For those who are bullish on natural gas, there is Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN). Based in Houston, Southwestern Energy Co. has been expanding in presence in natural gas, especially in the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas and the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. This comes at a time when others such as BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), […]

A recent article on this site detailed the hoax about how a schoolboy in New York City fooled the media into believing he had made $72 million trading securities during recess. Of little surprise, it turned out to be a hoax. The aftermath is replete with articles about how to spot a stock hoax.  That […]

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), the world’s largest natural resources company, is restructuring its operations around the world.  This is resulting in change in the business model of the firm as its sells off assets and realigns its strcture. This is naturally causing short term pain in the stock price of BHP Billiton. As a result, […]

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is the world’s largest natural resources company with operations spanning the globe from its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. It is very profitable, more than three times the average of around ten percent for a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (NYSE: SPY). But that still has not prevented BHP […]

Opportunities in the natural resources sector which includes stocks such as BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO), Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), and others are at an “all time high” according to a recent research from Barings Asset Management, an investment firm based in London, England. A major reason for the opportunities are the […]

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is the world’s largest natural resources company, rich in holdings such as as coal, copper, natural gas, and others. But BHP Billiton is now transforming itself, seeking to increase oil production to join Big Oil firms such as Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). To finance that transition, BHP Billiton […]

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), the world’s largest equipment maker, has rebounded strongly due to better growth numbers from around the world. It would seem natural that would be happening soon with BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), the largest natural resources company on the planet. But BHP Billiton is down for the last week, month, quarter, six months, […]

3M (NYSE: MMM) is one of those leading companies that investors should look towards in adverse market conditions. The maker of many household goods such as yellow post-it notes, and packaging materials, 3M has a secure market position that should appeal to investors when the share price falls. As with so many other stocks, that […]

A recent article on this site reviewed the bullish outlook recently issued by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), the world’s largest natural resources company. BHP Billiton depends a great deal on China.  From its positive forecast, BHP Billiton obviously is bullish on the future for China.  That makes sense as there are many reasons to feel […]

Long term investing is always the best way to proceed, especially for blue chip stalwarts like Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT). For the last year of market action, Caterpillar is up over 18 percent.  But it is down for the last week, month, quarter, and six months of market action.  For 2014, Caterpillar is up around 8.6 […]