Articles in Commodities

FOCUS: Speculators Pile Into U.S. Gold Market – CFTC
4/11/2011, 2:16 pm from Kitco in Investing, Commodities
(Kitco News)
- The rise in gold prices to nominal price records was accompanied
by a sizable increase in speculative buying as that type of trader
significantly added to bullish U.S. futures... Read >>

Sector Update: Health Care
4/11/2011, 2:02 pm from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Health care shares are seeing mild support in mid-day trading
while Merck & Co (
MRK
) makes a move to address emerging markets. Merck and Mumbai-based
pharmaceutical company Sun... Read >>

Sector Update: Energy Shares Lower; Crude Futures Slip Under $110 a Barrel
4/11/2011, 1:56 pm from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
NYMEX Benchmark Crude May: (-2.6%) to $109.86
Top Energy Stocks
XOM: -0.7%
CVX: -0.7%
COP: +0.4%
SLB: -1.2%
OXY: -2.2%
Energy shares are mixed to lower in mid-day trading as... Read >>

Allana Potash Up Nearly 3% As Intersects High Grade Potash
4/11/2011, 1:52 pm from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Allana Potash Corp (AAA.V) went up by nearly 3% to $1.99 after
announcing that drill hole DK-11-13 intersected significant potash
mineralization including one meter of 47.81% KCl, which appear... Read >>

Sector Update: Energy
4/11/2011, 1:41 pm from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Energy shares are mixed to lower in mid-day trading as crude oil
futures slipped throughout the morning to trade under $110 a
barrel. Light, sweet crude oil for May delivery is trading down
2.6%... Read >>

Stocks Mixed as Crude Oil Backs Off Highs; Investors Eye Alcoa Earnings
4/11/2011, 12:22 pm from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Stocks are mixed in mid-day trading as investors begin to eye
corporate earnings, which are set to get underway after the closing
bell today. With no economic news on the calendar, deal news... Read >>

Weekly Outlook Shows Crude Oil Rising
4/11/2011, 12:20 pm from FOREXYARD in Investing, Commodities
The price of oil, peaking over $107 a barrel last week, remained
flat at the start of this week, trading mildly downward on a
bullish USD.
With traders eyeing this weekend's... Read >>

Mid-Day Update: Stocks Mixed as Corporate Earnings Remain in Focus
4/11/2011, 12:17 pm from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Here's where markets stand at mid-day:
-NYSE up 9.94 (+0.12%) to 8,493.88
-DJIA up 47.61 (+0.38%) to 12,427.66
-S&P 500 up 2.20 (+0.17%) to 1,329.85
-Nasdaq down 3.72 (-0.14%)... Read >>

Indigo Exploration Hits New Yr-High on Assay Results from Moule Gold
4/11/2011, 11:45 am from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Indigo Exploration (IXI.V) went up by 18% to 58 cents, earlier
touches a new year high of 65 cents, after announcing assay results
from the six reverse circulation drill holes completed at the... Read >>

Credit Suisse Analyzes Mining and Metals Issues Going In To Q2
4/11/2011, 10:41 am from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Credit Suisse named Teck Resources (TCK-B.TO) and Goldcorp
(G.TO) among its favoured large cap mining and metals issues going
in to the second quarter.
Teck is up around 40 cents while... Read >>