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New Alaska Gold & Copper Mine Clears Major Hurdle (NAK, RIO, AAUKY, ABX, NG, GDX, GDXJ, GLD)

A state superior court judge in Alaska has ruled against an environmental group in a lawsuit aimed at stopping development of the Pebble gold and copper mine project in the ...
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Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

In what appears to be a counterintuitive move, CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today raised its margin requirements for copper futures contracts. The requirement rose by 15%, from $6,750 to $7,763 ...
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Against the Grain: Early Morning Movers (EK, YHOO, NFLX, FMCN, NEM, NAK, GDX, GDXJ, GLD)

The markets opened in the red this morning but have recovered after the ISM Manufacturing data favored very low growth rather than recession.  There were a number of stocks getting a ...
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Comex Raises Margin on Gold Again (CME, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Just two weeks after raising margin requirements on its 100-ounce gold contract, CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) has bumped the requirement again by 27%. It now costs a non-commercial (speculative) ...
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Risk On, Gold and Silver Off — A Little (GLD, IAU, SLV, SIVR, NEM, GG, ABX, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, DBS)

Following an end-of-week rally last week, the DJIA has picked up where it left off and is up about 100 points just before noon today. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 ...
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Why Higher Gold Margins Do Not Matter to Gold Prices (CME, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Less than two months ago, CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) lowered margins on its 100-ounce Comex gold contracts in what the company said was part of its "normal review of ...
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NovaGold Might Have Struck it Rich (NG, TCK, GDXJ, GLD)

NovaGold Resources Inc. (AMEX: NG)may have struck it rich.  Last month when we looked at value in gold mining stocks, NovaGold was among the group.  We noted at the time ...
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Gold Mining Earnings Shine, But Less Than Gold Itself (ABX, GG, GLD, GDX, GDXJ)

Senior gold miners Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) and Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) reported earnings this morning, and the reports varied by enough to cause some wonder, if not concern, ...
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Golden Rules (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, ABX, NEM, BVN, SLV, SIL)

Gold prices set a record high above $1,624/ounce in foreign trading this morning, and is remaining quite solid, trading above $1,617/ounce at around mid-day. Silver posted a solid gain this ...
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The Gold Stocks That Need To Catch Up To Gold (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, BVN, GSS, NAK, UXG, NEM, ABX, GG, AUY)

Since the beginning of July gold prices have risen nearly 7%, from around $1,500/ounce to today's record high over $1,600/ounce. Risk is off the table in the equities markets as ...
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Major Growth Trends Continue… Doubling ETF Assets By 2015 (BK, BX, STT, SIL, GDXJ, VOO, AMLP, ELD, REMX)

At the end of 2010, US ETFs held assets of $1.005 trillion. By the end of 2015 that number will more than double to $2.091 trillion. That's a compound annual ...
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Newest Gold Boom Could Aid Big Miners (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, NEM, ABX, AUY, GG)

The price of gold topped 1,100 euros/ounce yesterday, its highest point ever against the single currency. The yellow metal is also threatening its US dollar peak, having risen to more ...
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The Top ETFs to Watch for the Week of July 11-15 (IYG, XLF, VFH, KBE, FDN, IYW, XLK, QQQ, HHH, PBJ, XLY, GDX, GDXJ, IJR)

Earnings season hits the ground running later today when Alcoa Inc. reports second quarter earnings. We have already posted a preview of other top earnings coming this week.  Now we're ...
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Hardest Hit Gold Stocks, Searching For Value (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, BVN, GSS, NAK, NG, RBY, UXG)

Gold has held up rather well compared to many metals, yet the mining stocks and the underlying gold stocks are in many cases performing as though they will not benefit ...
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Funds Watch: The Real Conundrum of Precious Metals Funds (GLD, SGGDX, USAGX, VPMGX, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Since the beginning of this year, the price of gold has gained about 6%. Three large precious metals funds, however, are down between -5% and -10% during the same period. ...
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