Stock Tickers: LMC, ZEUS, AA, AL, X, MT, FCX When you look at the large metals companies such as US Steel (X-NYSE), Alcoa (AA-NYSE), Rio Tinto (RTP-NYSE), Alcan (AL-NYSE), Arcelor Mittal (MT-NYSE), Freeport McMoRan…
Stock Tickers: USU, NMX, CCJ, EMU, URRE, URZ This morning, if it is a stock related to uranium then it is probably up. This is in the face of what is a very slow…
When you look at companies such as US Steel (X-NYSE), Alcoa (AA-NYSE), Rio Tinto (RTP-NYSE), Alcan (AL-NYSE) and many other giants in the metals sector either in the midst of or rumor to be…
On tonight’s Mad Money on CNBC, Jim Cramer said the bull market is stronger in nickel than in the US stock market and he wants you to look at a new nickel pick. The…
Alcoa (AA) has offered to buy Alcan (AL) for $73.25 in cash and stock with an actual breakdown of US$58.60 in cash and 0.4108 of a share of Alcoa common stock for each outstanding…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he’s looking at some very speculative names. He’s looking at Golden Star Resources (GSS-NYSE) as the way to play the CNBC challenge as a gold…
Alcoa (AA-NYSE) has just announced that it will explore strategic alternatives for the disposition (sale/spin-off/etc.) of its PACKAGING & CONSUMER segment. This unit generated $3.2 Billion in revenues and $95 million after-tax operating income…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas This week I’d like to talk about: Copper (The Chinese Factor & Demand) & Chile (Economic environment) alongside Risks & Short-Covering (slow US growth & more).…
Lone Star Steel (LSS) is trading up 37% pre-market because US Steel (X) is acquiring Lone Star for $67.50 in cash. US Steel (X) is saying that the merger will be accretive to earnings…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas This week I’d like to cover topics surrounding gold. From a) Market Sentiment to b) Demand and c) Supply to d) Implications of de-hedging. Thanks in…
From Ticker Sense ln mid-December we highlighted what the consensus commodity price forecasts for 2007 were from commodities analysts. Gold and oil were two of only three commodities that analysts expected to rise in…
On today’s Wall Street Confidential video on TheStreet.com Jim Cramer noted Alcoa (AA). Cramer said this was an undermanaged company and this might not be able to be resisted; it’s a country club that…
Last night we ran a piece on Alcoa as potentially being acquired, although the speculation has been out there and we have covered this several times. BHP Billiton(BHP-NYSE/ADR) and Rio Tinto (RTP-NYSE/ADR) are each…
Is Alcoa (AA-NYSE) really going to be acquired? BHP Billiton (BHP-NYSE/ADR) and Rio Tinto (RTP-NYSE/ADR) are each preparing their own $40 Billion bids according to the Tuesday edition of the Times newspaper (link here). …
By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyre Anheuser-Busch (BUD) – Price $50.25; Break-up Value $56 Anheuser-Busch has already won the battle to be the largest beer company in the world, hands down. Sales…