Moody’s puts 55 miners on review for downgrade
Moody’s Investors Service has put the credit ratings of 55 mining companies under review due to poor market conditions, noting this downturn marks a “unprecedented shift” for the mining industry.
Alcoa Inc
US stock indices post marginal gains, Nov. 20-26
Data released ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 26 showed that gross domestic product in the U.S. grew 2.1% in the third quarter — not the 1.5% reported in October — while single-family home sales in October rose 10.7%,…
Aluminum cuts deepest for facilities in US
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is idling three of its four U.S. aluminum smelters, taking out annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes of aluminum and 1.2 million tonnes of alumina to curb costs, amid low prices.
Wall Street marches higher, April 6-10
U.S. stocks rose for a second straight week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 294.41 points to 18,057.65 and the S&P 500 Index gained 35.1 points to finish at 2,102.06. Both indexes were up 1.7%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.2% to…
U.S. equities slip, Jan.5-9
The U.S. market fell during the week amid lower oil prices. The S&P 500 Index slipped 13.39 points to 2,044.81, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95.62 points to 17,737.37. The Nasdaq Composite closed down 22.74 points at…
US stocks march higher, Sept. 2-5
U.S. equities ended the week on a positive note, despite a weak jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39 points to 17,137.36, while the S&P 500 Index added 4 points to 2,007.71. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite…
U.S. markets unsettled, July 21-25
The gold price faltered despite rising geopolitical tension across Europe, and down with it went the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which lost 139.61 points over the week to close at 16,960.57. The S&P 500 fared better, closing almost even…
US stocks drop, July 7-11
The S&P 500 Index dropped 18 points to 1,967.57, marking its worst week since April, as European economic uncertainty continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 124 points to 16,943.81, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gave back 70…
U.S. markets slump as gold rises, April 7-11
It was a weak showing for the U.S. markets, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 388 points to 16,026.75, the S&P 500 was down 48 points to 1,815.69 and the Nasdaq Composite was off 111 points to finish up at 3,999.73.
US stocks up on strong jobs data, March 3-7
U.S. equities ended the trading week in positive territory, lifted by strong jobs data. The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers created 175,000 jobs in February, above the expected 149,000 positions.
Alcoa takes a US$2.3B hit
VANCOUVER — As 2014 gets underway, the first major miner to report its financials is getting its bad news out of the way.
Commentary: After the aluminum rush – restoring the Amazon rainforest
Can the degraded land of the Amazon rainforest be salvaged by large scale landscape restoration? Is it really possible to rebuild ecological integrity and enhance the lives of local communities in a sustainable way?