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Rising commodity prices, especially for agricultural products, are pushing up land prices and stock prices for some of the biggest players in the agricultural sector. Prices for cotton, corn, and...
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Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million...
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BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has withdrawn its its bid to purchase Canadian fertilizer company Potash (NYSE: POT) and now plans to buy $4.2 billion of its own stock. BHP shareholders are relieved. The...
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This is the Twitter-24/7 Wall St. market report for November 11, 2010. These tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Is there there is wisdom in crowds?
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The US has tried to hold together discussions on currency and trade among unruly members of the G20 conference in Seoul. (Reuters) Cisco’s (NASDAQ: CSCO) grim outlook stunned investors. (Reuters)...
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The Federal Reserve may allow some of the nation’s strongest banks to raise their dividends. (Reuters) The S&P and DJIA hit 2 year highs. (Reuters) China attacked the US over its plans for...
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Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of inTEST Corp. (NASDAQ: INTT), MercadoLibre Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI),...
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The Canadian government has rejected an attempt by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) to buy fertilizer company Potash (NYSE: POT). BHP has 30 days to try to change the government’s mind. That is unlikely to...
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The Federal Reserve took a risky step that will involve the purchase of $600 billion in securities. (Reuters) Nations in Asia and Latin America said they would alter policy to combat dollar inflows...
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The Canadian government blocked BHP Billiton’s (NYSE: BHP) $39 billion takeover of Potash (NYSE: POT), which is based in Saskatchewan The move will likely severely damage Canada’s reputation as...
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Farm products giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) posted EPS of $0.54 on revenue of $16.8 billion. Analysts were expecting EPS of $0.75 on revenue of $15.66 billion, so the company’s...
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The fight over winning a Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) is heating up. Whether BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) can ultimately win backing of the merger at its current price from holders is...
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Mitsui was billed $1.8 billion from BP plc (NYSE: BP) for clean-up costs. (Reuters) A limited number of holidays and warm weather probably hurt retail sales in October. (Reuters) Canada may approve...
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China’s PMI grew much faster than expected. (Reuters) China will not slow rare earth shipments. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sued Motorola (NYSE: MOT) over six patents. (Reuters) New search...
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Updated throughout the day. Obama may urge $50 billion in new businees invesment. (Bloomberg) BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) may withdraw its bid for Potash (NYSE: POT) (various) Douglas A. McIntyre Take...
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