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A lot of mixed news has been swirling around Canopy Growth Corp. (CGC) lately, so it’s worth taking a deeper dive to see how well this stock can stay afloat.  Starting with the elephant in the room, many investors still seem shaken by the void in leadership left behind former CEO Bruce Linton’s wake. However,

Gold reached highs in most currencies The Swiss franc could be next The 2011 high in dollars could be the last stand for currencies At the end of last week, the gold and silver markets reminded us that markets rarely move in a straight line. The fantastic rallies in the precious metals came after gold

A few things your sleepy Gold Enthusiast would like to point out.  First, this wasn’t a straight run-up; there were a fair number of small corrections/fallbacks/consolidations along the way. None as big as the drop the last 3 days, but there nonetheless. Second, the RSI was clearly in overbought territory for a while there. That’s

Gold was rejected at key resistance at $1,560/oz, and has been pummeled since. Bullish sentiment on gold has slid to 66% as of Monday’s close, but the long-term sentiment moving average still remains very elevated. I see no reason to rush in and buy just yet, as I believe we will see lower prices before

The Soro Enshi container ship sails from Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai on July 10, 2018. A parliamentary committee in India said China is dumping products in their country. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg. China is dumping products in India, an Indian parliamentary panel suggested recently. As the trade war goes on unabated, China’s trade practices

Here’s the 3-month chart of GLD.  Quite a run-up there! (credit Fidelity.com) And here’s the 5-day chart of GLD, showing the action on US markets for both intraday and extended hour trading. (credit Fidelity.com) The sudden drop followed directly on the “announcement” of trade talks between the US and China. We use the term announcement loosely here,

(Photo by Mark Schiefelbein- Pool/Getty Images) Chinese corporations are all over Africa.  In June 2017 a McKinsey & Company report estimated that there are more than 10,000 Chinese-owned firms operating in Africa. What are Chinese corporations doing in Africa? That’s a highly controversial issue. The reason Chinese corporations are in Africa is simple; to exploit the

Hurricane Dorian lit a fuse Seasonality takes over- No significant reaction to the latest inventory report Watch the critical level on the upside When a market has every reason to move lower, and it does not, it is often a sign that the path of least resistance of the price is higher. The price of

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Shutterstock These 14 funds are the cheapest to own for a brief stint. The usual reason for buying a dividend-rich fund is to get income for retirement. But exchange-traded funds can also be used for speculation. One way to bet on a downward blip in interest rates,

How much should you invest outside the U.S.? Photo: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images) One critical question for all stock investors is, what should my international exposure be? Unfortunately, here investors can be their own worst enemy. This issue may end up hurting performance, or increasing risk, or both. On average, U.S. investors hold around 15% of their

IBM Chief Human Resource Officer Diane Gherson Diane Gherson/IBM When it comes to the forefront of the global human resources landscape, Diane Gherson is someone you want to know. As Chief Human Resource Officer at IBM, Diane has helped to revolutionize IBM over the past 13 years. Under her leadership, she has transformed global workforce

Silver is up over 35% since its May low, and is attempting to break above key resistance at $18.45/oz. Bullish sentiment is at extremely frothy levels, with the long-term sentiment moving average hovering above 80% bulls. Silver’s weekly stochastics are at extreme levels, that have marked tops in all of the past three occasions back

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Shutterstock Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. 

OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (OGI) stock rose more than 10% yesterday thanks to a positive analyst forecast. Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh gave the stock a perform rating, meaning he expects the stock to perform in line with the S&P 500 throughout the next 12-to-18 months. “Over the past few quarters, the company has executed quite well

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Shutterstock To become a “Dividend Aristocrat,” a dividend paying company must accomplish an incredible feat: consistently increase shareholder dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years. Companies with this kind of track record tend to attract a lot of investor attention — and furthermore, “tracking”