Gold prices surged Thursday to the highest in more than two months, with the metal's haven status in full force and attracting investment interest amid a sharp retreat for U.S. stocks that has infected foreign indexes. Gold gained as global stock markets suffered from broad declines Thursday. Major U.S. stock indexes headed lower Thursday, as well, failing to recover from Wednesday's plunge. The d...Read More

Traders shouldn't sweat the downturn, if history is any indicatorStocks on Wednesday suffered their worst day in months -- or years, in the case of the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) endured its steepest one-day percentage loss since February, giving up 3.3%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) fell below 25 -- into oversold territory. H...Read More

"How can software connectivity help create an end-to-end solution for the #digital mine? Find out from Marc Leduc, EVP US Operations @EquinoxGoldCorp at Future of Mining Americas in Denver Oct 29-30 #MiningShow #FutureofMining #FOMAmericas https://t.co/eMl3JxPk5m"Read full newsRead More

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada does not hold out much hope that Washington will quickly lift tariffs that it imposed on steel and aluminum exports and is resisting a U.S. push to agree to strict quotas, two sources familiar with the matter said.The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed the tariffs on Canada and Mexico in June, citing national security reasons. Although Canada and Mexico...Read More

The options market is pricing in a bigger-than-usual post-earnings swing for JPMThird-quarter earnings season is about to get underway, with big-cap bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) set to take its turn in the spotlight ahead of the open tomorrow, Oct. 12. The financial stock has been relatively quiet over the last two months, per its 60-day historical volatility of 15% -- in the low 15th perc...Read More

"Brixton Metals Announces Completion of Warrant Acceleration and the Exercise of Warrants Held by Robert McEwen https://t.co/Ai0zHxVJkD @brixtonmetals #goldstocks #mining"Read full newsRead More

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece still seeks reparations for its victims of World War Two and repayment for a loan it was forced to make to its Nazi occupiers, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos told his visiting German counterpart on Thursday.Pavlopoulos, who met Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Athens, said that such demands fell under the framework of “resistance against those who want to return to a nigh...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A stock sell-off, rising trade tension with China, slower global growth and verbal pressure from the White House are unlikely to dent the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike plans in an economy performing in line with the central bank’s forecasts.A bumpy 48 hours included an 800 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and hefty declines in other stock indexes...Read More

Activision Blizzard's pullback yesterday could have bullish implicationsYesterday, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) moved 5.2% lower with the broad market sell-off, extending a recent pullback from the past week. The good news is that this dip could have bullish implications in the next month, if history is any guide. ATVI is now within one standard deviation of its 200-day moving average...Read More

Argo, a UK-based provider of cryptocurrency mining services, is pleased to announce the launch of Bitcoin, the world's largest cryp...Read full newsRead More

Critics worry about long-term storage of tailings upstream from Portland Canal.Read full newsRead More

There isn't much at the proposed mine site right now: just a long airstrip, with clusters of sturdy buildings in the middle of green mountains close to the Middle Kuskokwim River. But if completed, the Donlin gold mine would be one of the biggest in the world. Listen nowRead full newsRead More

Chile's Supreme Court upheld an environmental order for a gold mine owned b...Read full newsRead More

Mining analyst Kees Dekker, Atlantic Gold and The Critical Investor engage in a discussion about Dekker's analysis of the junior gold producer.Read full newsRead More

"Pacton (@PactonGold) (#TSXV: $PAC // #OTC: $PACXF) Expands Ground Position in Egina Area Through Acquisition of Hong Kong Project [https://t.co/pCQFIGDvhh]#investing #stocks #stockmarket #trading #investors #capitalmarkets #news #business #investments #mining #resources #gold"Read full newsRead More

SANTIAGO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Chile's Constitutional Court on Thursday suspended a deal allowing the sale of a coveted stake in lithium producer SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp after agreeing to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by the Chilean miner's controlling shareholder.The lawsuit, filed the previous day by SQM's controlling shareholders, alleges that Chile's antitrust court failed to foll...Read More

"ProMIS?,,? Neurosciences (@ProMISinc) (#TSX: $PMN // #OTCQB: $ARFXF) Identifies Novel Antibody Drug Candidates for Parkinson's Disease [https://t.co/X5EDXvEw5U]#investing #stocks #stockmarket #trading #capitalmarkets #news #business #breakingnews #biotech #pharma #neuroscience"Read full newsRead More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices slumped to more than two-week lows on Thursday as global stock markets fell, with investor sentiment made more bearish by a bigger-than-expected U.S. crude inventories build.Brent crude LCOc1 futures fell $2.10, or 2.5 percent, to $80.99 a barrel, by 12:55 p.m. EDT (1655 GMT), after hitting a low of $80.69, its weakest since Sept. 24. The global benchmark has retrea...Read More

MUMBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - India said on Thursday it is raising import tariffs on several electronic items and communication devices, in a bid to rein in imports and contain the slide in the rupee.This is the second time in two weeks that the government has moved to raise import tariffs, as it aims to curtail the import of goods that it deems as “non-essential” items.It was not immedia...Read More

Jefferies remains bullish on BOOT stockStocks are trading sharply lower once again, despite this morning's inflation update. However, three names trading higher are retailer Boot Barn Holdings Inc (NYSE:BOOT), social media concern Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP), and immune system specialist Evelo Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVLO). Here's what's lifting shares of BOOT, SNAP, and EVLO. Jefferies Chimes in on Boot...Read More