Amarc Stock Soars Nearly 100% Following Gold-Copper Discovery at JOY Project in British Columbia
According to Amarc, the new AuRORA discovery represents a new porphyry copper-gold-silver system hosting high and continuous gold grades. Discovery hole JP24057 returned 1.24 grams per tonne gold and 0.38% copper from 18 metres, including 1.97 g/t gold and 0.49% copper from 58 metres. Dr. Diane Nicolson, Amarc’s CEO, called the AuRORA discovery “a pivotal […]
Is Netflix Stock a Buy Ahead of Earnings?
Netflix NFLX is set to release its fourth-quarter earnings report on Jan. 21. Here’s Morningstar’s take on what to look for in Netflix’s earnings and stock. Fair Value Estimate for Netflix With its 2-star rating, we believe Netflix’s stock is overvalued compared with our long-term fair value estimate of $550, which implies a multiple of […]
CME Precious Metals Stocks Surge Amid Trump Tariff Threat
“These are not the typical mass media concerns about increasing trade tensions or even trade wars, leading to a slowdown of global growth and fuelling demand for gold as a safe haven. Instead, they are centring around some technicalities of global gold trade – EFP,” said Carsten Menke, analyst at Julius Baer. “Futures can be […]
8 ETFs That Connect Value and Quality Investing
Bargains almost never exist in the stock market. Investors can buy cheap stocks, or they can buy high-quality stocks—those with tremendous profits and fortresslike balance sheets. But those traits rarely coexist. That means investors face a trade-off. Investing in cheap value stocks usually means forgoing quality, while investing in high quality often requires letting go […]
The Importance of Currency Hedging for Investors
Much has been made about the Canadian dollar lately. The currency weakened considerably in 2024, and it now sits at its lowest level against the US dollar since the trough of February 2020 (and before that, December 2015). Currency fluctuations can heavily impact the short-term returns of funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Hedged Fund […]
What’s Driving the Popularity of Dividend Stock Strategies?
While the stock market finished its second consecutive year of gains north of 20%, dividend strategies have struggled to keep up. In 2024, the Morningstar Dividend Composite Index—a broad measure of dividend stock performance—rose 15.7%. That’s roughly 8 percentage points worse than the 24.1% gain on the broader Morningstar US Market Index. “The main reason […]
Taiwan Semiconductor Earnings: Growth Potential Could Be Limited…
Key Morningstar Metrics for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing What We Thought of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s Earnings Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s TSM fourth-quarter 2024 revenue was $26.9 billion, up 39% year on year. Gross margin increased 6 percentage points from the year-ago quarter to 59%. The numbers beat management’s guidance. Why it matters: Management provided upbeat guidance for […]
Robex Resources Prolongs Nampala Gold Mine’s Operational Life in Mali by Six Months
“Increasing the life of mine at Nampala is an important step for Robex to define the future for this asset,” said Robex managing director Matthew Wilcox in a press release. Over its life, Nampala is expected to produce 52,000 oz. of gold per year. The after-tax net present value for Nampala (discounted at 5%) has […]
Warren Buffett Invested in These 3 Stocks, But Only 2 of Them Stand Out…
Susan Dziubinski: I’m Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar. Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A BRK.B won’t be releasing its fourth-quarter 13F for a few weeks. But we do know from other regulatory filings that Warren Buffett and his team were buyers of at least three stocks during the market pullback in mid-December. Warren Buffett Bought These 3 Stocks. Only […]
Robust Jobs Report Fails to Lift the…
The Canadian economy may have closed out 2024 with a surge of new job creation, but that may not be enough to breathe life back into the deflated Canadian dollar. While the recent strong December jobs report could lead the Bank of Canada to slow or even pause its interest rate cuts, the path to […]