George Soros: Distress buying of mining companies
According to the mining investment news site Mineweb, billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros was significantly active in the mining sector last quarter. Mineweb’s Dorothy Kosich wrote earlier today:
Über investor George Soros stocked up on potash mining shares during the second quarter, increased his Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold holdings by more than 1,600%, invested in […]
Exclusive Interview: Jim Rogers Predicts Bigger Financial Shocks Loom, Fueling a Malaise That May Last for Years
[The First of Two Parts.]
Keith Fitz-Gerald
Investment Director
Money Morning/The Money Map Report
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The U.S. financial crisis has cut so deep – and the government has taken on so much debt in misguided attempts to bail out such companies as Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) – that even larger financial shocks […]
What’s Wrong With Gold Stocks?
Earlier this year (”Gold Stocks Pay Off“), it seemed like the stars had lined up for gold stock investors. Gold equities looked cheap relative to bullion in mid-March, at least on the basis of the GLD/GDX ratio. The ratio, representing the price multiple of the SPDR Gold Shares Trust (NYSE: GLD) over the Market Vectors […]
Tidbit Saturday: Kinross
Jim Jubak (13 Nov 07):
"Mine takeover targets for gold": On Nov. 2, in a previous update of this column, I said I’d make a hold-or-sell decision on Kinross Gold (KGC, news, msgs) based on the numbers in its Nov. 7 earnings report. Well, the numbers are in, and they’re good enough that I’m going to […]
