Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

Boeing (NYSE:BA) is seeing some bullish attention this week surrounding its second-quarter earnings report.  Wednesday ahead of the open, the aerospace name said second-quarter earnings came in at $1.06 per share, a nickel better than the consensus view.  Revenue fell short of the mark, however....

With the boom in global demand for alternative-fueled vehicles, now may be a good time to break out your Periodic Table of Elements from science class.  It’s time to learn something about lithium. Represented by the symbol “Li,” lithium is the lightest and least dense of the solid elements. Lithium...

Potash Corp (NYSE: POT) reports its Q2 EPS at $1.55, beating the consensus of $1.19. POT's Q2 revenue came in at $1.44 billion, as compared to the Street view of $1.40 billion. POT’s shares gained 1.01% to $98.70 in pre-market trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Below are the top nonmetallic mineral mining stocks on the NYSE, the AMEX and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. New Gold Inc (AMEX: NGD) had $343.71 million in total cash for the latest quarter. NGD’s total debt for the same period amounted to $217.70 million. Intrepid Potash Inc (NYSE: IPI) had $113.89...

Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (NYSE: TNH) today declared a cash distribution for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, of $2.36 per common limited partnership unit payable August 25, 2010, to holders of record as of August 10, 2010. Cash distributions depend on TNCLP's earnings, which can be affected by...

Global X Lithium ETF (LIT) was listed for trading last Friday (7/23/10).  The new ETF tracks the Solactive Global Lithium Index, which is designed to reflect performance of the largest and most liquid lithium battery producing and mining and refining companies in the world.  It is not a pure play...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed 85 points on Monday with around 15 minutes left in the trading session. Not all sectors are getting a bid today, however, as fertilizer stocks have been falling amid today's rally. CF Industries (NYSE: CF) has lost 2.77% to $77.91. CF has gained over 15...

In case you haven't noticed, agricultural products, grains in particular, have been putting on an impressive rally. Take a look at this chart of the Dow Jones - UBS Grains Index: If you're looking for a way to participate in this rally, I have the following list of ETFs courtesy of ETFdb.com...

Lithium, the world's lightest metal, is one of the hottest metals in the investment field, primarily due to its connection to the lithium ion batteries. About 20% of the lithium production is used for batteries, another 20% or so for producing glass and ceramics, 17% for lubrications and greases,...

• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) posted fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 51 cents compared with Zacks estimate of 47 cents. Revenues were up 22.5% year over year to $16 billion compared with Zacks estimate of $15.3 billion • SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) posted second quarter earnings of 18 cents, on revenues...

Earlier this week, shares of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) were upgraded to outperform (essentially a “buy”) from market perform (a “hold” rating) at BMO Capital. The firm established a 12-month price target of $125, allowing for roughly 18% of upside. The covering analyst noted that changes...

According to Goldman Sachs, a recent visit to Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) headquarters was positive while meeting with commercial, financial, and technology functions. Currently a "buy" stock, the shares are expected to reach $65 over the next 12 months. Monsanto is back on the offensive after the...