April 29, 2011 Caterpillar Surprises With Massive Profit Gain Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) reported Friday a surprising five-fold jump in first quarter profits, reaching an all-time quarterly record as the company benefits from […]
April 29, 2011 Today in Commodities: Tipping Point We feel that some commodity prices are getting overextended and very close to their tipping pint. Far from an ultimate top but […]
April 29, 2011 Toro chief says future nuclear demand will not be swayed by Fukushima event Greg Hall, managing director of Toro Energy Ltd (ASX: TOE), said the main nuclear power countries are continuing their new build programmes for nuclear power while adapting to lessons learned…
April 28, 2011 Geordie Mark: Global demand for iron ore on rise How long until the window on rising iron-ore prices closes? Global demand is driving prices higher and shipping costs are at historic lows. But only companies poised to get into…
April 28, 2011 Sherritt’s Q1 earnings up 116% to $63.6 million Sherritt's Q1 earnings rose 116% over the same quarter a year ago. The company reported net earnings on Thursday of $63.6 million or 22 cents a share. A year ago,…
April 28, 2011 Super cycle? Or the endgame of cheap? Back in 2005, we were asked by the esteemed journal, The Banker, to write an op-ed piece and we chose the topic "China and the End of Cheap." Memory of…
April 28, 2011 Russian metals firms constrained by rail Russia's two main rail lines into Asia and, in particular China, are increasingly overburdened which is causing a headache for metals firms looking to increase exports.
April 27, 2011 A longer-term view of inflation: industrial metals vs. gold I found an interesting dataset at the IMF of commodity prices going back to 1980. What makes it interesting is to look at the longer-term price trends of some of…
April 27, 2011 Commodities: No bubble here With commodity prices up so much over the past several years, you can forgive long-term value investors for giving them a miss. Who wants to risk exposure to another asset…
April 27, 2011 No sign of the top in silver Silver is finally getting some attention in the 10th year of its bull market run - mostly top callers who are calling the recent move to nearly $50 an ounce…
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
