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
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
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
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
In the financial blogosphere, there are a multitude of indicators for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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June 6 - News
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 precious metals sector has had a rough week, as commodity prices for metals went into a free fall after negative economic news out of China.
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April 20 - 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
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG), Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM), Yamana Gold Inc.
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April 17 - News
Gold inspires strong emotions from investors both for and against investing in the precious metal, and yesterday's $130-per-ounce drop in the price of gold has reawakened the ...
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April 16 - 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