BBL News and Press, BHP Group PlcSponsored ADR From 01/29/20

"I will go to my grave... believing that really loose monetary policy greatly contributed to the Financial Crisis. There were obviously problems with regulation, but when we had a 1% Fed Funds rate in 2003 after, to me, it was pretty obvious that the economy had turned (up) and I think the e...

Welcome to the January 2020 cobalt miner news. The past month saw cobalt prices move sideways and a very quiet month for news. Cobalt price news As of January 20, the cobalt spot price was US$14.52/lb , about the same as US14.74/lb last month. The LME cobalt price is US$31,500/tonne . ...

In a world focused on reducing carbon emissions, some believe that nuclear will be an essential part of a no or low-carbon energy future. Even as some are going away from it, other countries are taking a fresh look at nuclear and what it has to offer. This includes Australia which in December ...

It's been tough-going for international investors. A stronger U.S. economy has led to more investment dollars flowing to U.S. equities than foreign companies, resulting in significant under-performance for foreign issues. For instance, the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ( EFA ) has lagged the SPDR S&am...

BHP Group Limited ( BHP ) is one of the world's most diverse natural resource companies, engaged in the mining of copper, iron ore, coal, and nickel. The company also engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties. In 2019, iron ore represented the largest portion of the c...

As an investor with presumably decades ahead of me, I recognize that both high-yield, low-growth investments, and low-yield, high-growth investments bring unique advantages and disadvantages to the table. On one hand, high-yield, low-growth investments are great at producing current income w...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Kenneth Fisher’s 13F stock portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Fisher Asset Management’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 10/28/2019. Please visit our Tracking Kenneth Fisher's Fis...

It has been exactly five years ago, back in November 2014, that I initiated the dividend growth portfolio and reported every change here in SA ever since. The goal was to prove to myself that dividend-growth investing does work and that it can deliver an ever-growing dividend stream that can...

The world's largest iron mining company, Vale (NYSE: VALE) , was hit by another piece of bad news recently. Brazilian authorities announced charges against several Vale employees who deceived regulators about the structural integrity of the Brumadinho dam that collapsed in January. The incide...

To analyze Rio Tinto ( RIO ) you have to analyze iron ore. Only a long-term look at iron ore fundamentals, demand and supply dynamics, production costs and technological developments can tell you whether RIO is a good buy at current levels. RIO is a company that owns excellent low cost assets,...