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Paul Ausick | Jun 24, 2013 at 8:20 AM EDT

ADM Makes All-Cash Offer for Australia’s GrainCorp

ThinkstockU.S. agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) this morning announced that its Australian subsidiary has offered to buy…

Paul Ausick | Jun 24, 2013 at 7:30 AM EDT

No Buyer for Rio Tinto Diamond Mines

ThinkstockIf the value of something actually is determined by the price someone is willing to pay for it, Rio Tinto…

Paul Ausick | Jun 21, 2013 at 11:11 AM EDT

Comex Raises Gold Margin Requirement

ThinkstockAs if gold isn’t getting bashed enough, CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) will raise its margin requirement on the Comex…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 20, 2013 at 4:21 PM EDT

Metals Drop May Crush Jewelry Sellers, Gold and Silver Exchanges

ThinkstockIf you think it is painful to watch the decline (or plummet) in the price of gold and silver as…

Paul Ausick | Jun 20, 2013 at 9:50 AM EDT

Gold Becomes Uglier Than a Hatful of Fingers

ThinkstockGold futures are down about 6% this morning to around $1,293 an ounce as most investors interpreted Fed Chairman Ben…

Paul Ausick | Jun 19, 2013 at 2:45 PM EDT

FOMC Cools Interest in Precious Metals, Crude Holds On for Now

ThinkstockGold trading closed for the day shortly before the FOMC announcement that the Fed forecast for 2013 growth had slipped,…

Paul Ausick | Jun 18, 2013 at 9:30 AM EDT

Coal Sector Outlook Improves a Little

ThinkstockSaying that coal company management has focused on the right levers — lengthening debt maturities, slashing discretionary capital spending, reducing…

Paul Ausick | Jun 17, 2013 at 9:50 AM EDT

AK Steel Warns on Second Quarter Company Earnings, Shares Rise

ThinkstockAK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) announced this morning that it expects to post a second-quarter loss in the range…

Paul Ausick | Jun 14, 2013 at 8:20 AM EDT

Platinum Price Forecast Lowered

ThinkstockAnalysts at HSBC have lowered their 2013 average platinum price forecast to $1,710 an ounce, a drop of 7.6% from…

Paul Ausick | Jun 7, 2013 at 1:42 PM EDT

Coal Mining Stocks Downgraded; James River Hit Hardest

ThinkstockCoal mining companies have had a miserable two years. Low-cost natural gas has clobbered demand for thermal coal to generate…

Paul Ausick | Jun 3, 2013 at 12:49 PM EDT

Private Equity Firms Bidding on Iron Ore, Other Mining Assets

ThinkstockAs the world’s largest mining companies look to shed assets as they seek to boost investor returns, the mining sector…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 3, 2013 at 12:20 PM EDT

Sterne Agee Defends the Price of Gold and Gold Demand

ThinkstockGold is turning out to be one of the worst investments of modern day portfolios. But what if the rapid…

Jon C. Ogg | May 31, 2013 at 4:47 PM EDT

Gold and Silver Both Became Devil’s Metals in May, Value in Miners?

ThinkstockGold and silver investors are probably glad to see the month of May come to an end. The drop in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 31, 2013 at 7:10 AM EDT

Taiwan Reviews U.S. Wheat Imports on GMO Concerns

ThinkstockThe upheaval about the imports of genetically modified wheat has spread from Japan, where imports have been canceled, to Taiwan.…

Jon C. Ogg | May 29, 2013 at 4:25 PM EDT

Significant Credit Rating Downgrade for Alcoa: Welcome to Junk Bonds

ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has just lost its investment grade corporate credit rating after a downgrade from Moody’s. The aluminum giant…

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ADM Makes All-Cash Offer for Australia’s GrainCorp

No Buyer for Rio Tinto Diamond Mines

Comex Raises Gold Margin Requirement

Metals Drop May Crush Jewelry Sellers, Gold and Silver Exchanges

Gold Becomes Uglier Than a Hatful of Fingers

FOMC Cools Interest in Precious Metals, Crude Holds On for Now

Coal Sector Outlook Improves a Little

AK Steel Warns on Second Quarter Company Earnings, Shares Rise

Platinum Price Forecast Lowered

Coal Mining Stocks Downgraded; James River Hit Hardest

Private Equity Firms Bidding on Iron Ore, Other Mining Assets

Sterne Agee Defends the Price of Gold and Gold Demand

Gold and Silver Both Became Devil’s Metals in May, Value in Miners?

Taiwan Reviews U.S. Wheat Imports on GMO Concerns

Significant Credit Rating Downgrade for Alcoa: Welcome to Junk Bonds

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ADM Makes All-Cash Offer for Australia’s GrainCorp

No Buyer for Rio Tinto Diamond Mines

Comex Raises Gold Margin Requirement

Metals Drop May Crush Jewelry Sellers, Gold and Silver Exchanges

Gold Becomes Uglier Than a Hatful of Fingers

FOMC Cools Interest in Precious Metals, Crude Holds On for Now

Coal Sector Outlook Improves a Little

AK Steel Warns on Second Quarter Company Earnings, Shares Rise

Platinum Price Forecast Lowered

Coal Mining Stocks Downgraded; James River Hit Hardest

Private Equity Firms Bidding on Iron Ore, Other Mining Assets

Sterne Agee Defends the Price of Gold and Gold Demand

Gold and Silver Both Became Devil’s Metals in May, Value in Miners?

Taiwan Reviews U.S. Wheat Imports on GMO Concerns

Significant Credit Rating Downgrade for Alcoa: Welcome to Junk Bonds

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