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Because there is no real established exchange for buying and selling uranium, the workings of the uranium mining business is pretty much as mysterious to most of us as the nuclear reaction itself....
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DuPont ((DD) had nothing good to say about its earnings other than that they were in line with its expectations. The firm announced that net income for the first quarter 2009 was $488 million versus...
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Tomorrow’s the day that fertilizer maker Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) will find out if its offer for competitor CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) is too good for shareholders to refuse. Agrium has...
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The president and CEO of Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA) has apparently purchased 100 shares of stock in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) and requested CF to provide him with a list of all CF...
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The slumping global economy has cut demand for steel, and lower demand for steel has cut demand for iron ore. The CEO of Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RTP) put some numbers on that today. Rio’s iron ore...
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For the first quarter of 2009, Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) has reported EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $1.46 billion from 59.6 million tons of coal sold. Analysts estimates averaged an EPS of $0.93...
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The proposed acquisition of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by Canadian firm Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) is heading for the shareholders’ meeting on April 21st. CF Holdings has received an...
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Alcoa (NYSE: AA) has come out with earnings and losses which are as dismal as a vacation in hell without any water and without any flame retardant. But the good news is that this is a bit “less...
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Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is leading off the deluge of earnings report for the Q1-2009 earnings season today. Historically, many traders have thought that Alcoa could be used as a measuring stick for...
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Canadian fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) today filed its definitive proxy materials with the SEC in its effort to acquire CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Agrium is asking CF...
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Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) has agreed to purchase an interest in a Chilean gold mine owned by Teck Cominco Ltd. (NYSE:TCK) for $100 million in cash and about 4.5 million shares of Royal Gold...
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AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE:AU) has indicated that first quarter 2009 production will reach just 1.1 million ounces of gold, 2.5% lower than previous guidance. The company has maintained its...
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A ruling by an international arbitration court will lead to the divestiture by Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEM) of a portion of the company’s stake in an Indonesian mining firm. Newmont has 180 days...
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Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) owns a majority stake in a diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, and apparently has no intention of selling that stake to Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE:KGC), as...
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Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) sweetened its cash offer for CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by more than 10% last week. CF Industries has rejected the latest offer, repeating what has become CF’s...
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