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		<title>(CF) The Seeds for a Commodity Supercycle &#8211; Investing in Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/23/cf-the-seeds-for-a-commodity-supercycle-investing-in-agriculture/91724</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world has a rapidly growing problem on its hands: an exponentially increasing human population. In 1960, the world population was three billion. Last year, it reached seven billion, and in 2040, the United Nations expects it to be around nine billion. The organization noted in a recent report that the globe is running out of time to ensure that there’s enough water, energy and food for the rising population, as each year we’ll have more mouths to feed. And the U.N. warns that if the world is unsuccessful in tackling these problems, it could send three billion people into poverty. The Seeds for a Commodity Supercycle According to U.N. estimates, by 2030 the globe will need at least 50% more food. And in a rapidly changing environment, new limits ]]></description>
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		<title>(WTI) Energy and Commodities For 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/15/wti-energy-and-commodities-for-2012/89049</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 like gold, silver, fertilizers, coal and oil were in increasingly short supply. Prices for these and other commodities were approaching 10-year highs, and would keep on rising. How did that statement pan out? Let’s take a look. Precious Metals According to data from Kitco, gold started the year around $1,400 per ounce, and is currently trading at just over $1,600 per ounce. Silver, on the other hand, started the year at $30.70 per ounce, and now trades a tad lower in the $29.50-per-ounce ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Insider Buying and High Yield Bonds &#8211; Barry Diller’s Misuse of IAC Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/18/mon-insider-buying-and-high-yield-bonds-barry-diller%e2%80%99s-misuse-of-iac-funds/85204</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 supply. Why? No one wants to be a farmer and the world population growth is outpacing the growth of food production. According to UN figures, farmland is in short supply and is expected to lag food demand. By 2050, food demand is projected to grow by 70 percent and increased land availability by five percent. The seriousness of the pending food shortage and the potential wealth this situation presents has not yet hit the markets, evidenced by the fact that the S&#38;P Global Agribusiness Index ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings Analyst Upgrades Shares to Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/cf-cf-industries-holdings-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-outperform/82975</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agricultural Chemicals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agrium Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 $5.94. However, total sales of $1.8 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.3 billion. Cash and cash equivalents increased to $1.36 billion as of June 30, 2011 from $797.7 million as of December 31, 2010. The company was also successful in reducing its debt to $1.61 billion as of June 30, 2011 from $1.95 billion as of December 31, 2010. Management is expecting farm income to set a new record this year and believes that the farmers are going to plan a very large corn planting next year. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Reports Record Second Quarter Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/agu-agrium-reports-record-second-quarter-earnings/80618</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 charges, Agrium recorded net earnings of $728 million or $4.60 per share in the second quarter of 2011. The second-quarter results include a pre-tax share-based payment expense of $10 million or 4 cents diluted earnings per share. Results benefited from record high crop prices and overall strong fundamentals for agriculture and the crop input market. Revenues in the quarter rose 39.9% year over year to $6.2 billion. The company’s gross profit increased by $612 million to $1,675 million, primarily due to higher gross profit across ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings Restarts Nitrogen Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/cf-cf-industries-holdings-restarts-nitrogen-plant/77732</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 weeks back due to rising water levels near the plant. The company announced that it can restart the plant, and it has begun the process to bring it back on line. The company will continue monitoring the situation in light of high water which is expected to continue for several weeks. In May 2011, the company released its first quarter 2011 earnings delivering an EPS of $3.91 versus a loss of 9 cents in the year-earlier quarter. The quarter noted some special items including a gain ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Forecasts Better Second Quarter Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/agu-agrium-forecasts-better-second-quarter-earnings/76794</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 share. The increase in the forecast was attributable to very strong Retail performance and increasing nutrient pricing supported by continued strong crop fundamentals. Currently, Agrium expects its first half of 2011 diluted EPS from continuing operations to be in the range of $5.12 to $5.42. The guidance does not include any additional impact from second quarter share-based payment expense or mark-to-market gains or losses on natural gas or other commodity hedge positions. Agrium is a major retailer of agricultural products and services in North and South ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for June 17, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/xlf-stock-market-news-for-june-17-2011-market-news/76674</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 technical fundamentals of quadruple witching. