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 | Chris Ciovacco - Ciovacco Capital Management |
| Will Dividend Stocks Save You In A Bear Market |
| Myth Busters - Dividend Stocks Are Safe
In recent years, many investors have been attracted to the "safety" and "wealth-building" appeal
of dividend stocks. Therefore, it is prudent to examine history and ask:
Will my net worth take a big hit holding blue-chip dividend payers
in the next bear market?
Before we explore the facts, it is important to understand that well-intentioned
investors have a habit of repeating the same mistakes over and over again.
If we understand the Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| COPPER Why Are BHP’s Copper Volumes Falling |
| BHP’s December Production Results Were Mixed: How's the Outlook?(Continued from Prior Part) Copper volumes
Companies that produce copper, including BHP Billiton (BHP) (BBL), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Teck Resources (TCK), Southern Copper (SCCO), and Newmont Mining (NEM), are taking steps to increase production in order to lower costs.
Lowering costs is vital in price environments wherein copper prices are hitting multiyear lows, and copper volumes are key for these companies’ copper segment revenTuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| COPPER Sempra Energy, Southern Copper, Netflix, Amazon.com and Time Warner highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day |
| Chicago, IL – January 18, 2016– Zacks Equity Research highlights Sempra Energy (SRE) as the Bull of the Day and Southern Copper (SCCO) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis onNetflix, Inc. (NFLX), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Time Warner ( TWX). Here is a synopsis of all five stocks: Bull of the Day: It has been a rough start to the year with major indexes plummeting across the board. This has forced investors to look to safer avenues for investments, like thoseMonday, January 18, 2016 |
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| GOLD Analyzing the Performance of Base Metal and Pure Gold Miners |
| How the 2015 Fall in Metals Has Impacted Miners Differently(Continued from Prior Part) Precious versus base metals
We have already discussed precious metals mining companies, so now we’ll compare the base metal miners to gold miners. The gold mining companies have suffered a great deal as a result of the fall in precious metals. Similarly, base metal miners have also struggled this year. Copper, aluminium, and zinc have dropped 18.3%, 31.3%, and 22.5%, respectively. Gold and silver have declineMonday, December 21, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| GOLD Analyzing the Performance of Base Metal and Pure Gold Miners |
| How the 2015 Fall in Metals Has Impacted Miners Differently(Continued from Prior Part) Precious versus base metals
We have already discussed precious metals mining companies, so now we’ll compare the base metal miners to gold miners. The gold mining companies have suffered a great deal as a result of the fall in precious metals. Similarly, base metal miners have also struggled this year. Copper, aluminium, and zinc have dropped 18.3%, 31.3%, and 22.5%, respectively. Gold and silver have declineMonday, December 21, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| GOLD Analyzing the Performance of Base Metal and Pure Gold Miners |
| How the 2015 Fall in Metals Has Impacted Miners Differently(Continued from Prior Part) Precious versus base metals
We have already discussed precious metals mining companies, so now we’ll compare the base metal miners to gold miners. The gold mining companies have suffered a great deal as a result of the fall in precious metals. Similarly, base metal miners have also struggled this year. Copper, aluminium, and zinc have dropped 18.3%, 31.3%, and 22.5%, respectively. Gold and silver have declineMonday, December 21, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| 2015 Has Been Hard on Mining Companies |
| How the 2015 Fall in Metals Has Impacted Miners Differently Miners’ carnage
2015 has been tough for miners, especially due to the price rout in the commodities market. The commodities market, which is tracked by the S&P GSCI (Goldman Sachs Commodity Index), has fallen about 24.3% since the start of the year. The drop in the commodities is also visible among the precious metals and other base metals. The mining industry’s performance is reflected by the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and tThursday, December 17, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| 2015 Has Been Hard on Mining Companies |
| How the 2015 Fall in Metals Has Impacted Miners Differently Miners’ carnage
2015 has been tough for miners, especially due to the price rout in the commodities market. The commodities market, which is tracked by the S&P GSCI (Goldman Sachs Commodity Index), has fallen about 24.3% since the start of the year. The drop in the commodities is also visible among the precious metals and other base metals. The mining industry’s performance is reflected by the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and tThursday, December 17, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Is Freeport-McMoRan Vulnerable to Financial Stress in 2016 |
| Top Copper Producers Announce New Measures to Stay Afloat(Continued from Prior Part) Financial stress
As discussed previously, Glencore (GLNCY) and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) have announced a new series of measures to cope with the rapidly deteriorating commodity price environment. In this part of the series, we’ll explore how both of these companies are vulnerable to financial stress.
