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ThinkstockDillon Gage Metals is calling for higher gold prices in 2013. Not just a little higher, but $2,000 per ounce. With gold around $1,670 per ounce, that translates to about 20% expected price...
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ThinkstockAnother earnings warning is out this morning, this time from one of the largest U.S. steel makers. Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) this morning lowered its fourth-quarter diluted earnings per share...
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ThinkstockBy 2017, coal consumption will nearly equal consumption of oil as the leading source of the world’s energy. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global coal consumption...
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ThinkstockIt is almost impossible to consider that troubles of such a magnitude could turn around in an instant, but that may actually be the case. We have taken a look at the year-end outlooks for...
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ThinkstockWith about an hour and half to go before the markets close today, coals stocks are getting a boost from this morning’s announcement by Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) that its first...
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ThinkstockJoy Global Inc. (NYSE: JOY) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The mining equipment maker reported quarterly diluted earnings per...
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Jon OggMolycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) was having a good day with a rally of almost 6%. Any positive gain here is a welcome wagon for those shareholders who have been crushed by investing in America’s...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this morning released its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for November. The agency lifted its estimate on...
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ThinkstockIf you just considered how uncertain things are right now, you might think that news coming out of China regarding its economy was still very soft. Data over the weekend showed China’s...
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ThinkstockAfter getting pummeled for two days, shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) are getting a bit of boost today following an announcement from Moody’s that the...
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ThinkstockFarm equipment and machinery retailer Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ: TITN) reported third-quarter fiscal 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.66 on revenue of $582.1 million before...
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ThinkstockSmithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processing firm reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS)...
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Any Wall St. pundit will tell you that the overprinting of money is a train wreck waiting to happen. The Federal Reserve balance sheet sits at almost three trillion dollars after two rounds of...
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U.S. agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) this morning announced that it has increased its offer for Australian grain grower and marketer GrainCorp from AUS$11.75 (about US$12.25...
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Warmer, drier weather prevailed in the areas most affected by the ongoing U.S. drought. To compound the problem, little relief is in sight, at least in the near term. The western half of the U.S....
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