Brazil Slashes Ethanol Tax
Brazil is the world’s largest producer of ethanol, which the country’s producers make from sugar cane stalks. The bad news is that lower petroleum prices have cut demand for ethanol ...Read Full Story »
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 29, 2012 (COP, FB, BTU, WDC, FL, SAFM, SHIP, BAH, CZZ, TFM, HSOL, LGF, TIVO, YGE, LCRY, IBI, LDK)
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as European markets responded positively to reports that Greece is less likely to leave the eurozone. There was also speculation ...Read Full Story »
US Ethanol Subsidy is History (ADM, VLO, PEIX, GPRE, CZZ, RDS-A)
After 30 years of payments to farmers and blenders, the federal subsidy on corn-based ethanol expired when Congress adjourned last week without taking any action to renew the payments. A ...Read Full Story »
Eight Countries With Credit Ratings Set to Rise Next Year
It seems that all of the nations around the world are facing sovereign credit ratings downgrades or warnings of downgrades. After the United States lost its prized "AAA" rating, the threat of downgrades ...Read Full Story »
No Ethanol Subsidy, No Problem (BG, RDS-A, CZZ, ADM, VLO, PEIX, GPRE, PBR, FUE)
What will happen to ethanol makers when the US subsidy ends in December, as appears increasingly likely? Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) apparently believes that demand will continue strong, at least ...Read Full Story »
Alt Energy Watch: Senators Reach Deal on Ethanol Subsidies (ADM, VLO, PEIX, GPRE, CZZ, RDS-A)
The writing has been on the wall for about three weeks: the $0.45/gallon ethanol subsidy and the $0.54/gallon tariff on imports are politically dead. Another nail got hammered into the ...Read Full Story »
Senate Votes to Kill Ethanol Subsidies, Now What… (ADM, VLO, PEIXD, GPRE, CZZ, RDS-A)
The US Senate, by a 73-27 margin, has approved an amendment to an economic development bill that would end the $0.45/gallon ethanol credit and the $0.54/gallon tariff on imported ethanol. ...Read Full Story »
Commodities Watch: The Commodities Flush on Crude; Rare Earths Stumble; Russian Wheat Exports to Resume; Sugar Demand to Rise (MCP, REE, AVL, REMX, NOBGY, RDS-A, CZZ)
Today's commodities news centers on the more than -4% drop in WTI crude oil prices which has led to a broad sell-off in most other commodities. This was a day ...Read Full Story »
Alternative Energy Watch: Renewable Investment; No Vermont Yankee Buyer; Cloudy Days for Solar (RDS-A, CZZ, EXC, DE, SI, ETR)
Here's our daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a report on M&A activity ...Read Full Story »
The 25 Most Important Alternative Energy Companies
Alternative energy is big business -- and getting bigger. The industry includes hundreds of companies that make a piece of the continuously expanding jigsaw puzzle that is the alt energy ...Read Full Story »
New Ethanol Requirement Fails to Boost Shares (ADM, VLO, PEIX, CZZ, BG)
The US Environmental Protection Agency has released its expected increase in the ethanol "blend wall" from 10% (E10) to 15% (E15) for light vehicles built in model year 2007 and ...Read Full Story »
Shell & Cosan JV Highlights Ethanol (RDS-A, CZZ, CDXS, ADM, VLO, PEIX)
Last February, Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS-A) and Brazil's Cosan Ltd. (NYSE:CZZ) signed an agreement to create a joint venture to distribute and sell cane ethanol in Brazil. The two ...Read Full Story »
This Month’s Biggest Index Gainers: Geothermal, Brazil, And Chinese Travel Stocks
There were strong gains in three Tickerspy indexes over the most recent 30-day period. This month's biggest risers are in Geothermal Stocks, Brazil Stocks and ADRs and Chinese Travel Stocks. As ...Read Full Story »
Ethanol Boom in Brazil
Since the beginning of the year, Brazil's ethanol industry has generated more than its share of news. Today brings the announcement of a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell ...Read Full Story »
Can Ethanol’s Comeback Last? (PEIX, STKL, CZZ, GPRE, KMP, VLO, SUN, BFRE)
Toward the end of 2008 (and even sooner), ethanol may have seemed like a fad that came and went. Then came the dull year of 2009 that seemed as though ...Read Full Story »
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