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Shares of London-based mining company Rio Tinto got a boost in premarket trading in the U.S. Monday after an analyst upgrade of the mining sector that also helped lift stocks in European trading.
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U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationThe chance that an El Niño weather pattern will form in the Northern Hemisphere this summer has risen to 65%, according to forecasters at the...
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While the broad market is still within striking distance of all-time highs, Molycorp shares just hit all-time lows. Investors have to be worried (sorry, growing more worried) about Molycorp's future.
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Mosaic reported lower but better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. Mosaic continues to struggle with low prices for its phosphate and potash fertilizers.
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on April farm prices Wednesday afternoon. The all-products price index rose by 4 points month-over-month (4.3%) to...
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ThinkstockCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown has issued a second emergency proclamation to help the state come to grips with its ongoing drought problems. The state’s snowpack water content has been...
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The arabica beans Starbucks uses in most of its coffee have risen 90% in price so far this year. There's no getting around it -- Starbucks will have to boost prices to keep up with rising commodity...
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n a new research report, the analysts at Credit Suisse point out the fact that larger cap gold equities began 2014 relatively expensive at a 12% net-asset-value implied gold price premium to spot...
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ThinkstockSince the end of January, coffee futures have jumped from around $1.20 a pound to trade near $2.16 a pound on Wednesday for July futures. Coffee prices have not been this high in more than...
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The end of merger talks between Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining, the world's biggest gold-mining companies, seems to have investors in the latter pleased, as its shares surged Monday morning.
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In a new report, the mining and materials analysts at RBC believe that lower gold prices are driving Chinese and Indian demand. Here are five of the top gold stocks rated Outperform at RBC.
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ThinkstockContinuing demand from Japan, Hong Kong and Mexico increased U.S. beef exports by 3.2% in February to more than 10% of all U.S. production. Add to that the diminished size of the U.S....
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ThinkstockTotal U.S. production of oranges in the 2013–2014 crop year is now estimated at about 7.2 million tons, more than a million tons below last year’s total of 8.3 million tons. Virtually...
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ThinkstockCoal used to be the equivalent of gold for utilities. So what if some power plants and mills still use coal. It is nasty and it is the scourge of the green movement for clean energy and...
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Hecla Mining has been a down and out gold and silver producer for quite some time. Despite the huge retreat in gold and silver prices from their peak, Hecla's turnaround is unique.
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