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BHP's FY24 edge: 19.7% ROE and 6.9% average yield support the blue-chip case. MIN profit fell to $125m despite 12.2% revenue growth. Alpha Score 74.
Matador generated $303M in free cash flow, cut bank debt to sub-$1B, raised oil growth outlook to 4-7% with 1% less capex. Federal leases extend inventory 15+ years.
Mosaic idled Louisiana and cut Florida rates as sulfur shortages push phosphate output to 1.1-1.4M tons in Q3, with CEO Bodine warning of 30M ton global shortfall.
MP Materials delivered magnets to GM for qualification testing and expects Q4 commercial shipments. NdPr sales volumes rose 127%, and the company secured a nine-figure gadolinium deal with a U.S. defense customer.
Magnolia Oil & Gas raised its standalone production growth guidance to 6% and detailed the $4B WildFire Energy acquisition, adding 810K net acres. Q2 free cash flow hit $235M.
Treasury froze Bluewave Properties for sanctions violations. The company owns a stake in Venezuela's second-largest private oil producer, threatening supply and Chevron's position.
JPMorgan sees gold above $5,000 by Q4 2026. Streaming royalty stocks like Wheaton and Franco-Nevada offer leveraged exposure without mine operating risk.
Koppers cut its adjusted EBITDA forecast to $240M-$250M after second-quarter profit fell 7.9%. The company accelerated a plant shutdown and raised its dividend.
Warrior Met Coal reports 2.7% India demand growth. Glencore, Cummins, and CNH also see resilient demand. Crown adds can capacity. Next test: monsoon and festival season.
ICL held 2026 guidance after Q2 beat, but $100M in raw-material costs and surging sulfur prices are squeezing phosphate margins. Brazil demand remains soft.
IFF's continuing-operations sales rose 6% to nearly $2B on volume. The $4.3B Food Ingredients sale to CVC will fund debt reduction and a $2.5B buyback, with Q2 earnings showing margin execution.
Iamgold generated $445M in operating cash flow in Q2, up 5x from a year earlier. Côté Gold mine costs are running near the top of guidance, pressuring margins. The miner has returned $510M to shareholders via buybacks since December.
Hecla Mining produced 4.2M oz of silver in Q2, up 8% from Q1, and generated $136M in free cash flow. Keno Hill permitting advances while Greens Creek expansion studies target 2027-28 first production.
BRICS gold-standard talk ignores the export-inflationary model China, Russia, and India depend on. Gold holdings data shows the gap.
Traders used deep ITM covered calls on EQT during the 2026 war to collect premium while limiting downside risk. The strategy worked as natural gas prices swung.
SEBI’s annual report flags $100+ crude and Middle East conflict as key risks to India’s 7.7% growth. Record $19.7B FPI outflow in 2025-26. IMF sees 6.5% GDP in 2026-27.
SIAM warned of chloride contamination in E20 fuel causing component failures, then withdrew the letter days later. The U-turn reveals how ethanol blending now touches farm incomes, energy security, and vehicle durability — with Punjab opposing the rollout while ethanol-producing states stay silent.
Jura Energy's Maru-3 development well came onstream in Pakistan at 0.7 MMcf/d, set for acid stimulation in Q4 to boost rates. The company holds a 10.66% stake in the lease.
Goodman Group's FY24 debt/equity ratio came in at 21.2% and ROE at 0.1%, while Pilbara Minerals posted 92.5% annual revenue growth over three years. The two stocks highlight the divide between mature property and growth lithium on the ASX.
Agnico Eagle posts record cash flow but Barnat pit wall failure cuts 370k ounces from 2026-2028 plan. Production guidance lowered to low end. Strong operations elsewhere offset some risk.
AdvanSix CEO Erin Kane and CFO Patrick Day reviewed Q2 results and warned of uncertainties in key end markets, with principal risks outlined in SEC filings.
Westhaven Gold granted 300K incentive stock options to officers at C$0.375, exercisable through 2031. The Shovelnose project PEA targets 56K oz gold annually.
Junior Alberta producer plans up to 10M shares at $0.12 to fund a $1M working-interest purchase; first closing set for about Aug. 25, pending TSX Venture approval.
Newcore Gold filed the Enchi Gold Project PFS technical report. The study, based on drilling through Oct 2025, excludes 50,000m of ongoing drilling that hit high-grade at depth.
Petrobras hosted its Q2 2026 earnings call with analysts on August 7. CEO Magda de Chambriard and other executives presented results and fielded questions from a dozen sell-side firms.
Kimbell Royalty Partners posted record Q2 production of 4,241 boe/d, up 27% year-over-year, driven by Permian Basin drilling. The company raised its full-year output forecast and held its quarterly distribution at 41 cents.
IAMGOLD swung to a Q2 loss of $0.04 a share as Côté Gold ramp costs offset higher gold sales. CEO says the mine is now cash-flow positive and the company expects free cash flow to turn positive in H2.
Natural gas broke from a bearish flag and closed below $2.64, setting up a $2.54 target where channel support and Fibonacci levels converge.
The waste services company can buy up to 12.6 million shares over 12 months, replacing a prior NCIB that had purchased 6.1 million shares through early August.
Wheaton Precious Metals held its Q2 earnings call Aug. 7, with management cautioning on forward-looking statements. Analyst questions from UBS, Scotiabank, CIBC, and Raymond James followed.