The oil price is stubborn, like a two-year-old who refuses to eat his mashed peas. Despite all evidence that the market is well supplied, oil is over $70 a barrel again as I write. Taking the view out to the horizon, though, I think it will go higher and will drag the price of most commodities higher in its wake.

The selling pressure intensified during early Thursday trading on the Canadian markets but some late day buying pushed the big board into the black, while the junior board remained mired in the red.

There’s gold in the mountains of China…And this company is drilling the hills…This is definitely one to watch…

When you have a market that’s in the process of hammering out a bottom (as I believe we have right now), my “best investing idea” involves carefully adding some of the very best small cap stocks to your portfolio.

A couple of takeover deals in the mining sector failed to spark much excitement on the Canadian Markets during Monday trading as equities closed in a mixed fashion.