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Fertilizer Maker Makes Hay on Nitrogen (AGU, CF, POT, MOS, MON)

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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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (IBM, MCD, LUV, SNDK, BX, TISI, MIND, MON, AYI, ANGO, PSMT, STZ, PIR, LEDS, CBLI, THTI, CLNT)

Markets opened lower this morning and didn’t recover. The ISM services index came in lower than expected (our coverage here) and the EIA report on crude oil inventories pushed crude ...
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Monsanto Posts Big Numbers (MON, MOS, POT, CF, AGU)

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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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, ESRX, GG, NFLX, SLB, CMVT, ISCA, FRS, TISI, MIND, MON, AYI, HEAT, FSLR, VRNG, AONE, MRGE, CONN)

Markets opened flat to lower this morning and stayed right around the break-even line most of the morning. The report on factory orders was weaker than expected(our coverage here), although ...
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Argus Making Many Model Portfolio Changes (AEP, WMB, MON, CSX, OXY, WY, PAY, MDU, ICE, HAIN)

Argus has made quite a few changes to its model portfolio for 2012 after the first week of trading this year.  The company has broken these out in equity income, ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (BRCM, NFLX, NOK, GOOG, VMW, STZ, MON, WOR, HELE, DNDN, ACOM, ZUMZ, OSH, BKS, AEO)

US markets opened lower today and finally managed modest gains by mid-afternoon. News from Europe on the reluctance of banks to lend, coupled with an higher-than-expected yield on a French ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (F, GM, TM, EMC, GD, GMCR, POT, TIVO, UNF, PRGS, STZ, MON, FDO, LCAV, REE, NFLX, APKT, LPHI)

Markets opened lower today and stayed in negative territory until mid-afternoon. Car makers reported December sales throughout the day, with Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: ...
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Fertilizer Maker Cuts Phosphate Production (MOS, POT, AGU, MON)

Low prices for phosphate fertilizer products have forced The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) to cut production by up to 250,000 tons in the first quarter of 2012. Fertilizer makers Potash ...
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Ag, Fertilizer Stocks Could Be Headed for a Stall (POT, BG, ADM, MON, MOS, MOO)

Fertilizer maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (NYSE: POT) reported third-quarter earnings this morning that were more than double earnings for the same period a year ago. But in ...
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24/7 Closing Bell (BIDU, MON, T, CRUS, PLCM, PM, NOK, SCSS, RVBD, AMLN, CLWR, BWLD)

The market sure didn't feel too great through much of the warning, but the day turned out a lot better than it was looking. Weekly jobless claims remained stubbornly above ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BIDU, CYOU, CLB, CSX, EBAY, HLF, M, MON, PVH, PLCM, REG, WDC, WU, WYNN, YOKU)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGNC, AAPL, ADM, CALM, CAT, DLTR, FDO, HPQ, KIRK, LNC, MON, NAV, TIF, VECO)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC) Cut to Market Perform at ...
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Drop in Copper and Corn Prices May Be Overrated (FCX, SCCO, BHP, RIO, MON, ADM, BG, POT, MOS, VLO, PEIX, JJC, CU, CORN, MOO, DBA)

Since the beginning of September, copper and corn prices have fallen dramatically, with copper off nearly -35% from its 12 month high and corn off about -25%. Because both are ...
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Demand for Grain to Lift Fertilizer Prices (MOS, POT, AGU, MON, CF, SYT, MOO)

Fertilizer maker The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2012 after markets closed yesterday, and the company posted earnings and revenues that were in-line ...
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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (IRM, DFS, EADSY, HLX, RDEN, YUM, MON, BBG, DYN, T)

Debt and credit rating agencies made a number of changes yesterday, led by the downgrade of Italian sovereign debt by Standard & Poor's. The agencies also issued changes to debt ...
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