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Newest Gold Boom Could Aid Big Miners (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, NEM, ABX, AUY, GG)

The price of gold topped 1,100 euros/ounce yesterday, its highest point ever against the single currency. The yellow metal is also threatening its US dollar peak, having risen to more ...
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Rising Gold Production Cost, Very Uneven From Miner To Miner (ABX, NEM, AU, GFI, HMY, GDX, GDXJ, GLD)

One of the major caveats related to gold mining and gold prices has been the rising cost of production. Higher labor costs, higher energy costs, and lower grade ores have ...
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Commodity Watch: Top Miners Near $1 Trillion in Assets (BHP, VALE, RIO, SLW, POT, ABX, GLD, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers has released its annual review of the mining industry, claiming that "the financial results for the Top 40 [companies] were spectacular." That's pretty hard to argue ...
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Commodities Focus as Nationalist Win in Peru Sends Chills to Miners (BHP, NEM, PAAS, TCK, ABX, GG, XSRAY, AAUKY, FCX)

Ollanta Humala, a left-leaning nationalist, won nearly 51% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election in Peru and will take office in late July. Humala has promised to raise royalty ...
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Commodities Watch: Peru Halts Silver Mining Concessions; Corn, Wheat Continue to Flounder (BCEKF, RIOAF, ABX, NEM, SLV, SIL, CORN, DBA, MOO)

Today's commodities watch looks at a government-ordered suspension of mining concessions in Peru and the continuing worries over grain prices as US corn planting remains behind schedule and Russia gets ...
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Commodities Watch: Mega-deals Ahead in Metals; Copper Miner Can’t Sell Itself; Grain Prices Rising as Stockpiles Fall (CLF, LUNCF, ABX, IEMMF, MOO, DBA)

Today's commodities news leads off with a new report on mergers and acquisitions in the metals sector, including a failed try at selling a copper miner. There's also a new ...
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Commodities Watch: Another Look at Copper; Corn, Wheat Turn Lower; Goldman Moves Commodities Up (GS, ABX, BHP, FCX, TCK, JJC, COPX, CORN, MOO, DBA)

Today's commodities markets are being driven by a new report from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) essentially reversing its 'sell' report of scarcely six weeks ago. Copper prices remain ...
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The Unusual Suspects, Stocks To Watch This Coming Week (BKS, BRLI, BA, CTICD, LNG, ESRX, NEM, ABX, GG, EWI, LNKD, LULU, MCP, PT, RYAAY, STEC, YHOO)

Each weekend we review the issues of the week before and look to the calendar ahead to see which issues are going to stand out with news or events.  We ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABB, BAC, BK, ABX, CVX, PLCE, KOF, COP, EBAY, ESLR, DD, HES, INTC, ITRI, JNPR, ERIC, NOV, PTEN, URBN, YUM)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse; ...
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Commodities Watch: Barrick Outbids Chinese Miner; China Raises Quotas on Some Metals; USDA Releases Food Price Forecast (ABX, EQXMF, LUNMF)

Today's news includes a higher bid for a Canadian copper and gold miner, some higher quotas on Chinese metal exports, and the latest forecast on food prices for 2011 from ...
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Gold Miners Looking Forward to 2011 (ABX, KGC, AU, NEM, GG, GLD, GDX, GDXJ)

Earnings are out for three large gold miners, and the reviews are mixed. Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX), Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE: KGC), and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) have all ...
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The 2011 Gold Flop? Seeking The Best Gold Stock for 2011 (GLD, IAU, NEM, GG, ABX, KGC, GDX, GGN)

Gold was the darling trade for commodity investors and those seeking safe harbors as central banks printed money and promised to dilute their currencies for the future.  The first trading ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADI, ABX, BRCM, DVA, FTNT, GRS, GM, GG, HNT, HMIN, NEM, POT, SVVS, SPWRA, STP, X, YGE)

These are some of this Tuesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Reiterated Buy but raised target to $46 ...
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Royal Gold Stumbles Even as Gold Prices Soar (RGLD, NEM, ABX, SLW, GLD, GDX)

Investors looking to making a killing on gold this past year would have done well to invest in silver. Gold prices have risen to more than $1,300/ounce, about a 20% ...
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Gold Investors…’Wait & See’ Reaction on Newmont (NEM, GDX, ABX, GG)

Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) is up this morning after beating earnings expectations.  It seems that they might be implying that gold producers will not just have to beat earnings ...
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