Ontario's Government for the People is supporting Northern Ontario's digital economy sector by investing in world-class software that will help businesses grow.Today, Ross Romano, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced new investments of $645,000. This includes $500,000 for Canadian Bank Note Company to develop Bingo Management System software...Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States ambassador to Japan defended his country’s trade policies on Friday, saying they were not protectionist and were aimed at creating a more level playing field for American companies.“The United States is the most open major economy in the world,” Ambassador William Hagerty told reporters at the Japan National Press Club.“Japan and other co...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit will be foremost in investors’ minds in the coming week, though a smattering of data will offer further indications as to how much global economic growth, bogged down by politics and trade wars, is slowing.British Prime Minister Theresa May is fighting for her political life after the draft divorce deal she agreed with the European Union provoked an exodus of senior...Read More

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday, as technology companies suffered sharp losses following disappointing forecasts from chip companies Nvidia and Applied Materials.The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 46.92 points, or 0.19 percent, at the open to 25,242.35. The S&P 500 .SPX opened lower by 11.66 points, or 0.43 percent, at 2,718.54. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 6...Read More

JD shares are hovering above recent lows ahead of earningsChinese e-commerce powerhouse JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) has seen its stock price plummet in recent months, even compared to the broad-market struggles. The shares have underperformed the S&P 500 Index by more than 25 percentage points during the past three months, while holding near two-year-low territory under the pressure of their 50-day m...Read More

HD's rough week has it below its year-to-date breakeven levelThe shares of Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) are down 0.5% to trade at $176.54 this morning, near the bottom of the Dow, after BofA-Merrill Lynch downgraded the home improvement retailer to "neutral" from "buy" while slashing its price target to $195 from $219. The analyst in coverage sees 2018 as peak earnings growth for HD, and that "the b...Read More

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, plans to announce in December which company will be its development partner at the Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.In August, the Vancouver-based miner received regulatory approval for a $4.8 billion extension of the mine. Teck sees the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project as its most significant growth...Read More

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, plans to announce in December which company will be its development partner at the Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.In August, the Vancouver-based miner received regulatory approval for a $4.8 billion extension of the mine. Teck sees the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project as its most significant growth...Read More

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, plans to announce in December which company will be its development partner at the Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.In August, the Vancouver-based miner received regulatory approval for a $4.8 billion extension of the mine. Teck sees the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project as its most significant growth...Read More

Both chip stocks are gapping lower on weak current-quarter guidanceThe shares of Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) have plunged 18.2% to trade at $166.30 -- fresh off a new annual low of $164.85, and headed for their worst day since July 3, 2008. This is a stinging reaction to the chipmaker's third-quarter earnings report, which beat on the bottom line, but revenue of $3.18 billion fell short of ex...Read More

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's cash-strapped power utility Eskom said on Friday it had revised its coal strategy to focus on contracts that offer long-term, fixed prices and security of supply as it faces possible power outages and low stockpiles of the fuel."Eskom's long-term coal strategy has been revised to revert Eskom's coal supply to dedicated long-term coal contracts for the life of the stat...Read More

(Kitco News) - The surplus in the global silver market will rise to 35.3million ounces in 2018, an increase from 2.4 million in 2017, the GFMS team atRefinitiv reported late Thursday.Johann Wiebe, lead analyst for the GFMS team, reported onthe GFMS/Silver Institute Interim Silver Market Review during the annual silverindustry dinner hosted by the Silver Institute. The report includes provisionalsu...Read More

(Kitco News) - The surplus in the global silver market will rise to 35.3 million ounces in 2018, an increase from 2.4 million in 2017, the GFMS team at Refinitiv reported late Thursday.Johann Wiebe, lead analyst for the GFMS team, reported on the GFMS/Silver Institute Interim Silver Market Review during the annual silver industry dinner hosted by the Silver Institute. The report includes provision...Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation rose in October at its fastest pace in nearly six years, driven by energy prices, the European Union statistics agency said on Friday, confirming its earlier estimate.The core inflation measure which excludes energy and food was revised down.Eurostat said that consumer prices in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 2.2 percent year-on-year in October afte...Read More

Nvidia reported lower-than-expected revenue and guidanceDespite snapping its losing streak yesterday, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are set to stumble into the weekend, down more than 150 points. S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are lower as well, with the latter under particular pressure from the sinking semiconductor sector, after chipmaker Nvidia (NVD...Read More

SCVL stock has a history of huge earnings winsFootwear retailer Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL) is set to gain 12% at the open following the company's third-quarter earnings results. Earnings and revenue both topped expectations for the period, while same-store sales increased by 4.5%. Wedbush and Susquehanna were impressed, enough to raise their respective price targets to $47 from $42. To be s...Read More

The World Gold Council has published an update to its Guidance Note on all- in sustaining costs (AISC) and "all- in costs", which was first issued in June 2013.The Council worked closely with its member companies to develop these non-GAAP measures which are intended to provide further transparency into the costs associated with producing gold. These non-GAAP measures are intended to provide furthe...Read More

The World Gold Council has published an update to its Guidance Note on all- in sustaining costs (AISC) and "all- in costs", which was first issued in June 2013.The Council worked closely with its member companies to develop these non-GAAP measures which are intended to provide further transparency into the costs associated with producing gold. These non-GAAP measures are intended to provide furthe...Read More

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp (SHLDQ.PK) won U.S. bankruptcy court approval on Thursday to move forward with plans to stay in business and sell itself, even as it continues to evaluate offers to liquidate its business.The 125-year-old retailer, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, faces opposition to its plan to sell from some creditors, who argued in court papers...Read More

The World Gold Council has published an update to its Guidance Note on all- in sustaining costs (AISC) and "all- in costs", which was first issued in June 2013.The Council worked closely with its member companies to develop these non-GAAP measures which are intended to provide further transparency into the costs associated with producing gold. These non-GAAP measures are intended to provide furthe...Read More