Silver Mining

A wave of violence has erupted in Mexico following the killing of the longtime leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) on February 22. In a coordinated military raid with the support of U.S. Intelligence, Mexican forces killed Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes. Within hours, cartel...

Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) has reported that several employees abducted from its project site in western Mexico on January 23 have been found dead. "We are devastated by this outcome and the tragic loss of life. Our deepest condolences are with our colleagues' families, friends and co-workers, and...

We performed a screening of small-cap ETFs, defined as having Assets Under Management (AUM) between $400 million and $2 billion – to determine what funds had the largest positive and negative returns on the week, according to data from etfdb.com. Only non-leveraged funds were considered....

Though it is still in the doldrums relative to other currency exchange-traded funds, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP) has perked up in recent sessions. The dollar's awakening, albeit modest, is pressuring commodities and the related ETFs, including silver funds. The...