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thinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said this morning that net farm income in the U.S. would fall 3.3% in 2012, to $114 billion from 2011’s record high net income of $116 billion....
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ThinkstockSteelmaker and recycler Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHN) said today that it expects net income for its first fiscal quarter of 2013 ending this month to be breakeven before...
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ThinkstockETF Securities has released its weekly metals outlook. With big gains in silver and gold in recent days, we have been tracking the moves in ETFS Physical Silver Shares (NYSEMKT: SIVR) and...
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thinkstockFarm and industrial equipment maker CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) has agreed to the terms of proposed merger with Fiat Industrial SpA in a move that will create the third-largest capital...
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thinkstockFarm equipment and construction machinery firm CNH Global NV (NYSE: CNH) on Wednesday received a sweetened offer from Fiat Industrial SpA for the 12% of the Dutch company that Fiat does not...
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ThinkstockAt a time when iron ore prices are falling like tears, Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RIO) has just received approval from the Australian state government to expand one of its iron ore mines,...
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ThinkstockAccording to a new survey by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the number of coal-fired power plants is set to grow by 1,200 new facilities and add 1.4 million megawatts of generation to...
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courtesy Deere & Co.Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter the company posted earnings per...
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ThinkstockAs far as shareholders are concerned, the merger between Glencore International and Xstrata plc is now in the books. Xstrata shareholders approved the $31 billion merger agreement without...
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ThinkstockEven though more than 99% of Glencore International shareholders voted to approve the $31 billion merger with Xstrata, the mining company’s shareholders failed to approve the deal in a...
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ThinkstockShareholders of Swiss-based Glencore International have voted overwhelming to support the company’s $67 billion merger with miner Xstrata. At a meeting this morning, more than 99% of...
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ThinkstockFor the average American heading to the supermarket to buy Thanksgiving dinner, bringing a $50 bill should do the trick. The average cost of a 10-serving Thanksgiving dinner will cost...
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ThinkstockIf you have been watching the price of gold in recent months the big assumption would be that global gold demand is through the roof. It isn’t. The World Gold Council (WGC) showed that in...
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thinkstockAfter markets closed today, The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) cut its guidance on fiscal second quarter shipment volumes and tightened its price forecasts to the upper end of its previous range....
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ThinkstockThe Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today released a new report that argues for closing more than 350 of the nation’s oldest — and dirtiest — coal-fired power plants. The plants...
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