Basic Material Most Active: Vale (NYSE:VALE), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG)

Brazil’s Superior Justice Tribunal, the country’s second highest court, on Thursday ruled in favour of iron ore giant Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) in a dispute over taxation of foreign subsidiaries. Reuters reports the court ruled 3 to 1 that Brazilian treaties with Belgium, Luxembourg and Denmark prevented Brazil from taxing the profits of Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) units in those countries, although it also said … Continue reading Basic Material Most Active: Vale (NYSE:VALE), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG)

Basic Material Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM), Vale (NYSE:VALE)

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) Argentine unit will invest at least $50 million as part of an agreement with Neuquen province to extend a shale oilfield license for 10 years, three people with knowledge of the plan said. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was -2.65% in last session and finished the day at $13.60. Traded volume was 28.73million shares in the … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM), Vale (NYSE:VALE)

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)

Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) was upgraded to a market perform rating by research analysts at Cowen and Company. The price recovery in the Potash market and growth in the Nitrogen market will benefit the company’s top line. Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) stock performance was -2.48% in last session and finished the day at $35.32. Traded volume was 8.21million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (NYSE:POT), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM)

Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) was upgraded by analysts at Macquarie from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was 3.13% in last session and finished the day at $12.87. Traded volume was 39.76million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 27.04million shares. The beta … Continue reading Basic Material Most Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

That “ongoing” litigation stems from a lawsuit filed by the state of California against Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) in July 2012. Filed by California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the suit states Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) “owned and continued to have an interest in Empire Mine Park where they conducted mining operations, which have generated and continue to generate real hazardous substances.” Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) … Continue reading Basic Material Active Runners: Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (ADR) (NYSE:PBR)