Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE:PXP) was in 43 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. PXP shareholders have witnessed an increase in activity from the world's largest hedge funds...... (read more)

The local unit of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) declared a day of mourning after an accident at the Grasberg complex in Indonesia killed 28, prompting the nation to order a review...... (read more)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX), the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, has reported reduced earnings for the first quarter of this year. But with copper sales surprising...... (read more)

Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI), is supposed to be a key indicator of economic growth. That's why its earnings report is usually one of the...... (read more)

Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG), Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM), Yamana Gold Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AUY), Freeport-McMoRan Copper &...... (read more)

The negative impact of uncertainty at Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX)’s Pascua-Lama mine prompted JPMorgan to downgrade the stock on Monday. Analyst John Bridges cut his rating on the gold...... (read more)

Housing is back. Housing starts have climbed to the highest levels in five years, inventory is low in many areas of the country, and continued low interest rates continue to persuade potential buyers...... (read more)

The nonprofit Tax Foundation created Tax Freedom Day as a way of easily comparing the relative amount of taxes that people pay to federal, state, and local revenue agencies. You can do the same simply...... (read more)

Oil and gas exploration has the power to unleash a powerful job-creating force. California, with the worst unemployment rates in the country at 9.6% (tied with Mississippi and Nevada), could join in the...... (read more)