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Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 19, 2009 at 9:36 AM EDT

The Reflation Trade Emerges, Again (USO, OIL, GLD, GDX, DBA)

Some good news in the markets today and the massive influx of future money from the Fed and Treasury has…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 17, 2009 at 8:43 AM EDT

Rio Tinto’s Chinese Investment Getting Some Pushback (RTP, BHP, CEO)

When China’s government-owned aluminum company Chinalco agreed to pay $19.5 billion for an additional 9% of Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RTP),…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 11, 2009 at 5:22 PM EDT

Metals Weakness Persists (STLD)

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: STLD) gave updated guidance reading for its first quarter tonight. It is hard to get excited…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 11, 2009 at 8:55 AM EDT

Just Like That, Gold Lost Its Luster (ABX, NEM, GG, RGLD, GLD)

Share prices for gold miners and gold bullion mostly dropped yesterday as traders thought it was a good day to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 9, 2009 at 2:03 PM EDT

Agrium-CF-Terra Merger Triangle Gets Hostile (AGU, CF, TRA)

Agrium Inc.(NYSE: AGU) does not want to give up on its merger intentions. The company issued a statement saying that…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 9, 2009 at 9:02 AM EDT

Opportunism Everywhere in Fertilzer Business (CF, AGU, TRA, MOO)

Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) this morning rejected a buyout offer from Canada’s Agrium, Inc. (NYSE: AGU).…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 9, 2009 at 8:29 AM EDT

Coal for Sale (ACI, RTP)

Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) plans to buy a coal mine in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin from Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RTP)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 5, 2009 at 9:17 AM EST

Fertilizer Triangle Now a Twosome, Maybe (TRA, CF, AGU)

Barely a week ago, we noted that Terra Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRA) was likely to refuse an unsolicited offer from…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2009 at 10:38 AM EST

CONSOL Shutters Coal Mine (CNX)

We have been saying for some time that 2009 would be a tougher year for coal producers than 2008 was. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 2, 2009 at 6:15 AM EST

Fool’s Gold

Gold has traditionally served as a safe haven for investors in times of economic turmoil or as a store of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2009 at 5:10 PM EST

Something Brewing At Mosaic? (MOS, AGU, CF, TRA)

Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) was lost in the financial shuffle today. Perhaps it should not have been. The stock rose…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2009 at 11:23 AM EST

Fertilizer’s Merger Triangle (AGU, CF, TRA)

Canadian-based fertilizer maker Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) made an unsolicited offer for CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) earlier this…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2009 at 9:03 AM EST

Gold Stock Pressure, With Or Without Gold Prices (EGO, RGLD, IAG, GSS, GLD, GDX, ABX)

We covered last weekend about how the $1,000.00 gold was at an inflection point and looking as though it was…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 24, 2009 at 7:01 AM EST

A Call for $3,000 Gold (GLD)

A guest on CNBC this morning predicted that Gold was ready to go through the roof. The 20 to 25…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM EST

When Stockpiling Gold Becomes Hoarding Gold (STT, GLD)

An affiliate of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) reported this morning that its ETF SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) has…

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Commodities & Metals Articles

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The Reflation Trade Emerges, Again (USO, OIL, GLD, GDX, DBA)

Rio Tinto’s Chinese Investment Getting Some Pushback (RTP, BHP, CEO)

Metals Weakness Persists (STLD)

Just Like That, Gold Lost Its Luster (ABX, NEM, GG, RGLD, GLD)

Agrium-CF-Terra Merger Triangle Gets Hostile (AGU, CF, TRA)

Opportunism Everywhere in Fertilzer Business (CF, AGU, TRA, MOO)

Coal for Sale (ACI, RTP)

Fertilizer Triangle Now a Twosome, Maybe (TRA, CF, AGU)

CONSOL Shutters Coal Mine (CNX)

Fool’s Gold

Something Brewing At Mosaic? (MOS, AGU, CF, TRA)

Fertilizer’s Merger Triangle (AGU, CF, TRA)

Gold Stock Pressure, With Or Without Gold Prices (EGO, RGLD, IAG, GSS, GLD, GDX, ABX)

A Call for $3,000 Gold (GLD)

When Stockpiling Gold Becomes Hoarding Gold (STT, GLD)

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy’s 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

A 71-Year-Old's $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy's 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Commodities & Metals Articles

All Commodities & Metals Articles

The Reflation Trade Emerges, Again (USO, OIL, GLD, GDX, DBA)

Rio Tinto’s Chinese Investment Getting Some Pushback (RTP, BHP, CEO)

Metals Weakness Persists (STLD)

Just Like That, Gold Lost Its Luster (ABX, NEM, GG, RGLD, GLD)

Agrium-CF-Terra Merger Triangle Gets Hostile (AGU, CF, TRA)

Opportunism Everywhere in Fertilzer Business (CF, AGU, TRA, MOO)

Coal for Sale (ACI, RTP)

Fertilizer Triangle Now a Twosome, Maybe (TRA, CF, AGU)

CONSOL Shutters Coal Mine (CNX)

Fool’s Gold

Something Brewing At Mosaic? (MOS, AGU, CF, TRA)

Fertilizer’s Merger Triangle (AGU, CF, TRA)

Gold Stock Pressure, With Or Without Gold Prices (EGO, RGLD, IAG, GSS, GLD, GDX, ABX)

A Call for $3,000 Gold (GLD)

When Stockpiling Gold Becomes Hoarding Gold (STT, GLD)

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy’s 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

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A 71-Year-Old's $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

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