Basic Material Active runners: Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE:KOG), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY), Freeport-McMoRan Copper (NYSE:FCX)

Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of African Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) to a buy rating in a report released on Wednesday, American Banking News.com reports. Analysts at Citigroup Inc. reiterated a sell rating on shares of African Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) in a research note. Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) stock performance was -0.74% in last session and finished the day at $18.79. Traded … Continue reading Basic Material Active runners: Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE:KOG), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY), Freeport-McMoRan Copper (NYSE:FCX)

Stocks Getting Investor’s Attention: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), JUNO THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:JUNO), TAL Education Group (NYSE:XRS), Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:SVA), Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN)

On Dec 24, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced a successful production test from Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas’s (FM O&G) Highlander discovery, located onshore in South Louisiana in the Inboard Lower Tertiary/Cretaceous trend. The production test, which was performed in the Cretaceous/Tuscaloosa section, indicated a flow rate of approximately 43.5 million cubic feet of natural gas per day (MMcf/d), approximately 21 MMcf/d net to FM O&G, … Continue reading Stocks Getting Investor’s Attention: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), JUNO THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:JUNO), TAL Education Group (NYSE:XRS), Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:SVA), Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN)

On Nov 21, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) said it agreed to add two directors proposed by hedge fund executive Daniel Loeb to its board, quieting the activist investor who recently renewed his attack on the chemical giant. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 6.20% and weekly performance is -4.35%. On last trading day company shares … Continue reading Don’t Miss: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO), Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EXLP), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX): Cuts production outlook on labor unrest. Gold and copper miner’s shares down 4.3 pct at $28.98 – lowest in more than a year. Cuts full-year production estimates, partly on worker strife at its big copper and gold mine in Indonesia. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 11.20% and weekly performance is -7.84%. On last trading … Continue reading Morning Watch List : Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP), United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:X), Aircastle (NYSE:AYR)

Rio Tinto Group (RIO) may decide that its best defense against another takeover approach from Glencore Plc (GLEN) is buying the largest mining company in the U.S. A bid for . Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) will probably look tempting to London-based Rio as a way to stymie Glencore, said Paul Gait, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. Freeport, a $32 billion copper producer that expanded … Continue reading Market Movers : Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK), Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT), NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP), Lithia Motors Inc. (NYSE:LAD)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) from an underweight rating to a neutral rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has $22.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $19.00. PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) belongs to Industrial Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 46.10% and weekly performance is … Continue reading Why Making Dramatic Moves : PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Rosetta Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROSE),