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The Tide Turns for Mosaic (MOS, POT, CF)

Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) was brutalized going into its huge secondary offering where Cargill and affiliated parties were selling 100 million shares.  Right before the offering, we had noted that ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAP, ARO, AEO, CF, CMCSA, CMA, CY, KCI, KKD, LULU, MRO, ORCL, PRU, RSH, SMTC, SQNS, UTI, WEN, YHOO)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) Cut to Neutral at ...
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After-Market Expectations for Giant Mosaic Secondary Offering (MOS, POT, CF, IPI, TNH, MOO)

The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) is finally about to be free from its shackles.  We are just about to get past the long-awaited spin-off of this whopping 100 million shares ...
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Commodities Watch: Grain Supplies and Planting Plans Stir Up Equities; Rare Earths Get Some Congressional Attention (MOS, POT, AGU, CF, MOO, DBA, MON, KFT, TSN, CAG, SFD, MCP)

Time now for our daily look at commodity prices and news. Today's news is dominated by two reports from the US Department of Agriculture. One provides the USDA's latest figures ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: The Press Turns Against Chevron

Negative press about Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has reached a boiling point after news that the oil company had been hit with a $9.5 billion ruling by an Ecuador count. The ...
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Potash Industry M&A Fights Valuation Premium (BHP, POT, MOS, IPI, TNH, CMP, KCLOF, CF, MOO)

When BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) made its $38.6 billion offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), the size of the deal put a spotlight on the fertilizer makers, ...
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China Buys Majority Stake in Israeli Agrichemical Company (BHP, POT, MOS, MON, IPI, TNH, CF, CMP)

When BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) made its $38.6 billion offer to buy Canada's Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, China's Sinochem Group considered making a rival offer for the Canadian fertilizer ...
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Potash/Ag: Dividends Versus Buyouts (POT, BHP, AGU, MOS, CF, TNH)

Agriculture, fertilizer, and potash companies are not exactly known for the highest dividend yields in the world.  Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) announced today that it has declared ...
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The Cheapest Ag Stocks After Potash For More M&A (BHP, POT, MOS, AGU, CF, IPI, CMP, SYT, TNH, MOO)

The all-cash $130.00 share, $38.6 billion offer from BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) has brought the agriculture sector to the forefront in a ...
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Potash & Ag Merger Offer Changes Sector Valuation Models (POT, BHP, MON, MOS, AGU, CF, IPI, MOO)

Agriculture and potash investors had one small deal to consider yesterday, but today investors have the mother load to consider.  Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) has rejected an unsolicited ...
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New Round of M&A in Ag and Potash (AGU, CF, POT, MON, MOS)

Canadian agribusiness giant Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) lost out on its bid for CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) earlier this year, and CF went on to acquire Terra Industries for $4.6 ...
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Mosaic: Environmental Suit Poses New Mine Risks (MOS, MOO, CF, POT)

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) is having a rough day.  Some will call this environmental bashing, and some will call this environmental policing.  Based upon what we have seen out ...
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Do fertilizer workers chew their fingernails?

Potash, Ag, and Fertilizer… Cool Again, No Stink (POT, CF, TRA, AGU, MOO)

How many quarters have we had to hear from fertilizer and potash companies that the earnings results will be disappointing but good news is closer rather than farther away?  This ...
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Terra & CF, Back in the Merger Wars (TRA, CF, MOO)

Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) is back in the mergers and acquisitions spotlight as the target of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF).  If this sounds familiar, it is because ...
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52-Week High Club (CI, AMD, ASIA, TRA)

CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) rose over 5% to a yearly high of $33.84 after Goldman Sachs said that managed-care providers are cheap and that the danger posed to the category ...
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