BHP Billiton (BHP) Stock Climbs on Glencore's Reduced Zinc Production
at The Street - Fri Oct 09, 12:29PM CDT
BHP Billiton (BHP) stock is advancing in midday trading on Friday, as Glencore (GLNCY) cuts it zinc production, boosting many stocks within the mining sector today.
BHP: 37.76 (+0.44)
Don't Put Your Faith in This Commodity-Led Rally
at The Street - Fri Oct 09, 9:42AM CDT
This runup is about production cutbacks, not increased demand.
BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), VALE: 5.48 (+0.21), IP: 43.23 (+2.14), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93)
This Time, China Means Business (Doesn't It?)
at The Street - Thu Oct 08, 10:24AM CDT
Much of the strength of the U.S. market in the last few days comes from a belief that Chinese government actions are, at last, working to reboot its economy.
JOY: 17.94 (-0.57), GE: 28.07 (+0.04), NKE: 124.94 (+0.03), UTX: 95.37 (+1.04), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), PSTG: 16.60 (+0.67), WYNN: 75.40 (-0.51), BA: 139.70 (+0.66), MS: 32.72 (-0.27), SBUX: 60.07 (+0.61), PBR: 5.67 (-0.01), IBM: 152.39 (+0.11), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), NAT: 16.19 (-0.19), CAT: 71.30 (-0.54), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62), YUM: 70.25 (+2.79)
Iron Ore Mining in Australia 2015-2020
M2 - Thu Oct 08, 9:34AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3ks9fj/iron_ore_mining) has announced the addition of the "Iron Ore Mining in Australia to 2020" report to their offering. Timetric's 'Iron Ore Mining in Australia to 2020' report comprehensively covers Australian reserves of iron ore, reserves by state, reserves by selected mines and Fe content, the historic and forecast data on Australian iron ore production, production by form and state, historic and forecast production of selected iron ore mines, iron ore prices, historic and forecast iron ore consumption and exports, consumption vs steel production and exports by country. The report also includes factors driving demand for the commodity, profiles of major iron ore producing companies and information on the active, exploration and development iron ore projects. Australia ranked first globally with 53 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves as of January 2015, accounting for 27.9% of the global total. Iron ore reserves are abundantly found in Western Australia and South Australia with minor deposits in Tasmania, Northern Territory and New South Wales (USGS, 2015). Globally, Australia ranked second in terms of iron ore production, producing 735.5Mt in 2014, higher by 20% over 2013 and accounting for 32.7% of global iron ore production. Key Highlights: - Australian iron ore exports were 724.8Mt in 2014, up by 18.6% over 2013, accounting for 98.5% of production, with China being the most important market with a share of 79.8% of Australian iron ore exports. - More than 90% of the reserves are in Western Australia, with small amounts found in South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. - In 2014, Rio Tinto Plc produced 224.9Mt of iron ore from Australian operations, while BHP Billiton Ltd produced 193Mt and Fortescue Metals Group produced 104.4Mt and are the major mining companies in the Australian iron ore landscape. Key Topics Covered: 1 Executive Summary 2 Iron Ore Mining in Australia - Reserves, Production, Consumption and Trade 3 Major Iron Ore Producers in Australia 4 Fiscal Regime 5 Appendix For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3k...ore_mining
BHP: 37.76 (+0.44)
Stocks Climb Ahead of Earnings Season Kickoff
at The Street - Wed Oct 07, 3:30PM CDT
Stocks manage to close higher on Wednesday, the day before the unofficial kickoff of third-quarter earnings season.
BUD: 111.88 (+1.19), XLB: 44.15 (-0.02), MON: 89.70 (+0.45), EXC: 30.82 (-0.06), PSTG: 16.60 (+0.67), DB: 29.34 (+0.95), STZ: 136.89 (+0.20), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), POM: 26.49 (+0.01), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), LYB: 95.45 (-2.05), RDS.A: 55.27 (-0.61), P: 20.90 (+1.37), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), PTR: 80.09 (-0.93), YUM: 70.25 (+2.79), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Stocks Extend Gains; Crude Closes Below $48
at The Street - Wed Oct 07, 1:50PM CDT
Stocks extend modest gains mid-afternoon Wednesday after dipping into the red earlier on declining crude oil prices.
TSLA: 220.69 (-6.03), BUD: 111.88 (+1.19), XLB: 44.15 (-0.02), MON: 89.70 (+0.45), EXC: 30.82 (-0.06), PSTG: 16.60 (+0.67), STZ: 136.89 (+0.20), XOM: 79.26 (-0.77), ADBE: 83.82 (+1.56), POM: 26.49 (+0.01), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), RDS.A: 55.27 (-0.61), LYB: 95.45 (-2.05), P: 20.90 (+1.37), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), PTR: 80.09 (-0.93), YUM: 70.25 (+2.79), XLE: 68.94 (-0.45)
Upgrade Alert for BHP Billiton (BHP)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Oct 07, 7:05AM CDT
BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) was upgraded from Equal Weight to Overweight at Morgan Stanley today. The stock closed yesterday at $34.25 on volume of 4.7 million shares, above average daily volume of 3.6 million. In the past 52 weeks, shares of BHP Billiton have traded between a low of $30.15 and a high of $60.33 and closed yesterday at $34.25, which is 14% above that low price. Over the last five market days, the 200-day moving average (MA) has gone down 0.4% while the 50-day MA has declined 0.5%.
