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Freeport CEO 'looking forward' to deals once expansion projects done

Demand for copper is projected to surge this decade because of the rising popularity of electric vehicles, which use twice as much copper as internal combustion engines. Despite that, Phoenix, Arizona-based Freeport’s shares are worth half what they were in 2010, dragged down by uncertainty over the company’s stake in a major Indonesian mine and debt from an ill-fated oil and gas venture. …read more […]

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Can AMD Beat Intel’s Stellar Earnings Report? Top Analyst Weighs In

Earnings season is in full swing, and the reports are coming in thick and fast. Most companies are battling it out against themselves, trying to outdo expectations and provide reassuring outlooks for 2020 and beyond. Some companies, though, are engaged not only in besting their own estimates but also those of their closest rivals. Which leads us nicely into The Battle of the CPU Giants: Intel vs AMD.Intel released its 4Q19 report following the market’s close on Thursday. The upbeat display was rewarded by the market, which provided an 8% boost to its share price by the close of Friday’s …read more […]

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Trump, Britain’s Johnson discussed ‘telecommunications’ after Huawei decision: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson “discussed critical regional and bilateral issues, including telecommunications security” in a conversation on Tuesday, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement.

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Dump XLU and Buy These Dividend Stocks

Insider Monkey’s monthly activist newsletter is approaching its third anniversary. Our stock picks generated a total return of 87% vs. 47.7% for the S&P 500 Index ETF. Today, I am going to share a free stock pick to illustrate how we are able to beat the market by nearly 40 percentage points. I shared this […] …read more […]

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How to Book Gains Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak

Mr. Market is worried sick… Is this more than just the sniffles?
The Wuhan coronavirus is the latest outbreak weighing on investors’ minds.
But in today’s Making the Grade, we’re looking at a possible contrarian way to book some gains amid the global health crisis.
The current coronavirus strain first appeared late last year. But it recently started gaining international attention only as the epidemic worsened.
So far, 81 people have lost their lives and more than 2,800 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in China.
Despite the country’s best efforts to keep it contained, the deadly virus has spread to nearly a dozen …read more […]