Commodities & Metals

Commodities & Metals Articles

Cliffs Natural Resources announced that during the last quarter of 2014 and the first part of January 2015, the company reduced its net debt balance by over $400 million.
Credit Suisse released its report on global agricultural sciences, in which it details its outlook for agriculture for 2015. The firm also included its top stock picks in this field.
For the most part, analysts were positive on Alcoa following its earnings report, though somewhat critical of certain segments.
Alcoa kicked off the earnings season and reported its fourth-quarter results Monday after the market close.
If the analysts at Merrill Lynch turn out to be correct, Goldcorp will be the top senior gold producer to own in 2015.
Many investors use Alcoa as a bogey for the entire economy and the metals sector. That tie may seem less relevant now that Alcoa has been booted out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Monsanto reported lower but better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2015 results before markets opened Wednesday morning.
ThinkstockUnited States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) will lay off roughly 750 employees between two plants, undoubtedly the result of falling oil prices. It is worth noting that these facilities are not...
Commercial Metals reported mixed first-quarter results Tuesday before the market open.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on December farm prices Tuesday afternoon.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week released some preliminary data from its “USDA Agricultural Projections to 2024” report due for full release in February.
Credit Suisse maintained an Underperform rating for Cliffs Natural Resources and lowered its price target to $1 from $10, a massive shift in confidence in the company.
Here is a look at what 2015 may have in store for top gold and silver miners. Will the bleeding continue at its current pace or will it slow down next year?
In another blow to the price of oil, the International Energy Agency cut its forecast for crude demand in 2015.
It may be something of an understatement to say that 2014 was a tough year for the coal industry. Unfortunately, 2015 looks like more of the same.