In the past 12 months, copper has risen from about $2.80/pound to as high over $4.60/pound, an increase of about 64%. The red metal now trades at about $4.10, or about 46%…
Jon C. Ogg The big remaining question about copper prices is which direction they will take in the second half of this year. Most observers are bullish, but when the big question is broken down…
Ollanta Humala, a left-leaning nationalist, won nearly 51% of the vote in Sunday’s presidential election in Peru and will take office in late July. Humala has promised to raise royalty payments on…
Today’s commodities markets are being driven by a new report from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) essentially reversing its ‘sell’ report of scarcely six weeks ago. Copper prices remain near $4/pound,…
Today’s commodities watch looks at a silver miner’s and a food producer’s quarterly earnings. And a quick look at how copper is coming back today. Silver and gold miner Coeur d’Alene Mines…
Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. The US Energy Information Administration announced today that crude oil stocks in the US grew by 2 million…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS) Cut to Market Perform at…
Time now for our daily look at commodity prices and news. Copper prices rose to their highest level in nearly three weeks as the estimated cost to rebuild quake-devastated areas of Japan…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Raised to Buy with $35.50 target at…
Copper is supposed to be one of the leading economic indicators. As demand rises, it translates to project building and industrial expansion in the months ahead. After all, it is a common…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Started as Underperform at BNP Paribas. Best Buy Co.…
We saw the launch of two new ETF products today covering the global commodities boom. In the metals and mining sector, Global X Management launched the Apex Silver Mines Ltd. (NYSE: SIL)…
These are ten of the top research calls we have seen in the form of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning: Akamai Technologies Inc. (NYSE: AKAM) Raised…
These are this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in early all Street research calls: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) Cut to Conviction Sell at Goldman Sachs. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:…
These are this morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) Started as Sector Underperform at Scotia. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)…
