From an investment standpoint, the basic materials sector has been absolutely dreadful in 2013.
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October 18 - Dividend Stocks
Dividend stocks are typically analyzed by financial bloggers in one of two ways.
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September 30 - Dividend Stocks, News
As the crisis in Syria appears headed toward a resolution, key commodities markets are no longer on edge.
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September 25 - Gold, News
As the crisis in Syria appears headed toward a resolution, key commodities markets are no longer on edge.
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September 18 - Gold, News
Investors are increasing the pressure on Barrick Gold Corp.
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September 17 - Gold, News
Wonder what the biggest mines in the world are? Coal, silver, copper, gold, and numerous other minerals are dug out of thousands of mines each year.
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September 16 - Lists
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 13 - News
Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), the world’s largest gold miner, promised investors on Thursday that it would become more lean, agile and profitable, as it deals with...
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September 12 - Gold, News
Editor's Note: Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), Goldcorp Inc.
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September 11 - Commodities, Gold, News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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September 11 - Gold, News
BNamericas reported that Canadian gold miner Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX)'s Pascua Lama gold and silver project, on the border of Chile and Argentina took another...
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September 9 - Commodities, Gold, News
Rising capital expenditures, write-downs, and falling profits are all factors that are now affecting gold miners, pushing stock prices and valuations to lows not seen since, well...
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September 7 - Gold, News
David Einhorn, the billionaire fund manager, is one of the biggest Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) shareholders.
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September 6 - ETF Trading, Gold, News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 6 - News
Shifting regulatory sands are generating tremors beneath the extractive industry's once solid ground, and some companies are running scared.
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September 5 - News
The Government and Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) reached an agreement over the mine at Pueblo Viejo, Cotui (center) with State revenue of US$11.6 billion, and now...
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September 5 - Commodities, News
You might know it, but you have hundreds of unpaid interns pitching you investment ideas.
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August 28 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds
With the price of gold down from about $1,600 per ounce at the end of 2012 to hover at around $1,370 per ounce today, miners of the precious metal have been shuttering mines around...
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August 25 - Commodities, News
To the average investor, there are plenty of indicators shareholders can use to monitor Mr. Market.
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August 25 - News
It's been a very tough year for gold miners.
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August 23 - News
It's pretty evident that with that recent failures in the gold markets, gold miners are struggling too. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) is no stranger to this, and the smart money...
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August 22 - News
If you were to ask many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, old investment tools of an era lost to time.
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August 22 - News
Editor's Note: Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM), Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX), Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (USA) (NYSE...
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August 21 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 19 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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August 17 - News
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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August 12 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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August 9 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 7 - News
Over the past 12 months, the gold mining sector has seen a tremendous amount of turmoil.
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August 3 - News
The price of gold is arguably the most critical factor among miners used by management in determining which projects should be pursued and which should be shelved.
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August 2 - News
A few years after the global economy emerged from the economic crisis of 2008, commodity prices began to surge, thanks to ongoing robust demand from China.
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July 31 - News
Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and with the entire industry having gotten hit hard by the recent plunge in gold prices...
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July 31 - News
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX)'s biggest asset is also its biggest liability.
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July 30 - News
According to a Form 4 filed with the SEC, two limited partnerships connected to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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July 30 - Insider Trading
The earnings season is at full speed, and big gold stocks have started reporting their financial results.
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July 29 - News
If you're like most people, you probably think the right time to start thinking about your taxes is when April rolls around on your calendar.
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July 29 - News
If the eyes are the window into a person’s soul, then on a corporate level, we can say the same about dividends. Dividend payouts cannot be faked.
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July 27 - News
The price of gold has been in a free fall for the last year, which has made me think about gold producers. In particular, I’ve been wondering about Goldcorp Inc.
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July 26 - News
For gold mining companies, things can often be a little unsettling with the swings in the commodity’s price and the challenges of operating in diverse jurisdictions.
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July 25 - News
After setting an all-time closing high on Monday, the S&P 500 Index has lost ground in the last two trading sessions, as corporate earnings fail to make a compelling bullish case...
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July 25 - News
This past April, Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) cut its payout to investors by almost 18% to $0.35 a share.
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July 21 - News
Traditionally, gold is a safe haven asset, or it used to be. Currently, gold is anything but safe.
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July 17 - News
Every investor strives to be a contrarian; the individual who can see the wisdom and the folly of the crowd for what it is.
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July 15 - News
There are winners and losers in every gold rush; for every miner that turned up gold in California in the 19th century, hundreds got absolutely nothing.
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July 11 - News
Gold miners in general, which are represented in the Market Vectors Gold MinersETF, and the world’s biggest gold producer, Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), in particular...
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July 9 - News
Baron Rothschild, who made a fortune after Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, is credited with the saying: “The time to buy is when there is blood in the streets.” In more...
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July 8 - News
Investors in the S&P 500 have to be pleased about the index's strong performance so far in 2013, with gains of about 13% marking the benchmark's best performance this millennium...
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July 5 - News
This year is a nightmare for gold investors. The precious metal has already lost 25% since January. The situation in the mining stocks is even worse.
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July 2 - News
Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), the world's largest gold miner by output, has delayed the opening of its newest mine as the price of gold continues to fall and the ...
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July 2 - News
If you have been following markets recently, you have undoubtedly seen the rout in gold prices with the yellow metal falling faster and farther than any other time in the last...
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June 28 - News