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ThinkstockThe upheaval about the imports of genetically modified wheat has spread from Japan, where imports have been canceled, to Taiwan. It threatens to bring down wheat prices enough to undermine...
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ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has just lost its investment grade corporate credit rating after a downgrade from Moody’s. The aluminum giant and DJIA component is now a junk bond rating as its...
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ThinkstockThere are a variety of ways to invest in precious metals. Buying gold or silver bars and coins is one. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are another. A third way is by investing in mining...
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ThinkstockShares of Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) and Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) were halted shortly after noon today following a Chilean court ruling that blocks further work at Barrick’s...
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ThinkstockEver since the Chinese government began — or at least threatened to begin — imposing restrictions on new bank lending, the country’s businesses have had to get creative in order to...
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ThinkstockLast week Merrill Lynch hosted its 30th annual Metals and Mining conference in Barcelona Spain. While there was an overall positive tone at the conference, the big miners left investors...
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ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) remains a top stock to watch for US investors because the company has managed to hold on to its DJIA component status, and because it is the first DJIA component to...
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ThinkstockIt was looking this morning as though gold could be ready test even new lower lows based on the trading tape action of late. Suddenly, a 2% gain in the price of gold may change that...
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ThinkstockIn its weekly report issued yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) noted that rail carloads of petroleum rose 50.8% in the week, compared to the same week a year ago. For...
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ThinkstockTwo days ago, officials of the European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union, raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Statoil ASA...
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ThinkstockJust two weeks ago, the $76 billion merger was completed that created London-traded Glencore Xstrata. Today, shareholders shook up the company’s board of directors by booting chairman...
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ThinkstockThe demand for gold jewelry, bars and coins rose sharply in the first quarter of 2013. However, overall demand was dented as investors fled ETFs, probably on concerns of a sharp drop in...
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courtesy Deere & Co.Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The farm and heavy equipment maker posted adjusted diluted...
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ThinkstockFor the year to date, the price of palladium has risen by a majestic 1.3%. That may sound paltry, but the metal’s performance beats its brother platinum, which has fallen in price by 4%;...
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ThinkstockSouth Africa’s Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (known as Amplats), the world’s largest platinum miner and a division of Anglo American plc, said today that it plans to reduce production by...
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