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.5% to close at 11,961.52. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed at 1,267.64, after climbing 0.2%. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index failed to follow the winning path of fellow benchmarks and declined 0.3% to 2,623.70. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq consolidated volumes were 7.78 billion shares, up from the daily average of 7.58 billion. On the NYSE, the decline-advance ratio was 1,660 to 1,355. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Personal Income and Savings Both Rise 0.4%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/29/pce-personal-income-and-savings-both-rise-0-4/75115</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 22:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 (PCE) rose by 0.4%, lower than the consensus expectation of a 0.5% rise. That is a deceleration from the 0.5% rise in March and the 0.8% increase in February. Of course, if spending is rising at the same rate as income, it means that the savings rate is unchanged. The savings rate remained at 4.9%, it was as high as 5.8% in September. The savings rate is well above the dangerously low levels that prevailed from 2004 to 2008. The graph below shows ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for May 19, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/19/aa-stock-market-news-for-may-19-2011-market-news/74498</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 20:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.6% and settled at 12,560.18. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.9% to close at 1,340.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index inched up 1.1% to end the day at 2,815.00. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 6.5 billion shares, well below the average volumes of 8.4 billion shares last year. For every four stocks that gained on the NYSE, one stock was on the declining side. Commodities have been fluctuating for ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Eyes European Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/04/agu-agrium-eyes-european-buy/73167</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 record with gross sales of approximately $200 million. The companies sell an estimated 400,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year including commodity and specialty products. The deal will boost Agrium’s presence in Italy and allow it to enter the Romanian agricultural market. It also complements Agrium Europe’s present fertilizer distribution business in Europe. Agrium Europe currently leases and owns 400,000 tons of dry and liquid storage in Europe with expected annual sales of 2.8 million tonnes of all three major nutrients. Both Cereal Toscana and Agroport will provide agricultural expertise to Agrium. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) U.S. Personal Income and Spending Improve</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/30/pce-u-s-personal-income-and-spending-improve/72840</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 (PCE) rose by 0.6%, higher than the consensus expectation of a 0.5% rise. That is a deceleration from the 0.9% rise in February but above a rise of 0.5% in January. The slowdown from February is only because of a sharp upward revision to the February data, which was previously reported as an increase of 0.5%. Of course, if spending is rising faster than income, it means that the savings rate is falling, however in this case not enough (after rounding) to change the savings ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) February 2011 U.S. Personal Income and Spending Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/pce-february-2011-u-s-personal-income-and-spending-rose/69978</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 January 1.0%. However, most of the increase was due to the 2.0% cut in the employee side of the payroll tax. Payroll taxes &#8212; and other contributions to social insurance &#8212; are counted as a subtraction from personal income, so if they fall, personal income rises. That was only partially offset by the end of the “making work pay” tax credit. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.7%, higher than the consensus expectation of a 0.3% rise. That is an acceleration from ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) U.S. January 2011 Personal Income Jumps on Tax Cut</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/02/pce-u-s-january-2011-personal-income-jumps-on-tax-cut/67741</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/02/pce-u-s-january-2011-personal-income-jumps-on-tax-cut/67741#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, and other contributions to social insurance, are counted as a subtraction from personal income. So if they fall, personal income rises. Of the $133.2 billion increase in overall personal income, $94.9 billion was due to the payroll tax cut. