BHP and Rio kicking Alcan’s tires?
Rumours are abounding that BHP Billiton (BHP-N,BLT-L) and Rio Tinto (RTPN,RIO-L) are mulling over a bid for Alcan …
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Eco news drives trading
U.S. markets ended the Nov. 29-Dec. 5 report period mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was alone in the red to the tune of 55 points at 10,835.1, while the Nasdaq gained 18 points to 2,257.64 and…
Gold cracks US$500 per oz.
With gold briefly topping US$500 per oz. in Asian trading on Nov. 29, gold miners dominated the most-active list in U.S. trading, with
Miners get a bounce
Resource stocks bounced back on U.S. markets after last week’s “mini-correction” aimed mostly at coal and energy companies. Strong gold prices drove the rally over the report period Nov. 15-21, with b…
Coal companies take lumps
Gold and base metal companies made gains while their coal and energy counterparts lost ground on U.S. markets over the report period Nov. 8-14. The overall trend was up, with both the Dow Jones Indust…
Big boys dominate US
‘Bigger was better’ for resource companies trading on U.S. markets over the report period Nov. 1-7, with large coal and copper companies hogging most of the action and share-price increases. North Ame…
Mini-corrections temper U.S. markets
What goes up must come down, at least a little, which was the case for most resource companies on U.S. markets over the report period Oct. 4-10. Copper companies gave back some of their recent gains,…
U.S. markets continue shallow uptrend
Stronger than expected manufacturing data and a slight drop in oil and gas prices helped U.S. markets continue a shallow uptrend over the report period Sept. 27-Oct. 3. The broad-based S&P 500 Ind…
Commodities shine in U.S.
Oil and gas, gold, copper, and fixed-price commodities such as coal have all enjoyed rallies of late, but trading activity was a mixed bag on U.S. markets over the report period Sept. 20-26, with gold…
U.S. markets back to basics
Energy and commodity producers held steady on U.S. markets even as some high-end retailers and high-tech manufacturers were battered by the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Investors seem to be betting that…
The balm after the storm
Resource companies enjoyed a balmy bounce over the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 report period, with energy and coal companies catching the biggest uplift. The broad-based S&P 500 Index climbed 5.74 points to c…