Chip stocks are trading higher with the broader stock market today, boosted by a fresh round of bullish brokerage notes for Nvidia (NVDA). Among those rallying with its sector peers is Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), last seen trading up 0.7% at $12.10. However, the shares remain stuck below two key technical levels, and if history is any guide, AMD stock could underperform this year. S...Read More

By Girish GuptaCARACAS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Advisers to the Venezuelan government are recommending it sell $2.3 billion of its new cryptocurrency, the petro, in a private offering at a discount of up to 60 percent, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.President Nicolas Maduro is pressing ahead with an attempt to capitalize on the success of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin by creating one for V...Read More

ZURICH, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said negative interest rates were still needed to tame the Swiss franc, which he said remained "highly valued.""Switzerland has had a strong franc for a long time and it remains highly valued," Jordan told an event in Zurich on Tuesday. (Reporting by John Revill and Angelika Gruber) Disclaimer: The views exp...Read More

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Hudson River Trading LLC said on Tuesday it agreed to buy Sun Trading parent Sun Holdings LLC in the latest example of consolidation in the high frequency trading industry, which has been in a years-long decline amid low market volatility and rising costs. Terms of the deal between the two closely-held companies were withheld. (Reporting by John McCrank) Disclaimer: T...Read More

The cryptocurrency selloff accelerated on Tuesday with bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency space plunging as much as 20% as the prospect of regulatory crackdowns appeared to spread across Asia.Read full newsRead More

Oil prices are trading near three-year highs, but many analysts say the rally may have gone too far, too fast. With Brent crude settling above $70 a barrel on Monday, new risks are emerging for an industry that is still reeling from a long downturn.Read full newsRead More

(Adds details)ABUJA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria expects to raise $700 million from international sources as part of a $3.5 billion in borrowing earmarked in the 2017 spending plan, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Tuesday.The DMO gave no details of which sources the government could tap but director general Patience Oniha told Reuters in October the country is talking to the World Bank ab...Read More

Christmas may be long over but it is still a hot issue for the retail sector, which remains in the throes of the Yuletime trading update season.On Wednesday it will be the turn of fashion firm Burberry to sashay down the catwalk.Investors will be looking for a smooth execution of Burberry's new strategy under its new boss.One of the first things new chief executive Marco Gobbetti did when he...Read More

David Archer, chief executive of Savannah Resources Plc (LON:SAV), tells Proactive that three applications for mining leases have been submitted to the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy in Mozambique, for the Mutamba heavy mineral sands projects.Mutamba, which is being evaluated in a consortium with Rio Tinto, would likely have a 25-year life if the mining leases are confirmed.  Meet N...Read More

(Kitco News)- After animpressive run in 2017, the World Gold Council sees four factors that will continue topush gold prices higher in the new year.In a reportreleased Tuesday, the WGC said that increased market volatility, a rotationinto defensive assets, a growing global middle class and growing markettransparency are all bullish factors that will help drive gold prices higher,after ending 2017...Read More

(Kitco News) - After an impressive run in 2017, the World Gold Council sees four factors that will continue to push gold prices higher in the new year.In a report released Tuesday, the WGC said that increased market volatility, a rotation into defensive assets, a growing global middle class and growing market transparency are all bullish factors that will help drive gold prices higher, after endin...Read More

U.S. stocks have been on a tear in January, with the tech-rich Nasdaq touching yet another all-time high out of the gate today. What's more, we just identified three high-flying tech stocks with options at a bargain: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:CTSH), Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX), and Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY). Below, we take a look at how CTSH, STX, and...Read More

Bank earnings are back in focus this week, and financial institution Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings before the market open tomorrow,Jan. 17. Below, we take a look at how BAC stock has been faring ahead of its highly anticipated report, and how options traders expect the bank shares to react.Bank of America stock has had a decent year, picking up...Read More

Mr.Peter Grosskopf reports SPROTT COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CENTRAL FUND OF CANADA Sprott Inc. has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of the common shares of Central Fund of Canada Ltd. (CFCL) and the right to administer and manage CFCL's assets.CFCL's Class A shareholders are now unitholders of the newly created Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust. The new trust will beg...Read More

Mr.Peter Grosskopf reports SPROTT COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CENTRAL FUND OF CANADA Sprott Inc. has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of the common shares of Central Fund of Canada Ltd. (CFCL) and the right to administer and manage CFCL's assets.CFCL's Class A shareholders are now unitholders of the newly created Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust. The new trust will beg...Read More

By Ben MartinLONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Collapsed British firm Carillion, which has come under political fire for paying dividends while racking up big debts and a pension deficit, has handed more than $1 billion to shareholders since it was created 19 years ago, a Reuters analysis shows.The construction company raised its payout to shareholders every year, taking its dividends from 4 pence-a-shar...Read More

(Updates prices, adds comment)By Jemima Kelly and Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussLONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Bitcoin slid as much as 18 percent on Tuesday to a four-week low, as worries about a regulatory crackdown on the market spread after reports suggested it was still possible that South Korea could ban trading in cryptocurrencies.Bitcoin's slide triggered a selloff across the broader crypto...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) burst through the 26,000 level for the first time ever earlier to trade at fresh record highs -- and if the index closes above this mark tonight, it will be the fastest jump between 1,000-point milestones in history. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) have hit record highs, as well, thanks to a strong start to fourth-quarter earnings season a...Read More

Chris Cleverly, executive chairman at African Potash Ltd (LON:AFPO), tells Proactive they've struck a deal on a joint venture with Gibraltar firm TokenCommunities Limited to further its entry into game-changing blockchain technology.African Potash says the deal will complement the FinComEco joint venture they struck back in November and will bolster its plans to operate a range of platforms and pr...Read More

* Results cement Merck's lead in first-line lung cancer market* Data increases chances of European approval -analysts* Merck shares jump 6 percent* Roche, Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca fall (Adds background, updates share price)By Tamara Mathias and Michael ErmanJan 16 (Reuters) - Positive lung cancer results for Merck & Co Inc's blockbuster drug Keytruda assuaged investor concerns aboutdelays in...Read More