders of the two companies announcing a merger Monday signaled they think this time may be different.Barrick Gold Corp. Executive Chairman John Thornton said his company isn't paying a premium under its agreement to buy Randg...Read More
Will the Federal Reserve "Fall on it's own Sword" to destroy itself and SAVE the United States of America? We may find out shortly!!Bix Weir has 30 years' experience in the financial industry with various fortune 500 companies. He is the creator of the "Road to Roota Theory" and his commentary is published at www.RoadtoRoota.com. Bix has dedicated his efforts over the last 15 years to exposing the...Read More
As a way of raising awareness and interest in the mining industry among junior high and high school students in Nova Scotia, Canada, a provincial industry group is offering over C$8,000 in cash prizes to kids with some basic video skills.The Mining ROCKS! contest, now in its fifth year, hopes to inspire children to learn about the industry, get creative and win big, Sean Kirby, executive directo...Read More
Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott US Holdings, discusses what can often go wrong when financing speculative resource companies. Management teams at those companies may arrange corporate policies in their own favor, ahead of the interests of shareholders. Rule further explains the best methods to protect oneself from such occurrences.TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:00:52 Forewarned is Forearmed06:08 Common Ar...Read More
Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St welcomes back gold hedge fund manager and upcoming author Dan Oliver of Myrmikan Capital, LLC http://myrmikan.com/ for an interview about financial history, the current global macro environment post 2008 Lehman Brothers, gold and gold mining.Dan says that not only has nothing been learned from the 2008 financial crisis but that worse mistakes have been made by c...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday November 2. Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were all higher during morning trading on Friday November 2, after the largest single-day inflow in LME copper stocks since February 2004.The three-month copper price climbed more than 1.5% to more than $6,200 per tonne after around 47,700 to...Read More
Well, it was only a matter of time that when you read between the lines concerning pet population of dogs and cats, the solution is to REDUCE their numbers - which Continue...Read More
The Afghanistan war won't be won by the military but rather through a political resolution with the Taliban, accoroding to the American general leadingContinue...Read More
Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses recent moves in the stock market, as well as with precious metals equities. The best news I could ever impart upon the world of gold and silver owners would be that the Great Intervention Bull Market of 2009-2018 in common stocks has ended and that the world is going to gravitate back to the traditional safe havens used by savers for over 5,000 y...Read More
Michael Rowley, president and CEO of Group Ten Metals, sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss his companies exploration for platinum, palladium, nickel, copper and cobalt in the Stillwater area of Montana.Maurice Jackson: Welcome to Proven & Probable. I'm your host, Maurice Jackson. Joining us today is Michael Rowley, president and CEO of Group Ten Metals Inc. (PGE:TSX.V;...Read More
European transaction prices for grade-304 cold-rolled (CR) stainless steel sheets decreased further this week with competition between European and Asian material continuing.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for the material fell to ?,?2,180-2,240 ($2,480-2,549) per tonne delivered on Friday November 2, down by $20-60 per tonne.https://www.metalbulletin.com/My-price-book.html?price=43619Meanwhi...Read More
During these downtrends for metals the bulls are constantly calling bottoms and looking at data that they interoperate as signifying a bottom. Unfortunately usually these calls are wrong however there are a few consistent moves that happen at a bottom. Jordan Roy-Byrne shares what he is watching for to tell him the bottom is in for the overall metals complex.Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Ma...Read More
Key data from the Tuesday October 30 pricing session in Shanghai. Key drivers - Battery demand weakened slightly in the Chinese market over October, and it sent ripples into battery raw materials, including nickel briquette. - Both duty-free and duty-paid nickel briquette is abundant in the Chinese domestic market. - Nickel briquette has also been affected by weak demand from the stainless steel s...Read More
Apple earnings tipped the scales in the bears' favorThe Dow traded in a range of 500 points on both sides of breakeven today, ultimately ending in the red. While stocks started the session strong on a solid October jobs report, an ugly earnings reaction from FAANG stock Apple (AAPL) ultimately tipped the scales in the bears' favor. In addition, the White House threw a wet blanket on a Bloomberg re...Read More
All three names are on the short-sale restricted list today, thoughThe Dow has explored a 500-point trading range on both sides of breakeven, as Wall Street digests the latest trade developments and a negative earnings reaction for Apple (AAPL). Among other stocks making notable moves are gene therapy specialist Adverum Biotechnologies Inc (NASDAQ:ADVM), Apple supplier Universal Display Corporatio...Read More
The electric car name remains heavily shortedTesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) confirmed today that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued subpoenas investigating production projections for its Model 3 vehicle. Should government enforcement occur, Tesla has said it could have "material adverse impact on our business."This isn't the first time the Feds and Tesla have battled it out. Elon Mus...Read More
Apple's earnings reaction stifled the stock market's momentumStocks came back with a bang this week, though it wasn't enough to save the Dow from its worst monthly loss since January 2016. While news the U.S. was considering more tariffs on Chinese goods spooked traders early on, an upbeat tweet on U.S.-China trade talks from President Donald Trump sparked a broad-market surge, with the Dow and Na...Read More
The stock's pullback from record highs could be a buying opportunityHandmade marketplace Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) is slated to report third-quarter earnings after the close on Tuesday, Nov. 6. While the shares have pulled back recently with the broader equities market, a historically bullish technical signal is now flashing -- suggesting ETSY stock could be on sale at current levels.Etsy shares touc...Read More
UBS' price target represents a 40% premium to yesterday's closeThe shares of Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) are up 3.5%, at last check, to trade at $58.51. This upside comes after UBS upgraded the retailer to "buy" from "neutral," and boosted its price target to $80 from $76, a nearly 40% premium yesterday's close. In addition, Piper Jaffray also raised its rating on KORS -- to "overweight...Read More