Commodities & Metals

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Freeport-McMoran updates investors on negotiations related to Indonesia's Grasberg mine, and investors are not liking what they're hearing.
Gold demand popped in 2016 to a three-year high. The primary engine of the growth was exchange-traded funds.
Gold bugs have yet one more tool to add to their toolbox: the first U.S.-listed exchange traded fund that is gold-backed and designed for a strong U.S. dollar.
Freeport-McMoRan reported disappointing fourth-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Wednesday.
What is important here is that most of these stocks only have a somewhat neutral rating now, but the fact that all their Sell ratings were wiped out definitely is generating some confidence in the...
The world's 10 top producing gold mines accounted for more than 10% of global production in 2015.
2017 should be a year when miners begin to repay investors for five tough years of underperformance via higher cash returns and ongoing capital discipline.
Now we have word from the World Gold Council that six major trends should support a strong gold demand trend in 2017.
Given the bankruptcy filings of two the country’s largest coal miners earlier this year, it may seem like a bit of wishful thinking that a new coal miner has filed for an initial public offering...
The team at Merrill Lynch has seen the writing on the wall and raised price targets once again on four steel stocks rated Buy.
Lithium is the critical component of the lithium-ion batteries that power smartphones, laptops, and cars. Global demand for lithium batteries is expected to reach 1.7 billion units in 2016 and rise...
Steel prices are expected to remain solid in 2017, and the potential for some trade barriers to foreign steel could also prop things up. In a new report, Deutsche Bank raised price targets on five...
Analysts expect the price of lithium to explode over the coming decade as the growth in electric vehicles fuels demand for the metal.
The post-election rally has been massive, and the commodities miners and the companies that will supply into infrastructure have seen their shares rally. That may be more muted for companies outside...
Gold has increased sharply in response to Donald Trump's election, outperforming other assets, including other safe havens, according to the World Gold Council.