The AMD RX 9070 XT is one of our favourite graphics cards of its generation, offering some especially potent performance at 1440p and even 4K for a modest outlay, matching well against Nvidia's considerably dearer RTX 5070 Ti. This lovely Asus Prime variant of the card is the cheapest we can find at the moment, sitting at £580 from Overclockers, and it's the only one this cheap from the retailer i...
The AMD RX 9070 XT is one of our favourite graphics cards of its generation, offering some especially potent performance at 1440p and even 4K for a modest outlay, matching well against Nvidia's considerably dearer RTX 5070 Ti. This lovely Asus Prime variant of the card is the cheapest we can find at the moment, sitting at £580 from Overclockers, and it's the only one this cheap from the retailer in its selection. Plus, with code PCPPFREEDEL, you can save on delivery costs, too. Given the price rises we're going to see for GPUs and such in 2026, this feels like a prime opportunity to nab such a capable GPU in a more affordable manner. All of the other 9070 XTs, apart from this Asus Prime model, on Overclockers' site are £600 and above, and thi may well be the last time it's that cheap for a while. In the Digital Foundry review at the time, Rich noted how the 9070 XT has offered a real leap in performance against the previous generation with numbers ahead of the RX 7900 XT and XTX models in some instances, plus having much more capable RT performance - an area where AMD has traditionally struggled. In the seriously demanding Alan Wake 2 at 1440p - the 9070 XT achieved 40fps, putting it some eight percent faster than AMD's RX 7900 XTX, and 12 percent brisker than Nvidia's similarly-priced RTX 5070. In addition, in Cyberpunk 2077 - a game that's traditionally been an Nvidia playground by this point - the RX 9070 XT yielded a 51fps average at 1440p, putting it a full eight percent quicker than the 5070, and even 24 percent ahead of the RX 7900 XTX. As for rasterisation, this card pulls even further ahead of the last-gen RX 7900 XT and takes it to Nvidia's choices, too. In F1 24, the 173fps at 1440p puts it on par with the 7900 XT while miraculously also being just three percent behind the RTX 5080, and 14 percent ahead of the RTX 5070 Ti. Forza Horizon 5 sees the 5070 Ti peg back a little, taking a small 2fps lead over the 9070 XT, although it’s worth remembering the £10...
Since I last reported on OceanaGold ( OCANF ) in September, the stock has soared from $20.38 to $37.90. Impressive 3Q earnings and the inexorable rise of the hallowed yellow metal explain the price climb, but the question now is whether this ticker will see further appreciation or whether it is ripe for profit taking. My short answer: “don’t sell -- you ain’t seen anything yet.” OCANF’s 4Q will be...
Since I last reported on OceanaGold ( OCANF ) in September, the stock has soared from $20.38 to $37.90. Impressive 3Q earnings and the inexorable rise of the hallowed yellow metal explain the price climb, but the question now is whether this ticker will see further appreciation or whether it is ripe for profit taking. My short answer: “don’t sell -- you ain’t seen anything yet.” OCANF’s 4Q will be a banner quarter. The macro picture for gold remains opportune, and, with the price topping $5499 this week, that profound tailwind remains. In addition, I ask investors to look deeper at a host of very “company-specific” reasons – the operational setup at two mines, the buyback regime, the recent approval at Waihi North, even the doubling of its annual dividend in 2025-- which make OceanaGold worth keeping in your portfolio. In a December interview , CEO Gerard Bond, a 29-year veteran of the mining industry, stated that the third quarter had been tapped to be the softest production quarter of the year due to a few necessary stripping campaigns, which now allowed the firm to get to the ore at two mines. In contrast, he now expects the coming 4Q to be a “strong production” quarter with a far better All-In Sustaining Cost ("AISC"), with this operational leverage continuing into the coming year. Even at the current gold price, FY 2026 could be “shoot the lights out” good. The Company Formed in 1989 and headquartered in Vancouver, OceanaGold has global gold reserves of 6.2 Moz and M&I resources of 8.9 Moz , operationally diversified over four mines (three of which are in Tier 1 jurisdictions). The company began with one mine in Macraes on the South Island of New Zealand. That operation (100% company owned) has produced over 5 million ounces of Au over the course of its 36-year history. Since then, OCANF has broadened its purview to three additional locations: Haile Gold Mine, US: Starting production in early 2017, this South Carolina mine only produces gold (2.72 Moz) and rece...
Cypress Capital Group lifted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 36.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,670 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,472 shares during the quarter. Cypress Capital Group's holdings...
