Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) announced today that PharmaSphere, LLC, a subsidiary of Converted Organics, has commenced a Research Trial with Dr. Andrew Riseman, Associate Professor, Agroecology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Centre for Plant Research, University of British...

Stifel Nicolaus, citing lower risk and share prices, has upgraded its rating on The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) from Hold to Buy. In the report, Stifel Nicolaus writes, “After Thursday's market close, The Mosaic Company (Mosaic) announced its secondary offering of 100 million shares of common stock...

Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) Great Report Thursday Night -  FBR out this AM saying - target raised to $28 from $24   Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) Gold miners see glimmers of hope, Barron's reports LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) Barron's: Already Tapped Out?-But it looks overvalued, after a jump from $45 at...

Societe Generale upgraded BP plc (NYSE: BP) from “hold” to “buy.” BP's shares closed at $45.00 on Friday. BP's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $309.77 billion. JP Morgan upgraded CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) from “neutral” to “overweight.” CF's shares closed at $139.06 on Friday. CF's...

J.P. Morgan commented on CF Industries (NYSE: CF) in a report released today. In the report, J.P. Morgan was positive in its assessment of the company. J.P. Morgan writes, "We upgrade shares of CF Industries from Neutral to Overweight, given its valuation, solid cash flow characteristics, strong...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), upgrading MOS from Neutral to Overweight. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We are upgrading Mosaic to an Overweight rating now that we are no longer restricted. Rising potash and healthy DAP prices provide the...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 121 points to 12,345.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 13.10 points to 1,314.70. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 24.25 points to 2,319.25. A Peek Into Global Markets Asian...

JP Morgan has upgraded The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) from Neutral to Overweight and has lowered the price target from $77 to $74.

JP Morgan has upgraded CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) from Neutral to Overweight and has raised the price target from $150 to $170.

Syngenta (NYSE: SYT) announced today that it plans to construct a new state-of-the-art biotechnology research facility adjacent to its existing research campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The $71 million investment, which is scheduled to begin in June 2011, will focus on discovering...

Traders and investors that have been bullish on the fertilizer space over the last few months have likely been knocked around a bit. The froth has been coming out of the commodity space and fertilizer stocks have not been the best performers. Looking at the charts, however, it becomes apparent...

This morning, the U.S. Dollar Index futures are trading by 0.29 cents to $75.59 a share. When the U.S. Dollar Index trades higher on the session the major stock indexes will usually deflate and trade lower. The energy sector looks to be declining the most in the early part of the trading session....

The Gap Inc. (GPS) Horrible Guidance - filled a gap on its daily bottomed out after spitting the 20 level in the post market Gap Cut To Neutral From Overweight By Piper Jaffray The Mosaic Company (MOS) Going Positive in the pre market after a Secondary. Very strong pre market 15 minute for the...

B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd (AMEX: BHO) shares advanced 22.80% to $4.52 at 9:55 am. BHO's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $62.07 million. Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: EROCW) climbed 20.00% to $6.00. EROCW has a market capitalization of $510.97 million. Clean Diesel Technologies Inc (NASDAQ...

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDTI) announced today an agreement with Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Clean Diesel's joint venture partner in Asia Pacific, to provide catalyst engineering and support services to advance the deployment of Mixed Phase Catalyst (MPC®) emission...