[embedded content] The mining industry is facing competition from passively-managed index funds which pull capital away from individual mining companies, said Jeff Christian, managing partner of CPM Group. “There’s a shift in the buy-side of the finance market away from investing in smaller companies and individual companies, and that has been reducing the amount of
Month: November 2020
Needless to say, that will likely cause a tremendous amount of turmoil on the left, and they will be desperately hoping that the… by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse Blog Does that headline surprise you? In this article, I am not predicting the eventual outcome of the presidential election. Rather, I am going to
Shares of Humanigen (HGEN) gained 3.4% on October 30 after it announced that the first patient in its Phase 3 COVID-19 trial had been treated with its lenzilumab drug at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. MedStar is one of 18 sites in the U.S. approved to enroll eligible patients, and the primary
by David Haggith Investors will start to realize the economy is not recovering in August, I said. As result, the stock market will break sometime in August or September, I said. It will likely experience an even bigger plunge as an October surprise, I said, because something about October loves a Halloweenish surprise for stocks. The
Anji Clarke, landlady of a 150-year-old pub in north London, noticed big changes to her shopping habits after the UK introduced the first coronavirus lockdown in March. She switched some of her purchases to “the dreaded Amazon”, became a connoisseur of hand sanitisers and disinfectant wipes, and snapped up flour for baking while stuck at
New rules making it easier for international investors to trade in China’s booming capital markets have come into force, adding momentum to Beijing’s sweeping liberalisation of its financial system. The measures, which went into effect on Sunday, update the official schemes that govern foreign access to the country’s enormous capital markets. They allow much greater
It’s been another strong week for Bitcoin. The dollar price is up about 2.5 percent over the week, although that’s still something of a decline from its recent high above $13,400. At one point, Bitcoin fell 4 percent in 24 hours. But bulls remain optimistic and see the price advancing towards $20,000, possibly as early
Who wouldn’t want to record in an entirely pink studio? Anna David According to Chartable, podcast downloads have increased significantly during the pandemic, so there is more pressure than ever for podcasters to deliver premium content. Creating that authentic connection, whether it is through interviews, long-ranted solo episodes, or dynamic conversations amongst co-hosts, means recording in
While bitcoin has run-up to all new price highs in 2020, a great number of crypto supporters have been complaining about the mempool backlog and the high fees needed to send a transaction. Meanwhile, the Lightning Network is far from seeing widespread adoption, and a number of attack vectors have been revealed this year. At
getty Are you concerned you’ll never be able to retire? You have saved in your 401(k) or company retirement plan and picked up a company matching contribution. As you are getting closer to the end of your career, you wonder, “Will it be enough?” Every individual’s goals and finances are different; some people may have
The municipal bond market saw the second highest issuance month ever in October with $65.20 billion, trailing only the $69.83 billion in December of 2017 right before tax law changes that eliminated advanced refundings went into effect. The market has now digested four consecutive months of issuance greater than $40 billion, with two of those
Another week of weakness in the metals and especially the mining stocks. While there could be more weakness if Biden wins the election but that is clearly priced in to some degree. Now is the time to pounce. As discussed below we has a weak of some amazing earnings reports but also some very pathetic
It’s like catnip to Gold Perma Bears! Central banks sell gold for the first time in a decade! The problem is that it is a… by Jason Burack of Wall St For Main St It’s like catnip to Gold Perma bears! Central Banks Sell Gold for First Time in a Decade! The problem is that
It was a busy week at Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) HQ. Q3 earnings, and confirmation of a $35 billion Xilinx takeover have been followed by a new product launch. On Wednesday, AMD announced the release of the first products based on its gaming optimized RDNA 2 architecture: The Radeon RX 6800, the Radeon RX 6800
Via International Man Editor’s Note: David Stockman is the preeminent Washington insider turned iconoclast. Known as the “Father of Reaganomics,” David Stockman served as President Ronald Reagan’s budget director and was a principal architect of his original effort to Make America Great Again. In David’s newest book Dump Trump: Why Conservatives Should Punt on November 3rd,