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Jon OggMolycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is a company which manages to keep disappointing and punishing just about any shareholder who dares to listen. The only major rare earth materials company in the...
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ThinkstockFor most of the past decade, gold was the place to be. A disastrous housing market collapse, terror attacks in the United States and a host of additional geopolitical issues pushed the...
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thinkstock The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The fertilizer maker reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.29 on revenues of...
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ThinkstockIf you paid attention to the first “warning” that coal was becoming safe again, then you have probably had a good couple of weeks in the stock market. The reality is that coal is...
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ThinkstockThe $75 billion merger between commodities trading house Glencore International and Xstrata for form Glencore Xstrata plc was completed in April of this year. In December of 2012, several...
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ThinkstockBarrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) already was having a bad week after earnings, when it disclosed more delays on projects. The real snafu here was that Barrick decided to add insult to injury...
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ThinkstockYou have heard of robbing Peter to pay Paul, but how about diluting equity to wipe out debt? Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) was already lower after earnings by 5.4%, and it has taken on a...
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ThinkstockThe World Gold Council is obviously a pro-gold group, but they frequently offer great insight into the world of gold. We even noticed that at the start of 2013, their report was full of...
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thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 38 billion cubic feet for the week ending October 25. That compared with...
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ThinkstockBarrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) reported third-quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened Thursday morning. The gold miner posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.58 on revenues of...
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courtesy Phillips 66Oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported third quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. The results were no better than good enough, but the...
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ThinkstockArch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The coal miner posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.01 on...
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ThinkstockCONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) announced Monday morning the sale its Consolidation Coal Company (CCC) subsidiary to a subsidiary of privately held Murray Energy Corp. for $3.5 billion. In...
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ThinkstockMore than two years ago the Russian government announced that it would sell 20% to 25% of its state-owned diamond mining company, Alrosa, in an initial public offering (IPO). Originally the...
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ThinkstockMaybe the worst is over for major gold miners and producers. Canaccord Genuity has decided to step out and initiate coverage of some key precious metals producers and miners in new...
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