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Valero’s Ethanol Dreams Via VeraSun Refineries (VLO, VSE)

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 10:18 am

Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) has submitted a "stalking horse" bid for six properties offered by VeraSun Energy Corp. (formerly NYSE:VSE) as part of VeraSun's bankruptcy sale. All told the six ...
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Pacific Ethanol Follows the Fold (PEIX, VSE, AVR)

Posted: November 10, 2008 at 10:41 am

Pacific Ethanol (NASDAQ:PEIX) reported third quarter numbers this morning and any resemblance to VeraSun and Aventine (NYSE:AVR) is purely familial. Pacific had revenue of $184 million, compared with analysts' estimates ...
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ADM Shows Issues in Corn vs. Crude (ADM, VSE, APC, HOC, PEIX, AVR)

Posted: November 4, 2008 at 10:36 am

This morning's earnings report from Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) offers proof that if a company is going to be in the ethanol business, it had better have a fallback position.  ADM blew ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (MCK)(VSE)(ATRC)(CLZR)

Posted: November 3, 2008 at 4:16 pm

McKesson (MCK) Sales slowdown and downgrade. Drops to $35.81 from 52-week high of $68.43.Verasun Energy (VSE) Chapter 11. Sells down to $.20 from 52-week high of $17.75.Atricure (ATRC) Department of ...
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Commodities, Stagflation, And Recession

Posted: November 3, 2008 at 6:15 am

If memory serves, commodities prices were too expensive at mid-year. Corn was too high for ethanol companies to make money. One of the largest, Verasun (VSE), just went bankrupt. Oil ...
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As Verasun (VSE) Goes Chapter 11, The Ethanol Industry Faces Serial Failures

Posted: November 1, 2008 at 7:11 am

The most prominent ethanol energy company in the US, Verasun (VSE), is filing for Chapter 11. Among other things the firm has been pinched by falling oil prices, which make ...
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The Burning Man Visits Ethanol (PEIX, AVR, VSE)

Posted: October 31, 2008 at 9:21 am

Ethanol stocks have been getting pounded since their IPOs and the sector has lost its luster.  Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NASDAQ:PEIX) was the exception for a while as it has Bill ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (VSE)(WSM)(PPC)(MCK)(VPRT)(CLNE)

Posted: October 29, 2008 at 2:50 pm

Verasun Energy (VSE) Rumor that ethanol company may go Chapter 11. Drops to $.40 from 52-week high of $17.75.Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Who can afford to decorate a home? Earnings fall. Sells ...
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Google (GOOG) Burns More Money To Save The World

Posted: October 28, 2008 at 4:56 am

Leaving aside its huge and immensely profitable search business, Google (GOOG) has managed to lose money in almost every other business it has started or bought. YouTube is probably at ...
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Ethanol Wars: Xethanol Vs. Pacific & VeraSun (XNL, PEIX, VSE)

Posted: October 9, 2008 at 10:24 am

After the market closed yesterday, Xethanol Corporation (AMEX:XNL) announced that a Federal Court had approved the settlement Xethanol had reached in a class action suit alleging that the company had ...
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The 52-Week Low Club 9/17/2008 (MS)(GS)(VSE)

Posted: September 17, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Morgan Stanley (MS) tumbles on fears it will be the next victim of credit crisis. Shares  falls to $16.08 from a 52-week high of $69.87.Goldman Sachs (GS) Even the premier ...
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Day Trader Alert: VeraSun Energy (VSE)

Posted: September 17, 2008 at 8:28 am

VeraSun Energy (NYSE: VSE) is about to get pounced this morning.  Last night, the ethanol producer announced that it now expected a quarterly loss.  Analysts are looking for -$0.02 per ...
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VeraSun Proves It: Size Matters (VSE, PEIX, AVR)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 8:28 am

VeraSun Energy (NYSE:VSE) reported second quarter 2008 earnings before the market opened today. The company's revenues soared by 499% to $1.015 billion, compared with $170 million for the same period ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (JOBS, AUO, AVR, CRDN, CLX, DKS, GR, MPEL, PLXS, VSE)

Posted: July 28, 2008 at 6:24 am

These are not all of the downgrades or negative calls we have seen, but these are some calls moving shares this Monday morning:51jobs (JOBS) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.AU ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AVR, BLL, CE, ETR, HCP, HR, MRK, PTNR, PTEN, UAUA, VSE)

Posted: July 18, 2008 at 6:48 am

These are not all of the upgrades or positive analyst calls seen this morning but these are some of the top calls seen this Friday morning:Aventine Renewable (NYSE: AVR) Raised ...
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