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Notable Call Options Activity in Golden Star Resources
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 2:23pm | 105Shares of Golden Star Resources (AMEX: GSS) are higher on the session by 11.04%, currently trading at $2.66. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago...
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Afternoon Gainers; Miners Continue to Rally
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 2:22pm | 51Extorre Gold Mines (NYSE: XG) +5.29% on increasing gold price. Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ: SSRI) +5.80% on increasing silver price. Jaguar Mining (NYSE: JAG) +5.71 on increasing precious metal prices.
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Notable Call Options Activity in Jaguar Mining
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 12:12pm | 98Shares of Jaguar Mining (NYSE: JAG) are higher on the session by 5.71%, currently trading at $6.48. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the...
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Midday Movers; Gold Miners Extending Gains
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 11:45am | 126Great Basin Gold (NYSE: GBG) +7.27% on increased gold price. NovaGold Resources (NYSE: NG) +5.77% on increased gold price. Harbin Electric (NASDAQ: HRBN) +6.47% on heavy volume. Leap Wireless International (NASDAQ: LEAP) -6.47% on low volume. American Axle & Manufact. Holdings (NYSE: AXL...
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Morning Gainers; Miners Gaining on Rising Precious Metal Prices
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 9:20am | 70Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK) +6.11% after silver prices move higher. Aurizon Mines (NYSE: AZK) +5.35% on rising precious metal prices. Golden Star Resources (NYSE: GSS) +5.83% on rising precious metal prices. Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) +5.42% on rising precious metal prices.
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NovaGold Resources Nearing Key Breakout Level
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 9:01am | 184Shares of NovaGold Resources (NYSE: NG) are rising this morning; currently, shares are higher by 4.11%, trading at $10.64. NG hit an intra-day high of $10.69 before pulling back slightly. NovaGold Resources has been consolidating sideways for the past two and a half months, solidly confirming that...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Gainers
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 7:01am | 97Finisar Corp (NASDAQ: FNSR) surged 6.94% to $19.88 in the pre-market session. FNSR reported upbeat fiscal first-quarter earnings. Campbell Soup Co (NYSE: CPB) added 0.44% to $32.00 in the pre-market session. CPB reported upbeat quarterly profit. JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) moved up 0....
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Gold Is Still the Best Safe Haven We Have
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:48pm | 707Gold may not be the perfect safe haven but it's sure the best one we have and we can use all of the confidence we can muster. Consumer confidence in the U.S. fell this month to the lowest level since March of 2009. Just to refresh your memory that was when the Dow was at 6400, the S&P was...
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US Gold to Begin Phase 1 Development at El Gallo Project in Mexico
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 11:44am | 102US GOLD CORPORATION (NYSE: UXG) announced today that the Company has approved Phase 1 development of its El Gallo project in Sinaloa, Mexico, with mining expected to commence mid-2012. Phase 1 will focus on the permitted satellite gold deposits at the project and is expected to produce 30,000...
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Gold Miners Daughter
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:03am | 167The Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF(NYSE: GDXJ) is trading higher by 0.06 cents to $37.41 a share. The popular ETF of the smaller gold mining stocks has rallied sharply higher since August 5, 2011 when it traded as low as $31.62 a share. Traders can watch for intra-day support around the $36....
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Scotia Capital Has Sector Perform On Randgold Resources
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 8:03am | 99Scotia Capital is out with a research report on Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) and it has a Sector Perform rating and a $111 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Scotia Capital writes, "Rainfall in Mali over the past 12 days has exceeded 40cm, or about 40% of the region's...
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Afternoon Movers; Miners Gaining on Higher Gold Price
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 2:55pm | 117CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) +5.47 on heavy volume. NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE: NG) +5.45% on rising gold price. Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE: SWC) +5.80% on rising gold price. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ) +6.25% on heavy volume. Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) +6.17% after...
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Royal Gold Announces $0.11 Fourth Quarter Dividend
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 10:05am | 33Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared its fourth quarter dividend of US$0.11 per share of common stock.
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:13am | 121PHI Inc (NASDAQ: PHII) shares jumped 17.94% to create a new 52-week high of $26.36. PHI's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $511.35 million. Monro Muffler Brake Inc (NASDAQ: MNRO) shares gained 2.41% to touch a new 52-week high of $40.35. MNRO shares have surged 47.34% over the past 52 weeks, while...
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How to Profit from South African Political Crisis
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 7:45am | 620Supporters of Julius Malema, the controversial president of the African National Congress Youth League, clashed with police in South Africa ahead of a disciplinary hearing that could have a a major impact on the future of South Africa. Although Malema played a pivotal role in the election of South...