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Food, Ethanol Prices Set To Rise Again (ADM, DE, POT, VLO, PEIX, GPRE, KFT, SJM, GIS, K, TSN, HRL, SFD, MOO, DBA)

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 9:12 am

Hot, dry weather is now expected to reduce the US corn harvest and lift consumer prices for everything from breakfast cereal to pump prices at the local service station. Agricultural ...
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Media Digest (7/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 6:22 am

Democrats and Republicans are not closer to a deal on the debt ceiling (Reuters) The hacking scandal has pushed News Corp's shares (NYSE: NWS) even lower (Reuters) Moody's suggested that ...
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The Weeks Stock Market Winners: Eli Lilly, Goodyear, General Mills, and More

Posted: July 16, 2011 at 8:02 am

The number of stocks that made substantial gains for the week was limited. The great exception to that rule was Petrohawk Energy Corporation Co (NYSE: HK) which jumped 62.5% on ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACTV, AUO, BBBB, CNK, CLWR, CLF, DFS, EK, FSL, GIS, MAS, RGC, SNDK, SBUX, UA, WCG, YNDX)

Posted: July 5, 2011 at 8:01 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. The Active Network, Inc. (NYSE: ACTV) Started as Buy at ...
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Goldman Sachs Calls For Much Lower Food Prices (GS, ADM, BG, TSN, SFD, KFT, CAG, GIS, K)

Posted: July 2, 2011 at 7:15 am

Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have reversed a forecast from just two weeks ago suggesting that corn, wheat and soybean prices would be higher due to reduced ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BIDU, BG, CETV, CREE, GIS, IACI, MPC, MUR, MYGN, NTAP, PETS, SCHN, TRGP, NGLS)

Posted: July 1, 2011 at 8:21 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity ...
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The Foods Making Americans Fat (And Skinny)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 6:49 am

In the most comprehensive study of its type, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the cost of obesity at $170 billion a year in 2008 dollars. Twenty five ...
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Top Earnings Previews for the Week Ahead (NKE, AM, FDO, GIS, KBH, MON, APOL, STZ, DRI, MKC, SCHN)

Posted: June 24, 2011 at 3:48 pm

We have several key companies reporting earnings this coming week.  While most will not be DJIA-moving stocks, there can have a large sector impact or can be volatile around earnings.  ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATML, CMA, CBRL, DNDN, DV, EDMC, GIS, GFI, IPSU, JNS, LPS, MTL, MHS, MPEL, QLTY, SIG, SIRI, VG, ZUMZ)

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 8:07 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) Reiterated Buy and $17 target at ...
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The American Companies With The Most Valuable Brands

Posted: May 17, 2011 at 4:41 am

24/7 Wall St. has done an analysis of the largest companies in the United States based on the size of their portfolios of major consumer brands. Many of these brands ...
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Launching the New ‘Food ETF’ (EATX, BRFS, GIS, KFT, HNZ, K, SLE, CAG)

Posted: May 3, 2011 at 12:42 pm

There is an ETF for just about everything, and now there is one geared solely around the consumption of food.  Global X Funds has launched yet another niche ETF with ...
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Commodities Watch: Zinc Could Be China’s New Copper; Cocoa Rises on Short-Covering; Corn, Wheat Sink (TCK, XSRAY, AAUKY, NIB, KFT, UL, ADM, GIS, K, CORN, DBA)

Posted: April 28, 2011 at 1:50 pm

Today's commodities news starts off with bursting warehouses full of zinc, an unexpected rise in cocoa futures, and an equally unexpected fall in corn and wheat prices. The stockpile of ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: April 1 The Companies With The Most Bad Press

Posted: April 1, 2011 at 10:41 am

The press pounded on Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) as David Sokol, a key Warren Buffett aide, resigned in shame, causing concerns about governance at the conglomerate.  Toyota (NYSE: TM) stayed ...
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April Fools Market, Revisiting Greatest Stock Market Hoaxes (ALU, AAPL, ELX, GE, GIS, AMR, EK, MSFT, MAR, T)

Posted: April 1, 2011 at 6:54 am

It is April Fools' Day but we are not going to propagate any hoaxes.  What we do want to revisit is some of the great frauds which have originated outside of ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADM, CCL, CAVM, DRYS, GIS, GXP, HP, HES, JNPR, MRVL, NETL, PPG, CRM, STRA, TSLA)

Posted: March 31, 2011 at 8:14 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Archer Daniels Midland Inc. (NYSE: ADM) Cut estimates and maintained ...
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