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Freeport-McMoRan Tops EPS Estimates

Posted: January 22, 2013 at 8:39 am

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) reported fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The mining company posted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of ...
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Base Metals Outlook Improves Little in 2013

Posted: January 7, 2013 at 10:13 am

A shrinking global economy took a heavy toll on producers of nonprecious metals in 2012. Prices for base and industrial metals like copper, iron ore, and aluminum fell sharply as ...
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Outlook 2013: Turnaround Unlikely in Base Metals

Posted: December 19, 2012 at 9:20 am

2012 has been a mixed year for the base metals. 24/7 Wall St. is looking into 2013 to see what the new year may bring for the sector. The long ...
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Freeport’s Big Spending Not So Bad — Moody’s

Posted: December 7, 2012 at 12:32 pm

After getting pummeled for two days, shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) are getting a bit of boost today following an announcement from Moody’s that the proposed ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — December 5, 2012: Markets Close Mixed on Tech Weakness (ADTN, KMP, CLF, INTC, RAX, MFRM, P, FRAN, MW, SAIC, VRA, LULU, SFD, TITN, FCX, MMR, PXP, NOK, CHL, TIBX)

Posted: December 5, 2012 at 4:02 pm

U.S. equity markets opened essentially flat again this morning as investors waited to see what would happen with the many data releases due out today. In Europe, the non-manufacturing PMI ...
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Freeport-McMoRan Returns to the Energy Business

Posted: December 5, 2012 at 9:07 am

At least one big mining firm has made acquisitions in the energy field in an effort to boost profits in the face of a slowdown in demand for mined materials. ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 27, 2012: Markets Falter Again (SHOO, BRCD, YELP, NOV, CVC, ADT, ADI, GMCR, PVH, AEO, ANN, EXPR, TFM, JASO, MOV, LEDS, RAH, CAG, ACAD, MMR)

Posted: November 27, 2012 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower again this morning, even following an agreement on the amount and delivery date of another eurozone bailout package for Greece (more coverage here). The lack ...
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Today’s Market Winners and Losers

Posted: November 27, 2012 at 10:28 am

The stock market is down Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.24%, the Nasdaq down 0.26% and the S&P 500 down 0.23%. Today's winners include a pharmaceutical firm ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 26, 2012: Markets Open Low, Closed Mixed (MCD, YHOO, FB, BHP, DE, ADT, RAH, KCG, MMR, ENMD)

Posted: November 26, 2012 at 4:07 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as traders and investors return from a long holiday weekend. In Asia, the Bank of Japan released minutes of its last meeting, which ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, FSLR, VLO, TIF, C, CMA, GS, JNJ, MMR, GWW, YHOO, SYK, STX, URI, SRSL, ENOC, LEE)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Markets opened higher this morning and by late-morning equities were trading down about 1.5% across the board, where they have mostly remained for the rest of the day. An upbeat ...
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McMoRan Options Volume Highlights Woes (MMR)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 12:57 pm

McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) is seeing almost a 100% above-normal trading volume in its shares today, but the real news is in the stock options trading volume today.  The ...
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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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McMoran Jumps on Unexpected Profit (MMR, XOM, CVX, HES)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 11:29 am

Independent oil & gas firm McMoran Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) posted an unexpected profit today, leading other energy firms like Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), and ...
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52-Week High Club (AA, CVX, MMR, EXXI, SNI)

Posted: January 11, 2010 at 4:00 pm

Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (NYSE: ACH) rose over 5.7% to a yearly high of $34.27 after the company rose alumina prices for the second time in a week.  Alcoa ...
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McMoRan Does Not Strike Paydirt (MMR)

Posted: April 20, 2009 at 8:14 am

McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYSE:MMR) reported first quarter 2009 numbers this morning. The news was not good -- an EPS loss of -$0.90, more than double analysts' estimates of -$0.43, and ...
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