During the first quarter of 2010, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RTP) boosted production of iron ore by 39% compared with the same period last year. The primary driver, as expected, is China, where the still-booming…
For the past 40 years, the price of iron ore has been set annually in a negotiated deal between miners and buyers. Typically, the first large customer to cut a deal with…
These are this Monday’s top ten analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street research calls: Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) Removed from Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List. EOG Resources (NYSE:…
These are this Wednesday’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street morning research calls: Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Raised to Outperform at Bernstein. Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:…
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 Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Reiterated Buy but target raised to $550 at Goldman Sachs. Canadian Natural…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Thursday morning: Allied Irish Banks (NYSE: AIB) Cut to Sell at RBS. Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) Cut to Sell…
These are this Tuesday morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Baxter International (NYSE: BAX) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) Raised to…
Jim Cramer came out with his series of themes for 2010 on CNBC’s MAD MONEY this evening, and tonight’s theme was ‘Going Global.’ Despite the market being overbought and the negative news headwinds, today…
Investing into emerging markets where the Olympics are headed is supposed to be a safe bet, in theory. Despite a flat close for stocks in the U.S. on Friday, Brazilian shares rose…
These are the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street brokerage firms early this Tuesday morning: BHP Billiton (BHP) Raised to Buy at UBS. Coach (COH)…
These are the early analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street analysts early this Tuesday morning: Ashland (ASH) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna. Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Cut to Neutral at Macquarie.…
We saw very unusual options trading late today during the last hour of trading in shares of Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS). This is the day after reports that Brazil’s Vale S.A. (NYSE:…