Cypress Capital Group lifted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 36.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,670 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,472 shares during the quarter. Cypress Capital Group's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $3,439,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 72.2% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 155 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in QUALCOMM during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in QUALCOMM in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in QUALCOMM during the second quarter worth about $32,000. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Get QUALCOMM alerts: Sign Up Analysts Set New Price Targets Several research analysts have recently commented on QCOM shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, Nove...
The SPDR Gold Shares ETF(NYSEMKT: GLD) has increased 25% year to date, putting it ahead of Palantir Technologies (down 12%) and Nvidia (up 3%). More impressive, the gold fund outperformed both artificial intelligence stocks by at least 50 percentage points over the last six months. Meanwhile, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF has also outperformed the S&P 500(SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) by 23 percentage points year t...
The SPDR Gold Shares ETF(NYSEMKT: GLD) has increased 25% year to date, putting it ahead of Palantir Technologies (down 12%) and Nvidia (up 3%). More impressive, the gold fund outperformed both artificial intelligence stocks by at least 50 percentage points over the last six months. Meanwhile, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF has also outperformed the S&P 500(SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) by 23 percentage points year to date and 52 percentage points over the last six months. Two hedge fund billionaires (both with excellent track records) positioned their portfolios to benefit in the third quarter. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » Israel Englander of Millennium Management added 104,900 shares of the SPDR Gold Shares ETF. The gold fund represented less than 1% of his portfolio as of September 2025. Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors added 255,100 shares of the SPDR Gold Shares ETF. He also bought call options on the gold fund, and they were his fourth-largest holding as of September 2025. Millennium and Citadel outperformed the S&P 500 over the last three years, and they rank among the five most successful hedge funds in history as measured by net gains, according to LCH Investments. That makes Englander and Griffin good sources of inspiration. Are gold funds (like the SPDR Gold Shares ETF) still worth buying? The SPDR Gold Shares ETF tracks the price of gold The SPDR Gold Shares ETF is an exchange-traded fund run by State Street. It tracks gold prices by dividing physical bullion held in vaults into shares. Investors benefit because the fund is more liquid and more convenient than gold bars. Additionally, gold is an attractive portfolio diversifier because its price movements have historically shown little (if any) correlation with stocks and bonds. That makes gold look especially appealing during periods of global tension, macroeconomic distress, or other ...
Gold and silver sold off heavily on Friday, cooling a record-breaking rally, as a report the Trump administration is preparing to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair boosted the dollar.
Gold and silver sold off heavily on Friday, cooling a record-breaking rally, as a report the Trump administration is preparing to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair boosted the dollar.
Esteban Alejandro/iStock via Getty Images CNX Resources ( CNX ) is a company that I remain suspicious of due to the events covered in the last article . Any management that engineers a "take-under" of a captive midstream is a management that needs way too much monitoring for me. For me, management remains the biggest asset or liability not on the balance sheet. Therefore, management had better tre...
Esteban Alejandro/iStock via Getty Images CNX Resources ( CNX ) is a company that I remain suspicious of due to the events covered in the last article . Any management that engineers a "take-under" of a captive midstream is a management that needs way too much monitoring for me. For me, management remains the biggest asset or liability not on the balance sheet. Therefore, management had better treat everyone well, or I just do not go there. Now this company should benefit from the La Niña. There is a good possibility that the industry, including this stock, could do well. But there are other managements out there that I trust much more than this one. For me, that trust issue still remains a big deal. Production CNX Resources is essentially a Pennsylvania dry gas producer, as shown below : CNX Production Fourth Quarter 2025 (CNX Earnings Press Release And Supplemental Materials Fourth Quarter 2025) Note that there is really not enough other production to really affect the average selling price. CNX Resources Calculation Of Natural Gas Selling Price (CNX Earnings Press Release And Supplemental Materials Fourth Quarter 2025) When the major determination of the average price received is the natural gas price, then the company needs to get value for its production. But as shown here, this company is really not marketing the natural gas production to stronger markets. For examples of that marketing, see my coverage of Antero Resources ( AR ) and EQT ( EQT ). Both of these companies get the natural gas to stronger markets to receive usually better average prices than is the case here. The differential shown above happens when gas is sold in an area where the supply is relatively plentiful. This company should benefit as North America increases its natural gas export ability. But there is no reason for the company to "wait around" for that benefit. Companies like Antero Resources have long exported LNG to receive stronger prices as needed. Both Antero Resources and EQT main...