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  • Is it Time to get in to Australia?

    By Lior Cohen - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, EWA, RIO

    The resilience of the Australian economy following the financial collapse of 2008 is a testament to this country’s economic stability, its strong exports and the wise decisions made by policymakers such as Glenn Stevens – the current governor of Reserve Bank of Australia. One way of investing in Australiais by purchasing leading companies that operate there such as BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP). Is it still a good time to invest more »

  • 2 Promising Metal Companies With Solid Dividend Yield

    By Mitra S - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, FCX, RIO

    Precious metals, including gold and silver, saw their prices skyrocket in the past year, but this did not help metal stocks much. This is especially true for the industry giants with considerable exposure to copper. The industry is currently dealing with overproduction, and reports suggest that the trend is likely to continue.

    Consequently, metal prices are expected to remain under pressure. However, despite these concerns, there are hidden gems which more »

  • Construction and Mining: The China Connection

    By Nauman Aly - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, CAT, JOY, RIO

    When it comes to deciding if construction and mining equipment companies are good plays, the key is to keep an eye on economic conditions in China. Like it or not, China is going to become the hotspot of economic activity in the future as it continues on its path of rapid development. The industry leaders are Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Joy Global (NYSE: JOY). Based on economic data coming out more »

  • Billionaire Ken Fisher Boosts His Stake in These 4 Dividend Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: BP, MCD, RIO, SYT

    Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management has filed its quarterly 13F disclosure with the SEC, presenting its portfolio of equity holdings as of the end of the March quarter. The portfolio’s top positions continue to include large-cap, dividend-paying stocks such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Cisco Systems, General Electric, and Wells Fargo. During the quarter, Fisher also significantly boosted his stake in Apple and several other positions that pay more »

  • Iron Ore: The Market and Main Players

    By Federico Zaldua - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, VALE, RIO

    With global growth slowing further in April, and the market increasingly recognizing that the Chinese slowdown is structural, many commodity prices will probably remain under pressure as we complete the traditionally volatile month of May. Year to date, iron ore prices are down by 8%. What should you do if you hold any of the following popular producers in your portfolio?

    Vale, the Brazilian bet

    Management’s efforts are playing more »

  • These Copper Miners Look Attractive

    By Robert Ciura - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: FCX, RIO, SCCO

    In today’s zero interest rate environment, investors continue to search for yield. While traditional sources of income, such as telecom or utilities stocks, continue to accomplish the goal of providing suitable income, savvy investors would be wise to turn to the copper industry.

    While it may seem surprising, the copper industry contains some large-caps that provide solid income. Making things even better, these stocks are trading for reasonable valuations more »

  • Poor Decisions Are Sending This Company Downhill

    By Mike Thiessen - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, CLF, RIO

    Once a darling of fund managers and retail investors alike, Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) has suffered an epic share-price collapse as well as a number of strategic setbacks. Buffeted by low market prices for its core iron ore and coal products and slackening demand from emerging-market customers in China and elsewhere, the company has had to implement several painful cost-control measures to shore up its finances. 

    Even worse more »

  • What Happens Now After Chinese Approvals?

    By Mike Thiessen - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: GLCNF, RIO, XSRAY.PK

    After a rather long back-and-forth with Chinese regulatory authorities, Swiss commodities conglomerate Glencore (NASDAQOTH: GLCNF) has finally received the country's blessing to consummate its planned merger with Swiss mining company Xstrata (NASDAQOTH: XSRAY.PK). Valued at $30 billion, the deal is one of the sector's largest-ever tie-ups and promises to reorder the way in which several key commodities are mined and sold in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on Glencore more »

  • Why You Cannot Go Wrong With This Stock

    By Shas Dey - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, VALE, RIO

    Things seem to be moving pretty fast at Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO), more so after the new CEO, Sam Walsh, took over in January this year. The fact that the commodities market is down doesn’t seem to deter Mr. Walsh from going ahead with his divestment plans. The latest in a string of investments being put on sale is Ivanhoe Australia, which the company controls through its majority-owned Turquoise more »

  • Teck Resources -- The Good and the Not So Good

    By Peter Epstein - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, RIO, TCK

    Teck Resources (NYSE: TCK) has very attractive assets, but not without moderate risk. It will be a prime beneficiary of the rebound in demand for coking coal and copper, timing unknown. However, in the short term, Teck faces many of the same headwinds as peers like BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and Rio Tinto, (NYSE: RIO). Teck has a solid balance sheet to get through the current challenging markets. Over time more »

  • When You Shouldn’t Believe Everything That Management Says

    By Neha Chamaria - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: DD, MON, RIO, DOW

    When I initially sifted through DuPont’s (NYSE: DD) first-quarter earnings release, I was happy. The company had mustered better-than-expected earnings, strengthened its balance sheet, reiterated its outlook, and even increased dividend by 5%. Good enough to tag DuPont a buy, or so I thought till I dug deeper into the numbers. It’s not as rosy as it appears.

