The Sweet Life: Chocolate at 3-Year High
Chocolate prices closed just short of $3,200 per metric ton last Friday, after rising to a three-year high of $3,284 on Thursday. Hershey and Mars have raised candy prices due to commodity price hikes.
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Newest first · Page 45Has China Lost Its Addiction to Gold?
ThinkstockBy now, speculators and investors have learned over and over that gold is a very fickle commodity. The daily rationale for why gold rises and falls is sometimes hard to follow. China has been one…
J.P. Morgan’s Gold Stocks to Buy After Survey Produces Surprising Results
The one asset class that has befuddled investors over the past two years has been gold. Here are some of the top gold stocks that are followed by the J.P. Morgan analysts.
World Gold Council Sees Gold Staging a Comeback
ThinkstockThe World Gold Council is out with its first half of 2014 review of gold. Readers will want to at least consider that the council will of course look on the bright side. Still,…
Analysts’ Top Gold Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2014
A new report from the precious metals team at RBC identifies several key winners in the gold mining stocks. These top gold mining stocks rated Overweight at RBC.
Analysts Issue More Positive Gold Trends for Miners
ThinkstockThe story for gold is firming, and that is also for the gold miners. Sterne Agee’s metals and mining analysts have a report out on Thursday defending gold and the miners, on a day…
Will Alcoa Earnings Blowout Be Enough to Maintain the Stock Surge?
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has unofficially kicked off earnings season for the second quarter – and kicked it off with a bang! Whether or not the company is a true economic barometer has been…
Will Alcoa Still Lead Direction of Earnings Season? (Updated)
Alcoa is set to kick off the second-quarter earnings season when it reports after the close of trading Tuesday. Alcoa is transforming itself, taking it further away from its dependence on emerging markets.
Does ADM Acquisition Precede a Move Offshore?
Agricultural products giant Archer Daniels Midland announced Monday morning that it will acquire Switzerland-based WILD Flavors for about $3 billion in cash and about $136 million in debt.
The Growing Case for a Return to $1,500 Gold
ThinkstockHas the bear market in gold ended? Of course this depends on whom you are asking. Still, the gold charts are again pointing to a trend reversal — and the $1,325 or so that…
The Alcoa of Yesteryear Is Transforming — for a Much Better Tomorrow
The aluminum company Alcoa is transforming. The company you used to know is upgrading itself and making its business model less and less dependent on basic aluminum trade.
Milk and Beef Price Hikes Gradually Slowing
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on June farm prices Friday afternoon. The all-products price index fell by 3 points month-over-month (2.6%) to 111, with the crop index down 1%…
Who Wins or Loses From DuPont’s Warning?
DuPont issued a warning on quarterly and full-year earnings after markets closed Thursday. Investors seem to believe that what happened with DuPont will happen with other agricultural product providers.
Monsanto Boosts Buyback After Clearing a Low Bar
Monsanto reported disappointing third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. And Monsanto launched a new $10 billion share buyback program.
Analyst Expects Coeur to Double, Silver and Gold Value
A Sterne Agee research report is calling Coeur Mining stock grossly undervalued -- and its share price could double! They cited a royalty agreement and the Guadalupe project development.