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Paul Ausick | Oct 24, 2011 at 9:35 AM EDT

Caterpillar Crushes Estimates With Strong Guidance (CAT, DE, JOYG, CNH, AGCO, MOO)

Excluding the impacts of absorbing its recent acquisition of Bucyrus International, Inc., Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) posted an all-time high…

Paul Ausick | Oct 21, 2011 at 9:55 AM EDT

What Recession? Coal Acquisitions Keep on Coming (BTU, MT, MACDF, ACI, WLT, RIO, ANR, AAUKY, BHP, VALE, PCX, KOL)

While Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) haven’t been pursuing Australia’s Macarthur Coal Ltd. (OTC: MACDF) for more…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 13, 2011 at 3:08 PM EDT

Has Gold Moved From ‘Safe Haven’ To ‘Risk-On’?… Reading the Charts (GLD, IAU)

Paper money was supposed to be dead, the dollar was supposed to implode, and hyperinflation from all of the bailout…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 13, 2011 at 2:28 PM EDT

Expected Upside Gains for Leading Metals Companies (X, NUE, STLD, NEM, ABX, SLW, FCX, SCCO, TIE, AA, MCP)

Companies focused on mining and metals have been experiencing high volatility this year based on both the overall global economy…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 11, 2011 at 5:04 PM EDT

Alcoa Avoids Recession, But… (AA, CENX, KALU, ALUM)

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is going to be a case study for how strange this new earnings season is going…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 7, 2011 at 12:17 PM EDT

Coal Miners Win a Meaningless Battle over Mountaintop Removal Mining (ACI, ANR, BTU, CLF, CNX, PCX, KOL)

Coal company stock prices hit a five-year high in the summer of 2008, just before the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy sent…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 6, 2011 at 12:43 PM EDT

Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

In what appears to be a counterintuitive move, CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today raised its margin requirements for copper futures…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM EDT

Molycorp’s Boost From Heavy Rare Earths ‘Discovery’ (MCP, VALE, LYSCF, AVL, REE, SHZ, REMX)

When rare earth minerals miner Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) re-opened California’s Mountain Pass mine last year, the focus was on…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM EDT

Goldman Sachs Lowers Growth, But Still Too Rosy (GS, SPY)

It has become the newest game on Wall Street in the last month to lower global growth targets for 2011…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 29, 2011 at 10:29 AM EDT

Demand for Grain to Lift Fertilizer Prices (MOS, POT, AGU, MON, CF, SYT, MOO)

Fertilizer maker The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2012 after markets closed yesterday,…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 29, 2011 at 9:14 AM EDT

Global Recession or Economic Stagnation: Take Your Pick (RIO, VALE, SCCO, FCX, MT)

Prospects for the global economy are currently as dark or darker than they’ve been since the financial crisis began three…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 29, 2011 at 6:29 AM EDT

China’s Corn Shortage and a Lack of Solutions

China’s Ministry of Agriculture said it will have to make an extraordinary effort to increase the nation’s supply of corn.…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 26, 2011 at 3:59 PM EDT

The Bursting Gold & Silver Bubble… Both Became The Devil’s Metal (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, TIF)

On the way up, you heard many $2,000 gold targets. On the way down, the dooms-day crowd not only gets…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 23, 2011 at 11:03 AM EDT

How a Plane Wreck Could Have Altered Rare Earths in North America (AVL, MCP)

There is some very odd news out of Canada today. A plane wreck could have, or could, have an impact…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 23, 2011 at 8:10 AM EDT

In Shaky Times, Precious Metals Funds That Thrive (GLD, GDX, SLV, USERX, KGC, OCMGX, GG, FSAGX, ABX, NCM, GOLDX, GOLD)

Owning gold or silver has been tricky up until recent years. It has also been a wild ride. Now with…

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Caterpillar Crushes Estimates With Strong Guidance (CAT, DE, JOYG, CNH, AGCO, MOO)

What Recession? Coal Acquisitions Keep on Coming (BTU, MT, MACDF, ACI, WLT, RIO, ANR, AAUKY, BHP, VALE, PCX, KOL)

Has Gold Moved From ‘Safe Haven’ To ‘Risk-On’?… Reading the Charts (GLD, IAU)

Expected Upside Gains for Leading Metals Companies (X, NUE, STLD, NEM, ABX, SLW, FCX, SCCO, TIE, AA, MCP)

Alcoa Avoids Recession, But… (AA, CENX, KALU, ALUM)

Coal Miners Win a Meaningless Battle over Mountaintop Removal Mining (ACI, ANR, BTU, CLF, CNX, PCX, KOL)

Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Molycorp’s Boost From Heavy Rare Earths ‘Discovery’ (MCP, VALE, LYSCF, AVL, REE, SHZ, REMX)

Goldman Sachs Lowers Growth, But Still Too Rosy (GS, SPY)

Demand for Grain to Lift Fertilizer Prices (MOS, POT, AGU, MON, CF, SYT, MOO)

Global Recession or Economic Stagnation: Take Your Pick (RIO, VALE, SCCO, FCX, MT)

China’s Corn Shortage and a Lack of Solutions

The Bursting Gold & Silver Bubble… Both Became The Devil’s Metal (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, TIF)

How a Plane Wreck Could Have Altered Rare Earths in North America (AVL, MCP)

In Shaky Times, Precious Metals Funds That Thrive (GLD, GDX, SLV, USERX, KGC, OCMGX, GG, FSAGX, ABX, NCM, GOLDX, GOLD)

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Commodities & Metals Articles

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Caterpillar Crushes Estimates With Strong Guidance (CAT, DE, JOYG, CNH, AGCO, MOO)

What Recession? Coal Acquisitions Keep on Coming (BTU, MT, MACDF, ACI, WLT, RIO, ANR, AAUKY, BHP, VALE, PCX, KOL)

Has Gold Moved From ‘Safe Haven’ To ‘Risk-On’?… Reading the Charts (GLD, IAU)

Expected Upside Gains for Leading Metals Companies (X, NUE, STLD, NEM, ABX, SLW, FCX, SCCO, TIE, AA, MCP)

Alcoa Avoids Recession, But… (AA, CENX, KALU, ALUM)

Coal Miners Win a Meaningless Battle over Mountaintop Removal Mining (ACI, ANR, BTU, CLF, CNX, PCX, KOL)

Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Molycorp’s Boost From Heavy Rare Earths ‘Discovery’ (MCP, VALE, LYSCF, AVL, REE, SHZ, REMX)

Goldman Sachs Lowers Growth, But Still Too Rosy (GS, SPY)

Demand for Grain to Lift Fertilizer Prices (MOS, POT, AGU, MON, CF, SYT, MOO)

Global Recession or Economic Stagnation: Take Your Pick (RIO, VALE, SCCO, FCX, MT)

China’s Corn Shortage and a Lack of Solutions

The Bursting Gold & Silver Bubble… Both Became The Devil’s Metal (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, TIF)

How a Plane Wreck Could Have Altered Rare Earths in North America (AVL, MCP)

In Shaky Times, Precious Metals Funds That Thrive (GLD, GDX, SLV, USERX, KGC, OCMGX, GG, FSAGX, ABX, NCM, GOLDX, GOLD)

Volatility Isn’t the Risk You Should Fear — These Are

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