FreeportMcMoRan Copper and Gold News

Despite the complexities of the nation's worst economic downturn in decades, some Louisiana-based companies are showing surprising growth.

The purchase of a 129-acre mining parcel in Mayflower Gulch, between Copper Mountain and Fremont Pass, east of Highway 91, is aimed at protecting the area from future mining and development.

Stocks and commodities advanced, while the dollar approached a 14-year low against the yen, as reports on home sales, jobless claims and consumers spurred optimism that the economic recovery is strengthening.

Despite the complexities of the nation's worst economic downturn in decades, some Louisiana-based companies are showing surprising growth.

I see a lot of extended charts out there as we move into what seems like day 82 of consecutive upside, along with some bondfide breakouts.

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on worrying outlooks from major software makers and as a surprise drop in new home construction last month prompted concern about the strength of an economic recovery.

The CGM Focus Fund , run by star Boston stockpicker Ken Heebner, slashed its stake in Bank of America Corp.

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Wall Street was set to rise at the open on Monday, adding to two weeks of gains, as a decline in the U.S. dollar helped lift commodity prices and boost natural resource stocks while data showed consumers spent more than expected in October.

Top Stories for Friday, November 13th, 2009: QUICK HANDS Jose Barrios Elementary students participated in the world's largest sport stacking event on Thursday in honor of Guinness World Records Day.

Gold futures fell $8 an ounce Thursday to post their first loss this month for the New York floor-session, pressured by a rebound in the U.S. dollar.

The outlook for copper in the long term is very positive, driven by increased demand in developing economies including China, according to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

Top copper producer Freeport-McMoran recently reported a blow-out third quarter that saw its earnings sail past even the most optimistic of analysts' expectations.

U.S. stocks extended a global rally, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a 13-month high, and the dollar slid after the Group of 20 nations agreed to maintain economic stimulus efforts.

With industrial materials among the first to benefit as the global economy turns, the sector ranks as the No.

Codelco, the worlda s biggest copper producer, will raise the surcharge on sales to Japan and South Korea by as much as 16 percent next year as demand from China lifts metal prices.

If there's any worry lurking larger in the minds of investors than the risk of a double-dip recession and another market crash, it'd have to be our old friend, inflation.

At an October 7 press conference in Jakarta, Titus Natkime, a lawyer representing the Amungme people announced the initiation of their lawsuit against the U.S.-based goldmine firm Freeport-McMoran. According to Natkime, the Amungme tribe is suing At an October 7 press conference in Jakarta, Titus Natkime, a lawyer representing the Amungme people ...

Resolution Copper Wins National and State Safety Awards SUPERIOR, Ariz., October 2, 2009 Resolution Copper has been awarded two prestigious awards in recognition of its outstanding safety performance at its Superior, Arizona operation.