Many small investors have recently piled into commodities, especially copper, on the assumption that ever-growing demand from developing countries would keep sending prices skyward. Now they are learning a drop in demand is als…
Shares of Potash Corp. were down Thursday after Canada blocked BHP Billiton’s bid to buy the company, and it appears unlikely that the government, focused on protecting national assets, will change its mind.
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Political upsets in Peruvian regional elections could indicate a national shift to the left — and some business leaders worry that could discourage foreign investment in the country, which has rich natural resources such as oi…
The big attraction of master limited partnerships is tax-favored dividends. MLPs can be generous — now around 6% to 10% — because they don’t have to pay federal income taxes if they pay out most of their cash flow to sharehol…