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.2%, lower than the consensus expectation of a 0.4% rise. That is a deceleration from the 0.5% rise in December and a rise of 0.3% in November. The December increase in spending was revised down ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/15/cf-cf-industries-holdings-fourth-quarter-2010-earnings-preview/66989</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/15/cf-cf-industries-holdings-fourth-quarter-2010-earnings-preview/66989#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 to earnings surprise, over the trailing four quarters, CF Industries had a mixed performance. It outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two quarters while it under performed in the other two. The average earnings surprise was a negative 5.29%, implying that the company has underperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by the same magnitude over the last four quarters. Third-Quarter Performance On November 5, CF Industries reported its third quarter fiscal 2010 results. Net earnings were $48.2 million or $0.67 per share compared with $38.5 million or $0.78 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) Company News for January 28, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/29/amzn-company-news-for-january-28-2011-corporate-summary/65970</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/29/amzn-company-news-for-january-28-2011-corporate-summary/65970#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• 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 of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.76 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 36% year-over-year to $12.95 billion, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.281 billion • Under Armour (NYSE:UA) reported Q4 EPS of $0.44, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.21 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 36% year-over-year to $301.2 million, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $284 million • L-3 Communications Holdings (NYSE:LLL) reported Q4 EPS of $2.37, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.89 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 1.1% year-over-year ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Income, Spending and Savings All Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/19/pce-income-spending-and-savings-all-rise/60424</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/19/pce-income-spending-and-savings-all-rise/60424#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 of +0.1 each. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.4%, lower than the consensus expectation of a 0.6% rise. That is an acceleration from the 0.3% rise in September but below the rise of 0.5% in August. Of course, if income is rising faster than spending, it means that the savings rate is rising. It rose to 5.7% from 5.6%. Over the long run, a higher savings rate is good for the country, and is desperately needed as the savings rate has been in more or ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) BHP Billiton Increases Western Australia Investment</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/25/bhp-bhp-billiton-increases-western-australia-investment/59988</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/25/bhp-bhp-billiton-increases-western-australia-investment/59988#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT). Other partners in the investment are Itochu Minerals &#38; Energy of Australia Pty Ltd; Mitsui-Itochu Iron Pty Ltd and Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation Pty Ltd. BHP Billiton share of investment takes into account the 100% owned BHP Billiton Iron Ore Jimblebar operation. BHP Billiton’s commitment to long-term growth through its key investment strategy looks promising with 20 projects on hand. During fiscal 2010, BHP delivered five growth projects and approved two major growth projects with a total budget of $695 million and made pre-commitments totalling $2,237 million to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) Company News for November 15, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/bhp-company-news-for-november-15-2010-corporate-summary/59383</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[• 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 Energy (NYSE:MEE) • BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) withdrew its offer to acquire Potash (NYSE:POT) and moved to reactivate their $4.2 billion share repurchase program • Lowe&#8217;s (NYSE:LOW) reported third quarter of $0.31, compared with Zacks estimates of $0.30, on revenues of $11.6 billion, that missed Zacks projections of $11.80 billion • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) downgraded Monsanto (NYSE:MON) from &#8220;buy&#8221; to &#8220;hold,&#8221; with a $65 price target • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) initiated coverage of International Flavors and Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) with a &#8220;neutral&#8221; rating and a price target of $57 • Needham reiterated its &#8220;buy&#8221; rating on Yahoo ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) BHP Billiton Withdraws Potash of Saskatchewan Buy-Out Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/bhp-bhp-billiton-withdraws-potash-of-saskatchewan-buy-out-offer/59397</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) decided to withdraw its buy-out offer for Canada&#8217;s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world&#8217;s biggest fertilizer manufacturer, after non-clearance by the Investment Canada Act. Capital which was raised to fund the bid will now be used for buyback of shares worth $13.0 billion, which is going to add to shareholder value. However, BHP Billiton will suffer heavy losses of $350 million, of which $250 million has been decided to be shown as an exceptional item in the December 2010 interim accounts. BHP Billiton sustained a production loss based on the dissolution of the joint venture with Rio Tinto (RTP). The joint venture would have substantially increased BHP Billiton’s iron ore production in future. The joint venture for producing iron ore in Australia ]]></description>
