All Posts Tagged With: "POT"
(WTI) Energy and Commodities For 2012
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Wednesday, December 21, 2011: Issue #1669 As my colleagues have done earlier this week, I’m now putting myself in the hot seat with regards to my prognostications from a year ago. Around this time last year, I opined that commodities...
15Jan2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Insider Buying and High Yield Bonds – Barry Diller’s Misuse of IAC Funds
by Steve McDonald, Investment U Research Monday, October 17, 2011 Legendary investor Jim Rogers said recently that he owns all commodities, but that he likes agricultural commodities most of all. Agriculture, according to Rogers, is in the worst shape of all in terms of commodity...
18Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(CF) CF Industries Holdings Analyst Upgrades Shares to Outperform
We are upgrading our recommendation on CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) to Outperform from Neutral after the company posted excellent second-quarter 2011 results. CF Industries delivered $6.87 per share in the second quarter, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of...
15Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Reports Record Second Quarter Earnings
Agrium Inc. (AGU) reported record net earnings of $718 million or $4.54 per share in the second quarter of 2011, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $4.21 per share. It also exceeded the prior-year net earnings of $518.0 million or $3.28 per share. Excluding one-time...
4Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CF) CF Industries Holdings Restarts Nitrogen Plant
Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) announced that it has resumed production at its Port Neal nitrogen complex which is located in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, near Sioux City on the Missouri River. The company had temporarily suspended production at the facility a few...
29Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Forecasts Better Second Quarter Earnings
Agrium Inc. (AGU),a leading Canadian farm dealer and fertilizer producer, now expects its second-quarter 2011 diluted EPS from continuing operations (earnings per share) to be in the range of $4.10 to $4.40, up from its prior expectation of $3.38 to $3.88 diluted earnings per...
20Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLF) Stock Market News for June 17, 2011 – Market News
Except the Nasdaq, all the benchmarks closed higher on Thursday as investor sentiment was somewhat lifted by economic reports. However, concerns about Greece’s debt situation kept gains in check. The gains made during a volatile trading session were also attributable to the...
17Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PCE) Personal Income and Savings Both Rise 0.4%
In March, Personal Income rose 0.4%, matching from the 0.4% rise in both February and March, but only after the March numbers were revised down from a rise of 0.5%. The increase was in line with the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures...
29May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AA) Stock Market News for May 19, 2011 – Market News
Markets benefited once again from commodities on Wednesday, as a rebound in that sector not only lifted the broader markets but dragged the indices out of the negative territory. Meanwhile, Fed minutes and a positive earnings report from bellwether Dell added to the cheer. The...
19May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Eyes European Buy
Agrium Inc. (AGU), a leading Canadian farm dealer and fertilizer producer announced the purchase of Italian fertilizer distribution company CerealToscana S.A. and its Romanian subsidiary, Agroport, for $27 million plus working capital. The combined companies have a stable financial...
4May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PCE) U.S. Personal Income and Spending Improve
In March, Personal Income rose 0.5%, up from the 0.4% rise in February, but down from a 1.1% increase in January. The increase was slightly above the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. The February number was revised up from 0.3%. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures...
30Apr2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PCE) February 2011 U.S. Personal Income and Spending Rose
In February, Personal Income rose 0.3%, down from the 1.2% rise in January and a 0.5% increase in November. The increase was in line with the consensus expectation. Both January and December were revised higher. Previously the increase in December was thought to be 0.4% and for...
28Mar2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PCE) U.S. January 2011 Personal Income Jumps on Tax Cut
In January, Personal Income rose 1.0%, well above the 0.4% rise in December, and a 0.3% increase in November. The increase was far above the 0.3% consensus expectation. However, most of the increase was due to the 2.0% cut in the employee side of the payroll tax. Payroll taxes,...
2Mar2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CF) CF Industries Holdings Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Preview
CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) is slated to release its fourth quarter 2010 results on Friday, February 18 before the market opens. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is $2.59, representing a significant annualized growth of 80.07%. However, with respect...
15Feb2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AMZN) Company News for January 28, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported Q2 EPS of $0.77, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share. Revenues for the quarter were $19.95 billion, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $16.073 billion • Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported Q4 EPS of $0.91, ahead...
29Jan2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PCE) Income, Spending and Savings All Rise
In October, Personal Income rose 0.5%, a nice improvement over the 0.0% change in September, and matching the 0.5% increase in August. It was also above the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. In addition, we got upward revisions to both the September and August numbers...
19Dec2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) BHP Billiton Increases Western Australia Investment
A total of $635 million has been approved for investment in Western Australia’s iron ore production with $570 million share of BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), which agreed to invest after withdrawing from the buy-out offer for Canada’s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT). Other...
25Nov2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) Company News for November 15, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) announced plans to buy Bucyrus (NASDAQ:BUCY) for $8.6 billion, or $92 per share • EMC (NYSE:EMC) said it plans to buy Isilon (NASDAQ:ISLN) for $33.85 per share, or $2.25 billion • ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) said it is interested in buying Massey...
15Nov2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) BHP Billiton Withdraws Potash of Saskatchewan Buy-Out Offer
Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) decided to withdraw its buy-out offer for Canada’s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world’s biggest fertilizer manufacturer, after non-clearance by the Investment Canada Act. Capital which was raised to fund the bid...
15Nov2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BDX) Company News for November 4, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings of $0.68, up from estimates of $0.59, and revenues of $2.95 billion, that beat estimates of $2.85 billion • NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) posted a third quarter earnings and revenue miss, with results of...
4Nov2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BX) Stock Market News for October 28, 2010 – Market News
After swinging back and forth for much of the session, stocks closed mostly in the red Wednesday amid concerns that the Fed’s planned purchase of Treasury bonds would not be as heavy and swift as earlier anticipated. Traders are eagerly awaiting a Federal Reserve move to inject...
28Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AVP) Company News for October 28, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Visa (NYSE:V) posted inline fiscal fourth quarter results of $0.95 on revenues of $2.12 billion up from Zacks projections of $2.08 billion • Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) reported estimate-topping third quarter results of $0.34, ahead of Zacks estimates of $0.23, on revenues...
28Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) Rio Tinto-BHP Billiton Cancel Planned Joint Venture
The much awaited joint venture between BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) and Rio Tinto (RTP) to produce iron ore in Australia was mutually dissolved with no break fee. The joint venture, which was proposed in June, last year, came to an end after it was disapproved by some of the Australian...
18Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DOW) Chemical Industry Outlook – October 2010 – Industry Outlook
OVERVIEW The chemical industry comprises of companies engaged in the processing and refinement of agricultural and industrial chemicals as well as gases. Chemicals are used to make a wide variety of consumer goods besides being necessary in the agriculture, manufacturing, construction...
17Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) The Battle for a Mongolian Copper Mine
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Thursday, October 7, 2010 If you’ve already heard of BHP Billiton ADR (NYSE: BHP)’s attempt to take over Canadian fertilizer giant Potash (NYSE: POT), then put it out of your mind for a minute. If you haven’t, then you might...
7Oct2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(RTP) Rio Tinto’s BHP Billion Joint Venture Delayed
According to The Wall Street Journal, Rio Tinto’s (RTP) much-awaited $116 billion joint venture with BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) to produce iron ore in Australia is expected to be postponed. The joint venture is hanging on the approval of the Australian regulators, which was earlier...
2Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) BHP Billiton Invests $1 Billion in Apache Joint Venture
Australian mining giant, BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) recently approved the development of the Macedon gas field in Western Australia in a joint venture with Apache Corporation (APA). BHP Billiton has decided to invest $1.05 billion with a 71.43% share and the balance 28.57% will...
26Sep2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DOW) Chemical Stock Review and Outlook – September 2010 – Industry Outlook
OVERVIEW The chemical industry consists of companies engaged in the processing and refinement of agricultural and industrial chemicals as well as gases. Chemicals are used to make a wide variety of consumer goods, besides being necessary in the agriculture, manufacturing, construction...
22Sep2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(POT) Potash Benefits as Demand to Soar in 2011
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, September 1, 2010 One of the main ingredients in fertilizer, Potash helps plants resist disease, thereby improving crop yields. Now, some investors think it can revitalize their portfolios… They have some reason to, considering...
1Sep2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) BHP Billiton Reports Earnings Above Expectations
BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) has reported results for fiscal 2010 with net income (excluding special items) of $12.5 billion, up 16.3% year over year from $10.7 billion in fiscal 2009. Earnings per ADR excluding special items also grew to $4.47 from $3.83 in the previous year. It...
26Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued