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ThinkstockAs in 2013, the twin focus of the mining industry will be to lower costs and reduce capital spending. There…
ThinkstockThe dollar value of global merger & acquisition (M&A) transactions in the oil & gas industry plunged by nearly 50%…
The U.S. equity strategy team at UBS has a positive view on stocks heading into 2014, particularly technology, financials and…
ThinkstockCommodity prices took a sharp downward turn in 2013, but the good news appears to be that it will not…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.You know it has been a tough year for a stock when the market is up…
ThinkstockStocks are challenging all-time highs, and this is a shortened week due to Thanksgiving. Investors have to start positioning their…
Courtesy Boeing Co.The third-quarter earnings season has been a very successful one. Most companies have beaten earnings expectations this quarter,…
ThinkstockHistory shows that years following sub-2% GDP growth tend to be good for stocks, but near-term exuberance, with investors focusing again…
ThinkstockFreeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The mining company posted…
ThinkstockGiven the dramatic decline in share prices, some investors may perceive gold equities as inexpensive. The analysts at Jefferies strongly…
Courtesy of Abbott LaboratoriesWith many of the companies in the S&P 500 having margins approaching all-time highs, and implied S&P…
ThinkstockThe research team at Merrill Lynch has found that global investors remain very “underweight” in their holdings of metals and…
ThinkstockSince late June, copper prices have been trending upward, from a low of around $3.00 a pound to around $3.30…
ThinkstockAlmost every trading day 24/7 Wall St. covers research reports for analyst upgrades, analyst downgrades, and for new analyst coverage.…
ThinkstockMetallurgical coal miner Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE: WLT) today cut its quarterly dividend from $0.125 to $0.01. The cut was…
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