Anglo American: A Diversified Commodities Play With Platinum Exposure

DETROIT — General Motors Co posted a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Thursday as results in North America, Asia and South America disappointed, sending shares down more than 3% in premarket trading. GM Chief Financial Officer Chuck Stevens said the miss occurred because analysts did not fully account for restructuring relating to plans to close the Bochum, Germany plant later in the year, as well as a higher-than-expected tax rate.

Shares of Anglo American Plc. (ADR)(AAUKY) jumped 3.69% to $13.94 on Friday, July 25, when its CEO, Mark Cutifani, showed faith in the company’s recent turnaround strategies, which will deliver positive results over the next two years despite depressed commodity prices.

Anglo American plc (ADR) (AAUKY.PK) H1 2013 Earnings Call July 26, 2013 4:00 am ET Executives Mark Cutifani - Chief Executive and Director René Médori - Finance Director, Executive Director and Chairman of Investment Committee Analysts Des Kilalea - RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division Jason Fairclough - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division Anthony Robson - BMO Capital Markets Canada

By Global Value Investor:This article introduces two companies in the commodity field that are undervalued based on market metrics. The first company, BP (BP), is a multinational oil and gas firm that has worldwide operations in profitable business segments, such as exploration, production, petrochemicals and distribution.

Gold mining aint easy. From “Big Gold” to junior miners, pulling ore out of the ground for a profit was a tough task over the past two years. Rising mine costs and lower precious metal prices were a disaster for many miners — something you can easily see with a quick glance at share price over the past two years. It’s been a bloodbath. However there has been one “unconventional” gold player that’s been making it work.

By Colin Livasy:BHP Billiton (BHP) has been one of the largest multi-resource miners in the world for decades now, but something seemed lacking to me when I looked at the stock's performance for the past few years. Let us start with the background information for everyone who is unfamiliar with BHP. BHP Billiton Ltd. is a diversified resource company.

By The Gold Report:The biggest new source for platinum group metals just might be what Jack Lifton calls "the rubber tire mine." Noting that removing the catalytic converter from a car's emission system produces a rate of return that rivals the production rates of the South African platinum giants, Byron King agrees that recycling is the wave of the future for platinum, palladium and rhodium.