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Barrick Gold Shruggs Off S&P Credit Rating Cut

Despite some softness in the gold market, Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) is up 1.7% on the day at $32.91.  It is a rather impressive move when you consider that S&P is downgrading the gold…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

More Trouble for Gold Miners, with Some Exceptions

Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) is supposed to be one of the biggest and best gold miners out there. Its high dividend is a testament to that. The problem is that gold miners have been…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

NovaGold Tanks on Barrick Decision

Junior gold miner NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSEMKT: NG) is down about -24% in early afternoon trading following a presentation today during the conference call webcast from Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX). Barrick is having…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Drought Conditions Worsen, Damage Estimate Tops $12 Billion

The latest report on the US drought increases slightly the area affected by “moderate” drought conditions or worse, but the footprint has widened to include every state, including Alaska and Hawaii. From the report:…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

No Earnings Gold for Barrick

Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.78 on $3.28 billion in revenue this morning. Adjusted EPS were sharply down from $1.12 per share in the same period…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Potash Corp. Gets Hit on Lowered Forecast, EPS Miss

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.01, which excludes one-time charges of -$0.41, and $2.4 billion in revenue this morning. Adjusted EPS were down from $1.12 per share…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Food Prices to Rise on US Drought

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the first of its food prices report to include the effects of the current drought in much of the US Midwest. The report notes that the…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Gold Miners’ Outlook Fades on Higher Costs, Lower Prices

Gold miner Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) introduces a new CEO tomorrow at its quarterly earnings show. The consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters calls for EPS of $0.95 on revenue of $3.5 billion, compared…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Smithfield to Import Brazilian Corn

The world’s largest producer of pork, Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) said today that it would begin importing corn from Brazil to use as feed for the company’s livestock. This is an unusual move…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Gold Losing Its Luster?

Since the beginning of May, gold futures prices have traded in an increasingly narrower band. The highs are trending lower, while the lows are trending higher. Given the continuing concern over the Eurozone’s financial…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Peabody Sinks on Results, Forecast

Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) this morning reported its quarterly results of $0.73 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) and $2 billion in revenue. EPS dropped from $1.11 in the same period a year ago,…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago