Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

Volkswagen of America (OTC: VLKAY) is generating buzz over its recent debut of the all-new Passat equipped with TDI clean diesel technology at the Detroit Auto Show on Monday. The German based automaker unveiled the new model of its popular sedan three days after Volkswagen Canada announced record...

Fear that food is becoming a rare luxury is sweeping the globe. Between floods, droughts, and overpopulation, agriculture stocks are the hottest thing since the Dot.com bubble. There are so many factors involved here. First, you have inflationary concerns as the Federal Reserve and most countries...

Monsanto Co.(NYSE: MON) is spiking higher today by over $2.41 to $74.93. The entire agriculture stock sector is trading higher across the board. Monsanto has increased higher by nearly 60.0 percent since early October 2010. The stock will have some minor intra-day resistance around the $75.00 level...

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDTI) is trading up 23.09%. Shares of the cleantech stock last traded at $11.25, up from $9.14 at yesterday's close.

Bank of America raises the PO on Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) to $171 reflect rapidly strengthening operating and competitive environment for potash, built upon strong demand, tight producer inventories and an improving industry structure. B of A expects potash prices and profitability during 1H:11 to...

Argus upgrades Monsanto (NYSE: MON) from Hold to Buy.

Do deficits matter? Let the trade wars begin Food prices on the rise - how to invest There's little doubt that the world's superpowers are now fighting a new war. It's not a cold one, or a hot one. No tanks...

Monsanto Company (MON) announced nine project advancements in the research and development (R&D) pipeline for fiscal 2011. The alliance with Germany-based BASF Plant Science for the yield and stress project, is the most important, which includes Nitrogen-utilization Corn, second-generation...

Monsanto Company (MON) announced nine project advancements in the research and development (R&D) pipeline for fiscal 2011. The alliance with Germany-based BASF Plant Science for the yield and stress project, is the most important, which includes Nitrogen-utilization Corn, second-generation...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) recently gave an update on its pipeline. The company also provided a peek into its 2010 financial results, which will be released on February 3, 2011. Telaprevir Status Vertex Pharma completed the submission of a rolling new drug application (NDA) to the US...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) recently gave an update on its pipeline. The company also provided a peek into its 2010 financial results, which will be released on February 3, 2011. Telaprevir Status Vertex Pharma completed the submission of a rolling new drug application (NDA) to the US...

Morgan Stanley is retaining its Overweight rating and increasing the price target on Monsanto (NYSE: MON) from $70 to $77 per share. It is not making material changes to the Base Case EPS estimates at the point, but believe the stock will likely grind to its price target by F2Q11 reporting,...

Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Overweight rating on Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON); it has an $81.00 price target on the stock. The Piper Jaffray analysts cited the company's Q1 results, which included a modest top-line beat and EPS that were in-line...

On Thursday, markets shed their winning streak to fall marginally lower. Figures of Retailer's sales during the holiday shopping season were disappointing enough to take the indices down. Moreover, weak data about unemployment added to the jitteriness of investors.   The Dow Jones Industrial...

Jefferies is raising its PT on Monsanto (NYSE: MON) to $68 from $60.