Minyanville contributor Quint Tatro dares to share the kind of keen insight and actionable information you won't findin any prospectus. For more original thought, visit www.minyanville.com.
Despite the fact that just about every chart out there screams bear market and downtrend, at this juncture I can't justify adding new shorts. It feels like a trap in that the steepness of the recent decline could eventually usher in a snapper that would rip the heads off new shorts so rather than ve...
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the sellers are in control, and without dividend protection, we have no floor.
The bad stuff is in the market. It just has to get more in. That's all. That's the conclusion you have to reach when you see companies like Terex (NYSE: TEX) (Cramer's Take), which is valued at only a billion and a half dollars, or Joy Global (NASDAQ: JOYG) (Cramer's Take) at $2 billion and change or McDermott (NYSE: MDR) (Cramer's Take) at $3 billion.
The accompanying table presents a 20-stock defensive growth portfolio which I believe will outperform the overall market as measured by the S&P 500 Index as the current panic trade comes to an end and investors stop selling stocks regardless of their fundamentals. The average PEG ratio for this group of stocks is below one and the average dividend yield of 4.4% is nearly two times the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) yield of 2.4%. All of the stocks have a market cap over $1B with an average of just under $75B and the indust
No doubt, this week has made it more and more difficult to say anyone should buy stocks at the moment. Even in good, solid, dividend-paying companies. Many analysts and pundits have recommended investors to sell and stay away from the stock market for a while as they don't see a bottom yet, only mo...
Workers at Freeport-McMoRan's FCX.N: Cerro Verde copper mine, the third largest in Peru, went out on strike for higher wages.
The disputes, which come as Peru's Congress is debating revisions to the county's mining tax code, are the latest in a long series of protests.
Peru's economy grew some 9 percent last year, helped by high prices for minerals exports. But workers say they are not benefiting from the country's 7-year economic boom and are tired of waiting.
"We demand mining taxes are redistributed in a fair way.
There are a couple things going on in this stock that lead me to believe it's a good short-term play.
First of all, there have been reports that there has been significant forced liquidations by firms with large positions in FCX over the course of the past week. The stock has traded as if that is exactly what's going on; It began 9/11/08 down over $6.00 while other commodity plays were performing much better.
Secondly, there have been repeated takeover rumors during the course of the past month. And those rumors were happening when the stock was trading over $110 a share. If thos
Top 5 Companies by Trailing 52-Week Change Top 5 Companies by Market Cap
The accompanying tables present an overview and statistics for a Global Metal and Mineral Mining Index of 78 companies with market caps over $1 billion US Dollars. All companies in this index must derive the majority of their revenues from the following activities: the exploration, mining, extraction, processing, and sale of all types of preciou
When you analyze big strong companies you need to have your time horizon already set up when making you call. On FCM, mine is clearly a long-term buy recommendation. The main reason why I rated it is that the price on a monthly chart shows an incredible opportunity to get a big international player to a low price.
The above table (click on image for full-screen view) represents the 40 active component stocks from my Global Metal Mining BULLISHares Index of 96 companies. The index is comprised of companies which derive the majority of their revenues from the exploration, mining, extraction, processing, and sale of all types of precious metals, minerals, and industrial metals -- excluding all activities related to uranium, diamonds, coal, powdered metals, metal recycling, and finished steel product manufacturing.
All companies in this index must have a market cap greater than $1 billion...
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says this consumer-products titan has weathered the storm and should enjoy lower inputs.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) (Cramer's Take) hits another 52-week high. This company has been one of the great standout performers this year, just a juggernaut, even though it is a gigantic buyer of grains and a huge user of cardboard boxes and plastic wrapping. Plus, it needs gasoline t...
We think increased demand for durable goods in China and India, along with less rapid increases in the supply of copper, will support generally higher prices, sales and profits over the longer term. Thus, we remain positive on the prospects for FCX. Near term, we believe that the PD merger will be mildly dilutive, due to PD's cost of production being higher than that of FCX. Down the road, though, the merger should be positive, given that it achieves geographic diversification for FCX. In our opinion, the concentration of FCX's mining assets in Indonesia pri
A strong metals maker, it is a prime candidate for Vale and Rio to add to its copper and molybdenum exposure in the middle of a global infrastructure boom. Options expiration week has created profit-taking, which is now a buying opportunity, as the sector trend continues.
Wednesday saw the stock market register another data point of ignominious distinction: the S & P 500 entered bear market territory -- a drop of more than 20% from its October 2007 peak.
One would like to make a case for a rebound for the S&P 500 and the DJIA, but current economic fundamentals (unfortunately) make a stronger case for the opposite: sky high gasoline and oil prices, declining disposable income in several income groups, ...
A strong metals maker, it is a prime candidate for Vale and Rio to add to its copper and molybdenum exposure in the middle of a global infrastructure boom. It has recently traded lower because it's been incorrectly abused as a proxy for gold.
"Most investors aren't able to grasp this commodities cycle's massive potential. The main reason is that few investors are willing to accept the big transformation that's taking place in several emerging market economies, led by China and India.
Government spending to help commodities?
- It seems like we have had an over correction in the commodities markets but despite what we are hearing from some sell side analysts I dont think that
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Minyanville contributor Quint Tatro dares to share the kind of keen insight and actionable information you won't find in any prospectus. For more original thought, visit 
No doubt, this week has made it more and more difficult to say anyone should buy stocks at the moment. Even in good, solid, dividend-paying companies. Many analysts and pundits have recommended investors to sell and stay away from the stock market for a while as they don't see a bottom yet, only mo...
The U.S. stock market's summer doldrums continue. 
