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The Australian Resource Boom Isn’t Dead Yet
The Daily Reckoning Australia | August 18th 2008
The liquidation of the short-dollar/long-commodity trade raises a simple question: what's going to lead the market when it turns up next? Typically, the sector that led the last bull market hardly ever leads the next one. There are lots of reasons fo read more
VALE5 - Divergência 2
Blog do Cimino | August 18th 2008 by Lucas Cimino
A uns dias atrás tivemos uma divergência negativa em vale5… suas concorrentes cairam e ela subiu… no dia seguinte, as coisas andaram como o setor e o mundo mandam… Hoje foi diferênte… CRB e as concorrentes subiram e vale fe read more
Economic reports and earnings results.
Stockweb - Vlada's Market Blog | August 18th 2008 by vlada kucera
Earnings started positively this week after the biggest mining group BHP Billiton posted today record earnings and increased dividend. Another interesting earnings this week I will be watching are Hewlett Packard and Home Depot.Monday:Economic NAEarn read more
Steel Giant Weighed Down By Negatives
Investor Place Blogs | August 18th 2008 by Love Stocks
Arcelor Mittal (MT), the international steel giant, was reported by Bloomberg last week to be on a drive to augment its development of iron-ore reserves by plowing $6 billion into the development of mines in strife-torn African countries like Senegal read more
Research Oracle roundup for 18 August 2008
Research Oracle News | August 18th 2008
Earnings Releases BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) announced significantly higher-than-expected FY 2008 top- and bottom-line results today, supported by high prices for the company’s products. Going forward, we expect the company to benefit from its p read more
Australian Miner Raises the Bar (BHP, RTP)
24/7 wall St. - Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S.… | August 18th 2008 by TimThompson
The largest mining company in the world, BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) today reported revenues of $59.47 billion and EPS of $2.75 for its full 2008 fiscal year ended... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and read more
BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) to Report Second Half Results Today
The Daily Reckoning Australia | August 18th 2008
Melbourne-based resource giant BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) is scheduled to report its second half results today. Analysts expect the company to report a 30% gain in second half profit to $9.4 billion. That profit growth was driven mainly by higher prices read more
Maruti Suzuki Swift Diesel Vdi 15000km review
Chowchowbath.com Blog | August 12th 2008 by srikanth
A review of the Swift Diesel Vdi Diesel car can be already found on this blog. But that review is more apt for 5000km of driving. In about one year, I have now finished a little more than 15000km and feel its appropriate to continue writing an extend read more
Red Bear Rising: Russia’s Resource Based Geopolitical Strategy
The Daily Reckoning Australia | August 12th 2008
Is the Red Bear Rising again? We promised a few extra thoughts on what's going on in the Caucasus yesterday. Here they are. Investors should take note that Russia's Grand Geopolitical Strategy is resource based (energy and metals). read more
Recent Mining News on Commodity Shares in Bear Market as Oil, Cop…
World Mining News | August 8th 2008 by santoso
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) — Global energy and raw-materials stocks fell into bear markets after plunging oil, gold, copper and wheat prices spurred declines in last year’s best-performing industries. A gauge of energy producers in the MSCI Worl read more
Rolls-Royce to roll out its new 2-door ‘Phantom Coupé’ in Ko…
Desinformado | Technology and Lifestyle Blog | August 7th 2008 by whatz
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars rolled out its new 2-door coupe ‘Phantom Coupé’ in Korea market. The Phantom Coupé is the most driver-orientated model in the Phantom. Marrying cutting-edge technology with a beautifully proportioned, muscular bod read more
Midday Market Roundup.
asxnewbie | August 4th 2008 by chris
The market is having a shocker - down 96 hitting a two year low. The SFE Futures suggested a 44 point fall. It looks like the Resources bubble is bursting today. Resources pummeled after steep falls in energy and commodity prices overnight – down read more
Midday Market Roundup.
asxnewbie | July 30th 2008 by chris
Wall St is up 452 points in two days and we are trying to respond but struggling. After a 79 point rise early on the market is now flagging in low volume to beup up 33 - Not as promising as the 92 point rise the SFE Futures. Resources outperforming read more
Midday Market Roundup.
asxnewbie | July 29th 2008 by chris
Our market is up 98. The SFE Futures predicted an 84 point rise. More than a couple of comments from colleagues about how ridiculous the market is at the moment…volatility is massive….and “what chance do you have” trying to tr read more
Midday Market Roundup.
asxnewbie | July 28th 2008 by chris
Our market is down but doing a lot bit than expected – down 70 compared to the 99 drop the SFE Futures this morning after Wall Streets horrid session overnight. Financials have recovered slightly from this morning’s lows, now down 3.2% and the P read more
Midday Market Roundup.
