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U.S. Steel Just Keeps Buying Having already bought Lone Star Technologies this year, U.S. Steel finds another strong target.  |
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These Price Surges Are Hardly Minor Steel demand is pushing iron ore prices to leap large.  |
The Motley Fool December 11, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Rio Tinto's Restructuring Bounce The market clearly liked Rio Tinto's midweek announcement; but should you?  |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 David Lee Smith |
Benefiting From China's Hunger for Steel With China leading the parade, steel and its raw materials are on the march.  |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Should You Be Buying Mining Stocks? While their shares have plunged, it may not yet be time to buy the miners.  |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 David Lee Smith |
The Mother of All Mergers? Rumors describe a gargantuan alliance between Australian mining and energy giant BHP Billiton and London-based Rio Tinto. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 David Lee Smith |
U.S. Steel: A Surprising Bottle Rocket U.S. Steel, the United States' largest steel producer, blew away anyone who had even tried to forecast its most recent quarterly results.  |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 David Lee Smith |
The Mother of all Mergers, Part 2? Long in the rumor mill, a big BHP Billiton - Rio Tinto merger is finally looking like a real possibility.  |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Alcoa Hammered Into Tinfoil For the first of the blue chips to report, it wasn't a pretty quarter.  |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Nobody's Stealing Freeport's Copper Now Freeport-McMoRan announces that its income for the third quarter dropped substantially, as copper prices have fallen by about half since early July.  |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2009 David Lee Smith |
U.S. Steel Still Getting Rolled The steelmaker stands taller sequentially, but continues a spate of losses.  |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2008 David Lee Smith |
A Mining Slide That Spells "Opportunity" The rapid fall in metals prices could be just what the doctor ordered.  |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 David Lee Smith |
U.S. Steel: The Trend Is Right While its March numbers were down, you should like U.S. Steel's direction.  |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Should You Still Be Buying Freeport? With copper prices higher, Freeport-McMoRan is already a double bagger this year.  |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Are the Chinese Metaling? With their position in Rio Tinto, the Chinese may now be eyeing BHP Billiton.  |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Big Mining Doesn't Stand Still It now appears that there might be another potential player beginning to circle Rio Tinto. Rumor has it that ArcelorMittal has its eye on it.  |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 David Lee Smith |
U.S. Steel's Sharp Slide U.S. Steel has its share of problems. Don't let them become yours.  |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Rio Tinto Struts Its Stuff The iron-ore miner outlined its goals as it works to stiff-arm BHP Billiton.  |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Inching Toward That Massive Mining Marriage BHP appears to be slowly approaching its courtship with Rio Tinto.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Freeport's Lousy Quarter May Have Been Positive There may be positives buried in copper producer Freeport-McMoRan's big quarterly loss.  |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Has the Hunter Become the Hunted? With Alcan and giant Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto combining, maybe Alcoa and giant BHP Billiton could similarly become betrothed. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Freeport Crushes the Consensus In the midst of constant concern about copper prices, Freeport blasted expectations.  |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Is China Playing Mine Games? After tying into a stake in metals and mining giant Rio Tinto, Chinese interests might now be focusing on BHP Billiton.  |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2010 Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for General Moly This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.  |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Analysts Underestimate Freeport's Mettle Freeport's shares are hit by China concerns and reduced production forecasts.  |
The Motley Fool September 10, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Big Changes May Be Afoot for Vale Rio de Janeiro's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce admits that it's again holding discussions about higher ore prices with clients in Asia.  |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Mining's Latest Asian Stir-Fries With prices falling and a new Indonesian law to contend with, mining's being pounded.  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Time for BHP to Launch a Takeover Effort? Having lost out in its effort to purchase Rio Tinto, who will mining giant BHP Billiton chase next?  |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 |
U.S. Steel Keeps Rolling: Fool by Numbers The steel producer released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...  |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2009 David Lee Smith |
The Ascent of Freeport With its share price bounce, you could become convinced that Freeport's headed higher.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Stay Off This Metal Rollercoaster Rio Tinto's shares have plummeted, but the end still may not be in sight.  |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2008 Rich Smith |
Steel Stocks Stumble After Tuesday's and Wednesday's sell-offs, now just might be a very good time for steel investors.  |
The Motley Fool January 29, 2010 David Lee Smith |
U.S. Steel Has Some Work to Do U.S. Steel's quarter was hardly impressive, given its year-on-year slide.  |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2010 Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Vale This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst about this mining company.  |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Should You Free Yourself From Freeport? Freeport's cutting production, capex, and its dividend. Is it time to sell this stock?  |
The Motley Fool June 11, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Another Major Mining Marriage? Brazil's iron ore and nickel force, Vale, is raising money and is going shopping.  |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Freeport-McMoRan's Bulging Quarter The copper, gold and molybdenum producer almost doubles its share price in six months following its acquisition of Phelps Dodge earlier this year. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool April 11, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Alcoa and Its Pals Gaining on Steel With the need to trim automotive weight, Alcoa and its pals just might benefit.  |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2009 David Lee Smith |
BHP's Future in Iron Ore Is Looking Ironclad The biggest of the miners could add nicely to your portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2010 Gerard Torres |
Sagging Steel Demand Spells Trouble The global economy is impacting steel production and mining companies.  |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2009 David Lee Smith |
U.S. Steel Won't Be Rolled Much Longer While it turned in its second straight loss, U.S. Steel could still be a player.  |
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
X Is Still in a Good Spot Perhaps not the best steel company, U.S. Steel nevertheless looks pretty solid. The company is worth a good look from anybody looking to add steel to his or her portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Brussels Sprouts Mining Deal Objections Following a pair of approvals, Europe is fussing about a BHP and Rio Tinto deal.  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2008 David Lee Smith |
This Miner Chase Could Make Money for You Australia's BHP Billiton's lengthy effort to acquire its London-based competitor, Rio Tinto, may be about to clear its final hurdle.  |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Mining Stocks in the Rough As aluminum and copper slide, are miners becoming a bargain?  |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2009 David Lee Smith |
There's Good Money in Metals The metals markets have come alive of late. And while the sector's future is often difficult to predict, there may be money to be made in them there mines and mills.  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Big Steel Badly Bent With demand drying up, U.S. Steel's quarter was a sight to behold.  |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Alcoa Leads Off With a Strikeout Alcoa has undertaken a variety of steps to shore up its operations and shave its costs, but it was still a brutal quarter.  |