For those of you who've been following my One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Treasure portfolio, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that I love beaten-down, out-of-favor, contrarian, and value...

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March 11th, 2013 - News

5 Mining Company CEOs' Thoughts on 2013: Vale SA (ADR) (VALE), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (ABX)

Metals and mining companies have had a tough go of it in recent times. Year to date as of March 8, the industry has fallen 5.98% while the S&P 500 has risen 8.28%.

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March 11th, 2013 - News

Is This Aluminum Producer Cheap Enough Yet? - Alcoa Inc. (AA), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (ADR) (ACH)

After the oil bubble peaked in 2008, virtually all commodities took a nosedive. For example, crude oil prices retreated from over $144 per barrel to the $35 range in less than a year. Aluminum was...

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March 8th, 2013 - News

Activist Investors Gear Up for 2013 Proxy Season: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), TECO Energy, Inc. (TE), Molycorp Inc (MCP)

The 2013 proxy-voting season is about to begin, and activist investors are increasingly using the process to advance corporate environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, improvements.

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March 7th, 2013 - News

An Insider Put Half A Million On Freeport-McMoRan’s Move Into Oil

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March 6th, 2013 - Insider Trading

Today's 3 Best Stocks: Dell Inc. (DELL), Big Lots, Inc. (BIG), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX)

On the political front, the House of Representatives approved a bill to avert a government shutdown on March 27 because of the recently enacted $85 billion sequestration bill.

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March 6th, 2013 - News