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Slackening Copper Demand in China Hurts Commodities Investors
9:30AM 3/14/2011
Many small investors have recently piled into commodities, especially copper, on the assumption that ever-growing demand from developing countries would keep sending prices skyward. Now they are learning a drop in demand is also possible, and prices have been plummeting.
Commodities Bolster Asian Markets as Investors Buy Metals
7:05AM 12/07/2010
In Asia Tuesday Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index advanced 0.8% to 23,428 and China's Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.7% to 2,876. In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index slid 0.3% to 10,141.
Chinese Building Boom and U.S. Optimism Boost Asian Shares
12:00PM 11/25/2010
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A building boom -- and the constrained supply of materials due to mandated energy cuts -- sent Chinese cement, metal and building-equipment stocks up Thursday. Meanwhile, Hong Kong and Japanese exporters benefited from improving consumer sentiment and falling unemployment in the U.S.
Could Peruvian Politics Shake Mining, Oil and Gas Investments?
1:00PM 10/05/2010
Political upsets in Peruvian regional elections could indicate a national shift to the left -- and some business leaders worry that could discourage foreign investment in the country, which has rich natural resources such as oil, gas and gold.
Gold prices hit a record high Tuesday and may reach a record $1,300 an ounce later this year as investors fearing debt crises and potential inflation from interest rate cuts may put more of their money into the precious metal.
Toxic fish in U.S. streams tell the true cost of coal emissions
2:30PM 8/20/2009
The coal lobby got a well-deserved kick in the pants yesterday when the U.S. Geological Service released study results showing shockingly widespread mercury contamination in freshwater fish. The USGS netted fish from 291 streams across the country, in the largest study of its kind to date, and the...
Freeport McMoRan: Metal prices depend on Chinese demand
3:00PM 7/22/2009
In their earnings release yesterday,Caterpillar (CAT) offered insight into the demand mining companies had for their heavy equipment. After reporting that results beat estimates, the company said that gold miners were "cautiously optimistic," but that copper miners are showing "significant caution"...
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