The Gold Report: Rob McEwen has become a legend in the gold mining industry by skillfully assembling and building mining companies over the past 20 years. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he explains his rationale for $5,000/oz. gold and $200/oz. silver and how the factors Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, SLV, ZSL
Premiums and discounts spiked for some illiquid funds, but the broad-market fixed-income ETFs performed admirably during the recent market Read more…
NYSE:AGG, NYSE:BND
This past week was yet another unstable mixture of foggy outlooks and volatile equities, pushing double dip fears into the spotlight. Though the beginning of the week saw a nice rebound in equities, a number of analysts are wary a dead cat bounce, a pattern where equities enjoy slight rebounds as Read more…
SPY, VGK, VXX
Keith Fitz-Gerald: The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond fell as low as 1.976% on Thursday – the lowest yield in recent history. Read more…
IEF, NYSE:HYG, TBF, TBT, TLT
Chris Ciovacco: Whether you rely on fundamentals, technicals, or a combination of both, investment analysis centers around looking at probabilistic future outcomes based on historic outcomes that occurred under similar circumstances. Given the weight of the fundamental and Read more…
NYSE:EWZ, NYSE:GLD, SLV, SPY, TLT
Jordan Roy-Byrne: The Gold (NYSE:GLD) and Silver (NYSE:SLV) business is one that naturally involves consolidation. The industry product is the same and the business is such that mergers and acquisitions are commonplace. As many readers know, the secular bear market of the 1980s and
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IAU, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD
US stock futures point to a sharply higher open Monday as investors cheer the apparent defeat of Moammar Gadhafi’s oppressive regime in Libya. Early last week it looked like stocks wanted to build on the snap back from the sharp sell-off following the S&P-US Debt downgrade. However, the volume climb was wiped out in two days after the market put in two bearish Read more…
NYSE:GLD, SDS, SLV, VXX
Stock closed near session lows on Friday as trade waned. All five major indices lost significant ground as bears continued to exert control over the market. The higher beta S&P MidCap 400, small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) dropped 1.8%, 1.7% and 1.6% Read more…
XLP, XLU
Tony Daltorio: Fear has become the dominant emotion among equity investors in world markets, as stock markets have gyrated in this summer of discontent. Read more…
NYSE:GLD
George Maniere: Politicians should stick to what they’re good at, groveling for money to fund their next re-election campaign and making pompous speeches to stir up even more partisan bickering. What they should not do is stop making believe that they know anything about economics. Read more…
IAU, NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GLD, SLV, ZSL
Jeb Handwerger: Uncertainty and fear are the mother’s milk of the metal’s market. Our pundits, politicians and professors have given us plenty of reasons to question whether these supposed savants are steering with a working compass. One day headlines proclaim, “Bernanke Ready To Do
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NYSE:FXE, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, SLV, UUP
David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…
IGE, MOO, NYSE:FCG, SLX, XLE, XME
Justice Litle: Gold prices are hitting new highs in a big anniversary week — 40 years ago on Monday, Nixon shut the gold window. There is still room for profit in this trend. This was a historic week on multiple levels. Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD
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