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The UN sees food prices staying high for years.That not only undermines much of the global economy, it means a great many people don’t eat at all. The UN’s solutions are to kill bio-fuel...
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The US government now says that food prices will rise 5.5% this year. The previous forecast was 4.5%. According to The Wall Street Journal "The forecast released Monday by the Agriculture Department...
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Metals USA Holdings Corp. has filed to come public this morning via an initial public offering. The company is taking the proposed ticker of "MUX" on NYSE. For filing purposes, it intends to sell...
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Uranium Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: URRE) announced this morning that it entered into a private placement based on the closing prices yesterday after the close. While it does not imply that BHP...
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Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) shares are going to be a drag today. The giant manufacturer of farm and construction machinery posted $1.74 EPS on a 19% revenue fain to $7.47 Billion. First Call had...
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Usually the White House does what it can to hide bad news. It is rule of politics never to admit troubling information. Hurts the party and national morale. Odd then, that the Administration is...
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Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) has been one of the best IPO’s since the end of 2007, and its ties to agriculture machinery are to thank. Recently, shares saw some pressure after it disclosed...
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China will begin to encourage companies within its borders to buy farmland abroad. The world’s most populated country sees it as a way to lock in food supply. According to the FT "A proposal...
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We’ve now seen earnings out of gold giants Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) and Goldcorp (NYSE:GG), and after the close we’ll see earnings out of Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC). As you...
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Titan Machinery (NASDAQ: TITN) had been one of the best performing IPO’s since the end of 2007. The owner and operator of full service agricultural and construction equipment stores in North...
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The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) is making a niche acquisition to fit into its fertilizer operations. It has acquired Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical Inc. as an addition to its Plant Nutrient...
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) scored a win with earnings. The potash and fertilizer giant posted $1.74 EPS, a gain of 181% year over year and a gain of 50% sequentially. ...
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Thursday morning, we’ll get to see earnings out of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (NYSE: POT). The estimates for the potash producer from First Call are $1.52 EPS on $1.67 billion in...
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On Monday, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) announced strong first quarter results: 15% increase in revenue to a record $1.28 billion and EPS from continuing operations of $0.26. Peabody raised its...
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Last week, Intrepid Potash Inc. (NYSE: IPI) went from a hot IPO to a scorcher in the agriculture and fertilizer sector. That was after the price target and share offering were hiked considerably. ...
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