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 ...

The Morningstar US Basic Materials Index vastly underperformed the market by nearly 28 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2024. In agriculture and chemicals, we attribute the underperformance ...

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 ...

Find insight on gold futures, Antofagasta, copper equities and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic 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. Fortuna Mining (FSM) is a stock that can certainly grab ...

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 ...

The Morningstar US Basic Materials Index underperformed the broader market during the fourth quarter of 2023. The index was up 10.4% during the quarter, but that rally was 110 basis points below the ...