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China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:38:07 GMT

China isn’t just leading the global economic recovery – it’s lapping the field.[More...]

An Inside Look At 2009's Best-Performing Fund Category

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:40:42 GMT

One country plays a very big role.[More...]

Fed Gives Clear Message

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:38:01 GMT

The minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting of November 3rd and 4th were released yesterday. The clear message of the minutes is that short-term rates are going to stay very low for a long time to come.? Below is the summary of the participants' view of the economy, and my translation/commentary/analysis of it interspersed.[More...]

Coal, Copper And Ore - More Than Just Mines

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:45:19 GMT

Broad capital spending cuts, and curtailed production have landed machinery companies in the pits but mining equipment makers will likely be among the first to emerge from under the recessionary rubble. The reason is that commodity prices are up substantially from their recent lows, at a time when the world is running out of all those precious natural resources.[More...]

China Awakens: Strong Growth Prospects

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:02:00 GMT

U.S. President Barack Obama has begun a nine-day tour of Asia at a time when the U.S. economy is struggling to emerge from a deep recession. But nothing looms bigger than China, the largest holder of U.S. debt (around $797.1 billion, up 10% this year), has emerged from the global economic downturn in an ever stronger position. When Obama sets foot in China for the first time, he will confront a dramatically altered balance of power between the two nations.[More...]

Options Intelligence Report: Some McDonalds Put Sellers Are Lovin' It!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:57:34 GMT

Today's tickers: MCD, SKS, VALE, V, GLD, AMR, ANF, CEPH, ESV, LXK, ANF & DISH[More...]

Five Ways To Ride The Commodities Bull

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:21:07 GMT

Commodity prices have faltered in the last couple of weeks, and much of the “smart money” is saying the boom is over. Don’t believe it.[More...]

Vale S.A. (VALE): Mining For Value In Iron Ore

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:20:22 GMT

"We’re adding Brazil’s Vale S.A. (NYSE: VALE), the world’s leading iron ore producer, to our model growth portfolio," says growth stock expert Stephen Leeb.[More...]

Option Trader Cashes In On Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:11:17 GMT

Today's tickers: FITB, VALE, SLM, EXPE, SNDK, SLM & YHOO[More...]

VALE Sets Capex Of $13Bn For 2010

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:54:09 GMT

The board of Emerging Voice perennial favorite miner Vale has approved a bullish capex budget of US$12.9bn for 2010, an increase of 29.3% compared to the US$10bn invested in the 12-month period ended June 30, 2009, the company reported in a release.[More...]

Metals: Nickel's Shining Hour

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:52:00 GMT

If you are nervous about inflation, you want to buy gold, right?
As the economy has perked up, nickel prices have risen from below $5 a pound in April to above $7 now.
The price of the base mineral, used in producing stainless steel, has been helped by the hoarding of Chinese producers who figure they won't see such low prices again for a while, analyst Bart Melek of BMO Capital Markets (BMO) says.

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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:13:00 GMT

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Vale Plans to Offer Two Series of Mandatorily Convertible Notes

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:25:00 GMT

Vale S.A. hereby announces that it plans to offer in the global capital markets two series of mandatorily convertible notes due 2012 through its wholly-owned subsidiary Vale Capital II. At their maturity and upon certain events earlier, the Series VALE-2012 Notes will be mandatorily converted to American Depositary Shares , each representing one common share of Vale, and the Series VALE.P-2012 Notes will be mandatorily converted to ADSs, each representing one preferred class A share of Vale. Together, the ADSs will represent up to an aggregate of 18,415,859 common shares and 47,284,800 preferred class A shares of Vale, all of which Vale currently holds in treasury.[More...]

Webcast Alert: Vale Announces First Quarter 2009 Results Webcast

Wed, 06 May 2009 21:55:00 GMT

Vale announces the following Webcast:[More...]