Commodities & Metals
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Activist investor Carl Icahn has revealed that he had acquired a more than 8% stake in copper and gold miner Freeport-McMoran.
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Freeport-McMoRan announced Thursday morning that it has revised its capital and operating plans in response to the recent decline in copper prices.
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In its recent forecast of farm sector income and finances, the USDA’s Economic Research Services projects farm sector profitability will decline for the second straight year in 2015.
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ThinkstockCentury Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) is making waves in the after-hours trading session following the release of a warning for a potential closure. The company issued a notice to employees...
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The bull cycle in commodities ended months ago, and prices for metals have slipped by double-digit amounts. Some of that is due to the drop in crude oil prices.
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24/7 Wall St. has reviewed which nations are the largest holders of gold. These are counted by how much gold is owned by each central bank.
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Arch Coal shares surged in Wednesday afternoon trading. Amazingly, this is not the first big move of the week.
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ThinkstockIt is always interesting to see what happens to peer companies after an industry leader either catches a key analyst upgrade or gets prominently featured positively in the media. This is...
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South Africa-based AngloGold Ashanti reported second-quarter 2015 earnings before markets opened Monday.
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A new report from Deutsche Bank takes the road rarely traveled now and becomes more positive on the beaten-down gold stocks.
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The take of 24/7 Wall St. is that trying to predict a bottom in a major market is nearly impossible. Most investors who fish for a bottom do so over the course of weeks, months or even longer.
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ThinkstockIt probably has been assumed by many investors, consumers and economists that the demand for gold has drifted lower with prices. The World Gold Council (WGC) has released its overall demand...
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Canada-based Silver Wheaton reported second-quarter 2015 results after markets closed Wednesday.
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ThinkstockThe 2% devaluation of the renminbi (yuan), announced early Tuesday morning by the People’s Bank of China, is playing havoc with commodity prices and, as we might expect, commodity...
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Really only the five nations added handily to their gold reserves in the first half of 2015, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council.
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