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ThinkstockAt the week-long metals conference known as LME week, CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) on Tuesday said it will launch an aluminum contract on an as-yet undetermined date. The contract will...
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ThinkstockAfter markets closed on Monday night, activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed that he had accumulated a stake of nearly 6% in Canadian independent oil and gas exploration and production...
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ThinkstockAt the annual London Metals Exchange (LME) Week, which began Monday, no one expects major changes to the way the exchange manages its warehousing system for aluminum, copper and other base...
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ThinkstockAs a group, oil and gas stocks are lower in early afternoon trading Monday, but there are a few exceptions. A few major companies are getting a boost from the relatively short and...
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ThinkstockThe agricultural commodities markets face a double-edged sword as the federal government shutdown drags on. Traders are moving to the sidelines as the flow of data regarding market...
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ThinkstockU.S. agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) announced last June that its Australian subsidiary had agreed to acquire the 80% or so of Australia’s GrainCorp that it did...
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ThinkstockGiven the dramatic decline in share prices, some investors may perceive gold equities as inexpensive. The analysts at Jefferies strongly disagree. In their opinion, gold equities rarely...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 5.5 million barrels last week,...
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ThinkstockMonsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) posted fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The fertilizer and seed maker reported a fourth-quarter adjusted...
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ThinkstockGold bugs and fans of gold mining stocks are not going to get a pleasant feeling here. Fitch Ratings has a cautious report on what can happen to gold miners and producers even when the...
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ThinkstockAnglo-Dutch oil supermajor Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) announced Monday that it will sell its assets in the Eagle Ford shale play in south Texas. The sale follows an announcement in...
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ThinkstockThe former CEO of mining company Xstrata has a new venture to keep him busy. Mick Davis has brought together his former management team, all of whom had to go job hunting after the massive...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on September farm prices on Friday afternoon. The September all-products price index dropped by 4 points (2.1%) to...
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ThinkstockSome 65% of Americans surveyed by Pew Research favor construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. An identical number favor stronger limits on fracking. Only 38% of those surveyed favor...
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ThinkstockOn Thursday, federal authorities from the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement group and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service searched the corporate offices...
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