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Jim Rogers: Time To Buy Agricultural Commodities

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:31:15 GMT

“If you can tell me something else where the fundamentals are so attractive…I’d be happy to put my money there,” said Jim Rogers, the famed investor and self-made billionaire in a recent interview. “But I don’t know of any other place.”[More...]

Mosaic’s Potash Attracts Vale’s Eye

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:43:26 GMT

Shares of Mosaic Co. (MOS) are trading 11% higher today amid market speculation that the fertilizer company will be a take over target. The likely suitor, according to Bloomberg (via a Brazilian newspaper), would be Vale SA (VALE) the South[More...]

Potash Producers Hopeful

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:46:28 GMT

Potash Producers Hopeful About Rising Demand A recent study conducted by the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) has suggested a possible pick-up in fertilizer demand by the second half of this year. This led most of the fertilizer giants such as Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (POT), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Terra Industries (TRA), Agrium ([More...]

Seeds Of Growth For Monsanto (NYSE: MON)?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:22:00 GMT

Monsanto's third-quarter earnings just came out. Are they an alternative for investors looking to go pick-and-shovel? Roundup casualtiesSeed sale volumes soaringA different path to ags[More...]

Commodities Rally; Forecasts Don't

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:50:12 GMT

Commodity prices have been soaring. Oil, gold, copper, wheat and corn all recently hit multi-month highs. Even the Duke Brothers are making a mint on orange juice futures. A steady stream of economic data showing a slower pace of deterioration in the U.S. has been the primary driver behind the recent surge. Also playing a role is the combination of a higher tolerance for risk, weekly fluctuations in inventories, the spring planting season, the dollar and sustained growth in China. What's interesting about the rally is that it has yet to translate into higher earnings estimates for commodity-related companies. Agriculture Companies Wheat and corn futures recently set 8-month highs. Other agricultural-related futures have also soared, such as coffee. Profit forecasts for agricultural companies, however, have been trending[More...]

Potash (NYSE:POT): Upgraded To 'Buy' At Citigroup

Fri, 22 May 2009 11:55:55 GMT

Citigroup is out with a Fertilizer call upgrading Potash (NYSE:POT), Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) to Buy from Hold and Agrium (NYSE:AGU) to Hold from Sell. Looking Past the China Contract — In recent months investors have been sharply focused on the upcoming China potash contract and the risk potash prices could fall below last year’s $575/t level. However, the bigger risk in Citigroup's view is that the Ag complex will continue to rally on stronger grain fundamentals. There are three key reasons grain prices are moving higher, thus creating an environment for multiple expansion for fertilizer stocks: - Grain Supplies Remain Historically Tight — Last week’s[More...]

Best Stocks Of 2009 Review: The First Third

Sun, 10 May 2009 17:46:29 GMT

More than a third of the year has passed and the markets have rebounded nicely from their lows to turn a small profit on the year. It seems that the worst may be behind us when it comes to equity prices as many stocks have rallied more than 50% this year alone. Here at Bullish Bankers we published a “Best Stocks of 2009? newsletter at the beginning of the year, and our equities have performed very admirably when compared to our benchmark, the S&P 500. This article is designed to give a recap of how our equities have performed and give some additional explanation to our initial stock picking process. Through Friday, May 8th, our BB2009 Index has outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.51% on a geometric basis ex-dividend payments. Beside each of the sectors I have listed our three picks and the comparable ETF to show our relative performance on a sector by sector basis.[More...]

Surprisingly Strong Session

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:06:26 GMT

The markets had a surprisingly strong session after yesterday?s sharp losses. The indices were strong from the get-go, then had a steep early pullback that retested the lows but held, and then rallied back up to new session highs on the S&P 500, but the NDX at that point trailed miserably. On several occasions, they tried to punch through key overhead resistance but couldn?t and they rolled back in the early afternoon, first bounced and then thrust to new session snapback highs, pulled back with about 15 minutes to go, but closed strongly right near the session highs. Net on the day the Dow was up 127.83 to 7969.56, the S&P 500 up 17.69 to 850.08, and the Nasdaq 100 up 19.69 at 1329.06. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOXX) was up just 0.48 to[More...]

Ominous Sell-Off

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:09:53 GMT

The indices had a very sharp decline on Monday that may very well have reversed the entire 6 week uptrend. With the indices closing at the lows for the day and down sharply, led lower by the financials which had led the market up, it was a seemingly significant negative day on Wall Street. The day started out with a big gap down on pre-market negative futures. After gapping lower, they went sharply lower after that. They managed to stabilize by mid-morning on the Nasdaq 100, although the S&P 500 continued to make lower lows all day. Eventually, in the afternoon, the NDX also set lower lows, and despite the fact that the NDX did bounce in the last half hour, the SPX after initially following rolled over hard and closed at the lows for the day going away. Net on the day the Dow was[More...]

Have Fertilizer Stock Prices Gotten Ahead Of Themselves?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:13:01 GMT

I have long been an interested watcher of fertilizer stocks. I still vividly remember the days of early 2008 when commentators on the various investment websites would vehemently tout their belief on how soon Potash (NYSE:POT), would hit $300 or $350 per[More...]

CVS Caremark, Costco, Dynegy are big movers

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:48:00 GMT

NEW YORK - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange:
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., down $1.30 at $26.52
Its struggling Caremark pharmacy benefits management unit lost $2 billion in business over the last few months, the company said.

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Jim Rogers: Time To Buy Agricultural Commodities

Mosaic’s Potash Attracts Vale’s Eye

Potash Producers Hopeful

Seeds Of Growth For Monsanto (NYSE: MON)?

Commodities Rally; Forecasts Don't

Potash (NYSE:POT): Upgraded To 'Buy' At Citigroup

Best Stocks Of 2009 Review: The First Third

Surprisingly Strong Session

Ominous Sell-Off

Have Fertilizer Stock Prices Gotten Ahead Of Themselves?

CVS Caremark, Costco, Dynegy are big movers

J.R. Simplot, Agrium Inc. Plan to Develop Major New Open Pit Mines in Southeast Idaho's Caribou County

Rep. Hastings Tours Agrium Plant

Gold Participation and Income Fund Announces Exchange Ratios

Boeing, Boston Scientific, Huntsman are big movers

State Awards Engineering Contract for Bullet Line

/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - BMO Capital Markets to Host Fourth Annual Agriculture, Protein and Fertilizer Conference/

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Media Advisory - BMO Capital Markets to Host Fourth Annual Agriculture, Protein and Fertilizer Conference

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Agrium Extends Exchange Offer for CF to September 22

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Agrium Earns $370-Million in Second Quarter 2009; Sees Strong Fundamentals