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  • Battle Over Gold Miner May Set Stage For More Mining M&A

    By Josh Hutcheson - March 10, 2013 | Tickers: AGI, ABX, GFI, HMY, HL, KGC, AUY

    It is widely known that there has been a drop in mining M&A. Specifically, global mining M&A was down by a third last year, and year-to-date has declined by a further third over the same period last year, according to data provider Dealogic. That has quieted the activity and news flow in the sector despite share prices for some of the largest miners at some the cheapest levels more »

  • Lower Gold Crash Risks with Mining

    By Alvin Gonzales - November 14, 2012 | Tickers: AU, ABX, FCX, GFI, HMY

    The price of gold has been on a meteoric rise. Since 2002, the price of gold has risen by approximately 446%. Gold is often seen as an inflation hedge and with the current global economic problems (e.g. Europe mired in a debt crisis and the US fighting a large deficit), there are legitimate reasons to consider buying gold. However, the large past increases in the price of gold cast more »

  • Is This the Best Gold Mining Stock?

    By Soroush Pour - June 26, 2012 | Tickers: AU, EGO, GFI, HMY, GOLD

    Over the past decade, the one asset class that has been kindest to investors’ portfolios has been gold bullion, which has appreciated at an average annual rate north of 40 percent since 2002. In comparison, the major American indices have returned around 4 percent per year, while U.S. Treasuries have exhibited similar gains, depending on the variant.  Looking toward the near term, analysts are betting that the gold rally more »

  • Billionaire John Paulson’s Favorite Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - June 12, 2012 | Tickers: AXP, AU, COF, GG, HMY

    Even after a disastrous 2011 with his flagship Paulson Advantage down 35.9% after fees and the Paulson Advantage Plus down 50.7% after fees, John Paulson, head of Paulson & Co., still has a net worth of $12.5 billion. Much of the poor performance is attributed to his being too early on the US recovery and investments in Chinese “fraud-cap” company Sino-Forest.

    Born in Queens, New York to an more »

  • Why John Paulson Loves AngloGold Ashanti

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 21, 2012 | Tickers: AU, ABX, GG, HMY, NEM

    AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) remains the largest position in John Paulson’s Advantage Fund (see more of John Paulson’s top picks). AngloGold Ashanti is the third largest gold producer in the world, behind Barrick (NYSE: ABX) at number one and Newmont (NYSE: NEM) at number two, with annual output of over 4.3 million ounces. It has a number of new projects coming online that will boost annual production more »