{"id":1091829,"date":"2018-12-27T23:11:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T23:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=961451"},"modified":"2018-12-27T23:11:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T23:11:06","slug":"bhp-rio-vale-stock-bested-apple-google-facebook-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1091829","title":{"rendered":"BHP, Rio, Vale stock bested Apple, Google, Facebook in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BHP,<\/p>\n

After a strong start to 2018, the value of the world\u2019s largest mining stocks began turning down well before summer as worries about a China\u2013US trade war continued to mount.<\/p>\n

Even before the Trump\u2013Xi tariff battles began, fears of a slowdown in China, consumer and producer of nearly half the world\u2019s metals and minerals, were gnawing at investors hoping for another year of strong gains for the industry.<\/p>\n

And going into 2019 with regulatory crackdowns likely and growing consumer privacy concerns the FAANGs may well have a tougher year ahead than the mining majors<\/q><\/p>\n

Further confirmation of a weakening Chinese economy came on Thursday after data showed monthly earnings at the country\u2019s vast industrial sector dropped for the first time in nearly three years.<\/p>\n

Mining investors can at least console themselves by the fact that measured from the beginning of 2016 \u2013 the bottom of the cycle \u2013 money put into the sector\u2019s heavyweights are still outperforming US tech industry titans.<\/p>\n

With the exception of Rio Tinto (still worth more than double it was January 2016), mining\u2019s largest firms have vastly outperformed Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix and Google shares over the past three years. And in 2018 world number one mining firm BHP \u2013 worth US$110 billion \u2013 again bested the world’s most popular search engine, social media network and mobile phone maker.<\/p>\n

And going into 2019 with regulatory crackdowns likely and growing consumer privacy concerns the so-called FAANGs may well have a tougher year ahead than the mining majors.<\/p>\n

\"BHP,<\/p>\n

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It’s been a tough year for mining, but the Big 3 were still a better investment than the FAANGs in 2018. <\/p>\n

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