Silver

The shares of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and others benefiting from the short squeeze this month continue to dip in the pre-market session on Tuesday following the massive plunge on Monday. GameStop shares traded 24.3% lower at $170.21 at press time, as the purchase of the stock on Robinhood and...

Comstock Mining Inc (NYSE: LODE) stock shot up nearly 122% in the regular and after-hours session on Monday. What Happened: The Nevada-based gold and silver mining company benefitted from the momentum in Silver on Monday.  Volumes stood at 320.86 million, while the average volume for Comstock...

To market veterans, the recent price action in silver is reminiscent of when the Hunt Brothers tried to corner the silver market in 1979 and 1980. A Silver Market History Lesson: It's the week of the Super Bowl, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs. The...

Although often thought of as a safe haven or a hedge against inflation, silver isn't just a precious metal. Unlike gold, silver has many industrial uses. It has the highest conductivity any element for both electricity and heat and is also sensitive to light, which makes it the best...

Several stocks that are targets of social media users-led short squeeze are continuing to rally in the pre-market session on Monday. GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) shares traded 7.7% higher at $350 at press-time. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) shares traded 21.4% higher at $16.10. Nokia...

Silver futures jumped on Sunday night as speculation arose that the Reddit investors-led short-squeeze rally that pushed up shares in GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) and others is extending into the precious metals market. What Happened: March silver futures traded 5.34% higher at $28.37 at press...

Silver stocks such as First Majestic Silver Corp (NYSE: AG) are shining amid speculation that the Reddit-fueled frenzy will extend to the precious metal and companies associated with it. What Happened: First Majestic shares closed 21.56% higher at $16.86 and gained 12.69% in the after-hours session...

To say Reddit forum WallStreetBets accumulated infamy and notoriety and more in the span of a few days is an understatement. Just ask market participants holdings short positions in AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) and GameStop (NYSE: GME), just to name a pair. What Happened: With heavily...

The Last Week In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended positive, with broad gains in all S&P 500 sectors. Remember This: “Some data suggests consumer health has started to improve,” said Lindsey Bell, chief investment strategist at Ally Financial Inc (NYSE: ALLY)-owned Ally...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. The metals market is as hot as it’s been in a long time. Spot gold just made a new all-time high for the first time since 2011, and...

Precious metals, namely gold and silver, are in the midst of epic rallies. On Monday, silver exchange-traded funds extended what are becoming meteoric rises while gold hit an all-time high. On volume that was nearly double the daily average, the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD), the world's largest...

Extending a stellar run for silver and the related exchange-traded funds, the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) surged nearly 18% last week. What Happened: That only scratches the surface of last week's silver ebullience. Investors poured $764.23 million into SLV, the largest silver-backed ETF,...

The largely in-person mining industry is no exception to the disruption of work caused by the coronavirus pandemic. One mining company, the American Pacific Mining Corporation (Pink: USGDF), believes that it has set itself up to succeed in a distanced environment. Hot Commodities: With the stock...