All Posts Tagged With: "RTP"
(HWD) Harry Winston Diamond Corp’s Third Quarter Sales Plunge
Harry Winston Diamond Corp. (HWD) recently reported fiscal third-quarter results. The company posted a net loss of $214,000, or break-even per share, compared to a net profit of $71.9 million, or $1.17 per...
(RTP) Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Joint Venture Moving Forward
Rio Tinto (RTP) and BHP Billiton (BHP) signed binding agreements on their proposed partnership that cover all aspects of how the joint venture...
(BMS) Bemis Company Posts Higher Profits
Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS) reported third quarter earnings of 48 cents per share, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents and year-ago EPS of 43 cents. Earnings growth in the quarter was primarily driven...
(VALE) Rio Tinto Sells Iron Mines to Vale
Early this week, Vale (VALE) acquired Corumbá iron ore mining operations from Rio Tinto Plc (RTP) for $750 million in cash. It was the part of a larger transaction that included the sale of a potash project and certain exploration assets...
(FCX) Leading Economic Indicators Higher
In August, the Conference Board’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) rose 0.6%, following gains of 0.9% in July and 0.8% in June. This was slightly below the 0.7% consensus expectation, but on the other hand, the July number was revised up from 0.6%, so the gain...
(LD) Five Ways to Profit from China’s Environmental Crackdown
Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research
China has an environmental problem, something the government has known about it for years.
For some time now, polluters have dumped massive amounts of toxic waste into China’s air and water. And since Beijing...
(BTU) Coal Industry – Industry Outlook
Our near-term (6-18 months) outlook for the coal industry has improved somewhat from our previous neutral sentiment to a more positive undertone. Based off of various recent economic indicators, the U.S. economy appears to be stabilizing. Although the rest of 2009 is likely...
(HWD) Harry Winston Diamond Corp Q2 Loss Much Wider Than Forecasted
Harry Winston Diamond Corp. (HWD) recently reported a second-quarter net loss of $24.5 million, or 32 cents per share, on sluggish sales and foreign exchange loss. This compares with a net profit of $49.9 million, or 81 cents, in the year-ago period. Quarterly...
(RTP) Rio Suspends Chinese Talks
Last week, Rio Tinto Plc (RTP) suspended talks with Chinese steelmakers over price cuts on iron ore. Rio, BHP Billiton (BHP) and Brazil’s Vale S.A. (VALE) were participating in the negotiation.
Tensions...
(RTP) Vale Miners Resuming Work
Yesterday, Brazilian miner, Vale S.A. (VALE), announced the resumption of its work in many of its idled mines. The mines were closed when the company experienced a considerable decrease in demand from Japanese and European steelmakers due to the economic crisis.