Friday, November 20th, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘ nickel ’

Why All the Fuss Over Rare Earths?

Oct 6th, 2009 | By Doug Hornig | Category: Stock Market Investing

Rare earth elements (REEs) have been the mystery metals of the mining world for years. Now, suddenly, everyone’s heard about them.



Base Metals Still Mired in Red

Aug 30th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News, Gold Market

The base metals were all in the red again on Friday. Copper dropped in the pre-dawn hours and, though it rallied through the New York session, never got back to even, finishing at $3.4242/lb., down more than 5 cents.



Base Metals Are Strong

Jun 21st, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

The base metals were mostly in the black on Friday. Copper started up in the pre-dawn hours and kept pushing higher during most of the trading day, finishing barely off its intraday high at $3.8965/lb., up 5 cents.



Copper Rallies on Peru

Jun 20th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

The base metals were mixed on Thursday. Copper sank during the pre-dawn hours but took off during the first hour of New York trading, before easing later in the day and finishing at $3.8466/lb., up 2¼ cents.



Base Metals Stuck

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

The base metals were mixed on Friday. Copper was flat until the late morning, then shot upward, peaking around noon before flattening out after that to finish at $3.6656/lb., up 5 cents.



Strong Dollar Hits Most Base Metals – But Nickel Rallies on Smelter Closure

Jun 13th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

The base metals were mostly in the red on Thursday. Copper declined from the pre-dawn hours through to mid-morning, then rallied to finish at $3.6157/lb., down just more than 2 1/3 cents. Nickel prolonged its recent resurgence, rising steadily to push back over the $11 mark, closing at $11.0873/lb., up 61 cents.



Base Metals Remain Stagnant

Jun 12th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

The base metals were mixed again on Wednesday. Copper sagged through the pre-dawn hours, but recaptured the lost ground during the New York session, finishing at $3.6395/lb., up a penny and a half.



Base Metals Mostly Higher

Jun 7th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

The base metals were mostly higher on Friday. Copper rose during the pre-dawn hours, peaking at $3.73 near the New York open, then slid for most of the rest of the day, finishing at $3.6965/lb., up 9 cents.



Base Metals Continue Weak – Huge Copper Surplus Predicted for 2009

Jun 6th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

The base metals were mixed again on Thursday. Copper sank during the pre-dawn hours and fought its way back during the New York session though it fell short of positive territory at $3.6068/lb., down more than a penny and a third.



And Then There’s This…Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Jun 5th, 2008 | By Ed Steer | Category: Gold Market

Gold didn’t do much of anything on Wednesday until well into the trading day in London.