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Agrium Inc. Announces Guidance For Second Half Of 2014, Shares Move Lower
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 8:14am | 196After market close on Wednesday, Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) updated the investment community with management's expectations for the second half of 2014. Agrium expects its earnings from continuing operations to be in a range of $0.45 to $0.55 for the third quarter, while fourth quarter earnings from...
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Market Wrap For April 2: Markets On Four-Day Winning Streak
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 3:40pm | 2499U.S. stocks rose for the fourth-consecutive day as investors found plenty of positives in today's ADP National Employment Report released today. As a result, the S&P 500 hit new all time highs of 1,893.17 while the Dow remains just a few small points away from its all time highs. The next...
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Market Wrap For January 21: Dow Hit by Earnings; S&P And Nasdaq End The Day Positive
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 4:51pm | 2887Markets ended the day mixed with the S&P 500 ending a two day losing streak. The Dow ended the day slightly in the negative as several Dow components failed to fully satisfy investor expectations with their earnings today. Investors also digested the latest commentary coming from the Wall...
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Short Interest Swings In Fertilizer Stocks (IPI, MOS, UAN)
Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 9:54am | 1010Shares of many fertilizer companies took a big hit at the end of the July with the announcement of the breakup of Belarusian Potash marketing cartel. CVR Partners (NYSE: UAN), Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) saw the most significant percentage upswings in the number of their...
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Monsanto and Other Credit Suisse Agriculture Picks
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 12:09pm | 746Citing increasing demand for potash in the second half of the year, particularly from Latin America and Southeast Asia, as well as ongoing demand for phosphates and market growth in agricultural biotech, Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) this week have initiated coverage on several fertilizer makers. While...
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Mosaic and Other Fertilizer Producers Pull Back
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 1:34pm | 733Shares of fertilizer producers have pulled back recently, due in part to a USDA report that showed that, while the devastating drought in the Midwest continues, corn conditions were unchanged and soybean conditions improved slightly. Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) shares have fallen more than four percent in...
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A Look at Canadian Stocks Lions Gate and Agrium
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 6:09am | 549It has been in the headlines for the past couple of days. Canadians on average are wealthier than their neighbors in the United States. Are they really? If so, why, and what does it mean? The basis for the story is a recent study from Environics Analytics WealthScapes that examined mean household...
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For Fertilizer Makers, Drought Means Opportunity (MOS, POT, CF)
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 1:58pm | 624In its fiscal fourth-quarter report Tuesday, Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) said it expects to see continued strong demand in fiscal 2013, boosted by increased demand from farmers at home and aboard. At the same time, the worst drought in 56 years is now threatening crops across much of the United States....
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Caterpillar, Discover Financial and Other Illinois Primary Stock Picks
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 5:42am | 1149Today, Illinois holds its Republican Primary, as the candidates hope to add to their delegate counts. Polls show a close race between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. While the focus is on Illinois, let's have a look at the stocks of some of the many corporations headquartered in the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 2
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 5:41am | 930The week (and the new year) will start off quietly, as far as quarterly reports are concerned. Things will pick up a little steam later in the week as Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL), Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) each step into...
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Top Dividend Stocks of 2011
Saturday, December 31, 2011 - 2:07pm | 918Here's a quick look at nine of the best-performing stocks of the past year that also had dividend yields of 2% or more. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers (NYSE: AEA) shares ended the year almost 65% higher, despite a recent pullback from the 52-week high. The company recently completed the...
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Nine Dividend Payers Up More Than 20% in Six Months
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 8:31am | 934So maybe you got out of the market when things got crazy, and you are looking to put a toe back in the water now that stocks have largely rebounded. Or perhaps you have been riding out the volatility but thinking you ought to diversify a little more. Well, here is a quick look at some options. They...
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Fertilizer Producers Come Out on Top
Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 9:12am | 487Fertilizer producers CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) and Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH) rode last week's volatility, reaching a series of new 52-week highs and ending the week at $168.20 and $169.60 per share, respectively. CF Industries saw some analysts raise their price targets on the stock...
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Nine Dividend Payers Up More Than 30% in 90 Days
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 12:28pm | 915With the stock markets wildly up and down this week (like a hooker's drawers, according to the New York Post), it can be hard to figure out which stocks are doing well. Here is a quick look as some dividend paying stocks that are up more than 30% over the past three months. Central Vermont Public...
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CF Industries and Petrohawk Energy to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 8:04am | 521As the markets surged again yesterday, CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) and Petrohawk Energy (NYSE: HK) reached new 52-week highs of $166.35 and $38.44 per share, respectively. CF Industries saw some analysts raise their price targets on the stock following the recent second-quarter earnings...