(Kitco News) - Wall Street and Main Street look for gold to maintain its upward momentum next week, with the metal currently headed for its fourth straight weekly gain, based on the Kitco News gold survey.Eighteen market professionals took part in the Wall Street survey. Twelve respondents, or 67%, predicted higher prices by next Friday. Just one respondent, or 6%, called for lower, while five par...Read More
Barrick Gold Corp.'s decision to double down on Africa is a bet on Randgold Resources Ltd. boss Mark Bristow keeping his Midas touch on a continent where many miners have floundered. That wager is facing its first test.Among the assets Barrick will acquire in the $5.4 billion deal for Randgold is Kibali, a mine Bristow built from scratch in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While that operation ha...Read More
Barrick Gold Corp.'s decision to double down on Africa is a bet on Randgold Resources Ltd. boss Mark Bristow keeping his Midas touch on a continent where many miners have floundered. That wager is facing its first test.Among the assets Barrick will acquire in the $5.4 billion deal for Randgold is Kibali, a mine Bristow built from scratch in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While that operation ha...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices continue to get a safe-haven bid and are posting solidgains in late-morning trading Friday--adding to early advances as the U.S.stock market trades sharply lower. The major U.S. stock indexes have hitmulti-month lows today and are presently at daily lows. Look for gold prices tocontinue to appreciate as long as there is turmoil in the marketplace. The move above what was...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices continue to get a safe-haven bid and are posting solid gains in late-morning trading Friday--adding to early advances as the U.S. stock market trades sharply lower. The major U.S. stock indexes have hit multi-month lows today and are presently at daily lows. Look for gold prices to continue to appreciate as long as there is turmoil in the marketplace. The move above what...Read More
The above chart shows daily price action. Gold has broken out of a pennant pattern (green converging lines). It is now challenging overhead resistance. The RSI(9) is above 50 and is indicative of an underlying bullish momentum(blue rectangle). The longer that the indicator stays above the 50 level, the greater the chance that the overhead resistance will be overcome. If gold does overcome this le...Read More
HELSINKI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Finnish mining technology company Outotec said on Friday that it may have to cover costs after a smelter furnace it built for a client faced problems, sending itsshares down 28 percent.Outotec which builds plants and equipment and provides services for the metal and mineral processing industries, said that it had faced problems in starting up a furnace at an i...Read More
HELSINKI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Finnish mining technology company Outotec said on Friday that it may have to cover costs after a smelter furnace it built for a client faced problems, sending itsshares down 28 percent.Outotec which builds plants and equipment and provides services for the metal and mineral processing industries, said that it had faced problems in starting up a furnace at an i...Read More
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Senior euro zone officials preparing meetings of euro zone finance ministers supported this week the European Commission's decision to reject Italy's draft budget for next year, a senior EU official said on Friday.The debate was held in preparation of the monthly meeting of euro zone finance ministers scheduled on Nov. 5 which will discuss the Commission's rejection, the offic...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s budget announcement on Monday and a “Super Thursday” at the Bank of England would normally be key moments for the world’s fifth-biggest economy, but this time they are likely to be overshadowed by the drama of Brexit.Finance minister Philip Hammond and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney have little option but to sit on the fence as they wait t...Read More
While the rest of the stock market has crumbled, AMRN has ralliedWhile the rest of the stock market has suffered in October -- the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is set for its worst month since the 2008 financial crisis -- Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ:AMRN) has added more than 30%. What's more, the pharmaceutical concern just yesterday notched a new 11-year high, and one indicator suggests it could be tim...Read More
It's been a dismal morning for corporate earningsThe broader U.S. stock market is deep in the red today due to a round of disappointing corporate earnings. Two names in particular down after quarterly updates are alternative energy concern First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) and manufacturing issue Flex Ltd (NASDAQ:FLEX). Let's take a closer look at how shares of FSLR and FLEX are getting smacked toda...Read More
Namibia has scrapped a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians, the country's mining industry group said on Friday.The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged black Namibians in some of the country's most lucrative business projects, but critics said it threatened the d...Read More
Namibia has scrapped a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians, the country's mining industry group said on Friday.The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged black Namibians in some of the country's most lucrative business projects, but critics said it threatened the d...Read More
Namibia has scrapped a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians, the country's mining industry group said on Friday.The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged black Namibians in some of the country's most lucrative business projects, but critics said it threatened the d...Read More
Namibia has scrapped a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians, the country's mining industry group said on Friday.The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged black Namibians in some of the country's most lucrative business projects, but critics said it threatened the d...Read More
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pared some losses on Friday after economic data showed that the U.S. economy grew at a lower pace than expected.Compared to the third quarter of 2017, the economy grew 3.0 percent, the best performance since the second quarter of 2015, while economists polled by Reuters had forecast GDP expanding at a 3.3 percent pace in the third quarter.At 8:34 a.m. ET, Dow e...Read More
It's been labeled "blood gold," a jarring phrase that ties one of the world's most valuable metals with brutal mining practices and illicit profits that legitimate miners and refiners are rushing to end.With miners facing increasing pressure to guarantee the provenance of gold, the group that oversees the world's largest bullion market is seeking new ways to securely track each step from the mine...Read More
It's been labeled "blood gold," a jarring phrase that ties one of the world's most valuable metals with brutal mining practices and illicit profits that legitimate miners and refiners are rushing to end.With miners facing increasing pressure to guarantee the provenance of gold, the group that oversees the world's largest bullion market is seeking new ways to securely track each step from the mine...Read More
New Gold generated operating cash flow of $43.2 million and net loss of $1.6 million in Q3.Rainy River's Q3 performance was disappointing once again.There is a light at the end of the tunnel, as Rainy River did very well in September.If the September Rainy River production numbers are also reached in the coming months, Q4 may become a turning point for New Gold.New Gold (NGD) released its Q3 2...Read More