Gold

It was another steady list of qualifying stocks for our CANSLIM scan. The top-8, ranked by Market Cap, were unchanged from July 14th. The CANSLIM stock screener settings employed were: Top dog, leading from December 2010 when the scan was started, is Apple (AAPL). AAPL had already cleared its...

US Gold (NYSE: UXG) announces the appointment of William Faust as Chief Operating Officer, effective August 1, 2011. Mr. Faust will direct US Gold's mining operations in Mexico and Nevada, including the development, construction and operation of the El Gallo and Gold Bar projects. Mr. Faust has...

International Enexco Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (NYSE: ANV) to acquire the properties held by Allied Nevada in the Contact Mining District, Nevada. The properties are being acquired from Allied Nevada in a stock transaction...

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) unveils its next round of earnings this Friday, July 29, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at Newmont Mining's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 98 cents per share and revenues of $2.49...

Winners: RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) is up almost 19% after the company announced an agreement to provide Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) products in its stores. Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) is up over 8% after reporting earnings. Ceva (NASDAQ: CEVA) is up over 7% after reporting earnings. Hexcel Corp (NYSE...

The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...

Many traders and investors see the 52-week high or low as an important indicator. Stocks that have a long-term trend in a certain direction are likely to continue, as that trend is the path of least resistance. In this case, shares of Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) are hitting new 52-week highs. Traders...

From DOL: In the week ending July 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted (SA) initial claims was 418,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 408,000. The 4-week moving average was 421,250, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 424,000...

NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE: NG) today announced the results of its initial drill program at the San Roque project in the Rio Negro Province of Argentina. The program was designed to test three areas at the San Roque project; the Del Indio zone (now called the Zone 33 Area), a series of IP and...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesdays's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Nalco Holding (NYSE: NLC): Shares...

Below are the top gold stocks on the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Compania Mina Buenaventura SA (NYSE: BVN) is 30.35%. BVN's PEG ratio is 0.84. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) is 20.46%. NEM's...

Winners: Ambient Corp (OTC: ABTGD) is up over 18% after the company announced preliminary Q2 results. InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC) is up over 10% after the company was raised to a Buy at Dougherty & Co. Haier Electronics (OTC: HRELF) is up over 5% after it was announced that the company would...

Shares of Banro Corporation (AMEX: BAA) are screaming higher this afternoon; shares were upgraded to Buy at GMP yesterday, sparking a multi-session rally. Currently, shares are higher by 19.86%, trading at $4.95. Volume has been elevated on the name ever since is broke through the $4.21...

POINT ROBERTS - July 20, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, including gold and mining stocks reports on trading in junior and leading gold mining stocks for July 19th. After gaining for the ten straight days, prices of Gold retreated on...

Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSE: GSS) today announced preliminary production results for the second quarter of 2011 and 2011 updated guidance for its Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa/HBB operations. A total of $71 million is expected to be spent on capital expenditures in 2011. This includes...