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)

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Basic Material Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR)

Brazil’s Senate yesterday opened an official investigation of Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) 2006 acquisition of a U.S. refinery for which opposition senators say the company overpaid.The panel’s first action was to vote on a list of more than 70 people who will be called to testify; current CEO Maria das Graças Silva Foster and the CEO before Foster, José Sergio Gabrielli, are expected … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR)

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)

Investor’s Alert: American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) retreated 4.1 percent after the company reported a drop in its first-quarter operating income due to rising claims costs. American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) stock performance was -4.14% in last session and finished the day at $50.54. Traded volume was 21.78million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 9.33million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

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)

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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)