7 Growth Stocks Rated F to Steer Clear of in August 2024
What do you call a growth stock that isn’t growing any more? The answers are many. You can call it a disappointment. A drain on your portfolio. A bad investment. Any of these are true of F-rated growth stocks, as evaluated by the Portfolio Grader. And in today’s market, you can ill-afford to a bad […]
The Reasons Behind Elevating the Morningstar Medalist Rating
We’re making a change to the approach we use to assign Morningstar Medalist Ratings to funds starting in late October 2024. While we’ve been encouraged by the Medalist Ratings’ performance thus far, the change is aimed at further improving their predictiveness. That, in turn, should confer even better outcomes to investors who incorporate the Medalist […]
Gold Investors Benefit from Rate Cuts: Gains from ETFs and Increased Demand for Haven Assets
“We still likely have upside, as the dollar continues to weaken, interest rates are coming down and then there’s a healthy dose of geopolitical uncertainty that makes gold an attractive option for investors,” said Miskin, who is co-chief investment strategist at the fund. Robert Crayfourd, who co-manages the CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income fund […]
Gold Loses Luster Following Fed Announcement – MINING.COM
That made for a serious 2.0% intraday drop post-Fed, leaving gold down 0.5% to $2,555 by the close! That reaction looked stunning and anomalous to many traders given the super-dovishness spewed by the FOMC. Its first rate cut in 4.5 years was a crisis-level 50bp instead of the usual 25bp. Just hours earlier, a Bloomberg […]
7 Top Performing Stocks Priced Under $10 Likely to Benefit from Rate Cuts
To understand the allure of buying the best stocks under $10, it’s a good idea to go back to basics. A stock’s price reflects how much you pay for one dollar of a company’s earnings. So, investors will generally want to pay as little as they can today. The benefit is two-fold. First, they can […]
The Implications of the Recent Mortgage Amortization Rule on…
In a landmark decision, the Liberal government introduced new mortgage rules allowing Canadians to pay off their mortgage over 30 years, up from the previous bar of 25 years. Under the new rule, which comes into effect on Dec. 15, 2024, first-time homebuyers and buyers of newly built homes can now stretch their amortization period—the […]
Short-seller criticizes New Found Gold for insufficient resource despite extensive drilling
Iceberg Research, which doesn’t state where it’s based or who runs it beyond a founder’s pseudonym of Arnaud Vagner, noted New Found Gold has drilled the extraordinarily large amount of 563,000 metres since acquiring the project in 2016. But it has yet to release an initial resource. That’s because the company is trying to hide […]
Kazakhstan’s Strategic Play: Elevating Its Role in the Global Electric Vehicle Battery Landscape
Kazakhstan is on the brink of becoming a major player in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle (EV) battery market, leveraging its rich natural resources to meet the growing global demand for critical metals. With strategic initiatives aimed at expanding production and processing capabilities, the nation is positioning itself as a reliable partner amidst geopolitical uncertainties […]
BHP Delays Nickel Supply as New Trading Platforms Face Challenges in Global Market
The global nickel market is witnessing a crucial crossroads as plans to launch two new trading platforms designed to rival the century-old London Metal Exchange (LME) stumble due to BHP’s recent operational adjustments in Australia. This situation presents an opportunity for both market reform and competition but also highlights the intricate ties between major producers […]
Pure Lithium CEO claims that vanadium is the latest battery cathode chemistry
Pure Lithium (PL) has made a groundbreaking announcement that they have developed a new method to produce lithium batteries from scratch in less than 48 hours, going from “brine to battery.” Co-founder and CEO Emilie Bodoin shared in an interview with MINING.com that the company has successfully transformed lithium from various sources around the world […]