With the world’s largest iron ore miner Brazil’s Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) now trading at lows not seen since 2007, many investors are convinced that now is the time to invest...
Keep Reading →
June 19 - News
According to Wikipedia, Resource Nationalism (RN) is "the tendency of people and governments to assert control over natural resources located on their territory." This definition...
Keep Reading →
June 18 - News
Remuneration committees bang on about having to provide executives with "competitive" pay packages.
Keep Reading →
June 18 - News
Watching the mining companies race downhill of late may be terrific preparation for taking in the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi, Russia.
Keep Reading →
June 18 - News
The figurative cauldron containing recently revealed federal government shenanigans just might be overflowing.
Keep Reading →
June 18 - News
So, mining stocks took a beating during 2013’s first four months, down by an estimated 20%.
Keep Reading →
June 17 - News
So, should you look elsewhere and give Joy Global Inc.
Keep Reading →
June 14 - News
To most investors, hedge funds are assumed to be worthless, outdated investment tools of yesteryear.
Keep Reading →
June 13 - News
Last week Credit Suisse increased its year-end target for the FTSE 100 from 7,000 to 7,100. JPMorgan Cazenove recommends exploiting the volatility by buying on the dips.
Keep Reading →
June 12 - News
Mining companies have been under pressure this year. Whatever you dig, be it gold, silver, iron ore or coal – your stock would fall.
Keep Reading →
June 10 - 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.
Keep Reading →
June 10 - News
These two ratios provide an indication of how successful a company is at generating profits using shareholders' funds and debt, and they have a strong influence on dividend payments...
Keep Reading →
June 10 - News
If you're on the hunt for income in this low-yield environment, I have just the industry for you.
Keep Reading →
June 10 - News
Investors count on the Dow Jones Industrials to represent the cream of the crop of America's top companies.
Keep Reading →
June 10 - News
LONDON -- A popular way to dig out reasonably priced stocks with robust growth potential is through the "Growth at a Reasonable Price", or GARP, strategy.
Keep Reading →
June 5 - News
It's been a challenging year for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX).
Keep Reading →
June 5 - News
Companies reliant on growth in manufacturing and consumer spending have had a tough time over the past few years.
Keep Reading →
June 4 - 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.
Keep Reading →
June 4 - News
On Friday, May 31st, iron ore prices reached a 7-month low of about $111 per metric tonne.
Keep Reading →
June 3 - News
Last year, sentiment on First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), and solar stocks in general was awful.
Keep Reading →
May 30 - News
LONDON -- I'm always searching for shares that can help ordinary investors like you make money from the stock market.
Keep Reading →
May 30 - News
Due to the falling demand (and prices) of most industrial commodities over the last year, BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) has been beaten down severely.
Keep Reading →
May 29 - News
There is increasing speculation about the fate of one of the last remaining AAA rated economies, Australia.
Keep Reading →
May 28 - News
Over the past few years, rapidly rising production costs among energy exploration and production companies have been an unmistakable trend.
Keep Reading →
May 28 - News
Raising the minimum wage has become a hot-button issue in the U.S.
Keep Reading →
May 28 - News
The resilience of the Australian economy following the financial collapse of 2008 is a testament to this region's economic stability, its strong exports and the wise decisions...
Keep Reading →
May 28 - News
LONDON -- The markets have been flying high so far in 2013 -- even after their losses of the past couple of days.
Keep Reading →
May 24 - News
Precious metals, including gold and silver, saw their prices skyrocket in the past year, but this did not help metal stocks much.
Keep Reading →
May 24 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), Verizon Communications Inc.
Keep Reading →
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.
Keep Reading →
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.
Keep Reading →
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 ...
Keep Reading →
May 20 - News
In today’s zero interest rate environment, investors continue to search for yield.
Keep Reading →
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 ...
Keep Reading →
May 15 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Keep Reading →
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...
Keep Reading →
May 8 - News
After a rather long back-and-forth with Chinese regulatory authorities, Swiss commodities conglomerate Glencore International PLC, St.
Keep Reading →
May 7 - News
At the start of my Real Money Portfolio, I want to address a few key points.
Keep Reading →
May 2 - News
Gold is plunging and cooper entered a bear market in recent days; the fact that Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Keep Reading →
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.
Keep Reading →
April 26 - News
LONDON: Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) is primarily an iron ore producer.
Keep Reading →
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...
Keep Reading →
April 24 - News
According to most market participants, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, outdated financial vehicles of yesteryear.
Keep Reading →
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%.
Keep Reading →
April 22 - News
On Wednesday, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF) will release its latest quarterly results.
Keep Reading →
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 ...
Keep Reading →
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.
Keep Reading →
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 ...
Keep Reading →
April 16 - News
Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) was in 9 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December.
Keep Reading →
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...
Keep Reading →
April 11 - News