A string of positive economic data helped propel the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 Index to five-year highs last week. The Dow's and S&P 500's weekly gain of 1.2 percent and 1 percent, respectively, were the third consecutive week of gains. Research Driven Investing examines investing opportunities in the S&P 500 Index and provides [...]
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX): Net income attributable to common stock for fourth-quarter 2012 was $743 million, $0.78 per share, compared with net income of $640 million, $0.67 per share, for fourth-quarter 2011. Net income attributable to com ...
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) today declared a cash dividend of $0.3125 per share payable on February 1, 2013 to holders of record as of January 15, 2013 for its common stock. FCX is a leading international mining company with headquarters in ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP is investigating whether the Board of Directors of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. ("Freeport") (NYSE: FCX) breached its fiduciary duty to its shareholders in agreeing to buy Plains Exploration & Production Company ("Plains") (NYSE: PXP) and McMoRan Exploration Co. ("MMR [...]
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tripp Levy PLLC, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against the Boards of Directors of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. ("Freeport") (FCX), McMoRan Exploration Co. ("McMoRan") (MMR), and Plains Exploration & Production Co. ("Plains") (PXP) concerning Freeport's [...]
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Plains Exploration & Production and McMoRan Exploration announced today that they have signed definitive merger agreements under which FCX will acquire PXP for approximately $6.9 billion in cash and stock and FCX will acquire MMR for approximately $3.4 billion in cash, or $2.1 billion net of 36 percent of the MMR [...]
The Paragon Report Provides Stock Research on Freeport-McMoRan and Southern CopperNEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 12/04/12 -- China's slowing economy, which is set to grow at the slowest pace in over a decade, has recently shown much needed signs of improvement. Copper prices last week surged to a 6-week high on rising demand from China, who [...]
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 10/31/12 -- Higher production costs, mining disruptions and soft pricing are all weighing on the bottom-line of copper producers. Still, some miners improved production in the quarter and could be well positioned to capitalize under more favorable pricing conditions. StBulls.com has initiated technical analysis on [...]
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/23/12 -- Moments ago, Investors-Alliance.com introduced new coverage of Freeport-mcmoran Copper & Gold, Inc. (NYSE: FCX) and Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO). Full outlook, analysis and consensus opinion is available to readers via the links below [...]
After surging on the announcement of Quantitative Easing 3 copper prices have fallen sharply, hitting a 6-week low last Friday, on concerns regarding China's failing economy. The major slowdown in China, who is responsible for roughly 40 percent of the world's copper use, has had a major impact on copper prices in 2012. Five Star Equities examines [...]
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX): Net income attributable to common stock for third-quarter 2012 was $824 million, $0.86 per share, compared with net income of $1.1 billion, $1.10 per share, for third-quarter 2011. Net income attributable to commo ...
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) today declared a cash dividend of $0.3125 per share payable on November 1, 2012 to holders of record as of October 15, 2012 for its common stock. FCX is a leading international mining company with headquarters in ...