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Freeport-McMoRan Is Resilient Despite Indonesian Challenges
Jan-e- Alam, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 9:15AM CDT
Despite the unresolved Indonesian issue, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold posted strong quarterly results, driven by solid energy results and lower copper costs. The largest publicly traded copper miner reported first-quarter 2014 operating...
A Great Time to Take Over as CEO of a Miner
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 27, 4:45PM CDT
Potash Corp. had been run by Bill Doyle for about 15 years. Now, when the industry is facing an almost existential crisis, a new leader is coming in. Believe it or not, it's a great time for Jochen Tilk to be taking over. A broken market The...
PotashCorp Earnings Decline But Future Remains Bright
Jay Yao, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 27, 9:52AM CDT
Potash producers have been through some challenging times. In the midst of a potash bear market, formerly can't-miss potash producers have seen their revenues fall and profits shrink. They have seen Belarusian Potash Company, which propped up...
Teck Resources Ltd Looks Strong on the Met Coal Side
Vladimir Zernov, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 26, 11:15AM CDT
As Teck Resources produces both met coal and copper, its earnings took a hit in the first quarter. Copper prices took a dive in March, while met coal prices continued their long-term downtrend. As a result, the company missed earnings estimates by...
Wider-than-Expected Loss at Cliffs Natural - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 25, 11:10AM CDT
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) reported first-quarter 2014 net loss of $83 million, or 54 cents per share compared with a net income of $97 million or 66 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
Location Matters, Just Ask Walter Industries and BHP Billiton
Joshua Bondy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 25, 7:21AM CDT
The upheaval in the metallurgical coal market shows no signs of abetting. The big Australian producer, BHP Billiton , is growing production and investing in new infrastructure to compensate for lower prices. It is flooding the market, pushing...
Is There Any Reason to Sell PotashCorp?
Jay Yao, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 24, 1:04PM CDT
Bloomberg news recently reported that BHP Billiton may bid for PotashCorp again. BHP Billiton famously bid for PotashCorp in 2010, offering a split-adjusted $43.33/share. At that time, the Canadian government rejected the Anglo-Australian...
More Bad News for Oversupplied Iron Ore Market
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 24, 7:07AM CDT
Last week, mining giant BHP Billiton lifted its iron ore production outlook for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2014. Rival Rio Tinto , meanwhile, reported record iron ore production for the first quarter. Brazilian miner Vale is also...
5 Things to Watch in PotashCorp’s Earnings Report Tomorrow
Neha Chamaria, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 23, 11:15AM CDT
All eyes will be on PotashCorp tomorrow when the fertilizer giant reports its first-quarter numbers and likely faces some tough questions from analysts. After all, the potash industry is still under a shroud of uncertainty, and rumors are swirling...
BHP Billiton Ltd Is an Efficiency Machine
Casey Hoerth, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 23, 8:24AM CDT
Since 2012, most investors should have known there was "trouble in the mines." Global growth was slowing, and was doing so on a secular scale. Leading the way was a marked deceleration of growth in China. The result was declining prices in all sorts...
Vale SA Likely to Lose Its Guinea Investment
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 23, 7:25AM CDT
It has been a tough year for miners so far as iron ore prices have slumped amid a slowdown in China. For Vale , one of the top iron ore miners in the world, there is more bad news: The company appears likely to lose its entire investment in a...
An Investor's Guide to the Eagle Ford Shale
James Catlin, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 22, 7:24AM CDT
The Eagle Ford shale has been an important contributor to U.S. energy production, job creation, and increasing profits for producers in that region. That profit potential hasn't gone unnoticed, with 267 of 1,831 total rigs in the United States now...
Production Updates, Financial Results Schedules, Stock Price Updates, and Acquisitions - Analyst Notes on Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Silver Wheaton, Weatherford and Johnson Controls
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 22, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO), BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP), Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW), Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) and Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1400-100free.
