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Among the companies whose shares are making notable moves in Thursday’s session
are Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT), Agrium Inc. (AGU), Viterra Inc. (VT.T),
Goldcorp Inc. (GG), Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX), Eldorado Gold Corp. (EGO), EnCana
Corp. (ECA), Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ), Canadian Oil Sands Trust
(COS.UN.T), and Petro-Canada (PCZ).
Canadian fertilizer stocks Potash Corp. (C$107.50, -C$29.00, -22%) and [...]

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Canadian brokerage Blackmont Capital says the gold and
silver mining sectors are set for a busy period of merger and acquisition
activity as larger mining companies buy their junior peers.
“While the volatile markets and global financial crisis are deservedly dominating
discussions these days, we believe the stage is set for an unprecedented increase
in merger and acquisition [...]

There will be an unprecedented wave of merger and acquisition activity in the gold and silver space that will see junior miners and development companies victimized by factors beyond their control and snatched up by senior and mid-tier producers making use of their healthy cash flows and stable balance sheets, according to a new report [...]

Beacon Equity Issues Trade Alerts on Gold Stocks: ABX, GG, AEM, TRE, NEM, KGC
DALLAS, Sept 15, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — BeaconEquity.com announces the
availability of Trade Alerts on stocks making news today.
Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting:
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Today’s Trade Alerts include: Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX), Goldcorp Inc. (GG),
Agnico-Eagle Mines [...]

Argentina, Chile Fail To Agree On Royalties From Barrick Mine
Last Update: 8/28/2008 7:12:19 PM
By Shane Romig
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)–A meeting between Chilean and Argentine tax authorities
in Buenos Aires Thursday failed to produce a breakthrough on how to divide
royalties from Barrick Gold Corp.’s (ABX) planned cross-border gold and silver
mine.
Negotiations will continue, Argentina’s Mining [...]

Canada Hot Stocks: Maple Leaf Foods, Forsys Metals
Last Update: 8/21/2008 2:00:00 PM
Among the companies whose shares are making notable moves in Thursday’s session
are Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (MFI.T) and Forsys Metals Corp. (FSY.T).
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (MFI.T, C$10.15, -C$0.44, -4.2%) expanded a recall of
packaged meats and temporarily closed a Toronto plant in connection with an
outbreak [...]

The recent declines in the gold price have caused a huge amount of air to whoosh out of gold share prices, to the extent that they now represent pretty good value.
Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) is a Canadian company, with mostly North American production, plus some in South America and Africa, and copper and zinc add-ons. [...]

Canada Hot Stocks: Cameco, Grande Cache Coal, Gold Stocks
Last Update: 8/15/2008 11:00:00 AM
Among the companies whose shares are making notable moves in Friday’s session are
Cameco Corp. (CCJ), Grande Cache Coal Corp. (GCE.T), Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX),
Goldcorp Inc. (GG) and Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC).
Cameco Corp.’s (CCJ, C$30.55, -C$2.77, -8.3%) second-quarter net income fell due
to lower earnings [...]

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
With the price of gold trading below the key $800 level, and silver futures
falling to a two-year low, mining companies are getting hit in premarket trading.
Commodity futures have been easing the past month, and the past week in
particular, as the dollar has gotten off the mat and begin to [...]

Barrick Gold Posts Stronger 2Q Net, Sales; Cash Costs Rise
Last Update: 7/31/2008 8:10:38 AM
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) posted a 22% improvement in second-quarter earnings and
stronger sales as higher gold prices offset an increase in cash costs.
The world’s largest gold producer, which is based in Toronto, earned $485 million
or 55 cents a share in [...]

Barrick Gold Posts Stronger 1Q Net On Higher Prices >ABX
Last Update: 5/6/2008 8:34:38 AM
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Despite lower gold production in the first quarter, a significantly stronger
realized gold price helped push Barrick Gold Corp.’s (ABX) earnings and sales
higher.
The gold company earned $514 million or 58 cents a share in its latest quarter,
compared with a loss of [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to
see active trade in Tuesday’s session are Walt Disney Co., Cisco Systems Inc.,
and Fannie Mae.
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) is expected to report fiscal second-quarter earnings of 51
cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is forecast to post earnings [...]

Inflation, Interest Rates and Gold
Gold may be down from its high, but it’s not out.
“It still looks heavy at this point. The downtrend that we are seeing at the moment is probably going to start slowing down soon,” Taso Anastasiou, technical strategist at UBS Investment Bank (UBS), told Reuters.
In fact, gold’s current price could be [...]

Nilam Resources Inc. Rated ‘Speculative Buy,’ Target Price $2.61 by Beacon Equity
Research
DALLAS, Apr 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Nilam Resources Inc. (NILR) has been
rated Speculative Buy with a price target of $2.61 by Beacon Equity Research
Analyst, Victor Sula, Ph.D.
The full report is available at http://www.BeaconEquity.com.
Anyone interested in receiving alerts regarding Nilam Resources Inc. research
should e-mail [...]

Canada benchmark fails to end positive
By MarketWatch
Last Update: 5:42 PM ET Apr 28, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Canada’s benchmark ended in negative territory
Monday, as a sharp drop in the materials sector offset gains in all other
sectors.
The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index (CA:SPTSX) slipped 18.02 points, or 0.1%,
to end at 14,085.85.
But advancers outpaced decliners 853 to 718 [...]