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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...]

Position Update, Charts

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:11:16 GMT

After today's broad-based decline, I get the sense we are at or near an intermediate top. At the same time, I do not expect the bulls to simply roll over here. Looking at some index charts, we can see that while today's action was undeniably bearish, price has support nearby. Volume was not particularly high today. - SPY broke down out of a rising wedge on a very slight increase in volume. The 200 day moving average is not far below. [More...]

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:00:45 GMT

(7:11am ET) There was plenty of economic data released in the US during the day; however the equity market sidetracked until 2pm ET, when with prices at modest losing levels on the week until that point, suddenly, and for no discernable reason, there was a rally that left the indexes with small gains through Thursday. Perhaps traders were anticipating a positive quarterly report from Google (GOOG +2.4% on +151% of average daily trading volume)? After the close, the company did not disappoint, beating both revenue and EPS estimates. The company posted net income of $1.42 billion ($5.16/share), up +8% from the $1.31 billion ($4.84/share) recorded during the same period a year ago. Revenue for 1Q2009 increased +10% to $4.07 billion, from $3.7 billion, excluding traffic acquisition costs. On average, analysts had expected earnings per share of $4.93 and revenue of $4.08 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. For the first[More...]

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:36:24 GMT

(8:25am ET) The main focus of traders today will be the 1Q2009 earnings report from JP Morgan (JPM), and the close scrutiny of the data and hype that will follow. After hitting a low of $14.93 in early March, JPM has rallied +118.1% to yesterday’s close of $32.56. There was a high of $34.15 on Tuesday. http://tinyurl.com/da6dcv JP Morgan reported Q1 net income of $2.14 billion, or $0.40/share, down -10% from a year earlier, but beat analysts' expectations. Revenue increased +48% to $25.03 billion. WSJ reported that CEO Jamie Dimon said the firm extended about $150 billion in new credit to consumer and corporate customers during the quarter. With a last hour rally spurred by the real estate investment trusts (REITS) ($DJR +8.7%) and Banks ($BKX +5.1%) in the Financial sector (XLF +4.8%), the US equity[More...]

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:18:59 GMT

(9:30am ET) Stocks in NY sank at the open following various negative reports from TV talking heads, though trade volume was weak on the Easter Monday. After the close, Goldman Sachs surprised with unusually positive revenue and earnings. Today, President Obama will be making a speech on the state of the economy. Traders are confused. Yesterday was pretty much a lost day in the market. Very little of consequence happened. By the close, the DJIA’s small loss (-25.57 -0.32% to 8057.81) offset the small gain in the S&P (+2.17 +0.25% to 858.73), while the NASDAQ (+0.77 +0.05% to 1653.31) was flat. The Toronto Composite (+98.50 +1.07% to 9285.6) and the Toronto Venture Board (+11.89 +1.23% to 980.86) were stronger as the metal miners and goldminers enjoyed a good day. Except for Japan’s Nikkei 225 index (-0.92% to 8842.7), prices today were strong in the major international equity markets: Australia (+2.22% to[More...]

Day End Summary

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:20:00 GMT

I've been positioned short since last week, and up until today my account was holding up pretty well, considering. Today was a bit more painful. I covered my UBS short, but otherwise I'm sticking with my positions for now. The SPX 800 level was much talked-about, and shorts were scrambling to cover with the strong close. At the same time, volume appears to be just slightly above average on a day that saw index ETF's up between 6 and 9 percent. The buying may continue, but I do not see this as a good place to cover shorts that are under water. For now, we still have a V-shaped move off of the lows on mediocre volume, with resistance remaining above. SPY is now peeking out of its downtrend channel, but it is not free and clear of resistance. [More...]

Do We Stay in the Channel?

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:04:00 GMT

There seems to be widespread recognition among market technicians that we are at an important level of resistance. Corey Rosenbloom notes the triple Fibonacci confluence on the S&P 500. I drew some Fibonaccis on the SPY chart, and the you can see a confluence here as well: [More...]

Daily Report For Friday, Mar 13, 2009

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:55:00 GMT

(9:48am ET) Equity market prices lifted pretty much from start to finish of Thursday’s session. Retail Sales, Jobless Claims and Business Inventories and comments from Barney Frank and Tim Geithner played a role in the general bullishness. The latter made comments on the dangers of ending the mark-to-market rule and instead believe subtle changes could be made in an effort to improve it. Pfizer (PFE) made a big splash with the announcement its Phase III trial of Sutent was stopped early as the drug showed a significant benefit in patients with pancreatic cancer. At the close, the DJIA (+239.66 +3.46% to 7170.06), S&P 500 (+29.38% to 750.74) and NASDAQ (+54.46 +3.97% to 1426.10) were up sharply for the second day in the past three. The Toronto Composite (+271.25 +3.39% to 8282.27) and Venture Board (+19.52 +2.37% to 843.42) were almost as strong. The winning sector by a wide margin was[More...]

