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Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has made a remarkable recovery. Earnings rose in the last three quarters. Cost savings driven by 12,000 layoffs and hundreds of store closings in 2008 have significantly...
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The relationship between gold and platinum has been a tenuous one. When things got really bad in 2008 platinum lost its longstanding premium to the shiny yellow stuff. The market is far smaller...
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The all-cash $130.00 share, $38.6 billion offer from BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) has brought the agriculture sector to the forefront in a big way. The...
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Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) finds itself in a strange spot this morning. The company blew past earnings estimates with $1.44 EPS, far above the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.21. Revenue for...
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Agriculture and potash investors had one small deal to consider yesterday, but today investors have the mother load to consider. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) has rejected an unsolicited...
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Canadian agribusiness giant Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) lost out on its bid for CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) earlier this year, and CF went on to acquire Terra Industries for $4.6 billion. That...
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Standard & Poor’s is launching a new index series today that aims to show inherent risk premiums between asset classes and the financial markets. This has been measured privately for years by...
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News related to the reduced wheat crop in Russia, followed by a ban on Russian wheat exports, have sent wheat prices along a steeply rising trajectory. Rising prices for wheat have also had an impact...
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Wheat prices continue to rise as Russia has set a ban on the exports of the crop. White hit a 23-month high of $8.25 and the price could go higher. It is not clear if yields from farms, particularly...
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Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) has only been public three days. The company’s stock debut was met with much of the same “sell the IPO” reaction by investors who secured shares. This is of...
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While many remain bullish on gold, the recent trading activity has been impossible to ignore. Our technical analysis affiliate, Adam Hewison of INO, has a quick yet detailed audio-visual...
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Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) managed to beat earnings estimates from continuing operations, if you can imagine. The aluminum giant, and first of the DJIA 30 components to report earnings, reported...
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The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) is having a rough day. Some will call this environmental bashing, and some will call this environmental policing. Based upon what we have seen out of the Gulf of...
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Uranium ore prices peaked at $136/pound in July 2007 and have fallen nearly 70% since then to $41.75/pound. The drop came as new mines were developed in response to anticipated growth in the nuclear...
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Last week’s change in Australian prime ministers has produced an early result for mining companies with assets in the country. A proposed excess profits tax of 40%, put forth by the former...
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