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The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Brush Engineered: Special Materials, Special Results Despite the volatility in the shares, these are still pretty good days for specialty metal companies. Investors, if you are willing to tolerate some sever ups and downs along the way, a position in this company could be rewarding.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Phelps Dodge's Screaming Swan Song The company surprises analysts with its big profit for the latest quarter. However, with the direction of copper prices being difficult to predict, I'd urge investors to watch the company closely.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Brian D. Pacampara	Brush Engineered Materials Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of Brush Engineered Materials surged more than 20% in intraday trading Thursday after its quarterly results and full-year forecast blew out Wall Street expectations.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Got Titanium? Carpenter Does. Specialty alloys are a growing segment of the metal market, and Carpenter is right there in the thick of it. The trick, of course, is figuring out how much is left in the stock price.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 Toby Shute	Another Copper Stopper Peruvian miners are striking, again. Investors can find safer plays for copper that won't be suffering from production outages.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	A Shine On Phelps Dodge Copper prices are soaring, and so is Phelps Dodge.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Phelps Dodge's Golden Nickel Already a big metal producer, Phelps Dodge becomes bigger and more diversified. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2008 Christopher Barker	Conducting Long-Term Growth at Southern Copper The mining company looks conservatively managed and well-positioned.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Minds on the Mines: Copper Insatiable demand from China and the after-effects of years of under-investment in new capacity have launched the price of this base metal skyward. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 David Lee Smith	A Coming Copper Combo Despite falling copper prices, it appears likely that the takeover of Phelps Dodge by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold will take place. However, the deal still may face at least one hurdle in the form of a challenge from a major institutional holder of Phelps shares.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Carpenter That Works Metal Carpenter Technology is poised to deliver on some hot markets, but can it still deliver good returns for investors?
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 W.D. Crotty	6 Commodity Investment Lessons Strike copper to see why stock prices don't keep up with much higher trade prices.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Copper Marriage Worth Noting With Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and Phelps Dodge on the verge of reciting their vows, savvy investors might be advised to toss some rice and investment interest.
BusinessWeek July 10, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	What's Polishing Up Southern Copper Southern Copper was a surprise beneficiary of Phelps Dodge's $21.1 billion offer on June 16 to buy nickel miners Inco and Falconbridge
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 David Lee Smith	This Beats Stealing Air Conditioners With copper prices strong, some thieves are making off with air conditioning units. A far more sensible and long-term way to benefit from copper's strength is to keep your eyes on Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Christopher Barker	The Malleable Metal With Mass Appeal For investors seeking exposure to the malleable metal, consider a trip south of the border to Southern Copper.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan's Bulging Quarter The copper, gold and molybdenum producer almost doubles its share price in six months following its acquisition of Phelps Dodge earlier this year. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Two Metal Stocks That Won't Go Soft These red-hot investments won't burn your portfolio. Both Chalco and Southern Copper should continue to benefit from the strength of the global economy, are leading players in their respective markets, and are attractively valued versus their peers.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can OM Group Carve Out a More Stable Business? Moving further away from basic mining is a risk today but holds potential for tomorrow. Given time and patience, this strategy could produce real value for OM Group's shareholders.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Will Frankenhoff	Cashing In on Copper Driven by the overall strength of the global economy over the past few years and voracious demand from developing nations, copper prices have enjoyed a stellar run.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Taking a Shine to Copper There's profit for the taking in this market if copper prices remain elevated for a while, though better valuations might be in the offing when copper prices drop.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	South-of-the-Border Copper As the company with the second-largest copper reserves in the world, Southern Peru Copper has had a good run, but can it repeat the performance of 2004?
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Southern Copper: A High-Grade Mining Play Here's a stock with great potential for upside earnings surprises. The company, majority owned by Grupo Mexico, holds the largest copper reserves of any publicly traded company, is attractively valued, and carries an 8.8% yield. What's not to like?
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Phelps Dodge Losing Its Luster? Copper prices should begin to ease off, and that won't help sales. The odds aren't in favor of another doubling of the stock within the next year, and investors might ultimately be happier with a more diversified minerals-and-metals play.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	My, Freeport, How You've Grown Freeport McMoRan's purchase of bigger Phelps Dodge has made for some big, big numbers.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2011 Jeremy Phillips	Time to Sell Southern Copper? Let's study Southern Copper's debt situation, with a little help from the debt-to-equity ratio.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2011 David Lee Smith	You Can't Afford to Pass Up Freeport-McMoRan It's time to salt away some shares of the world's biggest publicly held copper producer.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Anders Bylund	Getting Out of Dodge: Fool by Numbers The pan-American copper miner Phelps Dodge released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Management Effectiveness... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool October 28, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Digging In at Phelps Dodge Big copper has provided big results, but what's next for the share price?
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Steely Schnitzer The scrap metal recycler is set to report first-quarter 2007 results. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Metal Management Scraps for Profit Investors who want some commodity exposure in their portfolio would do well to take a look at this scrap metal company and its shareholder-oriented management team.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2003 W.D. Crotty	Freeport's Free Copper How it costs Freeport-McMoRan less than zero to mine its copper
The Motley Fool June 25, 2009 Tim Hanson	Now Is the Time to Steal Copper Are you savvy enough to pull it off?
The Motley Fool March 4, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport May Be Headed for a Shopping Trip Freeport-McMoRan just might break into an existing acquisition contest.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Metal Management Checkup Here's a quick look at a scrap metal recycler that doesn't get a lot of press. Metal Management reports tomorrow before market open. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport Crushes the Consensus In the midst of constant concern about copper prices, Freeport blasted expectations.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Inco Outperforms Again Inco delivered another solid quarter, but who knows where nickel prices are going? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan Just Keeps Growing and Succeeding The Phoenix-based mining company rode price and volume increases to one solid quarter.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 Amitabha Chakraborty	Southern Copper Blasts Through Obstacles Revenue grows in spite of the unfavorable economy.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan Meets Uncle Cyrus The copper and gold producer beat expectations handily, but the market wasn't impressed.
Fast Company July 2006	Nasty, Dirty, Yucky... And in Demand A global building boom is driving up metal prices, turning trash into treasure.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Forget Gold -- Look at Copper There's a new kind of theft growing in popularity -- the theft of copper from homes, companies and worksites! Even if you choose not to invest in copper, you shouldn't ignore this story.
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The Motley Fool December 4, 2008 David Lee Smith	Should You Free Yourself From Freeport? Freeport's cutting production, capex, and its dividend. Is it time to sell this stock?
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