Rising prices for food commodities should continue throughout 2011, and the agribusiness sector is set to take advantage of it. The number of US acres planted in corn this year will be…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU) Raised to Overweight at HSBC. Charles River Labs (NYSE:…
These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
When BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) made its $38.6 billion offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), the size of the deal put a spotlight on the fertilizer makers, especially those…
The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) just set the tone for a positive reception for the potash and fertilizer market stocks. The company was the first real earnings report after the start of…
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…
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…
Practically from the time of the announcement by BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) that it was offering $38.6 billion to acquire Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT), the provincial government of…
Brazil’s Vale SA (NYSE: VALE) is the world’s leading miner of iron ore and wants to become the world’s leading producer of fertilizer. The company’s move into the fertilizer business occurred earlier…
The all-cash $130.00 share, $38.6 billion offer from BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) has brought the agriculture sector to the forefront in a big way.…
Agriculture and potash investors had one small deal to consider yesterday, but today investors have the mother load to consider. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) has rejected an unsolicited $130 per…
Despite earnings warnings and lower guidance throughout 2009, analysts and investors chased up the potash and agriculture names due to the various potash and agriculture companies talking up forward shipments and an…
There were strong losses in three Tickerspy indexes over the most recent 30-day period. This month’s biggest losers are in Chinese agriculture, genetic analysis, and agricultural chemical and fertilizer stocks. Chinese agriculture stocks are down 10.2% in…
These are this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) Cut to Hold at Auriga. Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL)…
We saw very unusual options trading late today during the last hour of trading in shares of Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS). This is the day after reports that Brazil’s Vale S.A. (NYSE:…