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		<title>(BDX) Company News for November 4, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/bdx-company-news-for-november-4-2010-corporate-summary/58043</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[• 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 $0.87 below estimates for $$0.89, and revenues of $2.7 billion, off 7.9% YoY shy of estimates for $3 billion • Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) posted estimate-topping third quarter earnings of $1.00, versus estimates for $0.89, on a 5.2% revenue gain to $4.7 billion, inline with estimates. The firm also announced plans for a $4 billion common share buyback • Canada blocked BHP&#8217;s (NYSE:BHP) bid for Potash (NYSE:POT) yesterday • Becton Dickenson (NYSE:BDX) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings and revenues that matched Street projections. Earnings posted at $1.24 and revenues at $1.87 billion. • WellCare (NYSE:WCG) reported ]]></description>
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		<title>(BX) Stock Market News for October 28, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/28/bx-stock-market-news-for-october-28-2010-market-news/56915</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 more money into the economy by buying bonds. Expectations that the U.S. central bank would soon launch the asset purchases have fueled a rally in stocks. However, market participants are now concerned that the second round of quantitative easing would not be as big as has been expected. Those worries strengthened further after a Wall Street Journal report said yesterday that the Fed would buy no more than $200 billion worth of bonds and the purchases would be spread over several months. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(AVP) Company News for October 28, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/28/avp-company-news-for-october-28-2010-corporate-summary/56917</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Kodak Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas Sands Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorola Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• 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 of $1.91 billion that beat estimates of $1.78 billion • Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) posted third quarter earnings of $1.21, up from Zacks estimates of $1.19, on revenues of $3.94 billion that missed estimates of $4.03 billion • Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) beat Zacks projections with earnings of $1.36, above estimates of $1.13, on revenues of $6.27 billion, below estimates of $6.48 billion • Avon Products (NYSE:AVP) missed with third-quarter earnings of $0.41, below Zacks estimates of $0.47, on revenues of $2.66 billion, below estimates of $2.69 billion • Motorola (NYSE:MOT) posted estimate-topping third quarter earnings of ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) Rio Tinto-BHP Billiton Cancel Planned Joint Venture</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/18/bhp-rio-tinto-bhp-billiton-cancel-planned-joint-venture/55543</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 regulators. BHP Billiton is at present concentrating on its buy-out offer for Canada&#8217;s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world&#8217;s biggest fertilizer manufacturer, for $130 per share. The $130 per share offer was once rejected by Potash’s shareholders as being grossly inadequate. They believe that a 16% premium over the August 16 closing price of $112.15 grossly undervalues Potash in terms of its global operating capacity and growing market demand. Thus, BHP  Billiton will review its options and make ]]></description>
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		<title>(DOW) Chemical Industry Outlook &#8211; October 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/dow-chemical-industry-outlook-october-2010-industry-outlook/55333</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Calgon Carbon Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 and services industries. The European Union and the U.S. house the world&#8217;s largest chemical companies. The entire US chemical industry is broadly divided into four segments &#8212; basic chemicals, life sciences, specialty chemicals and consumer products. While most of the larger companies operate in one or more of these segments, specialized operators in niche segments are also numerous. Of these, basic chemicals or commodity chemicals form the largest segment and includes products like polymers, petrochemicals, plastics and inorganic chemicals, as well as fertilizers. Polymers form the largest product category, ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) The Battle for a Mongolian Copper Mine</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/07/bhp-the-battle-for-a-mongolian-copper-mine/54263</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 want to check it out sometime today. It’s well worth the read… as is a less well-known, multi-billion dollar deal in the same sector. Global miner Rio Tinto ADR (NYSE: RTP) has set out to control another Canadian company, Ivanhoe Mines (NYSE: IVN). And just as with the BHP-Potash feud, this battle looks heated… and with good reason… Ivanhoe Mines Copper and Gold Find Relations between Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe Mines started out well enough. In 2006, they signed an agreement to jointly develop ]]></description>
