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 -- The FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) ended the week surprisingly flat, just 6 points up to end the week on 6,490. But on Tuesday, the index of top U.K.
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March 17 - 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
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
I am very excited about the prospects for iron ore miners. Iron ore prices in China beat expectations, hitting $153/metric ton on Jan.
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February 14 - News
Marilyn Monroe sang, "A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are a girl's best friend." Does that go for everything "diamonds?" Concerning equities, are different...
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February 12 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 8 - News
What are your main objectives in this crazy investing game? Mine are growth and income.
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February 7 - News
Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) just announced that it expected to have a huge impairment charge of as much as $14 billion in its full year 2012 results.
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February 5 - News
With the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) up 15.8 percent year-to-date, now is the time to drill down on what sectors have been driving the broader market's bullish ways and what industry...
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December 21 - Stock Analysis
Although the geographical size of China is perhaps not that difficult for North Americans to appreciate, their population is another matter.
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November 5 - News
One of the wealthiest countries in the world, and the richest in Asia in GDP per capita terms, Australia is an unusual mix of a modern market economy with a large commodities-...
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November 2 - News
South Africa is the largest economy of Africa, and it accounts for almost one-quarter of the continent’s GDP.
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October 30 - News
With the Federal Reserve firing up the presses for a third round of quantitative easing, it’s only a matter of time before more talk of imminent hyperinflation pops up.
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October 15 - News
The history of copper and its two main alloys, bronze and brass, is basically a chapter by chapter story of humankind’s progress from the Stone Age to the present.
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October 12 - News
It has been an interesting year for investors and traders focused on the metals.
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October 11 - News
In his book Ron’s Road to Wealth, investor Ron Muhlenkamp explains that inflation increases the prices that consumers pay for goods and services.
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October 9 - News
The notion of QE3 rejuvenates thoughts of Ben Bernanke and the Fed flooding the market with dollars, weakening the U.S.
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September 19 - Hedge Funds
According to Bloomberg, BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP) is in talks to buy Ferrous Resources Ltd, a Brazilian iron-ore producer. The deal is rumored to be worth around $3.2 billion.
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October 20 - Uncategorized
