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March 19, 2010
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| 07:33 EDT |  | AGU |
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March 18, 2010
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| 11:34 EDT |  | AGU |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Markets near session highs but fertilizers are weak | | This market refuses to quit. It drifted higher over the past hour and now stands near its session highs. Despite that, the agricultural chemical space is having a rough day. There was a report of a drop in the pricing for fertilizer products after it had previously moved higher. The report has affected the shares of Potash (POT), down 1.85%, Mosaic (MOS), down more than 3.0%, and Agrium (AGU), down 2.20%. :theflyonthewall.com |
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March 16, 2010
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| 09:13 EDT |  | AGU |
| theflyonthewall.com: | North American potash inventories fall below five-year average, Reuters reports | | North American potash inventories at the manufacturer level fell sharply in February to 16% below the prior five-year average, as dealers restocked supplies of the crop nutrient ahead of the spring planting season and overseas sales gained momentum, Reuters reports. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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March 15, 2010
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| 09:02 EDT |  | AGU |
| | 08:17 EDT |  | AGU |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Agrium resumed with an Outperform at RBC Capital | | RBC Capital believes that Agrium's fundamental outlook is strong while the stock's valuation is attractive. The firm set a $90 target on the shares. :theflyonthewall.com |
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March 12, 2010
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| 16:20 EDT |  | AGU |
| theflyonthewall.com: | On The Fly: U.S. Market Wrap-Up for Friday 3/12 | | The futures were positive throughout the pre market trading session leading to a higher open. The futures were pushed higher by better-than-expected results from the advance retail sales report. Once open, however, the averages gave up their gains and eventually fell into negative territory. Before dropping too far, the averages righted themselves and found a level where they sat for most of the session. The market ended the week the same way it began, by digesting last week’s gains and trading in a very narrow range…The Dow rose 12.85 to 10,624.69, the S&P lost 0.25 to 1,149.99, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.80 to 2,367.66…Among the biggest gainers: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) rallied 11.8% to $11.83 after posting higher-than-expected Q4 sales. The stock was also upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Wedbush Securities. Agrium (AGU) surged 8% to $72.10 after announcing it will let its $5.43B offer for CF Industries (CF) expire, ending a yearlong attempt to take over the rival. The losers included: Cytori Therapeutics (CYTX) which slumped 19.7% to $6.02 after reporting Q4 EPS that missed analysts’ estimates by 50%. Pacific Sunwear (PSUN) dropped 15.5% to $4.86 after forecasting a Q1 loss that was wider than analysts’ estimates. The stock was also downgraded to Marketperform from Outperform at FBR Capital Markets. CURRENCY: The dollar closed 0.15% lower against the yen at 90.43 and 0.60% higher on the euro at 0.7267…COMMODITIES: Crude oil closed down 0.87 to 81.24...Natural gas lost 0.05 to 4.46...Gold was lower by 1.20 to 1,107.00…ECONOMIC DATA: Retail sales for February were up 0.3%, month-over-month. Less autos, sales were up 0.8%...The consumer sentiment index level for March was 72.5 versus consensus of 74.0...Business inventories for January were 0.0%, month-over-month, versus consensus of 0.2%. EARNINGS…Notable companies reporting Monday before the opening bell include: American Oriental Bio Engineering (AOB), Central Vermont Public Service (CV), GTx (GTXI), Jinpan (JST), Schawk (SGK), Sterling Construction (STRL), and Toreador Resources (TRGL). :theflyonthewall.com |
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March 11, 2010
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| 18:01 EDT |  | AGU |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Agrium to terminate offer to acquire CF Industries | | Agrium (AGU) announced that it will no longer pursue an acquisition of CF Industries Holdings (CF) or the election of its nominees to the CF board of directors and will allow its offer to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on March 22. :theflyonthewall.com |
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March 10, 2010
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| 10:37 EDT |  | AGU |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Agrium volatility near 30-month low | | Agrium is recently up 92c to $68.68. AGU is North America's third largest fertilizer producer. April put option implied volatility is at 37, July is at 40; below its 26-week average of 43, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. :theflyonthewall.com |
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