U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a two-day run of losses. No significant data was scheduled to be released in the U.S. today, so investors were guided by corporate earnings...
An unusually large block of put contracts in Hecla Mining has been bought.
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Famous economist Nouriel Roubini has so many opinions on the future of the financial world that he is almost always right 50% of the time. He now says the Fed will keep rates at zero, or lower, until...
24/7 Wall St. has been covering this latest attempt by gold and gold-mining stocks to break out of their recent range. A report from Sterne Agee projects that gold and silver are fighting the...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE-1G_476nA&hl=en_US&fs=1&] The National Center for Atmospheric Research has put together computer models that show the slick from the Deepwater...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26QweGPLzxc&hl=en_US&fs=1&] From Bloomberg TV Geither’s comments are very similar to 24/7’s from earlier today. We said “China...
Source: ThinkstockRising stockpiles of virtually every commodity had led to a sharp drop in long-dated noncommercial (speculative) futures. Slowing growth in the United States and elsewhere is...
ADI started as Outperform at Bear Stearns.ADM started as Neutral at B of A; started as Overweight at JPMorgan.ARXX Cut to Hold at Jefferies.BBND started as Buy at Jefferies; started as Outperform at...
Source: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is down Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.35%, the Nasdaq down 0.20% and the S&P 500 down 0.20%. Today’s winners...
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...
Source: ThinkstockHecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) is seeing its shares clipped hard this morning due to an acquisition it is making. The company will spend close to $800 million to acquire Aurizon Mines...
Source: ThinkstockFirst Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) reported second-quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened this morning. The Canada-based silver miner posted adjusted earnings per share...
Source: ThinkstockWe have had earnings results from a handful of silver miners in the past few days, and the news has not been very good. After markets closed on Wednesday, Silver Wheaton Corp....