So far, Honda has leased a total of 14 FCX vehicles to various government agencies.
The primary metal for FCX is copper, but it is a producer of silver and gold.
The Honda FCX Clarity uses hydrogen to generate electricity, which then powers the car.
Rio got not a penny of participation in the copper and gold activities already developed by FCX.
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He owns shares of Freeport-MacMoRan (FCX) and Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) the two largest nongovernmental copper producers worldwide.
Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of FCX, versus VALE and TX.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for FCX, which Dividend Channel stressed as being of key importance.
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At least, that's how the currently available version of the FCX felt when I drove it for comparison.
The daily chart of FCX shows the continuation, or flag pattern, lines b and c, in more detail.
Watch China, its cycle of growth and colling off will impact BTU, FCX, VALE, BHP and many others.
Almost all of the ones before the FCX looked like mini SUVs: high off the ground for their size.
Now FCX wants to invest in other resource plays that are early-stage investments.
So Rankin is linked to Freeport ( NYSE:FCX) and McMoRan Exploration ( NYSE:MMR).
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The high-off-the-ground '05 FCX felt skittish even on the straightaway at its maximum speed of 140 kph (about 87 mph).
Besides the Grasberg mines in Indonesia, FCX has significant and diversified mining operations in North and South Americas, and Africa.
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The report noted that among metals and mining companies, FCX shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics.
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Other competitors in the basic materials sector include: Barrick Gold (ABX), Freeport Copper (FCX), and Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ).
Among the fundamental datapoints dividend investors should investigate to decide if they are bullish on FCX is its dividend history.
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March 2011 featured a five-day sell-off in FCX, while a correction in April saw Freeport McMoran slide for seven consecutive sessions.
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Five days after earning its rating of 8 out of 10 in March, FCX was trading higher by well over 3%.
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Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold ( FCX - news - people ) are run out of the same offices.
And it might be a good opportunity to load up on FCX if you can stand the volatility in commodity stocks.
Shares of FCX were higher by more than 1% five days after the stock first earned a rating of 8 in mid-April.
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Looking back to the spring, we see an FCX that could withstand multiple, consecutive selling days before reversing to rally back into strength.
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Some existing FCX shareholders might not be wild about this deal, considering the riskiness of what Moffett has been pursuing with McMoRan Exploration.
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The FCX stores it at 5, 000 pounds per square inch, but to give it an acceptable cruising range, engineers say you need 10, 000 psi.
The FCX, on the other hand, runs on the world's most plentiful element--hydrogen--and doesn't produce any of the pollution that today's gasoline-powered cars do.
Well, if you want to invest in copper, a good choice is Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) as well as the Global X Copper Miners ETF (NYSE:COPX).
Honda says the FCX is the first fuel-cell vehicle that works in extreme cold weather (as low as -20 degrees Celsius or -4 degrees Fahrenheit).
China was stocking all the copper it could get on world metals markets or from large producers like Freeport McMoran, FCX on the NYSE.
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