The crisis in Ukraine, where five pro-Moscow rebels were killed on April 24, weighed on U.S. stocks during the trading week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.29% to 16,361.46, while the S&P 500 Index remained more or less…
It’s gotta rank right up with the worst “first dates” in recent mining history: the proposed merger between gold titans Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining broke off a week after it was made public through media reports in April, and then…
U.S. markets bounced back over the holiday shortened period after two straight periods of giving up ground. A modest surprise to the upside in China’s growth domestic product drove gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which…
Comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that China would likely invest in infrastructure to bolster economic growth while the U.S. shows a strengthening economy — with consumer spending rising 0.3% in February after a 0.2% gain in…
Businessman and Bay Street veteran Peter Crossgrove, the one-time Placer Dome CEO and long-time Barrick Gold director, published his memoirs last year, and it makes for some lively and insightful reading, especially in light of Barrick’s…
Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) CEO Sean Roosen maintains the company’s Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec is being grossly undervalued by Goldcorp (TSX:G; NYSE: GG) which launched a hostile US$5.95 per share takeover bid in…
VANCOUVER — Despite a sharp fall in profits due to declining precious-metal prices, streaming outfit Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) remains a favourite amongst analysts and investors. The company recorded its fifth…
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE:ABX) has sold part of its 74%-stake in its subsidiary African Barrick Gold (LSE: ABG; US-OTC: ABGLF), in a move to keep optimizing its portfolio amid weaker gold prices.
Royalty and streaming companies make good investments, argue Raymond James analysts Alex Terentiew and Ross Yakovlev in a recent note.
The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) held its annual awards gala during the PDAC 2014 convention in Toronto earlier this month. Six exemplars of excellence in the industry were recognized. The award recipients are…
Upbeat trade numbers from China showing that import growth reached a six-month high in January helped ease worries about emerging markets and pushed up oil prices. Investors were also relieved when the U.S. Congress approved an increase in the…
VANCOUVER — The past two years have served as a stark reminder of the cyclical nature of the mining business, and senior producer Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) spent much of 2013 transforming its business to better cope with the ups…
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