Gold

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED) is “one of the best in show. I reiterate my buy." He believes that Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) is “just OK. It doesn't have a catalyst." For Carmax (NYSE: KMX), he said, "People did not like...

CNBC Mad Money's Jim Cramer said, in the segment of the show called Mad Money Lightning Round OT, that it would be wise to sell a half of the position in U.S. Gold Corporation (NYSE: UXG). He said that the junior gold stocks are doing great, but no one ever got hurt by taking a profit. U.S. Gold...

Thus far, this trading week has been full of reversals and divergences mainly emanating out of the materials and commodities sectors. Traders and investors seem to be unsure as to where the market should be and in what direction it should head. For example, after disappointing inventory data,...

Kinross (NYSE: KGC) announced today that it has amended its unsecured revolving credit facility. The changes to the facility include an increase of available credit from US$600 million to US$1.2 billion, consistent with the growth of the company over the past year.

Dahlman Rose is out with a research report this afternoon, where it reiterates its Buy rating on Seabridge Gold (AMEX: SA); it has a $129.60 price target on the stock. The DR analysts cited the company's recent announcement that it is investing $7.3MM in exploration at its 100% owned Courageous...

Shares of Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE: NEM) are pushing to new intraday highs at the same time shares of its mining counterparts are selling off. Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO), Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), and Southern Copper have come off of their highs, as a slight selloff in all three names began around...

Shares of mining companies are continuing the impressive move which they began yesterday afternoon. Despite a neutral overall market, Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE: NEM), and Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) are showing strength as copper futures are holding a 0.3% gain....

Randgold Resources (NASDAQ: GOLD) is trading higher today pre-market. At the time of posting, shares of GOLD were at $76.50, up 3.35% from Wednesday's close.

It was a wild day for shares of mining companies Freeport McMoran (NYSE: FCX), Southern Copper Corp (NYSE: SCCO), Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO). All of them began the day in positive territory but came under intense selling pressure in the middle of the session as copper...

Here is my list of top defensive plays going into April. If you're looking for some nice defensive stocks to go along with the rest of your long positions in the portfolio, then take a look at the list of stocks below that are more defensive than growth oriented. They are stocks that shouldn't...

Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC) announced today that it is committing US$2.5 million to build and help equip a new Medical Emergency Center in Mauritania. The new emergency centre will be part of Mauritania's Grand National Hospital located in Nouakchott, the nation's capital.

J.P. Morgan is reiterating its OW rating on shares of Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE: KGC). “We participated in Kinross's first analyst visit to its new Tasiast mine in Mauritania yesterday,” J.P. Morgan writes. “We saw a veritable forest of drill rigs there as the company races to prove up...

Analysts at Societe Generale initiate coverage of Randgold Resources Ltd (NASDAQ: GOLD) with a “sell” rating. GOLD shares fell 0.09% to close at $73.80 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he has to do some research on Micromet Inc. (NASDAQ: MITI) before he decides whether to buy or sell this stock. Micromet Inc. (MITI) gained 1.69% today, and it closed at $5.40. Cramer thinks that Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP...

Cusick's Corner Encouragement – that's what the market felt holding onto the gains of the Midday. This is also plays well into the bull spread strategies that I discussed a few Corners ago. Tomorrow's ADP data will be a potential catalyst for the bulls early in the session, plus if we see a...