    Beneath the surface

    The markets were abuzz with news of more »

  • Why Diversifying Is Key for This Copper Play

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: VALE, FCX, RIO

    Gold is plunging and cooper entered a bear market in recent days; the fact that Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) is entering the oil and gas market is beginning to make more sense. Freeport has been heavily tied to the copper industry:

    Freeport's stock has been pressured by 10% in recent days on tumbling gold and copper prices. Freeport currently derives more than 80% of its revenue from cooper more »

  • Caterpillar’s 2013 Doesn’t Look Great

    By RJ Towner - April 26, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, CAT, JOY, RIO

    Global equipment manufacturer Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) posted weak first quarter results on the back of a decline in global mining capital expenditures. Revenue dropped 17% year-over-year to $13.2 billion, which was slightly below consensus expectations. Earnings tumbled 45% year-over-year to $1.31 per share, which was also worse than consensus estimates.

    The decline during the first quarter wasn’t much of a surprised as the outlook for mining capital more »

  • A Mining Stock Set to Rebound

    By Shas Dey - April 26, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, VALE, RIO

    Vale SA (NYSE: VALE) is getting some relief at the tax regulation front in Brazil as President Rousseff agreed not to include a proposed Special Participation tax. This step has saved the company from paying a substantial profit of its operations to the government. The company was also able to perform well on its earnings per share against the head-winds of lowering iron-ore prices in China, due to its cost-cutting more »

  • A Great Way to Play Industrial Recovery

    By Piyush Arora - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: AA, CENX, RIO

    Since the market crash of 2008 and 2009, shares of Alcoa (NYSE: AA) have plummeted more than 80%, while aluminum prices in the U.S have dropped by nearly 45%. Alcoa's shares have under-performed almost all the major U.S. indices, which leaves little interest for growth investors.

    But with the recovering infrastructure and automobile sectors in the U.S, China and India, aluminum is again gaining traction. Since 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 »

  • A Great Way To Play Industrial Recovery

    By Piyush Arora - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: AA, CENX, RIO

    Since the crash of 08-09, shares of Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA)have plummeted by over 80% while aluminum prices in the U.S have plunged by nearly 45%. Its shares have underperformed almost all the major indices in the U.S, which leaves little interest for growth investors. But with the recovering infrastructure and automobile sectors in the U.S, China and India, aluminum is again gaining traction. Since Alcoa more »

  • Beware! This Stock Is Falling Off a Cliff

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, CLF, VALE, RIO

    Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) has been literally falling off a cliff over the past twelve months, and there appears to be no bottom in sight. Of the major iron ore companies, Cliffs has declined the most, down almost 70% over the last twelve months. 

    Cliffs still holds a 45% market share for iron pellets in North America, and is a major supplier of metallurgical coal in the continent with more »

  • Is Now the Time to Buy This Iron Ore Miner That’s 75% Off Its High?

    By Ray Urci - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, CLF, VALE, RIO

    Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) recently closed around its 52-week low of about $18, its 12-month high is $71. So what’s the deal, why has Cliffs … fallen off the cliff?

    The company, formerly known as Cleveland-Cliffs, was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Cliffs is a mining and natural resources company engaged in the production of iron ore pellets, and metallurgical coal. Their business is geographically more »

  • Is Now the Time to Buy This Iron Ore Miner That’s 75% Off Its High?

    By Ray Urci - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, CLF, VALE, RIO

    Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) recently closed around its 52-week low of about $18, its 12-month high is $71. So what’s the deal, why has Cliffs … fallen off the cliff?

    The company, formerly known as Cleveland-Cliffs, was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Cliffs is a mining and natural resources company engaged in the production of iron ore pellets, and metallurgical coal. Their business is geographically more »

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