The drop in oil prices in the wake of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ decision to maintain production did not punish stock market indexes in the U.S. as much as some may have anticipated, with many companies…
VANCOUVER — Explorer Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) has been one of the few juniors that has kept a steady drilling rate over the past two years despite tough capital markets. The company’s Patterson Lake South (PLS)…
Stock indexes rose for the fifth straight week as China cut its one-year benchmark lending rates for the first time in more than two years and expectations increased that the European Central Bank would help stimulate Europe’s struggling…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite closed in the green for a second week after it gained 1.6%, or 12.5 points, en route to a 789.13-point close. Gains were driven by rising precious metal futures, while the energy sectors traded relatively flat….
VANCOUVER — Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU) is facing a lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court alleging it was complicit in the use of forced labour by local contractors at its Bisha copper-gold operation in Eritrea in East Africa….
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Nov.15/14 (with changes from Oct.31/14). …
VANCOUVER — It’s been a wild year for Sean Roosen and his team at Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; US-OTC: OKSKF), but now that the dust has settled the company looks poised to become a major player in the royalty and…
U.S. equities are up for the fourth straight week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 60.81 points to 17,634.74, while the S&P 500 Index rose 7.9 points to a record high of 2,039.82. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 56.01 points to…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index squeaked out a gain due to a late-week surge during the trading period, closing up 6.37 points at 776.63 points. Gains were underpinned by stronger metal futures despite China’s slower industrial…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index posted its fifth straight week of gains, buoyed in part by strong economic data showing manufacturing sales in Canada climbed 2.1% to $53 billion in September, compared with a 3.5% drop in August. The S&P/TSX…
Even in the best of times the mining industry can be a financial minefield for investors.
Despite weaker-than-expected U.S. job numbers and accusations by Ukraine that Russia was sending tanks and soldiers across the border into the eastern part of the country, U.S. stock indexes still posted marginal gains. The Dow Jones Industrial…
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