The US and Israeli attacks on Iran that commenced over the weekend shocked global markets and led to jarring price moves in the S&P 500 (GSPC), oil, and gold. President Trump, meanwhile, pledged that the war could last for four to five weeks — or even "be fought ‘forever’" with existing munitions stockpiles, suggesting that the volatility is likely to continue. Indeed, Tuesday brought a steep stock sell-off amid new strikes that increased fears of a drawn-out war. But a Yahoo Finance analysis of these ...

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Vancouver, B.C., March 2nd, 2026, FinanceWireVancouver, B.C., March 2nd, 2026 – Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE:NOM, OTC:NRRSF, FWB:LXZ1)(“Norsemont” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has engaged DAES Consultores (www.daesconsultores.cl) to complete an Environmental Impact Declaration (Declaración de Impacto Ambiental) (“EID”) by December 2026 for its Choquelimpie gold-silver-copper project in northern Chile. The primary focus of the EID is to assist the Company through the regulatory pathway for futur ...

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 2, 2026 / Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE:NOM) (OTCID:NRRSF)(FWB:LXZ1) ("Norsemont" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has engaged DAES Consultores (www.daesconsultores.cl) to complete an Environmental Impact Declaration (Declaración de Impacto Ambiental) ("EID") by December 2026 for its Choquelimpie gold-silver-copper project in northern Chile. The primary focus of the EID is to assist the Company through the regulatory pathway for future project development. ...

Gold (GC=F) futures opened at $5,393 per ounce on Monday, up 2.8% from Friday's closing price of $5,247.90. This is gold’s largest close-to-open gain since Nov. 28, 2025. The price of the yellow metal also rose in early trading. This latest rally follows the outbreak of violence in the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran Saturday, reportedly killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top officials. The attacks are still underway, and American casualties have been reporte ...

Group 1: Gold Price Movement - Gold futures opened at $5,393 per ounce on Monday, reflecting a 2.8% increase from Friday's closing price of $5,247.90, marking the largest close-to-open gain since November 28, 2025 [1] - The one-week gain for gold prices is 5.3%, while the one-month gain is 12.2%, and the one-year gain stands at 87.4% [8] Group 2: Market Influences - The recent surge in gold prices is attributed to the outbreak of violence in the Middle East, including U.S. and Israeli airstrikes against Iran, which have reportedly resulted in casualties [1][2] - The ongoing conflict has negatively impacted stock futures while causing oil prices to rise, which could influence inflation and subsequently affect Federal Reserve interest-rate decisions [2] Group 3: Gold Price Tracking - The current price of gold can be monitored continuously through platforms like Yahoo Finance, which provides 24/7 tracking of gold prices [3]

So I think this is a classic example. Unless there's some major disruptions, I'm pretty sure the US military will probably render Iran probably defenseless rather rapidly. We might get that classic hump into the risks and dump afterwards.I'm fully expecting come Monday Q2 will probably be lower. I'm going to guess that you've been paying attention to what's been going on in Vienna with with Opec+ and what we've heard from some delegates. I think two of them that we've we've cited in our reporting that there ...

Botswana has long been one of the world's most diamond dependent economies. But as global demand for diamonds softens, the country is accelerating efforts to diversify its mining sector and build a broader minerals base. I spoke with Botswana's Minister of Minerals and Energy, Bogolo Kenewendo about the country's pivot towards a more diversified minerals output.Botswana's mining industry has largely been about the diamonds. Even the focus of our legislation has largely been how do we stimulate beneficiation ...

行情回顾： 国际黄金周四（2月26日）维持震荡走势，开盘价5194.83美元/盎司，最高价5217.58美元/盎司，最低价5130.36美元/盎司，收盘价5185.81美元/盎司. ■ t E 0 风 消息面： 美国贸易代表格里尔在接受媒体最新采访时表示，美国总统特朗普实施的10%全球关税将对"部分"国家上调至15%，并且"对另一些可能更高"。他同时表 示，对中国的关税预计将维持在当前水平，因美国"不希望加剧紧张局势"，"我们有意切实遵守此前达成的协议"。 地缘局势： 据《今日以色列》：美国官员称，特朗普预计将在周五召集高级顾问，详细讨论伊朗问题，并决定对德黑兰的行动方针。讨论的重点不是袭击是否会发生， 而是其范围和潜在目标。官员表示，讨论的选项包括核设施、导弹基地、国家机构和基础设施。 上周美国申请失业救济金的人数增幅低于预期，这表明裁员情况仍处于较低水平。美国至2月21日当周初请失业金人数增加4000人，达到21.2万人，预测中 值为21.5万人。此次调查期间包含了总统日假期。续请失业金人数降至183万。节假日前后的申请数据可能会出现波动。不过，目前的首次申请失业救济人 数相对较低，这与近期其他数据所显示 ...

Markets oscillate on many factors — from interest rates and risk appetite, to headline news and the economy. But in the end, it comes down to earnings.The easiest way to visualize this is by breaking down market returns into the underlying components. In the short term, multiple expansion or contraction is often the biggest driver, including the past year. However, over the long term it is earnings growth that dominates as a driver of market returns.The chart below shows the return decomposition for the ...