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(Kitco News) - Comex August gold futures climbed higher in overnight action, supported by modest weakness in the dollar. The markets are correcting from Friday's big moves. Daily momentum turned supportive for the August...

In recent months big and powerful hedge funds have descended on Washington, lobbying for Congress to revive Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that have been operating out of conservatorship...

Indians snapped up a record 162 tonnes of gold in May, prompting a hike in import duty to 8%

NY authorities probing if early release of Thomson Reuters' consumer sentiment index is a violation of state securities laws

Cyprus's central bank must complete the process of radically restructuring the country's biggest lender, Bank of Cyprus, by early August at the latest, Cypriot finance minister Harris Georgiades said.

Report says India still remains the primary recipient of FII flows; investors warn of domestic problems

Rupee tumbled past the 61 to the dollar level on Monday as the US currency strengthened against major global currencies

OECD says that composite leading indicators show growth is firming in the US, the Euro Area and Japan

(Kitco News) - Platinum group metals are sharply higher Monday after a strike against the world's largest producer, and analysts see further gains down the road as South African labor issues continue to simmer and the gl...

Stocks celebrated the 4th of July with some low-volume fireworks of their own. The minor mid-week correction does look like a dip that should have been bought even though just the initial support levels were tested. Asia...

Optimism surrounds Fastenal, as it gets ready to report its second quarter results on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 41 cents a share, up from 38 cents a year ago.

Wall Street is expecting lower profit for Family Dollar Stores when the company reports its third quarter results on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of $1.03 after the company booked a...

Looking back to 61 days ago, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASD: ISIS) priced a 9,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $19.00 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecti...

Shareholders of AAR Corp (NYSE: AIR) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the November covered call at the $25 strike and collect the premium based on the 95 cents bid,...

Shareholders of Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the December covered call at the $55 strike and collect the premium based on the ...

Shareholders of Black Box Corp. (NASD: BBOX) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the December covered call at the $30 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.85...

Investors considering a purchase of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc (NYSE: PNK) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $20.50/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strate...

Investors considering a purchase of Equinix Inc (NASD: EQIX) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $185.87/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at thei...

Investors eyeing a purchase of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD: CBST) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $53.83/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strateg...

Investors eyeing a purchase of SM Energy Co. (NYSE: SM) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $64.25/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their dis...

Investors eyeing a purchase of Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) shares, but cautious about paying the going market price of $54.38/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disp...

Investors eyeing a purchase of Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $32.02/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative str...