Angola has emerged as the new oil and gas powerhouse in Africa. Nigeria and Angola are the continent’s leading oil producers, followed by Algeria, Libya and Egypt.
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July 1 - News
Commodities appear to be in freefall with lots of catalysts being thrown around: a stronger dollar index, changes in the global macro-economic outlook, core PCE inflation in the...
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July 1 - 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
Metals such as copper and aluminum continue to struggle and even investment commodities like gold are not doing too well.
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June 28 - News
In the real-money portfolio I run for The Motley Fool, I've let cash build up to where it's pushing 20% of the portfolio's value.
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June 27 - News
After a spate of tragic accidents claimed the lives of dozens of workers at its huge Grasberg gold and copper mine in Indonesia, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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June 25 - News
It’s no secret that precious metals have been crushed over the past several weeks.
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June 25 - News
Paulson & Co., the hedge fund managed by billionaire John Paulson has been struggling in recent times due to large positions in gold and gold miners.
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June 24 - Hedge Funds
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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June 21 - News
As I write this post gold is trading at $1,370 per troy ounce. In the past two months, the price of gold has varied between $1,347.9 and $1,415.1, depending on when this is ...
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June 20 - News
Now, I don't want to suggest blindly following the investment moves of every industry insider.
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June 19 - Stock Analysis
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors, including billionaire David Shaw’s large hedge fund D.E. Shaw.
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June 19 - Hedge Funds
Watching the mining companies race downhill of late may be terrific preparation for taking in the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi, Russia.
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June 18 - News
There has been a lot of bad press about Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) in the last couple of weeks.
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June 18 - News
Credit Suisse reported on Friday that it has initiated coverage on mining company, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX).
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June 17 - News
Are you looking for dividend income to fuel your golden years? I have three great dividend stocks that all offer decent current dividend yields, with plenty of potential growth...
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June 17 - News
Mining companies have long been criticized for not returning enough cash to shareholders.
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June 14 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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June 14 - News
The mining industry can be a risky place to invest, since it is prone to great volatility and tremendous boom and bust cycles.
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June 14 - News
It's no secret that the basic materials sector has seen some rough times lately. However, a bullish spike last year offered hope.
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June 12 - News
According to economic theory, company insiders should be quite hesitant to buy stock.
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June 10 - Insider Trading
Copper is one of the metals that suffered the least this year. Wide industrial implications of copper make it a more price-stable metal than others.
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June 10 - News
If you're on the hunt for income in this low-yield environment, I have just the industry for you.
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June 10 - News
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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June 6 - Insider Trading
The biggest new holdings are Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED) and Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ). Other new holdings of interest include Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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June 6 - Hedge Funds
It's been a challenging year for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX).
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June 5 - News
It's beginning to look like Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX)'s acquisition of oil and gas produce Plains Exploration was prescient.
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June 4 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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June 3 - News
Today, let's look at Appaloosa Management, which was founded by investing giant David Tepper and known for investing in the debt of companies in distress.
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May 29 - Hedge Funds
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
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) was in 56 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of Q1. FCX investors should be aware of a decrease in hedge fund interest lately.
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May 23 - News
The local unit of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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May 22 - News
Today let's look at investment advisory firm Douglass Winthrop Advisors.
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May 16 - News
The basic materials sector is considered a risky one in which to invest due to exchange rates, commodity price volatility, import controls, governmental regulation, environmental...
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May 15 - News
In today’s zero interest rate environment, investors continue to search for yield.
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May 15 - News
Shares of Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) shot 20% higher last week after first-quarter earnings were released and investors bet the company will finally be able to turn its fortunes ...
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May 14 - News
Investments that defy logic are more common than you'd think.
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May 8 - News
On Wednesday, Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc (USA) (NYSE:TC) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 6 - News
The contrasts couldn't be more stark: At a time when demand for physical possession of gold and silver has rarely been higher, the companies charged with extracting the yellow...
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May 3 - 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
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), SandRidge Energy Inc.
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April 29 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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April 24 - News
If you're going through life assuming that there isn't much difference between a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA, you're doing yourself a great disservice -- because the Roth IRA...
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April 24 - News
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.
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April 22 - News
The recent market dip has not been good news for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX), a leading miner of copper (demand for which is often taken as an indicator of...
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April 22 - Stock Analysis
With the massive drops from these precious metals came the massive drops of those who mine them. Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) (NYSE:SLW), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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April 22 - News
The world of gold is quite lively these days. Sudden mine closures and falling gold prices are causing havoc in the market.
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April 21 - News
Let's start with Magnum Hunter Resources. Investors bailed on Magnum Hunter after the oil and gas explorer bailed on its auditor.
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April 21 - News
The price of gold, and the broader commodities market, plummeted on Monday morning.
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April 19 - News
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.
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April 18 - News
