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Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: October 6, 2011 at 12:43 pm

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)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 10:36 am

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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Gold Miners Outshine Copper Miners (RIO, BHP, VALE, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, AUY, SLW, GLD, GDX, SLV, SIL)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 8:22 am

At yesterday's meeting for investors, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) offered a subdued forecast for the iron ore and copper markets going forward. There was some upbeat talk about new ...
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Running Out of Room to Store Gold Supplies (BCS, DB, JPM, BCO, GLD, IAU, HBC)

Posted: September 21, 2011 at 12:50 pm

Demand for gold as a safe haven has driven demand for more places to store that gold. And it's getting harder more difficult to find that storage, resulting in a ...
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Currency Intervention’s Impact on the Price of Gold (GLD, IAU, FXF, ERO, DRR)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 11:01 am

Currency traders really don't like governments to intervene in the global currency market. Such moves tilt the playing field in unexpected ways that can cause traders to unwind positions that ...
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Comex Raises Margin on Gold Again (CME, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 9:08 am

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)

Posted: August 15, 2011 at 12:36 pm

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)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 11:14 am

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)

Posted: August 1, 2011 at 12:48 pm

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)

Posted: July 28, 2011 at 9:40 am

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)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 12:11 pm

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)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 11:10 am

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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Already? The Coming Electric Vehicle Battery Glut (AONE, HEV, SQM, NEM, GLD, MXWL, LIT)

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 12:09 pm

There's another case where supply of an alternative energy technology is very likely to overwhelm demand. There is plenty of evidence that such a situation is taking hold in the ...
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Newest Gold Boom Could Aid Big Miners (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, NEM, ABX, AUY, GG)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 1:47 pm

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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Hardest Hit Gold Stocks, Searching For Value (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, BVN, GSS, NAK, NG, RBY, UXG)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 7:46 am

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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