The oil market has taken another beating in the past few days. Many speculate this recent plunge in prices could be related to the potential nuclear deal with Iran and the latest fears about China’s economic growth. In either way,…
The ongoing fall in oil and copper prices along with the concerns over China, the leading consumer of copper and second largest oil importer, has also dragged down shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) to below $10 – the…
Oil prices have bounced back to hover above $40, but oil is still down for the year. And the outlook isn’t optimistic for a recovery. Shares of BP (BP) remain below $35 and could dip below $30 if oil prices resume…
Altria’s (MO) stock has come down in the past few days, but it’s still up for the year by over 5%. Does the recent dip offer a buying opportunity of this tobacco company? How is the company’s valuation measure up…
In the second quarter, Yamana Gold (AUY) reported a net loss of $0.01 per share – a bit lower than market estimates. The company presented a gain of 16% in its gold production, which is still a bit off it’s the…
During the past month, shares of Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) rose by over 11%, and the company’s stock is up by 15% for the year. This rally is mostly attributed to the recovery of gold prices in recent months. The company…
The weakness in the oil market has taken its toll on shares of leading natural resources company BHP Billiton (BHP). This company’s stock downward spiral in recent months could continue as some analysts estimate oil prices could fall further to…
Barrick Gold (ABX) recently announced that the Supreme Court of Chile didn’t approve its appeal of a lower court ruling vis-à-vis sanctions imposed on the company’s Pascua-Lama mine by the country’s environmental regulator. This news could set back the development…
The latest news from Goldcorp (GG) is that the mining company started gold production in its Éléonore project. Currently, the company plans to produce around 50,000 ounces of gold this year and ramp up to full production capacity by 2018. Considering…
Silver Wheaton (SLW), the leading silver streaming company, hasn’t performed well in the stock market in the past month partly due to the weakness of silver prices. But what are the other factors that could have impacted this company’s stock?…