Basic Material Movers: USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU), on June 27, 2014, through Amendment no. 003 in the previous contract, agreed to let UT-Battelle act as the operator and administrator of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Both the companies had signed an agreement on 1st of May, 2014, whereby UT-Battelle was assigned the tasks of demonstration, research and development of the American Centrifuge technology keeping in view the national security purposes … Continue reading Basic Material Movers: USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

Basic Material Active Movers: Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which has generated ample controversy in recent years for seeking tax breaks and suing local governments to drop its tax bill, has applied for another public subsidy to expand its Houston refinery. Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) stock performance was -3.04% in last session and finished the day at $50.10. Traded volume was 13.61million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Basic Material Active Movers: Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

Basic Material Active Runners: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale SA (NYSE:VALE), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY), Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT)

In company news, American depository shares of Brazilian energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) were moderately higher shortly ahead of Wednesday’s closing bell, joining in a rally for shares of several Brazilian companies after new poll results indicate a tightening race for the country’s president. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was 2.52% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Basic Material Active Runners: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale SA (NYSE:VALE), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY), Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT)

Basic material Most Active; Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW)

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) share price managed to hold on to its valuations from 4th June, during trading on 5th June as investors came to terms with the continued headwinds that company is facing in its Brazilian operations due to the deteriorating operating environment. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was 7.66% in last session and finished the day at $14.76. … Continue reading Basic material Most Active; Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW)

Basic Material Active MOvers: Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (NYSE:SID), Alcoa (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

Papua New Guinea has reached a milestone on Monday as it sent its first ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan. The cargo came from the $US19 billion project operated by ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM). The company’s LNG project is the first of several in Australia and PNG. Other plants are expected start operational in the next three years, possibly shifting the global LNG trade’s epicentre … Continue reading Basic Material Active MOvers: Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (NYSE:SID), Alcoa (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

Basic Material Active Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK)

Chemical makers Bayer AG (BAYN), Syngenta AG (SYNN) and Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) say neonicotinoids aren’t to blame for the bee deaths and have stepped up their own lobbying to counter calls for a ban as well as legislation now in Congress. Eliminating the products will do little for bees and force farmers and gardeners to go back to products that are more harmful, they … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK)