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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 5, 2012: No Fireworks Today as Market Wavers

Posted: July 5, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning even though China’s central bank lowered interest rates (our coverage here), the Bank of England boosted its asset purchase program ...
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Hot Weather Threatening US Corn Crop (CF, POT, MOS, AGU, SYT, CORN)

Posted: June 26, 2012 at 1:15 pm

The projected US corn crop is currently in worse condition than it’s been in since 2002, which were then the worst since 1990. Only 56% of this year’s crop was ...
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Corn is All the Rage Again (CF, POT, MOS, AGU, MON, SYT, IPI, CORN)

Posted: June 19, 2012 at 1:44 pm

Warmer and drier weather in the US Midwest is raising concerns about the corn and soybean crops. If such weather continues, it could reduce the harvest and drive crop prices ...
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Agrium Plays Catch-up on Dividends (AGU, POT, MOS, MON, SYT)

Posted: June 7, 2012 at 9:27 am

Canadian-based Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) announced this morning that it would raise its semi-annual dividend to $0.50, more than double the previous $0.225 payment. The company’s CEO said: The further ...
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Monsanto Rises on Improved Outlook (MON, MOS, SYT, POT)

Posted: May 30, 2012 at 10:04 am

Fertilizer and seed giant Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) today revised its third quarter and full year guidance above current consensus estimates and the shares are getting a nice boost on ...
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Fertilizer Maker Makes Hay on Nitrogen (AGU, CF, POT, MOS, MON)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 8:33 am

Getting any respect in the fertilizer business has been pretty tough so far this year. We’ll have to wait about an hour or so this morning to see if Agrium ...
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Monsanto Posts Big Numbers (MON, MOS, POT, CF, AGU)

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 9:09 am

Seed and fertilizer maker Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) reported second fiscal quarter earnings this morning that set a record for the quarter. The company also boosted its EPS outlook for ...
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Potash Fertilizer Makers Get Bump on US Planting Estimates (POT, MOS, CF)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 1:03 pm

US plantings of wheat and corn this year will be higher than the most recent US Department of Agriculture survey according to new survey results from Allendale Inc. cited by ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (XOM, NKE, POT, TSLA, AMGN, RRC, AXE, ARMH, CE, LLY, HP, LLL, MHP, MAT, PFE, VLO, VRNG, RSH, PAY, REE, FFN)

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 4:06 pm

All three major indexes opened higher this morning, but the strength didn’t last as the Chicago PMI number failed to meet expectations and came in lower even than last month’s ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GD, VALE, GMCR, GLW, CHK, ARG, ACAT, T, BMY, CAT, CY, LMT, MKC, MWW, POT, RTN, VIST, RNWK, MNTA, NFLX, EFSC)

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 4:08 pm

All three major US indexes opened higher this morning, but enthusiasm tapered off quickly and steadily, if not sharply. A drop in the number of new home sales and a ...
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