Business parameters
Freeport-McMoRan is susceptible to falling energy prices along with multiyear low copper prWednesday, December 16, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Why Did Freeport-McMoRan React Negatively to Yellen’s Speech |
| The Possible Fallout of a Fed Rate Hike for Freeport-McMoRan(Continued from Prior Part) Yellen’s speech to the Economic Club
As we’ve already seen, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) and other copper producers, including Teck Resources (TCK), Southern Copper (SCCO), and Glencore (GLNCY), fell steeply on December 2, 2015. Fed chair Janet Yellen spoke that day to the Economic Club in Washington, D.C.
Yellen’s speech was regarded as hawkish by market participants. Commodity (DBC) stocks reacted negatively, brThursday, December 3, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Freeport-McMoRan Nears 52-Week Low on Hawkish Fed Stance |
| The Possible Fallout of a Fed Rate Hike for Freeport-McMoRan Not a good day for metals and mining
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) closed at $7.83 on December 2, 2015, falling 6% from its previous day’s close. The stock is now only a whisker short of its 52-week low of $7.76.
Apparently, December 2 was a horrid day for companies in the metals and mining space (XME). Teck Resources (TCK) fell ~5.8%, hitting a fresh 52-week low. Southern Copper (SCCO), which has largely held steady amid the broad weakness Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Could OPEC’s Meeting Negatively Impact Freeport-McMoRan |
| Key Events Freeport-McMoRan Investors Should Watch(Continued from Prior Part) OPEC’s meeting
It could be a familiar sign for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) investors when OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meets on December 4. Last year, at its annual meeting, OPEC decided to maintain its daily crude output. The decision had a negative impact on all of the commodities (DBC). Among the copper producers, Freeport-McMoRan’s stock fell 8.5% after OPEC’s meeting. Teck Resources (TCK) wThursday, December 3, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Could OPEC’s Meeting Negatively Impact Freeport-McMoRan |
| Key Events Freeport-McMoRan Investors Should Watch(Continued from Prior Part) OPEC’s meeting
It could be a familiar sign for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) investors when OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meets on December 4. Last year, at its annual meeting, OPEC decided to maintain its daily crude output. The decision had a negative impact on all of the commodities (DBC). Among the copper producers, Freeport-McMoRan’s stock fell 8.5% after OPEC’s meeting. Teck Resources (TCK) wThursday, December 3, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| COPPER Freeport-McMoRan Looks to Control Costs amid Copper Price Slump |
| Why Is Copper Falling to New 2015 Lows?(Continued from Prior Part) Costs
Commodity producers including BHP Billiton (BHP) don’t have much control over commodity (DBC) prices. When commodity prices start falling, high-cost producers become unprofitable much sooner than their peers that are placed better on the cost curve. Low-cost producers are able to tide over economic cycles better. It becomes prudent for commodity producers to control their unit production costs. Copper companies have been wThursday, December 3, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Event-Driven Week: How Could Freeport-McMoRan Play Out |
| Key Events Freeport-McMoRan Investors Should Watch Event-driven week
After a short week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, US (SPY) investors are now in an event-driven week. This week’s events could also impact the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting. It’s scheduled later in the month. In this series, we’ll look at some of the events scheduled this week. We’ll also analyze how Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) could play out in the week.
Chinese PMI
December started on a weak note for commodityWednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| COPPER Chinese Copper Demand Estimates Slashed amid Continued Slowdown |
| Why Is Copper Falling to New 2015 Lows?(Continued from Prior Part) Chinese copper demand
Chinese copper demand has been the key driver of copper prices for more than a decade now. China’s slowdown has been the major factor driving copper prices to levels unseen since the global financial crisis of 2008–2009. Several analysts were expecting a recovery in Chinese (MCHI) copper demand in 2H15. But forget about a recovery. Chinese copper demand seems to be getting worse.
Chinese copper demand estMonday, November 30, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| What’s Driving Freeport-McMoRan to Multi-Year Lows |
| Why Is Copper Falling to New 2015 Lows? Multi-year lows
It hasn’t been this challenging for commodities since the great recession of 2008–2009. While copper and aluminum are still above their 2009 lows, spot steel prices in the United States have already reached their 2009 lows. Nickel has been among the worst performers, and it’s trading near 12-year lows. However, the biggest challenge is the correction in Chinese steel prices, which are now trading at the lowest levels in more than two decadFriday, November 27, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - MarketWired |
| GOLD Troymet Identifies New Copper and Gold Soil Anomalies at Redhill |
| NANAIMO, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct 29, 2015) - Troymet Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TYE) ("Troymet") is pleased to report additional positive results from a geochemical soil sampling program on the Redhill copper-gold-zinc-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") project in British Columbia. Troymet completed a B-horizon soil sampling program over the Alpha and Alpha South zones in September 2015. Results from the Alpha zone have been reported (News Release dated October 20, 20Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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