The basic materials sector encompasses companies that manufacture chemicals, building materials, and paper products. This sector is also engaged in commodities exploration and processing. According to ...

IYM is 1/10 the size of peer XLB, and there are many good reasons for that. Concentrating on the metals and mining industry within the basic materials sector can outperform the broader materials ...

For those looking to find strong Basic Materials stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Buenaventura (BVN) one of those stocks right now? By ...

The Morningstar US Basic Materials Index underperformed the broader market during the third quarter of 2023. The index declined 4.6% during the quarter, while the U.S. market index was down 2.3%.

Two ways to express a view on a stock or a given industry in the financial markets are to buy it (long) or sell it (short). However, investors can gain leverage in these bets to amplify their returns ...

Can wood replace steel in a 70-story skyscraper? Architects and biochemists at Cambridge think so. Meanwhile at MIT, rethinking cement is cutting... In a head-spinning step, a handful of researchers ...

So for our next fireside chat, we have Eastman Chemical here, and I'm pleased to be joined by William McLain, EVP and CFO. As many of you know, Willie has served as the CFO since 2020 and has served ...

The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 1322 ET – Paint and coatings manufacturer PPG is spending $300 million ...

The Basic Materials sector ranks ninth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 3Q18 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Basic Materials sector ranked eighth. It gets ...

Rising costs for basic building materials, along with continually expensive oil and creeping subcontracting costs, are breaking the budgets of many large commercial construction projects and forcing ...