US plantings of wheat and corn this year will be higher than the most recent US Department of Agriculture survey according to new survey results from Allendale Inc. cited by Bloomberg News.…
Two different reports from analysts in the agriculture and fertilizer segment have the global growth and the “move to two meals a day for the emerging world” arguments a bit under fire…
Fertilizer stocks are on skid row after the U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed that the unsold corn supplies from December were down about 1% less than what analysts were expecting. Like…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. It is generally light in analyst coverage the week between Christmas…
The Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS) was given a very positive note from Gabelli & Co. this morning, with an exception. The firm noted, “With corn prices at $5.97 per bushel and the…
Stocks got off on a positive note this morning, but resisted the temptation to climb based on a positive reading of the leading econonmic indicators and higher estimates of US GDP growth…
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.…
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 or slightly…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Buy at Citigroup.…
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 than expectations…
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 are making…
We won’t bother telling you that Thursday was just a giant flush out in the market. Still, some stocks rise regardless of the market. We have identified several stocks which are up…
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 since the…
August 1 might not sound like the start of a quarter to most, but this is that date of a key report from a unique brokerage and advisory firm. Today marks the…
Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) sold down 15% last week as Venezuela seized some of the company’s assets in that country. Later in the week, Morningstar said the sell-off was overdone. Cognizant Technology Solutions…
