(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
(Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc’s TMUS.N Chief Financial Officer said there is a possibility that its $26 billion acquisition deal of Sprint Corp (S.N) will close as early as the first quarter of 2019.T-Mobile, majority owned by Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE), agreed in April to buy wireless carrier Sprint and the deal was initially expected to close in the first half of 2019.The Federal Communi...Read More
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t make it to this week’s summit of Asian nations in Singapore, but his influence was still keenly felt among the leaders who gathered in the city.One prime minister warned that the trade war between Washington and Beijing could trigger a “domino effect” of protectionist steps by other countries. Another fretted that the...Read More
Gold bulls are fighting for control, but currency weakness remains.Gold's fear component shows signs of improving, however.The end of the stock market correction should bode well for gold.In recent reports, we've discussed the lack of safe-haven demand for gold. Indeed, this has been a serious concern for its short-term outlook since gold typically needs a certain amount of fear in order to ra...Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he will order his cabinet to compile a second extra budget for the current fiscal year after returning to Japan.Abe made the remark at a news conference in Darwin, Australia, which was televised by public broadcaster NHK.Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Nick Macfie Disclaimer: The views expressed in...Read More
Palladium priceshit a record high Thursday and at one point were within $30 an ounce of gold,Commerzbank says, although the spread has since widened again. Nevertheless,palladium’s recent gains may have been “excessive,” Commerzbank says. “We attribute the price surge - which happened very quickly -to buying on the futures market, as the trading volume yesterday was twice a...Read More
Palladium prices hit a record high Thursday and at one point were within $30 an ounce of gold, Commerzbank says, although the spread has since widened again. Nevertheless, palladium’s recent gains may have been “excessive,” Commerzbank says. “We attribute the price surge - which happened very quickly - to buying on the futures market, as the trading volume yesterday was twi...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold pricesaresolidly higher and setting new daily highs in early U.S. trading Friday, on safe-havendemand as U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward lower openings when the NewYork day session begins. The U.S. dollar index is also selling off and hittingits session low, further supporting buying interest in the precious metalsmarkets. December gold futures were last up $9.60 an ounc...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are solidly higher and setting new daily highs in early U.S. trading Friday, on safe-haven demand as U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward lower openings when the New York day session begins. The U.S. dollar index is also selling off and hitting its session low, further supporting buying interest in the precious metals markets. December gold futures were last up $9.60 a...Read More
RYE, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)The Board of Trustees of the GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (NYSE American:GGN) (the "Fund") approved the continuation of its policy of paying monthly cash distributions. The Board of Trustees announced cash distributions of $0.05 per share for each of January, February, and March 2019.The distribution for January 2019 will be payable on January...Read More
RYE, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)The Board of Trustees of the GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (NYSE American:GGN) (the "Fund") approved the continuation of its policy of paying monthly cash distributions. The Board of Trustees announced cash distributions of $0.05 per share for each of January, February, and March 2019.The distribution for January 2019 will be payable on January...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting for survival on Friday after a draft divorce deal with the European Union provoked the resignations of senior ministers and calls for a vote of no confidence in her leadership.More than two years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, it is still unclear how, on what terms or even if it will leave the EU as planned on Marc...Read More
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