TSX Venture drops 2.5%, Dec. 4-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2.5%, or 12.85 points, to close at 504.28 points, weakened by collapsing oil prices and a sinking loonie.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Rio Tinto joins Reservoir at Timok complex in Serbia
For any junior to entice a major to earn into an exploration project is impressive. To repeat that success with a different major on a separate set of concessions, and at a dismal time in the markets, is striking. Reservoir Minerals (TSXV: RMC;…
US stocks drop, Nov. 6-12
Lower prices for gold, copper and oil (benchmark Brent crude dipped below US$45 per barrel for the first time since August), weighed on U.S. resource equities, while better labour market data pointed to the economy’s improving…
Reservoir Minerals teams up with Rio Tinto
For a junior company to entice a major to earn-into an exploration project is impressive. To repeat that success with a different major on a separate set of concessions, and, at a dismal time in commodity markets, is nothing short of amazing….
US stock indexes move higher, Oct. 23-29
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.5%, or 266.64 points, to close at 17,755.80, and the S&P 500 Index advanced 1.8%, or 36.90 points, to finish at 2,089.41. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index dropped 4.8% to 52.25.
Another wave of red across Freeport’s quarterly results
VANCOUVER — Heavily weighted in the copper and energy business, mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is enduring the worst of the commodity rout, with big losses announced in its third-quarter fiscal results.
US equities rise, Oct.19-22
U.S. stocks climbed on the back of strong housing figures for September; better-than-expected earnings from major companies like eBay, Microsoft and Amazon; and signs that the European Central Bank would consider more stimulus measures to boost…
Editorial: Teck, Freeport burned by falling oil and gas prices
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time a few years ago when Teck Resources and Freeport-McMoRan management bought deeper into the oil and gas sector and diversified further away from their mining businesses, but those decisions to…
TSX Venture falls, Oct. 19-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.6%, or 8.96 points, to close at 547.8 points, as gold prices dropped 1.8%, or US$21.4, before closing at US$1,166.1 per oz. gold, and US/CAD gained 1.7% to C$1.30.
US equities post marginal gains, Oct. 9-15
A slowing global economy pushed U.S. industrial production down 0.2% in September, following a 0.1% drop in August, while producer prices slid 0.5% last month, the largest drop since January, and retail sales rose just 0.1%. The…
US stock indexes fall, Sept. 14-18
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates near zero heightened worries about how weak global economic growth would affect U.S. corporate earnings. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the impact of the global economic slowdown on…
Glencore latest to slash near-term copper production
VANCOUVER — Copper producers have seen margins come under pressure, as spot prices for the red metal hover near six-year lows well below the US$3 per lb. level over the medium-term. London-based Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is the latest miner to…