U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, dragged down by weak economic data from Europe. Germany, France, Italy, and Greece all reported worse-than-expected GDP contraction for the fourth quarter of 2012, and…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a closely watched report on U.S. retail sales came in about as expected (more coverage here). U.S. business inventories rose less than expected in…
thinkstockAnalysts at Credit Suisse today have initiated coverage on what they call the North American Agricultural Sciences sector with a look a seven fertilizer makers. Some of the companies have performed well over…
Fertilizer maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) is expected to report earnings on Thursday, and post earnings per share (EPS) of $1.02 on revenue of $2.37 billion. A year ago…
By now you know about the drought engulfing U.S. farmers throughout much of the United States. While Texas has been getting the rain it missed in all of 2011, the drought is…
Warmer and drier weather in the US Midwest is raising concerns about the corn and soybean crops. If such weather continues, it could reduce the harvest and drive crop prices up. Corn…
Every morning we publish the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see from Wall Street and investment banking analysts. Some calls are insightful, some are total duds. But about when you…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Reiterated Buy and Raised target to…
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…
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings may have given agriculture, potash, and fertilizer investors an early, yet so far unnoticed, Christmas gift. The Singapore fund has taken roughly a 6.5% stake in Mosaic…
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…
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML. Intrepid Potash,…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.…
The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) is finally about to be free from its shackles. We are just about to get past the long-awaited spin-off of this whopping 100 million shares that have…