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		<title>(RTP) Rio Tinto&#8217;s BHP Billion Joint Venture Delayed</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/02/rtp-rio-tintos-bhp-billion-joint-venture-delayed/53665</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 expected to give its approval by the second half of fiscal 2010. However, now the Australian government needs some time to set up the terms of the mineral tax in the country and hence the venture will be delayed. The joint venture has become secondary for BHP Billiton as the company is at present concentrating on its buy-out offer for Canada&#8217;s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world&#8217;s biggest fertilizer manufacturer, for $130 per share. The $130 per share offer was once rejected by ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) BHP Billiton Invests $1 Billion in Apache Joint Venture</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/26/bhp-bhp-billiton-invests-1-billion-in-apache-joint-venture/52733</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 be contributed by Apache with $450 million. The Macedon project, under BHP’s control, with a capacity of 200 million standard cubic feet per day will have four offshore production wells to supply wet gas pipeline to an onshore gas treatment plant. BHP Billiton has been making quite a few investments in Western Australia. The most important among them was the joint venture with Rio Tinto (RTP) in 2009 to establish an iron ore production plant in the area. BHP Billiton is in process to progress the ]]></description>
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		<title>(DOW) Chemical Stock Review and Outlook &#8211; September 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/22/dow-chemical-stock-review-and-outlook-september-2010-industry-outlook/52549</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 and service industries. The European Union and the US are home to the world&#8217;s largest chemical companies. The US chemical industry is divided into four segments &#8212; basic chemicals, life sciences, specialty chemicals and consumer products. Many of the larger companies operate in all or most of these segments, while specialized operators are numerous. Basic chemicals or commodity chemicals form the major chunk of the chemical industry. Products here include polymers, plastics, bulk petrochemicals and intermediates, other derivatives and basic industrials, inorganic chemicals and fertilizers. Of these, polymers generate ]]></description>
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		<title>(POT) Potash Benefits as Demand to Soar in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/01/pot-potash-benefits-as-demand-to-soar-in-2011/50034</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 that demand should only rise from here. The United Nations sees food production needs rising 70% by 2050 to feed the global population of 3 billion additional people. That – and the world’s rising appetite for meat – should easily boost fertilizer demand. Also in investors’ favor, is recent history. Potash fertilizer first gained attention from 2007 to 2008 when it rocketed from $150 a ton to almost $1,000. But when the financial crisis hit, demand dropped by almost half and prices fell nearly to their 2006 levels. Prices ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) BHP Billiton Reports Earnings Above Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/26/bhp-bhp-billiton-reports-earnings-above-expectations/49347</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.54 per ADR. Revenues increased 5.2% to $52.80 billion from $50.2 billion in fiscal year 2009. Adjusted EBIT (earnings before interests and taxes) was $19.7 billion, an increase from $18.2 billion and EBITDA (earnings before interests, tax, depreciation and amortization) grew to $24.5 billion from $22.3 billion. The increase is attributable to the recovery in market demand as well as increase in the prices of commodities. In the second half of fiscal 2010, BHP switched from an ]]></description>