Daily Report for Thursday, Mar 5, 2009

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:05:00 GMT

Daily Report for Thurs., Mar. 5, 2009 (7:57am ET) Equity markets made steady progress on Wednesday as Energy (XLE +4.8%) and Basic Material (XLB) stocks rallied from the opening bell, giving traders hope that an upside move was about to commence. By the end of the session, the DJIA (+149.82 +2.23% to 6875.84, still down from Friday’s 7062.93 close); the S&P 500 (+16.54 +2.38% to 712.87, still down from Friday’s 735.09); and the NASDAQ Composite (+32.73 +2.48% to 1353.74, still down from 1377.84) showed promise. The Canadian markets were also firm as the Toronto Composite gained +183.13 +2.40% to 7814.75 (down from Friday’s 8123.02 close), while the Venture Board gained just +6.88 +0.83% to 830.95 (down from Friday’s 861.66). Earlier in the day today, Asia-Pacific equity markets were mixed: Australia (+0.73% to 3148.8); Japan (+1.95% to 7433.5); and Shanghai China (+1.04% to 2221.1) were strong, whereas Hong[More...]

Daily Report for Thursday, Feb 26, 2009

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:35:00 GMT

(9:39am ET) Equity prices sold off sharply at the open and then after gaining strength all day, sold off sharply again into the close. The DJIA (-80.05 -1.09% to 7270.89); the S&P 500 (-824 -1.07% to 764.90); and the NASDAQ Composite (-16.40 -1.14% to 1425.43) closed with a loss of just over -1%. Canadian markets remained strong through the close, however. The Toronto Composite gained +72.97 +0.93% to 7932.30, and the Venture Board was up +1.38 +0.16% to 854.97. The Techs (XLK +0.9%) were the leading sector with the Semi-conductors in particular strong on the day ($SOX +3.0%), while the Banks ($BKX gained +2.4%). True to recent form, as the Banks lifted, there was a sell-off in gold, as $GOLD dropped -$3.30/oz to close at 966.20. Crude Oil ($WTIC) gained +$2.54/bbl to close at 42.50, and is a tad stronger this morning, up to 43.46 at about 8:15am ET, then softening a bit to 43.06 at 9am, still up so far on the[More...]

$1.5 million to fund study in bee decline

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:28:00 GMT

$1.5 million to fund study in bee decline[More...]

Study finds weed killer hurts fish, frogs

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:14:00 GMT

Study finds weed killer hurts fish, frogs[More...]

New agriculture computing tool created

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:52:00 GMT

New agriculture computing tool created[More...]

Weed-killer in the water supply?

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:46:00 GMT

Weed-killer in the water supply?[More...]

Syngenta CEO Expresses Commitment to Bringing Technology and Agronomic Knowledge to African Farmers

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:55:00 GMT

At the opening session of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Sustainable Water Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Syngenta CEO, Mike Mack, emphasized the important role of technology and agronomic knowledge for the development of productive agriculture in Africa. 'We are committed to support the advancement of agriculture in Africa, as part of a virtuous cycle of sustainable agricultural and rural development with the aim to raise income for farmers, suppliers and the larger community,' Mack said.[More...]

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

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:45:00 GMT

StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring organic fertilizer company Converted Organics Inc. . The report includes financial and investment analysis, analyst consensus, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.[More...]

StockPreacher.com Issues Trading Outlook for Converted Organics Inc.

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:46:00 GMT

StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring Converted Organics Inc. . The report includes financial and investment analysis, analyst consensus, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.[More...]

Syngenta to Acquire Monsanto's Hybrid Sunflower Seeds Activities - Further Strengthening Its Leading Sunflower Business

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:02:00 GMT

Syngenta announced today the signing of an agreement to acquire from Monsanto its global hybrid sunflower seeds activities for a consideration of $160 million, on a cash and debt-free basis. The asset deal includes germplasm, development and breeding of hybrid sunflower seeds. The business recorded sales of $75 million in the 2008 fiscal year and has leading positions in key markets. Syngenta's sunflower seeds business is the global market leader with sales of more than $200 million in 2008.[More...]

Weak Dollar and High Oil Prices in H1 Fail to Blight Syngenta's Optimism

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:46:00 GMT

World-leading agri business Syngenta has pointed to strong levels of global demand for its products as it unveiled financial results for the first half of 2009.[More...]

Syngenta Licenses Chromatin Gene Stacking Technology for Sugar Cane

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:55:00 GMT

Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive worldwide research and commercial license agreement for Chromatin's proprietary gene stacking technology in sugar cane.[More...]

Syngenta and Evogene to Collaborate on Soybean Nematode Resistance

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:55:00 GMT

Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Evogene, Ltd., focusing on identifying plant genes related to soybean nematode resistance. Under the agreement, Syngenta will receive exclusive licensing rights to candidate genes discovered by Evogene for use in soybean.[More...]

BenchmarkJournal.Com (Complimentary) Analyst Review for SYT, CCC, CCO, WSO, SVR and SUMT

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:16:00 GMT

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Syngenta Issues EUR 500 Million Eurobond

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:40:00 GMT

Syngenta announced today the successful issue of a EUR 500 million Eurobond with a five year maturity. The proceeds of the bond will be used for general funding purposes.[More...]

Syngenta COO: 'Worldwide Collaboration Needed to Raise Yields'

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:55:00 GMT

Speaking today at the World Grain Forum 2009 in St. Petersburg, John Atkin, Syngenta Chief Operating Officer Crop Protection, emphasized the essential role of technology in meeting the global food production challenges of the 21st Century. "We only have one planet, we need worldwide collaboration to raise yields through the use of modern technology, supportive government policies and efficient global trade," said Atkin.[More...]