BHP Billiton plc (ADR)

• This Mining Option Appears Worth Digging Into

  By Arturo Cuevas - June 15, 2013 | Tickers: BBL, RIO, MOS

  So, mining stocks took a beating during 2013’s first four months, down by an estimated 20%. This recent approximation by the professional services firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers, however, need not be a disincentive for investors to seek equities in the resource-based space. There remain some pockets of potential gains to be had within the mining industry, one option from which is Plymouth, MN-based Mosaic (NYSE: MOS).

  As per the PricewaterhouseCoopers report more »

• Why Vale Has Yet to Bottom

  By Matt Smith - June 13, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, BBL, CLF, VALE, RIO

  With the world’s largest iron ore miner Brazil’s Vale (NYSE: VALE) now trading at lows not seen since 2007, many investors are convinced that now is the time to invest in the company. Particularly since for the year to date the company’s share price is down by almost 33%, having recently touched a new 52-week low of $14.20. However, it is not only Vale that has more »

• Investors Should Be Wary of Exposure to Australia

  By Matt Smith - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, BBL, RIO, WBK

  There is increasing speculation about the fate of one of the last remaining AAA rated economies, Australia. The country´s economic health is closely linked to China and the insatiable appetite that China had developed for commodities, particularly iron ore and coal, as its economy developed. This created what many analysts described as a commodities super-cycle that underpinned Australia’s economic growth. This saw Australia’s GDP grow at rates more »

• Don’t give up on commodities just yet.

  By craig antonie - April 21, 2013 | Tickers: AAUKY.PK, BBL, RIO

  The recent decline in commodity prices has been precipitous...

  Worries around global growth have increased over the last few weeks as bits of data out from the three major ‘engines’ of it have raised a few negative eyebrows. The slow and steady recovery in the US has been put under the spotlight after recent employment data missed expectations. Chinese GDP growth also fell short of what the market had pencilled more »

• Vale, S.A’s Loss of Share in the Iron Ore Market May End Soon

  By Muhammad Bazil - August 13, 2012 | Tickers: BHP, BBL, VALE, PKX, RIO

  Brazilian mining giant Vale, S.A. (NYSE: VALE) has lost approximately 14% of its share of the seaborne market for iron ore since 2007, with most of that lost business going instead to the Australian operations of Rio Tinto Group, PLC (NYSE: RIO) and BHP Billiton, Ltd. & PLC (NYSE: BBL).  VALE's loss of market share has been largely due to getting past significant regulatory and licensing requirements by the more »

• Be Careful and Know What You're Buying

  By Matthew DiLallo - June 25, 2012 | Tickers: BRK-B, BRK-A, BHP, BBL, FXA, GOOG

  Last week I added BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP) to my “No Drip, No Mess” Portfolio and a commenter brought something to my attention that I wasn’t aware of. I thought that my research on the subject would be of value.  Unbeknownst to me despite personally holding shares of BHP for about five years was that their shares are dual listed and one of those listings trades at a more »

• Southern Copper: Stacked with Reserve Resources

  By Alvin Gonzales - June 20, 2012 | Tickers: BHP, BBL, SCCO

  Metal mining stocks may not be in an exciting industry, but they perform a task that is necessary to modern civilization. Furthermore, mining companies that are able to discover huge deposits of metals become very wealthy. For example, in the last twelve months, Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) had a net profit margin of 35.39%. This is larger than the net profit margin of one of the most profitable companies more »

• Is a Diamond ETF Forever?

  By Soroush Pour - May 15, 2012 | Tickers: BHP, BBL, RIO

  By Denis Hurley

  In March, the exchange-traded fund company IndexIQ filed with the SEC to create the first diamonds ETF. The so-called IQ Physical Diamond Trust will hold a specified amount of one carat, gem-quality diamonds in a certain number of industry-recognized subcategories. The announcement immediately provoked speculation of a further commoditization of the diamond market and the potential flourishing of diamond-related financial instruments. Some project that diamonds could be more »

• Two Buy and Hold Commodity Stocks

  By Justin Carley - March 9, 2012 | Tickers: APA, BBL, CLF, VALE, ECA |

  Do you favor the long-term outlook for commodities, but feel that timing the cycles is futile?  Do you want to buy and hold a few stocks that are levered to commodity prices in the anticipation that they will outperform over the next decade?  For investors that are in such a situation, I have two stocks that merit attention today.  Not only that, but these two stocks are diversified and shouldn’t get crushed during bear market pullbacks.  Their volatility should be less than peers, albeit still higher than the average stock in the S&P 500. In a nutshell, these two stocks are great buy and hold candidates in the commodity space.

• 2 Top Global Dividend Stocks with Growth Potential

  By Kirk Spano - March 3, 2012 | Tickers: AZN, BHP, BBL, FCX, PFE

  While Americans claim to want to travel, their portfolios remain decidedly domestic.  One strategy that can help diversify one's risk and increase portfolio growth is to own foreign dividend stocks.