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Mining and steel-making giant ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) reported narrower net losses for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 before markets opened Friday. One-time charges were much less than in...
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Arch Coal managed to turn in another quarterly loss, which now looks to be eight in a row. The coal giant said that its results were hurt by rail service problems, as well as weak pricing for both...
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Quarterly results for gold mining companies are about to start coming in, and only a pollyanna would be looking for good news after the year these companies have just gone through. Earnings per share...
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CONSOL Energy reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Friday. Natural gas production rose but margins also fell in the company's coal business.
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Weyerhaeuser reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Friday. Earnings for both periods missed consensus estimates by a penny.
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Peabody Energy reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Thursday. The coal producer said it expects and increase in demand for 2014.
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thinkstockThis week’s cold snap and freak snow storms pushed natural gas futures up more than 10% on Wednesday. That is terrible for consumers who may see their heating bills soar from more usage...
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In a new research report, the energy team at Merrill Lynch see a more volatile year ahead, anchored on an increasingly seasonal trend as a consequence of rising domestic production and stagnant U.S....
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More colder weather is expected in the next couple of weeks and that will keep the price of natural gas volatile. The trend over the next couple of months, though, is likely to be a drop in natural...
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ThinkstockIf you were to ask investor to name a high-flying stock, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) probably wouldn’t come to mind. But the shares are up more than 8 percent in January. Alcoa’s performance...
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ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) had been volatile ahead of earnings, hitting a 52-week high just before the report. Now we have the earnings report, and it will be interesting to see if the market...
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If a prediction from Moody's Investors Service turns out to be true, gold and silver are going to have a bad year. Moody's reduced its forward views for the average prices of gold and silver in 2014...
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ThinkstockAs in 2013, the twin focus of the mining industry will be to lower costs and reduce capital spending. There are also likely to be some asset sales as the larger miners shed some of their...
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Beginning April 1, the cost to store commodities like aluminum and copper in London Metal Exchange (LME) bonded warehouses will rise at average of 3% and transportation charges out of the warehouses...
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ThinkstockSince the beginning of the year, gold miners stocks are down between 40% and 50% as the price of gold has dipped by 30%. It is about to get worse for the miners. Like big oil companies, big...
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