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Gloomy Put Options Posturing On Financials ETF

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:48:17 GMT

Today's tickers: XLF, ETFC, CF, HGSI, EEM, BEBE, SMH, VRTX, HGSI, F & LDK[More...]

Climate Change Legislation And Farming: Bumper Crop Or Bitter Harvest?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:44:00 GMT

The U.S. farmer is a key stakeholder in the current debate surrounding climate legislation. Would a cap-and-trade regime be a farmer's friend or foe?[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...]

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...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

Cargill Rumors Heat Up Mosaic (MOS)

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:57:00 GMT

Sometimes you get lucky - I'm chalk this up in that column. Mosaic (MOS) is surging nearly 8% today on the rumor mill of Cargill takeover. This was one of the positions we loaded back into this morning (sorry I just noticed I posted the purchase on twitter but not here on blog) Apologies on that end; hard to multi task during day - should of been added to the "Various Buys" post. I am going to sell the stake I bought this morning near $38, at just over $43 (about 1.8% of the fund) - we are still keeping our core position. This gives us a half day >10% gain. 12:12 MOS Mosaic follow-up: Talk on MOS is that Cargill will buy remainder of co for price in $58-60 range; Cargill owns approx. 64%[More...]

Agrium Makes $3.6 Billion Offer For CF Industries

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:44:00 GMT

Wednesday February 25, 2009 Navivest Shares of fertilizer maker CF Industries (CF) are up $6.17 to $ 61.75 for a gain of 11.10% in midday trading after the company received a $3.6 billion dollar from Canadian competitor Agrium (AGU). CF Industries acknowleged that it has received the offer and in a statement, said “CF Industries’ board of directors will evaluate the proposal carefully in the context of CF Industries’ strategic plans to create shareholder value, including its offer to acquire Terra Industries Inc. The board will make its determination regarding Agrium’s proposal in due course.” On Thursday January 15, CF Industries announced its own $2.1 billion bid for Terra Industries (TRA). Terra promptly rejected the bid, saying it undervalues the company. Agrium’s offer is[More...]

Upbeat Day On The Street

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:56:00 GMT

The markets actually had a positive up-day, although they started off very negatively.[More...]

Ugly Afternoon Gives Back Morning Gains and Then Some

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:15:00 GMT

Wednesday was definitely a negative session as the stock market could not hold the gains,[More...]

The Crude Oil Contango: How to Profit From Rising Oil Prices

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:49:00 GMT

The Crude Oil Contango: How to Profit From Rising Oil Prices by Matt Weinschenk, Senior Analyst, The White Cap Report Wednesday, January 28, 2009: Issue # 923 Editor’s Note: Last Saturday, we sent out a special broadcast on an oil situation called “[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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Gloomy Put Options Posturing On Financials ETF

Climate Change Legislation And Farming: Bumper Crop Or Bitter Harvest?

Potash Producers Hopeful

Have Fertilizer Stock Prices Gotten Ahead Of Themselves?

S&P 500 Stocks

Cargill Rumors Heat Up Mosaic (MOS)

Agrium Makes $3.6 Billion Offer For CF Industries

Upbeat Day On The Street

Ugly Afternoon Gives Back Morning Gains and Then Some

The Crude Oil Contango: How to Profit From Rising Oil Prices

CVS Caremark, Costco, Dynegy are big movers

Ranch, City Reopen Reclaimed Water Talks

Boeing, Boston Scientific, Huntsman are big movers

Electrical Substation Explodes, Burns at CF Industries: Blast Could Be Heard As Far Away As Downtown Terre Haute

CF Industries 1Q profit falls, revenue tops view

Agrium Commences Exchange Offer for CF Industries Stock

LPD Finds Local Computer Bargain

Local Jobless Rate Hits 7.4 Percent: Economic Hardships Still Don't Size Up to 1980s Recession.

Business Highlights - Feb 25 2009 6:57PM

Smucker, Wash. Post, CF Industries are big movers

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Reports Net Earnings Of $38.5 Million, Or $0.78 Per Diluted Share, For Third Quarter 2009

RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on AIZ, CF, BDK, DHR, AOD and EV

Agrium Extends Exchange Offer for CF to October 22

StockPreacher.com Issues Technical Trading Overview for Converted Organics Inc.

CF Industries Announces Expiration of HSR Waiting Period with Regard to Proposed Business Combination with Terra Industries

Terra Industries Comments on CF Industries’ Latest Proposal

CF Industries Prepared to Increase Offer for Business Combination with Terra Industries to Fixed Exchange Ratio of 0.465 Per CF Industries Share

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Reports Net Earnings Of $213.0 Million, Or $4.33 Per Diluted Share, For Second Quarter 2009

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Declares Third Quarter Dividend; Dividend Payable August 31, 2009 to Stockholders of Record August 14, 2009

Agrium Extends Exchange Offer for CF to August 19

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