ThinkstockElection Day has come and gone. President Obama won a second term. The current electoral vote was by a margin of about 3 to 2 (unofficial), but the percentage last seen was…
ThinkstockGold prices are down nearly 2% today and gold mining stocks are taking their lumps right along with the yellow metal. Today’s U.S. jobs report has pumped some air into the greenback,…
ThinkstockGold miners have been hit hard in the past 12 months by falling prices for the yellow metal and by higher mining costs. Over the course of the past year, prices are…
Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE: GFI) is so far managing to buck the news as its shares are up slightly. The problem is that the news around its forward guidance is absolutely atrocious,…
Gold had hit yet a new six-month high of $1,779.10 per ounce in early bird trading today after the Bank of Japan decided to ease via an expanded asset purchase plan. The…
The announcement of QE3 is not bringing a “sell the news” reaction at all when it comes to the metals market. Gold is surging, but The Devil’s Metal of silver is significantly outperforming…
If you were told that gold miners were highly dependent on gold prices, you would probably respond immediately with a phrase that starts with “No” and ends with “Sherlock.” This is the…
Gold bugs are finding a mixed reception today, but there is some concerning news out of South Africa that may resemble a bit of the same concern after deadly police responses during a labor…
Quantitative easing is back on the table and back in traders’ pockets. Forget about what Ben Bernanke said at Jackson Hole about vigilance. This is after Mario Draghi’s bond buying news this week…
Compared with the second quarter of 2011, demand for gold fell 7% by a total of nearly 76 metric tons, to 990 metric tons, in the second quarter of 2012, according to…
David Einhorn and his hedge fund Greenlight Capital reported some changes to the fund’s portfolio last night. The fund added significant holdings in several health care stocks and eliminated a couple of…
Futures prices for gold, silver, and WTI crude are all lower today as the dollar gains strength against the euro. Oddly enough, the dollar index versus a basket of currencies is down…
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) is supposed to be one of the biggest and best gold miners out there. Its high dividend is a testament to that. The problem is that gold miners…
Gold miner Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) introduces a new CEO tomorrow at its quarterly earnings show. The consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters calls for EPS of $0.95 on revenue of $3.5…
It is often a wonder why some investors would want to own a gold mining stock if they want to invest in the upside of gold. The rewards can be immense, but…
