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Red flags hold back investors

The price of oil is on fire and commodity prices are at lofty levels, but red flags such as problems facing the financial sector and a weak U.S. consumer are holding investors back. Mon, May. 12, 2008

Potash CEO rides boom in food prices

Five years ago, William Doyle was already a wealthy man, earning a good salary of $780,000 (U.S.) a year to head Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., plus holding stock options worth $7-million at the end of 2003. Thu, May. 8, 2008




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Top Oil and Gas Performers

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SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
CSE-TCanadian Sub-Surface Energy
GZ-TAccrete Energy
MOX-TMidnight Oil Exploration
WZL-TWenzel Downhole Tools Ltd
YGA-TGastar Exploration
SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
TSO-NTesoro Corp.
VLO-NValero Energy
SUN-NSunoco Inc.
MRO-NMarathon Oil
SII-NSmith International
SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
VQ-NVenoco
TSO-NTesoro Corp.
ALJ-NAlon USA Energy
HOC-NHolly Corp.
ECA-NEnCana Corp.
SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
APAGF-QApco Argentina Inc Cayman
GEOI-QGeoResources
OYOG-QOYO Geospace
FXEN-QFX Energy Inc
TTES-QT-3 Energy Services Inc

Top Mining Performers

On:

SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
CMK-TCline Mining Corp
QUA.WT-TQuadra Mining Ltd.
API-TAthabasca Potash
BLS-TBoliden AB
GMC-TGeovic Mining
SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
AA-NAlcoa
CNX-NConsol. Energy
FCX-NFreeport McMoran
BTU-NPeabody Energy Corp.
TIE-NTitanium Metals
SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
VSE-NVeraSun Energy
AA-NAlcoa
AVR-NAventine Renewable Energy
KHD-NKHD Humboldt Wedag
USU-NUSEC Inc.

Top Metals Performers

On:

SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
FR.WT.A-TFirst Majestic Silver
GRZ-TGold Reserve
FT-TFortune Minerals
LAM-TLaramide Resources
EUR-TEuro Ressources SA
SymbolCompanyPrice $Chg %
JAG-NJaguar Mining
IVN-NIvanhoe Mines
AU-NAnglogold Ashanti Ltd.
HMY-NHarmony Gold
CDE-NCoeur D'alene Mines
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