TSA Stores Inc., also known as The Sports Authority, is a sporting goods chain that started in Florida in the late 1980’s. It is now based out of Englewood Colorado after the company merged in 2003 with Gart Sports, Sportmart and Oshman’s. The company was listed publicly for a number of years but due to a leveraged buyout in 2006 the company is now listed privately and no longer reports to the SEC.

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Sports Authority started a new brand in 2010 called “S.A. Elite” which has a smaller footprint and caters to higher end sports apparel and accessories. The company has also solidified it’s brand in the Colorado region by purchasing the naming rights to the previously named Mile High Stadium where the Denver Broncos play their home games. More

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ADT actually started out as a telegraph company. The initials stand for American District Telegraph. Obviously, they have grown into a much more diverse and encompassing organization since that time! Up until recently they were part of the giant company, Tyco. In 2012 though, ADT split off from Tyco and is now a publicly traded company on their own accord. ADT serves customers in the security, video surveillance, and access control industries.

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ADT is based out of Florida and they have about 16,000 employees. They operate their business in 35 different countries and since entering the stock market in October of 2012, their stock has climbed 28%. In USA and Canada they are distinctly the largest security company as that is their main source of revenue. More

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Vale Logo – Vale SA is a multinational Brazilian founded in 1942 and headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the company operates in the mining, logistics, energy, steel and oil, in 2010 the market value of the company exceeded the 160 billion dollars and had a turnover of over 50 billion dollars.

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Its activities in the energy and logistics are held in a logic of vertical integration from its mining, its main business, to reduce risks and price fluctuations related to these services. Vale now owns interests in power hydroelectric and held assets in the steel industry and the paper industry it sold in 2000. In October 2006, Vale acquired the Canadian Inco, a leading producer of nickel and platinum to 18.9 billion dollars. More

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BHP Billiton Logo — BHP Billiton is the company mining world’s largest. Its origin comes from the merger (2001) of the Australian company Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) and the British company Billiton. It has a dual share structure. While BHP Billiton Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, BHP Billiton Plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is part of the FTSE 100.

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The Australian BHP Billiton Limited and the British BHP Billiton Plc are listed independently and with separate shareholder bodies, but they operate as one company with a single board and a single administrative structure. Its head office is in Melbourne with offices in London, Perth, Johannesburg, Santiago, Singapore, Shanghai, Houston and The Hague. The company operates a wide range of mining operations in 25 countries, including iron, diamonds, manganese, coal (coking and thermal), copper, nickel, oil and bauxite. The global workforce is about 40,000 people. More

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Anglo American Logo — Anglo American plc is a global mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore, metallurgical and thermal coal, and the world’s largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world production. Has operations in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America. Primarily listed on the London Stock Exchange and is part of the index FTSE 100. Secondarily also listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

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Sir Ernest Oppenheimer along with American JP Morgan, founded the Anglo American Corporation, a gold mining company, in 1917 with £ 1 million, with British and American funds, and thereby derived the name of the company. The PCA is became the largest shareholder of the company De Beers in 1926. Two years later, the AAC began mining in the belt of Zambia for copper. More

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Xstrata Logo — Xstrata plc is a global mining company with world headquarters in Zug, Switzerland and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. Is one of the largest producers of coal (and the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal), copper, nickel, vanadium primary and zinc and the world’s largest producer of ferrochrome. Operates in 19 countries to over Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

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Mainly is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is part of the index FTSE 100. It has a second listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Its largest shareholder, with a stake of around 34%, is Glencore International AG. More

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