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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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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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New Uncertainty in Farm Equipment Sales (DE, CNH, AGCO, CAT, CF, POT, DBA, MOO)

Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fiscal third quarter EPS of $1.69 this morning, just $0.02 better than analysts' consensus estimate. Revenue totaled $8.37 billion, significantly better ...
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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)

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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24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades of the Week (BAC, BRCD, DNDN, DG, LNKD, HK, POT, RSH, SNDK, SYMC, MCD, TEVA, TA, WMT, YHOO)

Each morning we cover numerous analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research firms which we think will have an impact on stocks and sectors.  After each week we ...
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Are There Winners If Oil Falls to $80? (XOM, CVC, COP, SD, VLO, MPC, TSO, WNR, UAL, DAL, AMR, LUV, DRYS, DSX, UNP, CSX, NSC, FDX, UPS, ADM, POT, MOS, CF)

The price for WTI crude oil fell below $83/barrel momentarily today as the market takes another shellacking, down around 200 points just before noon. Both crude and the wider market ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANDE, AINV, AMAT, BAC, BYD, CSTR, EXH, FSLR, HMA, KLAC, LNKD, MU, POT, HK, RCL, SNDK, CRM, SYMC, VMW)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) Maintained Buy as Value at ...
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Planting a Seed in the Weak Equities Markets (CF, POT, MOS, MON, SYT, AGU, DBA, MOO)

While the debate over raising the US debt ceiling grabbed all the headlines for the past week or so, US equity markets have been facing other headwinds that haven't lightened ...
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M&A Twist: BHP Snags Petrohawk for $12.1 Billion (BHP, HK, CHK, XOM, POT, FCG)

The largest mining company in the world just got a little bigger. Australia's BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) has agreed to acquire Petrohawk Energy Corp. (NYSE: HK) for $12.1 billion, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, BWP, COF, CLS, CIEN, JRJC, DSX, DRYS, MDMD, MPEL, MWW, ORCL, POT, RIMM, SHLD)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised to Outperform as Bull of ...
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Commodity Watch: Top Miners Near $1 Trillion in Assets (BHP, VALE, RIO, SLW, POT, ABX, GLD, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers has released its annual review of the mining industry, claiming that "the financial results for the Top 40 [companies] were spectacular." That's pretty hard to argue ...
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China, Agriculture and Corn (ADM, DE, POT, MOS, CORN, MOO, DBA)

About 94% of the US corn crop is now in the ground, and that fact, along with other news, has put some recent pressure on corn prices and on stock ...
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Fortune Returns at Mosaic (MOS, POT, CF)

Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) keeps recovering from its 100 million share offering from Cargill.  The overhang is now behind it, and we are seeing that Wall Street analysts are continuing ...
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Commodities Watch: Checking in on Fertilizer Shares; Beer to Cost More; Wheat to Cost Less (POT, MOS, AGU, CF, MON, SYT, BUD, TAP, SAM, DBA, MOO)

Today's commodities news leads off with a quick look at how fertilizer stocks are doing. There's also some bad news out of Europe on malting barley, which could be equally ...
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