The most severe US drought in more than 50 years is shining a light on new developments in corn seeds that are sure to stir more debate both domestically and overseas about…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is seeking sanctions after a lawyer for Samsung Electronics publicly released evidence a judge had excluded from the trial in which Apple alleges that the Korean manufacturer copied…
The three major US stock indexes opened roughly flat this morning as Spanish 10-year bond yields rose to 7.5% and Moody’s cut Germany’s outlook to ‘negative’ after the markets closed last night…
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (NYSE: DD) reported second-quarter earnings this morning, and like many other global companies, took a hit from the strong dollar and the sorrowful global…
Paul Ausick U.S. stock futures are down slightly, indicating that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is likely to remain near a one-week low. European sovereign-debt worries continue to be of concern, ameliorated somewhat…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as Spanish 10-year bond yields rose sharply above 7% (our coverage here) and German magazine Der Spiegel published a story that suggested…
Chemical and biofuels maker Gevo Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) announced this morning that it “intends to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, shares of its common stock and convertible senior…
Biofuels maker Gevo Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is seeing its share price skyrocket today following a court ruling that the company probably did not infringe on a competitor’s patents. Gevo is now free…
Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) is rumored to be back in play. If you will recall, this was the subject of a private equity buyout back during the private equity bubble and its $6.5…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. We also have many changes to the Argus Model Portfolio. ABB Ltd.…
Summer can often be an interesting time in the markets and so far the “Sell in May and go away!” them has worked. What has also taken place is that many of…
Jon OggIt is that time of year again. It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not. In short, is time to…
Earnings season may be underway, but this coming week is going to be full of many key earnings reports. We actually have a full slate on deck with what appears to be…
While global GDP growth is expected to be slower this year, there are a couple of areas where investment will probably continue at relatively high levels. These are mining and agriculture. New…
About two weeks ago development-stage renewable fuel maker Gevo Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) was awarded a US patent for recovering alcohol cheaply during the fermentation process. The recovered alcohol is then used to…