Stock Price Movements, Commencement of New Plant, Senior-level Appointment, Earnings Releases, and New Orders - Analyst Notes on Hess, Praxair, BHP Billiton, Kinder Morgan and Ensco
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 21, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES), Praxair Inc. (NYSE: PX), BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP), Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) and Ensco PLC (NYSE: ESV). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1358-100free.
Stronger Nickel Prices to Benefit Vale, BHP Billiton
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 3:29PM CDT
Nickel prices have risen sharply in 2014 even as other industrial metals such as copper and iron ore have struggled. Indonesia's ban on nickel ore exports is the major reason behind the strong performance. More importantly, nickel prices could...
BHP Billiton Ltd Shows No Mercy for Weaker Producers
Vladimir Zernov, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 9:29AM CDT
As iron ore and met coal markets remain oversupplied, most producers are hoping for production cuts. However, they can expect no mercy from BHP Billiton , which has recently increased its full-year production guidance for both iron ore and met...
Copper Prices Could Fall Further This Year
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 8:00AM CDT
Copper prices have already fallen around 10% so far this year on the back of a slowdown in China. However, prices could drop even more, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters GFMS. The outlook doesn't come as a surprise though, given that...
Why BHP Will Fail Once Again in Acquiring PotashCorp
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 3:22PM CDT
If rumors are to be believed, BHP Billiton is about to make another run at acquiring PotashCorp of Saskatchewan , and shares of the fertilizer giant rose 3% the other day on the speculation. Investors, though, shouldn't put too much stock that...
Belt Tightening is All the Rage in this Sector
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 11:15AM CDT
Finding a way to grow a business gets increasingly difficult the larger it becomes. The law of large numbers ensures this almost ironic fact. This is why companies like Encana and BHP Billiton have already made moves, or are at least...
BHP Billiton's Production Up 10% Y/Y - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 16, 1:20PM CDT
BHP Billiton reports improved year-over-year production data for the nine months ended Mar 2014.
Freeport-McMoRan Is Resilient Despite Indonesian Challenges
Jan-e- Alam, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 9:15AM CDT
Despite the unresolved Indonesian issue, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold posted strong quarterly results, driven by solid energy results and lower copper costs. The largest publicly traded copper miner reported first-quarter 2014 operating...
A Great Time to Take Over as CEO of a Miner
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 27, 4:45PM CDT
Potash Corp. had been run by Bill Doyle for about 15 years. Now, when the industry is facing an almost existential crisis, a new leader is coming in. Believe it or not, it's a great time for Jochen Tilk to be taking over. A broken market The...
PotashCorp Earnings Decline But Future Remains Bright
Jay Yao, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 27, 9:52AM CDT
Potash producers have been through some challenging times. In the midst of a potash bear market, formerly can't-miss potash producers have seen their revenues fall and profits shrink. They have seen Belarusian Potash Company, which propped up...
Teck Resources Ltd Looks Strong on the Met Coal Side
Vladimir Zernov, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 26, 11:15AM CDT
As Teck Resources produces both met coal and copper, its earnings took a hit in the first quarter. Copper prices took a dive in March, while met coal prices continued their long-term downtrend. As a result, the company missed earnings estimates by...
Wider-than-Expected Loss at Cliffs Natural - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 25, 11:10AM CDT
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) reported first-quarter 2014 net loss of $83 million, or 54 cents per share compared with a net income of $97 million or 66 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
Location Matters, Just Ask Walter Industries and BHP Billiton
Joshua Bondy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 25, 7:21AM CDT
The upheaval in the metallurgical coal market shows no signs of abetting. The big Australian producer, BHP Billiton , is growing production and investing in new infrastructure to compensate for lower prices. It is flooding the market, pushing...
Is There Any Reason to Sell PotashCorp?
