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Goldman Sachs downgraded Peabody Energy, claiming that prices for metallurgical coal have not yet hit a bottom.
Alcoa is raising new capital to help the company pay for its previously announced acquisition of the Firth Rixson business.
A recent report from Greenpeace found that China's coal consumption declined in the first half of this year .
SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries is far from your normal company covered be major media.
A new report from RBC highlights the fact that while gold's spot price has remained range-bound and tepid, some of the top producers are up far more this year than the S&P 500 is.
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on August farm prices Thursday afternoon. The all-products price index was unchanged month-over-month at 109, with...
ThinkstockBy Andrew Topf of Oilprice.com Mining companies are often seen as dinosaurs when it comes to making changes that will benefit the environment, but that perception may be shifting as some...
ThinkstockSilver futures traded at around $19.85 on Wednesday afternoon, down from their 52-week high of $25.11 and not much above the 52-week low of $18.65. Low prices coupled with still-high costs...
ThinkstockIf any asset class has disappointed investors over the last three years, it has been gold. Many on Wall Street are just now starting to reexamine gold for investors’ portfolios. Years of...
ThinkstockBarrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) was added to the prized Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs on Friday. While the rating was already a “Buy” with a $21 price target, the price...
ThinkstockAlpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR) beat earnings by $0.19 and beat on revenues, and it maintained its 2014 shipments guidance for eastern metallurgical and eastern steam coals. For...
U.S. Steel, has sure seen a reversal of fortune in the past week or so. Three different analyst upgrades have now driven shares increasingly higher.
Archer Daniels Midland reported mixed second-quarter 2014 earnings Tuesday morning. The company offered no comment on its early July purchase of Switzerland-based WILD Flavors GmbH.
Agnico Eagle Mines found its shares absolutely battered on Thursday after the company's earnings and production report. One analyst has defended the stock, though.
A new research report from Cowen suggests that some of the senior gold miners are looking to make acquisitions now and will make the play to acquire some of the undervalued developers.