The message delivered today by earnings reports from Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) is that as long as the world’s population…
Some of the largest steelmakers in the world have been hoping to see a fall in the price of iron ore, but such a decline does not appear to be on the…
Time to get ready for another chase scene in the fertilizer business. Privately held agricultural giant Cargill Inc. plans to sell its 64% stake in Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) for about $24.3…
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, BOEMRE, has notified 13 companies that they will be able to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico without needing to submit…
When BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) made its $38.6 billion offer to buy Canada’s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, China’s Sinochem Group considered making a rival offer for the Canadian fertilizer maker. That…
The demand for metals and minerals of all kinds is pushing up sales and profits in the makers of the equipment used to extract the commodities. Joy Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG) reported…
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) may have seen its shares surge on a buyout offer from BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP), but there is other merger that is standing out in…
These are some of this Tuesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs. Bucyrus International (NASDAQ:…
The demand for GM stock may push the price per share of the IPO to $33. (Reuters) Rolls Royce began to build more engines to replace faulty ones on Airbus A380s. (Reuters)…
Rising commodity prices, especially for agricultural products, are pushing up land prices and stock prices for some of the biggest players in the agricultural sector. Prices for cotton, corn, and wheat have…
Twitter  has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
The list of Unusual Suspects for the week ahead is a rather different list. Some are due with earnings, some have FDA events, and others just have shareholder specific events coming down…
This is the Twitter-24/7 Wall St. market report for November 11, 2010. These tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Is there there is wisdom in…
The US has tried to hold together discussions on currency and trade among unruly members of the G20 conference in Seoul. (Reuters) Cisco’s (NASDAQ: CSCO) grim outlook stunned investors. (Reuters) The US…
The Federal Reserve may allow some of the nation’s strongest banks to raise their dividends. (Reuters) The S&P and DJIA hit 2 year highs. (Reuters) China attacked the US over its plans…