asxnewbie | July 27th 2008 by chris
This will be a new feature every day from now on. Not a good start to the week – down 72 after an ANZ profit warning – the banks have knocked over 50 points off the index – that comes despite the SFE Futures predicting a 24 point rise in the ma read more
Warnings Outlook/ GUD’s Static 2009 Forecast.
asxnewbie | July 25th 2008 by chris
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How Coal Shortages in China Will Spark More Foreign Takeovers of…
Jutia Group | July 21st 2008
The recent buyout of Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (ANR) by Cleveland Cliffs Inc. (CLF) could ignite more than $50 billion worth of M&A deals in the U.S. coal industry over the next few years as Mainland China rushes to solve… read more
Rio Tinto, BHP Agree Terms With European Steel Mills
Minerals And Metals | July 17th 2008 by cradlebay
Australia's two leading iron ore producers, BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd have settled on a 71 percent rise in iron ore contract prices with European steel mills, an Australian newspaper reported on Tuesday.The reported price rises are less than read more
Uranium – Energy of the future
Bull Ringer | July 9th 2008
The recent price retraction of the price of uranium presents a great opportunity to get into this precious resource. Uranium is a commodity of the future, for these reasons: 1. Uranium is environmentally friendly. A recent Business Week article has s read more
Daily Update - July 8-9, 2008
My Adventures into The Street | July 9th 2008 by Jorge
I know, I didn’t post an update yesterday. I was pissed, plain and simple. That and we received about 3 inches of rain in less than an hour so I had to go pick up my wife since I didn’t want her driving in that mess. Anyways, yesterday read more
Merrill Lynch: Emerging Market Infrastructure Spending Will Surge…
Jutia Group | July 9th 2008
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (MER) has raised its annual infrastructure-spending estimate for emerging markets by 80%, as developing countries try to keep pace with fast-growing economies and large cash reserves, BusinessWeek reported. Investment i read more
Europe Delays BHP-Rio.
asxnewbie | July 7th 2008 by chris
Is the huge BHP Billiton bid for rival Rio Tinto dead after the European Commission expressed ‘doubts’ about the transaction? BHP doesn’t think so, Rio is staying mum (but chortling) and the steelmakers of China, Europe, South Korea read more
Developments in the South African heavy minerals industry
Mining Exploration Investment News | July 5th 2008 by Dhani Kuncoro
South Africa’s heavy minerals industry stands favourably within the world market, producing just over 40% of the world’s zircon output, states a report released by the directorate of mineral economics, entitled ‘An overview of South Africa’s read more
Broken Hill, Rio and the EU
Right Pulse | July 4th 2008 by asm
From the BBC about the potential merger between BHP and Rio Tinto: A tie-up between BHP and Rio would create a firm with a third of the world’s iron-ore market, raising fears that it would be too powerful. The EU listed its concerns but said B read more
RBA Leaves Rates Unchanged, Rio Wraps Up Negotiations
The Daily Reckoning Australia | July 2nd 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia isn't moving rates up yet. The Bank left them at 7.25% after meeting yesterday in Sydney. Later this month it will review CPI data. But for now, the Bank seems satisfied that its rate-hike campaign has slowed demand in t read more
BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and the American Civil War
The Daily Reckoning Australia | July 1st 2008
The S&P ASX/200 limped home yesterday to finish the fiscal year down 16.9%. Let's call it 17. It was the first down year since 2002, or 1 BB (Before the Boom). If not for the iron-ore solid performance of BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP)-up 24.7% on the read more
Australian Commodities Earnings to Reach 40-Year Record
FeedTheBull | June 27th 2008 by FeedTheBull
The extent of Australia's commodities boom was underlined yesterday by an Australian government report predicting export earnings from commodities would rise a whopping 40% $201bn in the financial year to June 2009, led by a 48% surge in mineral expo read more
The Future of the Australian Resource Market, Two Ways the Boom C…
The Daily Reckoning Australia | June 24th 2008
Australia is about the luckiest country on the planet when it comes to the resource boom. Gold to India. Coal to Korea and Japan. Iron ore to China. And windfall earnings for the Australians involved in digging up pieces of this country and shipping read more
Rio Tinto Wins 85% Increase in Contract Prices
Share Trading | June 23rd 2008
What can be termed as one of the biggest achievements, Rio Tinto has bagged a record 86 percent hike in iron ore contract prices. The hike includes freight premium with China's biggest steel maker, Boasteel. Shipping iron ore from China is cheaper th read more
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