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		<title>(HPQ) Can $1.84 Trillion in Corporate Cash Save U.S. Economy?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/25/hpq-can-1-84-trillion-in-corporate-cash-save-u-s-economy/49288</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Advisory Panelist Wednesday, August 25, 2010: Issue #1331 Scan the headlines these days and a lengthy list of negatives will stare you in the face. Stubbornly high numbers of unemployed Americans. The gargantuan (and ever-increasing) budget deficit. And just yesterday, news that existing home sales recorded a bone-jarring 27% plunge in July, twice as much as forecast. Things are just plain awful, aren’t they? Well, not everything. Despite the many negatives, there are some positives (just don’t hold your breath for the media to tell you about them.) For example, non-financial S&#38;P 500 companies have $837 billion in cash on their balance sheets. That’s a record and is up 26% from a year ago. (My colleague Louis Basenese recently quoted a figure from Moody’s, which claims non-financial ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) Company News Summary for August 24, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/24/bhp-company-news-summary-for-august-24-2010/49148</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) reported second quarter earnings one cent better than Zacks expectations at 48 cents per share, as inline revenues climbed 5.2% to $1.14 billion • Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) posted second quarter earnings of 80 cents, below Zacks estimates of 82 cents, on revenues of $3.93 billion, below Zacks expectations of $3.94 billion • Burger King (NYSE:BKC) released fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 36 cents a share, above Zacks estimates of 34 cents, on revenues of $623 million, off estimates of $639 million • Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL) reported second quarter earnings of 52 cents, above Zacks projections by 3 cents, as revenues grew 147.2% to $370.8 million, up from Zacks estimates of $339 million • While BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) continued to consider themselves the biggest boys in the Potash (NYSE:POT) pile, suitors for the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) Stock Market News for August 23, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/23/bhp-stock-market-news-for-august-23-2010-market-news/49004</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks fell for a second consecutive week as persistent worries about the economy continued to weigh on investor sentiments. Concerned that the economy would slide back into recession, investors chose to stay away from stocks and flew to the safety of government debt. The Dow industrials and the Standard &#38; Poor’s 500-stock index dropped on Friday but the Nasdaq managed to pull off a tepid advance. Absence of catalysts further eroded volume on Friday, which already has fallen to a record low this month. The Dow average fell 57 points, or nearly 0.6%, to close at 10213. The S&#38;P 500 index dropped 0.4% to 1072. The Dow average has re-entered the negative territory for the year. On the New York Stock Exchange, about three stocks rose in price for every ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) BHP Billiton Ltd Suspected of Preparing Fresh Offer For Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/bhp-bhp-billiton-ltd-suspected-of-preparing-fresh-offer-for-potash-corp-of-saskatchewan/48572</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the rejection of the buy-out offer made by the Australian mining giant, BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) for Canada&#8217;s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world&#8217;s biggest fertilizer manufacturer for $38.56 in total or $130 per share, we believe that BHP will increase its offer price beyond $150 per share. It is an all-cash offer at $130 per share. However, the shareholders of Potash have rejected the offer terming it as grossly inadequate. They believe that 16% premium over the August 16 closing price of $112.15 is an undervaluation in terms of the company’s global operating capacity and growing market demand. Thus, BHP will review its options and make further announcements in the fullness of time. Following the rejection of the offer, the share price of Potash grew approximately ]]></description>
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		<title>(POT) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Discards BHP Billiton Ltd Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/pot-potash-corporation-of-saskatchewan-discards-bhp-billiton-ltd-offer/48483</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity, shot up 28% and closed at $143.17 on August 17, 2010 after rebuffed mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd’s (BHP) hostile acquisition proposal. It was a $38.6 billion (all in cash) offer, which Potash turned down, citing that the offer grossly undervalues the company and its future growth prospects. The fertilizer industry is witnessing a consolidation phase with a steady rise in demand for crop nutrients like potash over the past year. The Potash-BHP Billiton saga comes in just after the year-long take over battle between three North American fertilizer producers:  Agrium Inc. (AGU), CF Industries (CF) and Terra Industries (TRA), which with CF acquiring Terra. BHP Billiton’s Offer BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) U.S. Producer Price Index &#8211; Deflation Diverted or Delayed?