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Better Buy: Goldcorp Inc. vs. IAMGOLD Corp.
Political uncertainty in Washington and strained relations abroad are just two explanations for gold's more than 13% rise year to date. There's little to suggest that these two concerns will be....
Will United States Steel Corporation Benefit From Rising Steel Prices?
Domestic steel markets have been strong lately, which is a nice respite after a long downturn. All of the major players in the industry should benefit, but United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:....
3 Unknown but Amazing Dividend Stocks
Dividend stocks have become extremely popular with investors in this era of ultra-low interest rates. Unfortunately, that popularity can dampen returns by elevating these well-known investments to....
Why J.Jill, Finish Line, and Freeport-McMoRan Slumped Today
The major benchmarks ended the session slightly higher on Tuesday after struggling for direction much of the day, as investors focused on geopolitical concerns and continued flooding in Texas in....
Why Long-Term Investors Should Prefer Nucor Corporation over United States Steel Corporation
The steel industry is a deeply cyclical sector. The last downturn was particularly difficult, as it was both deep and long. It also provided the perfect backdrop for why U.S. steel industry giant....
Here's Why Tahoe Resources Stock Fell as Much as 22.1% Today
Shares of precious metals miner Tahoe Resources (NYSE: TAHO) dropped over 22% today after the company provided an update about its Escobal mine in Guatemala. As of 2:27 p.m. EDT, the stock was....
2 Scorching-Hot High-Yield Dividend Stocks -- Are They Buys Right Now?
Though investors have seemingly thousands of publicly traded stocks to choose from, the best-performing investment portfolios over the long term are often those with a strong base of dividend....
Why Beacon Roofing Supply Stock Jumped 10% on Thursday
Shares of Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ: BECN) closed up 9.8% Thursday, after the company revealed an agreement to add one of the country's largest exterior and interior building products....
Better Buy: Hecla Mining Company vs. Tahoe Resources
They may have brief runs of impressive gains, but gold stocks have historically had a difficult time beating the S&P 500 over five- and 10-year periods. Why is that? Well, it probably has....
Why Allegheny Technologies Incorporated's Shares Popped 11% Today
Shares of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: ATI) jumped as much as 11.1% in trading Tuesday after being upgraded by an analyst at Longbow Research. By 3:40 p.m. EDT shares had slipped....
Why Tenet Healthcare, Freeport-McMoRan, and Johnson Controls Jumped Today
Wall Street had a somewhat quiet day today, as the major benchmarks hovered near breakeven, and failed to gain or lose much ground. With no market-making news, investors seemed distracted by the....
Better Buy: Franco-Nevada Corporation vs. IAMGOLD Corp.
Many gold stocks are on the radars of individual investors today, especially as painful business decisions are now seemingly behind some of the best companies. Many gold miners also have new....
7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Nucor Corp.
It's one thing to dig into a company's numbers, but it's another to take a little time and really get to know how it operates. Often that leads to a deeper understanding of how those numbers came....
Better Buy: Hecla Mining Company vs. Royal Gold, Inc
If you're looking for exposure to precious metals miners, you have more options than you might realize. There are actual miners like Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL), which has over 100 years of....
Why United States Steel Corporation Investors Should Be Wary of the Lack of Business Investment
Like all steel makers, United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) worked hard to survive the steel downturn. A key focus was cutting costs, but that appears to have happened at the expense of
7 Things You Didn't Know About Goldcorp Inc.
In part because of the specter of political uncertainty in Washington and rising geopolitical tensions, the price of gold has risen more than 12% year to date. Now, therefore, seems like the right
Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for Wheaton Precious Metals
Precious metals focused Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM) isn't your typical gold and silver stock. It's a streaming company, which is a similar but notably different business than mining. The
Why American Eagle Outfitters, Advance Auto Parts, and Freeport-McMoRan Jumped Today
Wednesday was another relatively calm day for the stock market, although the business world had to deal with contentious news that involved several key industry leaders. Politics in Washington
How Nucor Corp Is Stacking the Deck Against the Competition
Diversified U.S. steel giant Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) is built on a solid financial foundation. That gives it the financial flexibility it needs to not only survive industry downturns, but also use
Better Buy: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. vs. Barrick Gold
Mining industry titans Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) and Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) have had their share of troubles over the years. Excessive debt brought on by overzealous expansion during the boom
Cleveland-Cliffs' Management Charts a New Course
It has been a long time since the words "growth" and "Cliffs Natural Resources" (NYSE: CLF) could be used in the same sentence. (Nor will they likely be again: Today, the company announced it has
3 Stocks for Retirees to Grow Their Nest Egg
With so much focus on saving in the years leading up to retirement, investors often ignore the question of what to do with their money once they actually get there. And even then, keeping your money
You Wouldn't Believe the Drop in Hecla Mining Company's Performance Last Quarter
Mr. Market didn't approve of the second-quarter 2017 performance turned in by Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL). Aside from a 43% reduction in capital expenditures compared to the year-ago period, there
Is Management Really to Blame for United State Steel Corp.’s Woes?
In recent years United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) has been focused on surviving a deep industry downturn, not investing for the future. Now that the industry is turning around United States Steel is
Shares of Pan American Silver Spike on Earnings Surprise
Shares of Pan American Silver (NASDAQ: PAAS) are up 12.5% as of 12:00 p.m. EDT today after the company posted better-than-expected revenue and earnings for the second quarter.Pan American reported