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Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 10, 2012 at 10:32 AM EDT

Despite Awful Performance, Martha Stewart Contract Extended

It must be nice to be a founder. Despite a horrible performance, both financially and for shareholders, Martha Stewart was…

Jon C. Ogg | Jul 9, 2012 at 4:22 PM EDT

Alcoa Shows Mixed Earnings Bag

Alcoa Inc, (NYSE: AA) has managed to meet its earnings expectations… or did it? The earnings report matters here because…

Paul Ausick | Jul 9, 2012 at 2:23 PM EDT

Analysts Can’t Abandon Molycorp Ship Fast Enough

Rare earth minerals miner Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) held its IPO just less than two years ago, in late July…

Paul Ausick | Jul 5, 2012 at 12:11 PM EDT

Patriot Coal Rides the Rocket Again — Short Covering?

Coal miner Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX) continues to skyrocket again today, taking up where it left off on Tuesday…

Paul Ausick | Jul 5, 2012 at 7:18 AM EDT

Food Prices Continue Decline — But Maybe Not for Long

For the third consecutive month, food prices in June declined, down -1.8% to their lowest level since September 2010. Prices…

Paul Ausick | Jul 2, 2012 at 10:24 AM EDT

Pan Am Silver’s Argentina Mine Threatened by New Regs

The Argentinian province of Chubut has proposed a new law regulating future mining operations that could force Pan American Silver…

Paul Ausick | Jun 29, 2012 at 2:32 PM EDT

Rain in Chicago Holding Down Corn Prices

It’s raining in Chicago today, and traders at the CBOT are behaving like it’s raining everywhere that corn is growing.From…

Paul Ausick | Jun 28, 2012 at 1:56 PM EDT

More Bad News on US Corn Crop (VLO, CORN)

Analysts at Dutch-based Rabobank have predicted that US corn prices could rise another 25% by the end of the year…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 28, 2012 at 11:40 AM EDT

A Healthcare Surprise? Gold Drops, Silver Hits 52-Week Low (GLD, SLV, SLW, GDX)

The financial world has been waiting for the decision from the United States Supreme Court on Obamacare and the reaction…

Paul Ausick | Jun 28, 2012 at 7:47 AM EDT

Glencore, Xstrata Merger on the Rocks (GLCNF, XSRAY, BHP, VALE, RIO)

The announcement last February that Glencore International AG (OTC: GLCNF) would acquire mining giant Xstrata plc (OTC: XSRAY) has always…

Paul Ausick | Jun 27, 2012 at 7:39 AM EDT

Coal Stands to Lose Even More Following Court Ruling (PCX, ANR, ACI, BTU, JRCC, WLT, CNX, CLD, KOL)

An appeals court in the District of Columbia has ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency was “unambiguously correct” in…

Paul Ausick | Jun 26, 2012 at 1:15 PM EDT

Hot Weather Threatening US Corn Crop (CF, POT, MOS, AGU, SYT, CORN)

The projected US corn crop is currently in worse condition than it’s been in since 2002, which were then the…

Paul Ausick | Jun 25, 2012 at 12:23 PM EDT

Substitutes for Rare Earth Minerals Under Development (MCP, AVL, REE, REMX, GM, TM, PHG)

Given the relative scarcity and high cost of rare earth minerals, it’s only natural that companies that currently depend on…

Paul Ausick | Jun 22, 2012 at 11:45 AM EDT

S&P Drops Patriot Coal from MidCap 400 Index (MHP, PCX, ALEX, MNST, SLE)

Standard & Poor’s Indices, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), has announced changes to two stock indexes that…

Paul Ausick | Jun 22, 2012 at 9:32 AM EDT

Arch Coal Shuts Down Appalachian Plants (ACI, PCX, ANR, BTU, JRCC, CNX, WLT, CLD)

More bad news last night from the coal miners. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) announced that it would fire approximately…

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Despite Awful Performance, Martha Stewart Contract Extended

Alcoa Shows Mixed Earnings Bag

Analysts Can’t Abandon Molycorp Ship Fast Enough

Patriot Coal Rides the Rocket Again — Short Covering?

Food Prices Continue Decline — But Maybe Not for Long

Pan Am Silver’s Argentina Mine Threatened by New Regs

Rain in Chicago Holding Down Corn Prices

More Bad News on US Corn Crop (VLO, CORN)

A Healthcare Surprise? Gold Drops, Silver Hits 52-Week Low (GLD, SLV, SLW, GDX)

Glencore, Xstrata Merger on the Rocks (GLCNF, XSRAY, BHP, VALE, RIO)

Coal Stands to Lose Even More Following Court Ruling (PCX, ANR, ACI, BTU, JRCC, WLT, CNX, CLD, KOL)

Hot Weather Threatening US Corn Crop (CF, POT, MOS, AGU, SYT, CORN)

Substitutes for Rare Earth Minerals Under Development (MCP, AVL, REE, REMX, GM, TM, PHG)

S&P Drops Patriot Coal from MidCap 400 Index (MHP, PCX, ALEX, MNST, SLE)

Arch Coal Shuts Down Appalachian Plants (ACI, PCX, ANR, BTU, JRCC, CNX, WLT, CLD)

Could You Retire Like Royalty in Vietnam With $400,000?

COPX vs. CPER: Do Copper Miners or Copper Futures Best Play the Electrification Squeeze?

A Widow Turned Down the Survivor Check at 60 to Protect a Bigger One Later. The Wait Cost Her $50,000.

Could You Retire Like Royalty in Vietnam With $400,000?

A Widow Turned Down the Survivor Check at 60 to Protect a Bigger One Later. The Wait Cost Her $50,000.

Could You Retire Like Royalty in Vietnam With $400,000?

COPX vs. CPER: Do Copper Miners or Copper Futures Best Play the Electrification Squeeze?

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Despite Awful Performance, Martha Stewart Contract Extended

Alcoa Shows Mixed Earnings Bag

Analysts Can’t Abandon Molycorp Ship Fast Enough

Patriot Coal Rides the Rocket Again — Short Covering?

Food Prices Continue Decline — But Maybe Not for Long

Pan Am Silver’s Argentina Mine Threatened by New Regs

Rain in Chicago Holding Down Corn Prices

More Bad News on US Corn Crop (VLO, CORN)

A Healthcare Surprise? Gold Drops, Silver Hits 52-Week Low (GLD, SLV, SLW, GDX)

Glencore, Xstrata Merger on the Rocks (GLCNF, XSRAY, BHP, VALE, RIO)

Coal Stands to Lose Even More Following Court Ruling (PCX, ANR, ACI, BTU, JRCC, WLT, CNX, CLD, KOL)

Hot Weather Threatening US Corn Crop (CF, POT, MOS, AGU, SYT, CORN)

Substitutes for Rare Earth Minerals Under Development (MCP, AVL, REE, REMX, GM, TM, PHG)

S&P Drops Patriot Coal from MidCap 400 Index (MHP, PCX, ALEX, MNST, SLE)

Arch Coal Shuts Down Appalachian Plants (ACI, PCX, ANR, BTU, JRCC, CNX, WLT, CLD)

Could You Retire Like Royalty in Vietnam With $400,000?

COPX vs. CPER: Do Copper Miners or Copper Futures Best Play the Electrification Squeeze?

A Widow Turned Down the Survivor Check at 60 to Protect a Bigger One Later. The Wait Cost Her $50,000.

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Could You Retire Like Royalty in Vietnam With $400,000?

A Widow Turned Down the Survivor Check at 60 to Protect a Bigger One Later. The Wait Cost Her $50,000.