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/bhp-u-s-producer-price-index-deflation-diverted-or-delayed/48437</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July, the Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 0.2% from June and was up 4.2% from a year ago. That increase was in line with consensus expectations. The increase comes on the heels of three straight declines and declines in four of the last five months. In June, the headline PPI fell by 0.5% and in May it was down by 0.3%. Still the PPI was running on the hot side last winter so the year-over-year change is a relatively hot 4.2%. Stripping out the volatile food and energy components to get the Core PPI, prices rose 0.3%, which was higher than the 0.1% that was expected. On a year-over-year basis they are still very tame at just 1.5%. Finished food prices rose 0.7% at the wholesale level in ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s React to Fertilizer Activity</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/mco-moodys-react-to-fertilizer-activity/48728</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, an affiliate of Moody&#8217;s Corporation (MCO) has recently confirmed its &#8216;Baa1&#8242; senior secured ratings on Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT) and downgraded its outlook to &#8220;Developing&#8221; from &#8220;Stable&#8221;, stated Reuters. Moody&#8217;s &#8216;Baa&#8217; rating is a medium grade rating that indicates moderate credit risk. The ratings change came in just after the fertilizer company rebuffed a hostile acquisition offer from Australian mining giant BHP Billiton Limited (BHP). We believe the rating agency&#8217;s major concern is the uncertain offer price. On Aug 15, 2010, Potash Corp turned down BHP&#8217;s $38.6 billion (all in cash) offer citing that the offer grossly undervalues the company and its future growth prospects. Potash Corp. stated that at $130 per share, BHP Billiton&#8217;s acquisition proposal reflects a modest premium of 16% on ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Wants Expedient Merger</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/agu-agrium-wants-expedient-merger/48729</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrium Inc. (AGU) and AWB Ltd. have signed a definite agreement with respect to the merger proposed on Aug 15, 2010. AWB accepted Agrium&#8217;s A$1.24 billion (US $1.19 billion) acquisition offer discarding Australian grain maker, GrainCorp Limited&#8217;s all-stock proposal of A$885 million ($850 million). Agrium&#8217;s all-cash $1.50 ($1.44)  per share, represents a 57% premium over AWB&#8217;s trading price of A$0.955 ($0.92) as of July 29, 2010, is indeed superior to GrainCorp&#8217;s no premium offer of A$1.047 ($1.00). AWB will provide a three days notice to GrainCorp, pulling out from the initially signed AWB-GrainCorp agreement after which AWB will recommend the Agrium transaction to its shareholders. Expanding the Retail Wing AWB Limited is Australia&#8217;s largest agribusiness and one of the world&#8217;s largest wheat marketing and management companies. With the acquisition, Canada-based ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) U.S. Producer Price Index Indicates Deflation Diverted or Delayed?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/18/bhp-u-s-producer-price-index-indicates-deflation-diverted-or-delayed/48243</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July, the Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 0.2% from June and was up 4.2% from a year ago. That increase was in line with consensus expectations. The increase comes on the heels of three straight declines and declines in four of the last five months. In June, the headline PPI fell by 0.5% and in May it was down by 0.3%. Still the PPI was running on the hot side last winter so the year-over-year change is a relatively hot 4.2%. Stripping out the volatile food and energy components to get the Core PPI, prices rose 0.3%, which was higher than the 0.1% that was expected. On a year-over-year basis they are still very tame at just 1.5%. Finished food prices rose 0.7% at the wholesale level in ]]></description>
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		<title>(DOW) May 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook &#8211; Chemicals Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/dow-may-2010-industry-outlook-chemicals-industry/38550</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 23:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK After the sharp declines in the last two years, we expect worldwide chemical production (excluding pharmaceuticals) to recover, albeit at a slow rate. At a global level, we currently expect that chemical production will require another couple of years to return to production levels seen before the crisis. In industrialized countries, severe declines in production as a result of the global financial and economic crisis will have longer-lasting effects. The North American chemical production is expected to experience above-average growth in 2010, with domestic demand improving from the key customer industries. Chemical giant BASF is expecting about 10% growth in the U.S. chemical industry on the back of rising demand for exports. We believe aggressive efforts in working capital reductions, supply chain optimization and productivity improvement should yield margin ]]></description>
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		<title>(RCI) Rogers Communications is Canada&#8217;s Top Cable TV and Wireless Company</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/28/rci-rogers-communications-is-canadas-top-cable-tv-and-wireless-company/29176</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we prepare to douse the flame on another Winter Olympics this weekend, we may choose to reflect fondly on them and their host country, Canada. Regardless what you may think about the sports of Ice Dancing or the Skeleton competition, stories of performance excellence and remarkable perseverance always accompany any Olympiad. Plus, more than a few of us would gladly switch fiscal positions with gold medalist Shaun White, aka &#8220;The Flying Tomato,&#8221; in 2010. So let&#8217;s look beyond the Russian tantrums and the