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Southern Peru (PCU): Two income experts build gains in copper |
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| Dec 22, 2008 03:14 PM UTC |
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Filed under: International markets, Newsletters, Commodities, Stocks to Buy, Obama Picks This post is part of a special report, A Dozen Ways to Play an Obama Building Boom. Two advisors that specializes in income investing -- Mark Skousen and Nick Lanyi -- both turn to high-yielder, Southern Peru Copper (NYSE: PCU) as a contrarian play on building and infrastructure growth ahead. Skousen, in his High Income Alert, he says, "Make no mistake, this is a contrarian play. But if you believe in buying straw hats in winter, PCU is an exceptional value at these levels." "More than 2.9 billion pounds of copper are used in construction every year, primarily in plumbing and wiring, while electronic products use more than 1.9 billion pounds a year. "Transportation equipment -- including cars, trains, planes and submarines -- uses more than 1 billion pounds a year. "The manufacture of industrial equipment requires another 1 billion pounds annually. And consumer and general products, from cookware to church bells to pennies, require another 800 million pounds. "Southern Peru operates the world's largest copper mine high in the Andes mountains, producing more than 800 million pounds of copper a year. "Of course, the commodity bull market that was running at a full gallop in the first half of this year has stopped dead in its tracks. Copper prices are no exception. When building and manufacturing slow, so does the demand for the red metal. Continue reading Southern Peru (PCU): Two income experts build gains in copper Southern Peru (PCU): Two income experts build gains in copper originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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