Jay Yao, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 24, 1:04PM CDT
Bloomberg news recently reported that BHP Billiton may bid for PotashCorp again. BHP Billiton famously bid for PotashCorp in 2010, offering a split-adjusted $43.33/share. At that time, the Canadian government rejected the Anglo-Australian...
More Bad News for Oversupplied Iron Ore Market
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 24, 7:07AM CDT
Last week, mining giant BHP Billiton lifted its iron ore production outlook for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2014. Rival Rio Tinto , meanwhile, reported record iron ore production for the first quarter. Brazilian miner Vale is also...
5 Things to Watch in PotashCorp’s Earnings Report Tomorrow
Neha Chamaria, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 23, 11:15AM CDT
All eyes will be on PotashCorp tomorrow when the fertilizer giant reports its first-quarter numbers and likely faces some tough questions from analysts. After all, the potash industry is still under a shroud of uncertainty, and rumors are swirling...
BHP Billiton Ltd Is an Efficiency Machine
Casey Hoerth, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 23, 8:24AM CDT
Since 2012, most investors should have known there was "trouble in the mines." Global growth was slowing, and was doing so on a secular scale. Leading the way was a marked deceleration of growth in China. The result was declining prices in all sorts...
Vale SA Likely to Lose Its Guinea Investment
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 23, 7:25AM CDT
It has been a tough year for miners so far as iron ore prices have slumped amid a slowdown in China. For Vale , one of the top iron ore miners in the world, there is more bad news: The company appears likely to lose its entire investment in a...
An Investor's Guide to the Eagle Ford Shale
James Catlin, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 22, 7:24AM CDT
The Eagle Ford shale has been an important contributor to U.S. energy production, job creation, and increasing profits for producers in that region. That profit potential hasn't gone unnoticed, with 267 of 1,831 total rigs in the United States now...
Production Updates, Financial Results Schedules, Stock Price Updates, and Acquisitions - Analyst Notes on Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Silver Wheaton, Weatherford and Johnson Controls
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 22, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO), BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP), Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW), Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) and Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1400-100free.
Stock Price Movements, Commencement of New Plant, Senior-level Appointment, Earnings Releases, and New Orders - Analyst Notes on Hess, Praxair, BHP Billiton, Kinder Morgan and Ensco
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 21, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES), Praxair Inc. (NYSE: PX), BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP), Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) and Ensco PLC (NYSE: ESV). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1358-100free.
Stronger Nickel Prices to Benefit Vale, BHP Billiton
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 3:29PM CDT
Nickel prices have risen sharply in 2014 even as other industrial metals such as copper and iron ore have struggled. Indonesia's ban on nickel ore exports is the major reason behind the strong performance. More importantly, nickel prices could...
BHP Billiton Ltd Shows No Mercy for Weaker Producers
Vladimir Zernov, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 9:29AM CDT
As iron ore and met coal markets remain oversupplied, most producers are hoping for production cuts. However, they can expect no mercy from BHP Billiton , which has recently increased its full-year production guidance for both iron ore and met...
Copper Prices Could Fall Further This Year
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 8:00AM CDT
Copper prices have already fallen around 10% so far this year on the back of a slowdown in China. However, prices could drop even more, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters GFMS. The outlook doesn't come as a surprise though, given that...
Why BHP Will Fail Once Again in Acquiring PotashCorp
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 3:22PM CDT
If rumors are to be believed, BHP Billiton is about to make another run at acquiring PotashCorp of Saskatchewan , and shares of the fertilizer giant rose 3% the other day on the speculation. Investors, though, shouldn't put too much stock that...
Belt Tightening is All the Rage in this Sector
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 11:15AM CDT
Finding a way to grow a business gets increasingly difficult the larger it becomes. The law of large numbers ensures this almost ironic fact. This is why companies like Encana and BHP Billiton have already made moves, or are at least...
BHP Billiton's Production Up 10% Y/Y - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 16, 1:20PM CDT
BHP Billiton reports improved year-over-year production data for the nine months ended Mar 2014.
