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12 Rules For Investing In Junior Miners
September 27th, 2018
Stock discussion boards can be exhausting places, with nuggets of wisdom and occasionally actionable information buried in mountains of invective and aimless meandering. But the nuggets are sometimes worth the search. Here — courtesy of a poster called doourdiligence ...
Euro short-squeeze stage set as currency tests three-month high
September 27th, 2018
Euro bears are holding tight, setting the common currency up for a potential short squeeze that could turbocharge a burgeoning rally. Hedge funds and other large speculators have been adding to their euro short positions, according to the latest ...
Asian Stocks Mixed, Yen and British Pound were steady; Key financial events coming up
September 26th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed as traders awaited the Federal Reserve meeting. U.S. Treasuries were steady, with yields near the seven-year highs reached in May. Japan’s Topix index retreated from its highest in almost eight months. Stocks rallied in Hong ...
Hedge funds are betting big against sterling
September 25th, 2018
Hedge funds are betting big against sterling, the most since May last year. And following last week’s Brexit debacle in Salzburg, that bet will probably be even bigger now, closing in on the largest on record. Funds and speculators ...
SEC shuts down a $345 million Ponzi-like scheme
September 24th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing Ponzi-like scheme that raised more than $345 million from over 230 investors across the U.S. The SEC also obtained an emergency asset freeze and ...
Asia stocks build on rally; These are the main moves in markets
September 21st, 2018
Asia stocks are set to cap the strongest two-week rally since February as investors take in evidence that escalating trade tensions have yet to hurt global growth and China’s moves to support its expansion. With the world’s expansion intact ...
ICAP Capital Markets LLC ordered to Pay $50 Million penalty
September 19th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued an Order filing and settling charges against ICAP Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), now known as Intercapital Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), for, by and through certain of its brokers, aiding and ...
British pound slips from six-week highs before EU summit
September 19th, 2018
The British pound pulled back from six-week highs on Tuesday as traders booked profits and investors struck a more cautious note about progress towards a Brexit deal ahead of a European Union summit this week. Sterling has rallied around ...
European stocks end lower; What is driving the market?
September 14th, 2018
Europe’s main stock gauge gave up modest early gains to close slightly lower on Thursday, with the U.K. leading the way lower as the pound strengthened against a broadly weaker U.S. dollar. What are markets doing? The Stoxx Europe ...
Cryptocurrency ether plunges again, decoupling from bitcoin
September 13th, 2018
Ether, one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies during the boom last year, is taking another nose dive on Wednesday. The world’s second largest cryptocurrency fell 8 percent to a low of $170.34, bringing its drop since the high in January ...
