thinkstock The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The fertilizer maker reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.29 on revenues of $1.9 billion. In the same…
ThinkstockIf you paid attention to the first “warning” that coal was becoming safe again, then you have probably had a good couple of weeks in the stock market. The reality is that coal is…
ThinkstockThe $75 billion merger between commodities trading house Glencore International and Xstrata for form Glencore Xstrata plc was completed in April of this year. In December of 2012, several Xstrata executives received millions of…
ThinkstockBarrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) already was having a bad week after earnings, when it disclosed more delays on projects. The real snafu here was that Barrick decided to add insult to injury by…
ThinkstockYou have heard of robbing Peter to pay Paul, but how about diluting equity to wipe out debt? Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) was already lower after earnings by 5.4%, and it has taken on…
ThinkstockThe World Gold Council is obviously a pro-gold group, but they frequently offer great insight into the world of gold. We even noticed that at the start of 2013, their report was full of…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 38 billion cubic feet for the week ending October 25. That compared with an expected build of about…
ThinkstockBarrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) reported third-quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened Thursday morning. The gold miner posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.58 on revenues of $2.99 billion. In the same period…
courtesy Phillips 66Oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported third quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. The results were no better than good enough, but the company is looking forward to…
ThinkstockArch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The coal miner posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.01 on revenues of $791.3 million. In…
ThinkstockCONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) announced Monday morning the sale its Consolidation Coal Company (CCC) subsidiary to a subsidiary of privately held Murray Energy Corp. for $3.5 billion. In addition to the five West…
ThinkstockMore than two years ago the Russian government announced that it would sell 20% to 25% of its state-owned diamond mining company, Alrosa, in an initial public offering (IPO). Originally the offering would have…
ThinkstockMaybe the worst is over for major gold miners and producers. Canaccord Genuity has decided to step out and initiate coverage of some key precious metals producers and miners in new coverage. This is…
ThinkstockGoldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) reported third-quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened Thursday morning. The gold miner posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.23 on adjusted revenues of $1.2 billion. In the same period…
thinkstock Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The fertilizer maker posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.41 on revenue of $1.5 billion. In…