Agricultural Products

Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIF) today reported a 2010 third quarter operating loss of ($1,046,000) on total revenue of $7,532,000, as compared to an operating loss of ($1,558,000) on total revenue of $7,774,000 for the 2009 third quarter. For the 2010 nine month period, Griffin...

Below are the top farm products' stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) is 21.35%. BG's quarterly earnings soared 468.10% y/y. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ: CALM...

Cusick's Corner Buyers are showing more conviction today after the Bank of Japan voted today to cut its interest rate and increase liquidity by purchasing bonds and other asset backed securities, further fueling the idea that the US may have plans for Quantitative Easing. Some traders who were...

Cusick's Corner The Bank of Japan turned on the printing press, which in turn adds more fuel to the Gold markets (GCZ10). The move by the Japanese and the reaction of the Yen (JYZ10) which is still going up has lead market players to continue to doubt the power of paper and relative safety of the...

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO) earlier today announced that it has completed its acquisition of National Starch, the specialty starches business of AkzoNobel N.V. “This is an important step forward for both Corn Products and National Starch, and a tremendous opportunity for our...

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded the Project Hijau Gasoil Phase-1 by Shell Refining Company FOM Malaysia. The project comprises a new 6,000 tonnes-per-day diesel processing unit located in Port Dickson, Malaysia. Fluor will perform engineering, procurement and...

Cusick's Corner Today's data was good; buyers have stepped and the bulls are in control. SPY's trading range today has been 113.65-114.89, once again trading near resistance of SPY 114. Monitor if the shorts garner any push this afternoon and start to challenge longs that went into the market for...

By 2:35 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 2.11 points, or 0.02%, to 10,758.92, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 2.55 points, or 0.22%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 14.84 points, or 0.63%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the market...

At 11:53 am, the Dow lost 0.31% to 10,727.24, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.52% to 1,133.85 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.75% to 2,3331.61. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Music & Video Stores: This industry jumped 3.52% by 11:53...

Constar International Inc (NASDAQ: CNST) jumped 27.94% to $3.48 at 10:42 am. CNST has appointed Grant H Beard as the company's president and chief executive officer. BRT Realty Trust (NYSE: BRT) climbed 23.11% to $6.34. BRT has initiated its buyback of about 2,500,000 shares of beneficial interest...

Citigroup is raising its estimates on Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) by $0.05 in FY2011-2013. The estimate revisions are driven by higher ethanol prices and margins in all years, and higher expected agriculture trading profits driven by volatility in the grain markets, and where ADM...

Sept 20, 2010 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leader in sector research for independent investor's reports on Agriculture stocks trading for Sept 20, 2010. As the Dow and NASDAQ see gains on the day, the agriculture stock sector sees green. Sector Snapshot – Agriculture Stocks Trading September 20th...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Amtech Systems Inc (ASYS) Buffalo Wild Wings Inc (BWLD) Cooper Companies Inc (COO) Corn Products Intl Inc (CPO) Dynex Capital Inc (DX) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.    AMTEC SYSTEMS (ASYS): Free Stock Analysis Report ...

In a recent report from BB&T Capital Markets, Corn Products International (NYSE: CPO) has an improved fundamental outlook based on the better-than-expected potential accretion from the NS acquisition. BB&T sees CPO shares as very attractive at current levels despite strength over the past...