Precious Metals & Minerals

By Decision Point QUESTION FROM READER: I've been noticing some anomalous behavior in the NYSE Advance-Decline data and other indicators based on NYSE data that does not match up with other measures of breadth.  I've read comments from other authors on numerous occasions that refer to the same...

Earlier this week on January 5th, 2011 the payroll processing company ADP reported that the U.S. economy had added 297,000 jobs. The economists went wild raising the expectations of today's government non-farm payroll report to over 200,000 jobs. However, today the job report was released at 8:30...

Market Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF (NYSE: REMX) led the decliners among the ETFs today, with a 6.02% loss. Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) dropped 12.92% on Thursday. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) continued its downturn today, with a 5.59% decline. SOXS closed at $...

(TheStreet) -- This week, TheStreet canvasses numerous silver market analysts to determine the silver stocks they say they would buy during the expected silver price dips -- in the hope of later benefiting during silver-price spikes in 2011. Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW), one of the more stable silver...

ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) led the decliners among the ETFs today, with a 5.87% decrease in price. AGQ traded lower along with silver, which dropped below $30. Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRN) fell 5.58% on Monday, and closed at $56.55. In the real estate space,...

Home BancShares Inc (NASDAQ: HOMB) shares dropped 11.84% to $20.25 at 10:10 am. HOMB is expected to post its 1st quarterly loss in 2 years on impairment charge. Neptune Technologies & Bioresources Inc (NASDAQ: NEPT) shares lost 11.83% to $2.46. NEPT's trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow...

Focus Ventures Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed the Definitive Agreement with Peruvian miner, Compañia de Minas Buenaventura (NYSE: BVN), which has optioned Focus's 100%-owned Minas Chanca silver property. Under the terms of the Agreement, Buenaventura can earn a 75% interest in the...

Recently, CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) decided to acquire Universal American's (UAM) Medicare Part D business for $1.25 billion, catering to about 1.9 million Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) members. Subsequent to this acquisition, CVS Caremark's Medicare Part D program will increase manifold as...

Recently, CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) decided to acquire Universal American's (UAM) Medicare Part D business for $1.25 billion, catering to about 1.9 million Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) members. Subsequent to this acquisition, CVS Caremark's Medicare Part D program will increase manifold as...

ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) spiked 6.69% on Tuesday, as silver futures jumped above $30. AGQ closed at $152.30, and had a volume of 821K traded shares. Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: TMV) added 5.99%, and closed at $47.06. TMV had a volume of 1.44M traded shares...

Shares of Mag Silver Corporation (AMEX: MVG) ended Tuesday trading up 12.5% at $12.69 per share. The day's range for shares of Mag Silver Corporation was between $11.38 and a 52-week high of $13.10 per share. The average price target of analysts who cover Mag Silver Corporation (MVG) is $20.00 per...

Shares of Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) are currently up 5% at $38.41 per share during Tuesday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Silver Wheaton Corporation has been between $37.04 and $38.50 per share. The consensus price target of analysts covering the company's stock is $...

Shares of Endeavour Silver Corporation (AMEX: EXK) are trading up 7.6% at $7.22 per share during the Tuesday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Endeavour Silver Corporation has been between $6.78 and $7.25 per share. Trading volume for Endeavour Silver Corporation (EXK...

Shares of Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) are currently up 5.7% at $11.27 per share during Tuesday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Hecla Mining Company has been between $10.86 and $11.34 per share. The consensus price target of analysts covering the company's stock is $10.70...

US drug sector traded mixed, with the NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index (DRG) gaining about 0.25% and the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index (BTK) losing about 0.35%. Shares of Biosante Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: BPAX) dipped about 17.50% after the company announced its plans to raise $18 million in...