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Media Digest (5/16/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 6:28 am

The number of shares Facebook will sell rose 25% and the company could raise as much as $16 billion. (Reuters) Greeks take hundreds of millions of dollars out of banks ...
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Copper Miners Looking at a Tough Year (FCX, RIO, SCCO, BHP)

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 9:54 am

From a high of around $4.60/pound in February of 2011, copper prices have fallen around $3.60/pound today, which is actually better than the price of around $3.40/pound at the beginning ...
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Media Digest (4/12/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 6:31 am

Sony (NYSE: SNE) says it will eliminate 10,000 jobs and retool the company for growth. (Reuters) Exports from Japan improve. (Reuters) The Fed’s Beige Book reports concern about energy costs. (Reuters) ...
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Billiton Closes Australian Coal Mine (BHP)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 7:16 am

BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) today announced the closing of its Norwich Park metallurgical coal mine in Queensland. The mine is one of six owned and operated by a 50/50 ...
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Another Asset Sale Coming in Diamond Mining? (RIO, BHP, AAUKY)

Posted: March 27, 2012 at 9:14 am

UK-based mining giant Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) is mulling over the idea of shedding its diamond mining and production operations. The company’s review follows by two weeks reports that ...
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Lower Steel Demand from China Chills Mining Stocks (BHP, VALE, RIO)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 10:00 am

The projected slowdown in China’s GDP growth to 7.5% in 2012 has dampened demand for steel. Steel prices are flattening out and the result is that investors are seeing a ...
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Media Digest (3/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 6:21 am

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) begins staff cuts as part of an annual review process. (Reuters) The Obama Administration is expected to help U.S. solar panel makers in a trade war ...
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Coal Stocks Lifted on Rumor of Buyout (WLT, BRK-A, BRK-B, BHP, AAUKY, ANR, BTU, PCX, KOL)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 2:29 pm

British newspaper The Guardian has a blog post saying there is speculation that US coal miner Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE: WLT) could be a ripe for a takeover fight among ...
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Shake-up Coming in the Diamond Business? (BHP, HWD, KKR, APO, AAUKY)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 2:41 pm

The Ekati diamond mind in northern Canada could be about to change hands. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP), which owns 80% of the mine, is reportedly in discussions with several ...
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Media Digest (2/14/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 14, 2012 at 6:41 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gets approval from the European Commission and the U.S. to buy Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI). (Reuters) Boeing (NYSE: BA) signs a $22.4 billion deal with Lion Air. ...
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Media Digest (1/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 6:44 am

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) files for Chapter 11. (Reuters) Greece and its private lenders work toward a last-hour compromise on a debt exchange. (Reuters) BP (NYSE: BP) likely to set ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (FDX, BHP, INTC, TSLA, PNRA, MMR, AMTD, WFC, C, CHKP, KUTV, CNVO, VQ, RRD, CCL)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 4:09 pm

The markets opened higher this morning and all three major indexes have managed to hold onto most of their gains of the early morning. The S&P 500 index topped 1,300 ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BZH, BHP, CCL, FDX, GGP, INTC, LLTC, LOGI, MTH, PNRA, POT, RYL, STLD, SF, TSLA, USB, WYNN)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 8:24 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) Cut to Underperform ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (BHP, MCP, CCL, SHLD, PKD, DLPH, PNY, RDI, ACAT, DCTH, END, LEDS)

Posted: December 28, 2011 at 4:07 pm

Stocks open slightly higher this morning, but quickly reversed course to begin falling in less than five minutes of trading. The DJIA hit a morning low just before noon and ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHP, CCL, DLPH, MN, MFRM, MCP, PKD, PCCC, PMT, SHLD, JOE, VRSK)

Posted: December 28, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning.  As usual for the week between Christmas and New Years, ...
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