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Is the Pullback Finally Here? (AYI, MON, SNDK, ABT, CLNT, GFI)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:59PM on April 4th

Stocks sold off for the second consecutive day. Today’s catalysts were the ADP private sector employment report, which was a bit light, and a continued reaction to the news there isn’t likely to be a third round of quantitative easing…

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Only Bank Stocks Feeling Shaky (HNZ, MDT, WSM, COCO, BAC, MS, GS, JKS, GFI)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:41PM on August 23rd

A rare earthquake felt on Wall Street couldn’t keep stocks from having a strong day. With little in the way of market-moving news, the rally could have been a bit of short covering ahead of Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s speech…

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Miners Left Behind As Gold, Silver Rally On Debt Concerns (ABX, PAAS, SLW, SVM, AUY, EGO, GFI, ANV, AUQ)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 2:03PM on July 25th

Shares of gold mining giant Barrick Gold (ABX) are off 1% today despite another rally in gold and silver futures that has seen the yellow metal trade as high as $1,624.07 an ounce, another record in nominal terms as concerns over…

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Miners Extend Rally Even As Gold Futures Take A Breather (GFI, SLV, PAAS, SLW, SVM, ABX, AU, GG, KGC)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:46PM on July 15th

Shares of Gold Fields (GFI) are higher by 2% as gold and silver miners continue to surge higher despite some lethargic action in gold futures today that has the yellow metal in danger of halting an eight-day winning streak. Diminishing chances…

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China’s Rate Hike, Inflation Concerns Aid Gold Rally (ABX, FCX, SLW, SVM, PAAS, AU, AUY, GFI, EGO)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 1:09PM on July 6th

Shares of mining giant Barrick Gold (ABX) are up 1% as gold has spurted to a two-week high following an interest rate hike by the People’s Bank of China that has inflation in the world’s fastest-growing major economy once again on…

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Gold Stocks Not Glittering For Billionaire Paulson (SNOFF, AU, GLD, BAC, C, HIG, GFI)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:35AM on June 23rd

June 2011 will not go down as one hedge fund manager John Paulson’s favorite months. There has been the continued struggles of financial services stocks. Then there was the Sino-Forest Corporation (SNOFF) debacle that unraveled earlier this month. Now comes news…

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Gold, Silver Find Some Relief, Boost Canadian Mining Stocks (AEM, GFI, SVM, AG, SLW, EXK, PAL, PLG)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 12:57PM on May 18th

Shares of gold mining giants Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) and Gold Fields (GFI) are both higher by 1% as gold and silver are posting one of their best performances in weeks ahead of the release of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes…

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Gold Miners Continue To Falter As Metals Sentiment Sours (AAUKY, AEM, UUP, SLV, CME, SVM, PAAS, SLW, ABX, GFI, GG)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:58AM on May 12th

Shares of Anglo American PL (AAUKY) and Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) are both lower by 2% today as gold mining stocks continue to weaken amid changing sentiment for the yellow metal. Investors seem to be pondering the end of a stellar run for…

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Paulson’s Advantage Plus Said To Be In The Red In 2011 (BAC, C, COF, WFC, AU, GFI, GLD)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:55AM on May 6th

The Advantage Plus Fund, the flagship fund for John Paulson’s Paulson & Co., isn’t living up to to its lofty status thus far in 2011. After gaining just a tenth of a percent last month, Advantage Plus is still down…

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Slim’s Sales Roil Silver Markets (ABX, AEM, GG, GFI, AU, PAAS, SLW, SVM)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:20PM on May 5th

Carlos Slim, recently named the richest man in the world by Forbes, sent a shock through the already vulnerable silver market when a spokesman confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday that Slim has been selling silver futures for weeks to hedge…

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