ThinkstockCentury Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) is making waves in the after-hours trading session following the release of a warning for a potential closure. The company issued a notice to employees at its Hawesville, Kentucky,…
The bull cycle in commodities ended months ago, and prices for metals have slipped by double-digit amounts. Some of that is due to the drop in crude oil prices.
ThinkstockIt is always interesting to see what happens to peer companies after an industry leader either catches a key analyst upgrade or gets prominently featured positively in the media. This is particularly the case…
The take of 24/7 Wall St. is that trying to predict a bottom in a major market is nearly impossible. Most investors who fish for a bottom do so over the course of weeks,…
ThinkstockIt probably has been assumed by many investors, consumers and economists that the demand for gold has drifted lower with prices. The World Gold Council (WGC) has released its overall demand trends for the…
ThinkstockThe 2% devaluation of the renminbi (yuan), announced early Tuesday morning by the People’s Bank of China, is playing havoc with commodity prices and, as we might expect, commodity producers. Prices for West Texas…
ThinkstockBarrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) reports second-quarter results Wednesday morning and the gold miner is expected to post earnings per share (EPS) of $0.05 on revenues of $2.23 billion. In the same quarter last…