As we begin the week, prices for many commodities are rising, while only gold and oil are falling. Corn prices continue to climb and cocoa futures are up again as well. First,…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) Reiterated Hold at Argus. Carefusion Corporation (NYSE: CFN) Cut…
First Solar (NASDAQ: FLSR) fell 7% on concerns that the US government’s financial support of renewable energy will falter. The federal government’s move toward austerity makes it likely that this threat to earnings and…
Time now for our daily look at commodity prices and news. Today’s news is dominated by two reports from the US Department of Agriculture. One provides the USDA’s latest figures on grain…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) Reiterated Buy with $62 target at Argus.…
America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China’s Gross Domestic Product will pass America’s sometime before the middle…
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 Department of Agriculture this morning released its January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, or WASDE, which projects world supply and demand for food products like wheat, corn, sorghum, soybeans,…
These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Reiterated Neutral with $39 target at BofA/ML. AMR…
For the first nine months of its 2010 fiscal year, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (NYSE: DD) got nearly one-third of its sales from its agricultural and nutrition division. That’s…
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Cut to Underperform at Wells Fargo. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:…
Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) appears to finally be on the road to redemption. The seed and ag giant showed a profit in its first quarter and it is not lowering expectations. The…
The week between Christmas and New Years is often a quiet week for research. That is the case here. These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen…
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…
