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Newmont Announces Acquisition of Fronteer Gold for C$14 per Share
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 9:43am | 133Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) and Fronteer Gold Inc. (NYSE: FRG) today announced that they have entered into an agreement pursuant to which Newmont will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Fronteer Gold by way of a Plan of Arrangement. Under the Plan of Arrangement,...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 9:22am | 343Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Actuate Corp (BIRT) Amcol Intl Corp (ACO) Amer Natl BankShares Inc (AMNB) The Cash Store Finl Services Inc (CSFS) CNA Finl Corp (CNA) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMCOL INTL CP (ACO): Free Stock Analysis Report AMER...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 9:14am | 350Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Actuate Corp (BIRT) Amcol Intl Corp (ACO) Amer Natl BankShares Inc (AMNB) The Cash Store Finl Services Inc (CSFS) CNA Finl Corp (CNA) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMCOL INTL CP (ACO): Free Stock Analysis Report AMER...
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Goldman Sachs Maintains RTI International Metals Neutral Rating, PT Of $25 (RTI)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 9:13am | 127Goldman Sachs maintained its RTI International Metals (NYSE: RTI) Neutral rating and $25 price target in a research report published today. In the report, Goldman Sachs states, "We are lowering RTI's 2011 adjusted EPS (for the Tronox related pre-tax charge of $10.7) to $0.02 from $0.30 due to...
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China Mineral Plays Inching
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 1:21pm | 300Some of the most explosive moves in stocks have come from mineral plays. The mineral plays that rose the most in the last two months have been Chinese companies, as rumors spread that China would cut the export quotas on rare earth and minerals. This created one of the most monumental runs in...
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Metals And Mining Surging (VALE, FCX, XME)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 1:06pm | 68Shares of companies that are exposed to the metals and mining sector are surging on Tuesday. Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) is up 2.24% to $35.62. Freeport-McMoran (NYSE: FCX) has surged 4.13% to $113.24. The SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (NYSE: XME) has added 2.39% to $70.62.
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Deutsche Bank Issues Industry Alert - Metals And Mining (AA, ANR, ACI, ABX, CLF, FCX, NUE)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 12:17pm | 185Deutsche Bank published an industry alert on the Metals and Mining industry this morning following updates on several companies. In the report, Deutsche bank highlighted the iron ore export ban in Karnataka, stating that as reported, the ban will be lifted in the next couple weeks after India's...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For February 1 (CXZ, CYOU, TCK)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 12:01pm | 189By 11:00 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 96.23 points, or 0.81%, to 11,988.16, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 15.30 points, or 1.19%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 38.49 point, or 1.43%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets are...
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Copper Stocks Jump
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 11:58am | 210This morning all of the major stock indexes are rallying sharply higher. The market is being lead higher by most commodities. Energy stocks, and the industrial metals are surging higher this morning. Copper is leading most of the industrial metals higher as the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Copper Subindex...
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A Record of How in a Single Day We Created More Actionable and Valuable Stock Research than 20 Sell Side Analyst Teams Over a Month
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 1:16am | 1896Model Portfolio Daily Update: January 31, 2011 Subscribers log in for the full report: This content is for members only. New Actions Required: None Of Note: Our 25-stock theoretical long portfolio issued to clients on December 31 presaged 45 major positive upgrades by more than 20 sell side...
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China Pop Lifts Commodity Stocks - Voice of the People
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 5:31pm | 462Zacks' Voice of the People Highlights user inthemoneystocks: "China Pop Lifts Commodity Stocks" from the People & Picks community. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post China Pop Lifts Commodity Stocks Last night, the important Shanghai Index (Chinese...
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China Pop Lifts Commodity Stocks - Voice of the People
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 5:06pm | 462Zacks' Voice of the People Highlights user inthemoneystocks: "China Pop Lifts Commodity Stocks" from the People & Picks community. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post China Pop Lifts Commodity Stocks Last night, the important Shanghai Index (Chinese...
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Margins Marching Higher - Earnings Trends
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 3:01pm | 4936Key Points: 4Q earnings season off to strong start, with 206 of the S&P 500 reports in, median surprise of 4.28% and surprise ratio of 3.73 for EPS, 1.53% and 2.94 for revenues. Reported (206 firms) fourth quarter earnings growth of 31.2%, expected (294 firms) year-over-year growth of 19.5%...
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Calls Purchased on RTI International Metals (RTI)
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 2:28pm | 130Shares of RTI International Metals (NYSE: RTI) are higher on the session by 1.97%, currently trading at $28.44. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four months, though it is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the...
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Crosshair Exploration & Mining Up Sharply (CXZ)
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 1:46pm | 74Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. (AMEX: CXZ) shares are up sharply today, gaining nearly 6% to $1.96, a gain of 10 cents on the back of strong average daily volume. The stock has traded over 500,000 shares with more than three hours left to the trading session. Crosshair Exploration &...