Alcoa Earnings Outlook: What to Expect, a 360-Degree View
Alcoa may no longer be a Dow Jones Industrial Average component, but it is still the first of the large stocks that the stock market tries to use as an earnings season indicator or…
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Newest first · Page 48Rio Tinto Gives Away Stake in Gold Mine
When the EPA ruled last month that Northern Dynasty Minerals could not proceed with its plan for the Pebble Mine in Alaska, Rio Tinto had a decision to make. It made that decision Monday.
James River Coal Files for Bankruptcy
The natural gas revolution claimed its first coal-mining victim after markets closed Monday night. James River Coal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it tries to find either investors or buyers.
Monsanto Excels on Earnings
Monsanto reported better-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. Shares were fractionally higher in premarket trading.
Price of Corn Flakes to Rise
The size of this year's corn crop is expected to be smaller than last year's, raising the price farmers can expect to get for their crop and raising the price that consumers pay for…
Other Companies That Could (or May) Divest Assets Like BHP
Mining giant BHP Billiton is working on a plan to spin off its underperforming assets. Shares of some of its competitors were higher Tuesday, as investors speculated the spin-off might prove contagious.
Analyst Shows Alcoa Shares Still Going to $15
Sterne Agee issued a flash note on Monday showing that, along with Alcoa's recent capacity curtailments in Rusal, the company announced it will shelve its plans to open a new smelter.
U.S. Consumers Continue to Pay More for Milk and Beef
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on March farm prices Friday afternoon. The all-products price index rose by 5 points month-over-month (4.7%) to 111, with the crop index up 2.2%…
EPA Wins in Coal Mine Dispute: Is Keystone XL Next?
The EPA last year invalidated a 2007 permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers to a subsidiary of Arch Coal allowing the company to build a mountaintop mine in West Virginia. The U.S.…
RBC’s Top Five North American Gold Stocks to Buy for 2014
This could be the moment the investors looking to own gold stocks have been waiting for. RBC Capital Markets analysts believe precious metal equities are poised to outperform other mining stocks and maybe even…
Merrill Lynch Gets Nasty Toward Coal Stocks
ThinkstockCoal may have gotten some life after the price of natural gas surged in the cold winter months. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks that the coal sector’s long-term prospects are rising. Merrill Lynch has lowered…
Could the Worst Be Over for Copper and Freeport-McMoRan?
ThinkstockFor weeks, people who follow copper and the stocks of copper producers have been wringing their hands as prices have slipped ever lower, finally hitting a 44-month low Wednesday morning. Given what happened later…
Milk Prices Reach All-Time High
ThinkstockThe price of milk rose to an all-time high in Chicago on Monday. At $24.32 per hundredweight, the price of milk is up 35% since early December. And the increases are almost entirely due…
Rio Tinto, BHP Slammed as Iron Ore Price Collapses
ThinkstockThe contract price for iron ore delivered to China fell 8.3% on Monday to an 18-month low of $104.70 per metric ton (tonne). That is the second-largest one-day fall on record. The collapse has…
More Woes in Coal at Walter
ThinkstockWalter Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) is getting to find out all over again about the woes of coal. Its stock sold off with the sector last week after a Goldman Sachs analyst downgrade, and now…