BHP: 37.76 (+0.44)
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.63% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 06, 5:05PM CDT
BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $33.50 to a high of $34.31. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.6%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $33.99 on volume of 4.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
BHP: 37.76 (+0.44)
BHP Billiton Rises 1.63% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 06, 5:05PM CDT
BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $33.50 to a high of $34.31. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.6%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $33.99 on volume of 4.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
BHP: 37.76 (+0.44)
26.8% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend BHP Billiton Call (BHP)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Oct 05, 4:56PM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) on May 19th, 2015 at $46.05. In approximately 5 months, BHP Billiton has returned 26.82% as of today's recent price of $33.70.
BHP: 37.76 (+0.44)
CXO, RDS.A, GLCNF, FCX: Jim Cramer's Views
at The Street - Mon Oct 05, 12:00AM CDT
Jim Cramer shares his views on hope in the oil patch and the worst bets in commodities. Concho, Royal Dutch Shell, Glencore and Freeport are among the stocks discussed here.
CXO: 115.90 (-0.53), BTU: 24.49 (+0.49), RDS.A: 55.27 (-0.61), VALE: 5.48 (+0.21), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), ACI: 4.25 (-0.07), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), ANR: 0.24 (unch)
3 Stocks in the Metals Mining Sector We'd Still Buy
Neha Chamaria, Alex DUMORTIER, CFA, and Tyler Crowe, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Oct 04, 6:02AM CDT
Investors in metal mining stocks have little to be excited about. Miners have seen their revenue and profits fall off a cliff as commodity prices continue to head lower, compelling many to delay or shelve big projects as they struggle to rein in...
BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), SLW: 14.46 (+0.28)
Which Year's Bear Is This?; Blame Commodities: Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
at The Street - Fri Oct 02, 8:00PM CDT
Catch up on Jim Cramer's ideas from this past week as he discusses why this market is a rerun of 2011, and the ugly supply and demand imbalance in commodities.
JOY: 17.94 (-0.57), CAG: 41.76 (-0.01), NKE: 124.94 (+0.03), FB: 93.24 (+0.77), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), ANR: 0.24 (unch), PZE: 5.42 (-0.07), NFLX: 113.33 (-1.60), PBR: 5.67 (-0.01), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), CHK: 8.88 (-0.46), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), VALE: 5.48 (+0.21), MCD: 102.76 (-0.19), GOOGL: 671.24 (+4.24), CAT: 71.30 (-0.54), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), TWTR: 30.85 (+0.53), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62), GIS: 56.61 (+0.13)
Jim Cramer -- Don't Even Think About Making Bets on Copper, Coal or Iron
at The Street - Fri Oct 02, 11:35AM CDT
There's been tremendous damage in commodities like copper, iron and coal, almost all self-inflicted. And it is likely to get worse.
BTU: 24.49 (+0.49), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), VALE: 5.48 (+0.21), ACI: 4.25 (-0.07), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), CLF: 3.05 (-0.07), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), ANR: 0.24 (unch)
Making Bets on Copper, Coal or Iron Is a Bad Idea
at The Street - Thu Oct 01, 10:00AM CDT
The idea that any of these commodity companies is out of the woods is just fanciful.
BTU: 24.49 (+0.49), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), VALE: 5.48 (+0.21), ACI: 4.25 (-0.07), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), ANR: 0.24 (unch)
New Strong Sell Stocks for October 1st
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 01, 8:30AM CDT
Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List for Thursday
BMO: 58.40 (+0.13), CIM: 14.07 (-0.04), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), ABCB: 28.17 (-0.34), BNS: 46.58 (-0.02)
The Federal Reserve Is Not the Main Culprit for the Market Rout
at The Street - Wed Sep 30, 5:48AM CDT
Decisions made years ago have proven disastrous.
JOY: 17.94 (-0.57), PBR: 5.67 (-0.01), CHK: 8.88 (-0.46), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), VALE: 5.48 (+0.21), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), CAT: 71.30 (-0.54), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), ANR: 0.24 (unch)
Glencore, China Data Rattle Global Mining Stocks
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 28, 4:48PM CDT
Monday was a tough day for miners as metals and oil prices sagged after weak manufacturing profit numbers out of China. Investors sent shares of Switzerland-based mining giant Glencore down 31% on the London exchange, followed at a respectable...
BCS: 15.71 (-0.10), VALE: 5.48 (+0.21), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), C: 51.38 (-0.27), CS: 24.77 (+0.24), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), HSBC: 40.57 (-0.22), DB: 29.34 (+0.95), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), MS: 32.72 (-0.27)
It's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate
at The Street - Mon Sep 28, 2:06PM CDT
And right now, these stocks are mostly hated.
CAG: 41.76 (-0.01), FCX: 13.49 (+0.03), PANW: 171.88 (+2.29), SLB: 76.36 (-0.28), PBR: 5.67 (-0.01), NOW: 74.42 (+1.40), CHK: 8.88 (-0.46), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), WMB: 43.83 (+0.03), CAT: 71.30 (-0.54), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), APC: 72.40 (+0.07), FEYE: 31.89 (+0.39), LNG: 53.04 (-0.25), LLY: 86.14 (+2.37), CLF: 3.05 (-0.07), XPO: 29.92 (+0.45), AA: 10.26 (-0.75), ESV: 16.84 (+0.55), VALE: 5.48 (+0.21), SUNE: 9.25 (+0.09), WDAY: 77.57 (+1.71), SPLK: 58.21 (+1.84), CVX: 89.57 (-0.34), GIS: 56.61 (+0.13)