Precious metals, including gold and silver, saw their prices skyrocket in the past year, but this did not help metal stocks much.
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May 24 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), Verizon Communications Inc.
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May 24 - News
When it comes to deciding if construction and mining equipment companies are good plays, the key is to keep an eye on economic conditions in China.
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May 23 - News
Rio Tinto plc (LSE:RIO) (NYSE:RIO) has the lowest price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of the Footsie's four megaminers.
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May 21 - News
With global growth slowing further in April, and the market increasingly recognizing that the Chinese slowdown is structural, many commodity prices will probably remain under ...
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May 20 - News
In today’s zero interest rate environment, investors continue to search for yield.
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May 15 - News
Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management has filed its quarterly 13F disclosure with the SEC, presenting its portfolio of equity holdings as of the end of the March ...
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May 15 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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May 9 - News
Once a darling of fund managers and retail investors alike, Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF) has suffered an epic share-price collapse as well as a number...
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May 8 - News
After a rather long back-and-forth with Chinese regulatory authorities, Swiss commodities conglomerate Glencore International PLC, St.
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May 7 - News
At the start of my Real Money Portfolio, I want to address a few key points.
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May 2 - News
Gold is plunging and cooper entered a bear market in recent days; the fact that Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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May 1 - News
Global equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) posted weak first quarter results on the back of a decline in global mining capital expenditures.
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April 26 - News
LONDON: Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) is primarily an iron ore producer.
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April 25 - News
The world's largest gold miner is trying to sell three of its Australian mines that produced some 452,000 ounces of gold last year and had combined reserves of almost 2.6 million...
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April 24 - News
According to most market participants, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, outdated financial vehicles of yesteryear.
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April 22 - News
Since the market crash of 2008 and 2009, shares of Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) have plummeted more than 80%, while aluminum prices in the U.S have dropped by nearly 45%.
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April 22 - News
On Wednesday, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 22 - News
With everyone talking about how the great gold boom is over, that with the price of gold tumbling to $1,400 an ounce the back of the yellow metal as a safe-haven investment ...
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April 21 - News
India is the third largest exporter of iron ore in the world, and any disruption in its supply affects international iron ore prices.
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April 18 - News
Last Friday, gold suffered a rout of epic proportions, with its price falling below $1,450, and that continued into the start of this week, with the price of the yellow metal ...
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April 16 - News
Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) was in 9 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December.
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April 11 - News
LONDON -- After making strong gains toward the end of last year, shares in miners Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) and BHP Billiton plc (ADR) (NYSE:BBL) have fallen by around 10...
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April 11 - News
In 2008, candidate Barack Obama infamously said that as president he would set policy that would bankrupt the coal industry: "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant...
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April 10 - News
Shares of this member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) have plunged more than 8% since the start of 2013, and current worldwide trends aren't giving investors...
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April 9 - News
Just days after announcing cuts of up to 300 employees at its South Milwaukee facility that it acquired from Bucyrus, heavy-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.
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April 9 - News
Could the timing be any worse? Just as Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) and BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) are shedding assets to focus more intently on their iron ore business...
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April 7 - News
Having a finger in many pies is no longer the way Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) wants to operate anymore.
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April 7 - News
LONDON -- Two miners, two troubled share prices. BHP Billiton plc (ADR) (NYSE:BBL) and Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) are down 25% and 30%, respectively, over the past two years...
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April 5 - News
Copper mining stocks have been experiencing a sell-off of late as macroeconomic worries have spooked some investors.
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April 3 - News
It's been an ugly year for investors in Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF).
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March 28 - News
One of the last in the industry to report its fourth quarter, Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:KRO) was a disaster waiting to happen.
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March 21 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 18 - News
LONDON -- We're reaching the end of the current ISA year, so which companies should you be looking at for a last minute top-up? I reckon the tax-efficient investment wrapper is...
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March 15 - News
In a major transaction that has set off a round of speculation in the normally staid iron mining sector, London-based mining giant Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) has announced...
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March 14 - News
LONDON -- To me, capital growth and dividend income are equally important.
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March 12 - News
LONDON -- Like all natural resources stocks, miner Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) is highly susceptible to cyclical slowdowns in the global economy and fears over commodity prices...
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March 4 - News
Global mining giant BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) reported its half-year results for the period ending on Dec 31.
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February 21 - News
Over the past few years, the historical prices of gold and other precious metals have given investors good reason to purchase metals stocks.
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February 21 - News
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) actively pursued getting into the social media space, and last summer consummated a courtship with a $1.2 billion acquisition of Yammer.
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February 20 - News
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 20 - News
Strong industry fundamentals make nuclear power a wise investment.
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February 20 - News
In one corner of this parched landscape, a foul wind has whipped up the sand, forcing newcomers to the shares of Sandstorm Gold Ltd.
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February 20 - News
Global mining giant BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) reports earnings tomorrow, Feb. 20.
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February 19 - News
The disastrous headlines and painful numbers keep pouring out of mining giant Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO), with the latest year-end earnings report besmirched by a $2.99 billion...
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February 18 - News
LONDON -- I used a market statistics package to find the FTSE 100 companies that were most recommended as "buys" among professional market analysts.
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February 16 - News
Global mining giant Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) is promising big changes after unleashing a $3 billion loss for 2012 on its investors.
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February 15 - News
Gold prices just crashed through technical support that had defined recent range-bound trading, and diminished demand from China associated with the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday...
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February 15 - News
The Dow is down slightly on not much news. As of 1:15 p.m. EST the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 13 points, or 0.09%, to 13,970.
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February 14 - News
LONDON -- The FTSE 100 has been pushed downward by falls among some of its biggest constituents today, dropping 0.63% to 6,319 points by 9 a.m. EST.
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February 14 - News