fact that the Olympic Village is leaving the picturesque city of Vancouver $1 billion in the hole, and get to what might be in it for us, the average investor. How is Canada these days? Surely our neighbor to the north has a choice stock pick ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADM) Institute for Supply Management’s Services Index Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/06/adm-institute-for-supply-management%e2%80%99s-services-index-up/24322</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Products]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Archer-Daniels-Midland Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing (services) index rose to 50.1 in December from 48.7 in November, effectively saying that the service side of the economy is neither expanding nor contracting (50.0 is the dividing line). This is in marked contrast to the Manufacturing index it released on Monday. The service side covers far more of the economy than does the manufacturing side, but the service index is much newer and does not have the same sort of predictive history that the manufacturing index does. The table below compares the two indexes, and the sub-indexes that make them up. Of particular interest is the employment index, which has been contracting now for 20 straight months on the service side, while it has been over 50 now for the last three ]]></description>
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		<title>(POT) Potash Corporation &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/14/pot-potash-corporation-bear-of-the-day/20409</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agricultural Chemicals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We downgrade Potash Corporation (POT), the world&#8217;s leading producer of potash and fertilizer, to Underperform. The company has been hit hard by the global economic crisis, leading to weak demand and prices as farmers reduce their use of fertilizers. This has induced a sharp fall in profits for fertilizer producers. Potash Corp.&#8217;s earnings declined 79% in the third quarter of 2009. The company expects fertilizer demand to remain weak for the rest of 2009, and plans to cut potash production. Potash Corp. has also lowered its expected earnings and slashed 2010 global potash demand expectations. About 40% of global potash production capacity stands idle since the second half of 2008. The company also expects some of its capacity to remain curtailed in 2010. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(POT) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Downgraded Post-Report</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/26/pot-potash-corporation-of-saskatchewan-downgraded-post-report/18685</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/26/pot-potash-corporation-of-saskatchewan-downgraded-post-report/18685#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agricultural Chemicals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world’s largest fertilizer producer, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), earned 82 cents per share in the third quarter of 2009, within its previously announced guidance of 80 cents to $1.20. Earnings were slightly better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents while it declined 79% from $3.93 per share reported in the same period of the previous year. The shortfall was based on lower demand and weaker fertilizer pricing, especially nitrogen and phosphate. The reported quarter’s sales totaled $1.1 billion, down 64% from $3.1 billion in the third quarter of 2008. The drop in sales and thereby earnings was driven by a decline in potash, phosphate and nitrogen sales volumes coupled with lower phosphate and nitrogen prices. The company blamed the global economic downturn for the drop ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Fertilizer&#8217;s Farming Problem &#8211; Zacks Industry Rank Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/agu-fertilizers-farming-problem-zacks-industry-rank-analysis/16444</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/agu-fertilizers-farming-problem-zacks-industry-rank-analysis/16444#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agricultural Chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agrium Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CF Industries Holdings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intrepid Potash]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MOS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mosaic Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hostile takeover attempts have kept fertilizer companies in the news. The acquisition talk has helped to overshadow a negative trend that should have investors concerned &#8211; ongoing cuts to full-year profit forecasts. During the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimates have been revised downwards on several fertilizer companies Incorporatedluding Agrium (AGU), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Mosaic (MOS) and Potash of Saskatchewan (POT). The most recent cuts were related to a warning from POT. The company predicted that its full-year profits would be in the range of $3.25 to $3.75 per share, instead of the prior guidance of $4 to $5 per share. The company blamed &#8220;continued slow demand and limited restocking by fertilizer distributors&#8221; as the reasons for the revised forecast. All Is Not Well on the Farm The big ]]></description>
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