Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

• Target's (NYSE: TGT) third quarter matched sales and earnings estimates, with earnings of $0.68 and revenues $15.61 billion • BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) posed third quarter results beating estimates by $0.07 at $0.43, on revenues up 4.9% YoY to $2.6 billion, in-line with expectations • Human...

• Target's (NYSE: TGT) third quarter matched sales and earnings estimates, with earnings of $0.68 and revenues $15.61 billion • BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) posed third quarter results beating estimates by $0.07 at $0.43, on revenues up 4.9% YoY to $2.6 billion, in-line with expectations • Human...

Reports of a slowdown in China and concerns that the European debt crisis could spread throughout the continent cast a shadow on Wall Street Tuesday, sending the Dow average to its biggest single-session drop since August.   The fast-paced economic growth in some Asian economies, particularly...

RBC Capital Mkts: Increases its price target on Potash (NYSE: POT) to $170 from $150. Increases its price target on Joy Global (NASDAQ: JOYG) to $88 from $77. Increases its price target on Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) to $98 from $92. Increases its price target on Aruba networks (NASDAQ: ARUN) to $24...

US Technology stocks moved up, with Isilon Systems Inc (NASDAQ: ISLN) as the top performer in the list. EMC Corp (NYSE: EMC) has agreed to purchase ISLN for $2.25 billion or $33.85 per share in cash. Some of other gainers in the list were Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ), Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL),...

• 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...

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank from "buy" to "hold." MON's shares closed at $62.15 on Friday. Monsanto's 52-week trading range is $44.24-$85.73. Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE: ERF) was downgraded by Citigroup from "buy" to "hold." ERF's stock closed at $28.16 on Friday...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgrade Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) from "buy" to "hold." The target price for MON is set to $65. MON's shares lost 2.37% to close at $62.15 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) confirmed this morning that it had formally pulled out of efforts to buy Canada's PotashCorp (NYSE: POT), blaming tough regulatory hurdles and stringent conditions set by the country's authorities for ultimately killing off any prospect of a deal. BHP, the London listed...

Cusick's Corner Over the last four sessions the action has been “the trend is your friend.” But when you have an overwhelming sense of complacency, insurance should be looked at. This reminds me of the Mayhem commercials from Allstate, you have no insurance or cutthroat, and I guess it would make...

Fertilizer related stocks are getting slammed on what is shaping up to be a very ugly day in the stock market on Friday. Nearly every commodity related area of the market is getting hit hard on fears of a rate hike in China. Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) is trading 4.90% lower to $70.19. CF Industries (NYSE...

Dahlman Rose & Company is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Hold rating on CF Industries (NYSE: CF); it did not provide a price target for the stock. The analysts cited the company's recently release quarterly earnings results, which were below estimates due to...

Dahlman Rose & Co. is raising its estimates on Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) after it reported earnings. It has a Hold rating on shares. In a research report sent to clients, Dahlman Rose writes, "Following 3Q10 results, we are updating our model to reflect an improved pricing environment for...

Below are the top mid-cap basic material stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of dividend yield. Provident Energy Trust (NYSE: PVX) has a dividend yield of 8.80%. PVX's shares closed at $7.57 yesterday. Cheniere Energy Partners LP (AMEX: CQP) has a dividend yield of 8.80%. CQP's...