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Editorial: Potash earthquake

Like a sudden Saskatchewan thunderstorm, the potash market surprised everyone yet again with its capacity for drama and destruction, as everyone learned just how important the Russian-Belarusian potash cartel had been all this time in…


U.S. Markets, March 11 – 15

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended a 10-day winning streak, but eked out a 0.81% gain to close at 14,514.11, while the S&P 500 Index climbed 0.61% to finish at 1,560.70. Data showing growth in U.S. manufacturing and retail sales was…




U.S. equities are fragile, Feb. 18-22

The S&P 500’s seven-week winning streak ground to a halt with the benchmark index falling 0.1% to 1,515.60.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% higher to finish at 14,000.57 and The Philadelphia Gold and Silver index…


Market news: U.S. Markets

The S&P 500 finished the week at 1,502.96 — the first time since Dec. 10, 2007 that the benchmark index closed above 1,500 points. For the week, the S&P climbed 1.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.8% to finish…



Market news: U.S. Markets

U.S. stock markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 22, and many Americans marked the occasion with a shopping spree. According to the National Retail Federation, 89 million Americans shopped online and in stores on Black…



Moving material at Arianne Resources' Lac  Paul phosphate project in northern Quebec. Photo by Arianne Resources

The case for phosphate, Quebec and Arianne

When Michael Goldberg of Stonecap Securities looks at Arianne Resources (DAN-V) and its phosphate project in northern Quebec, he sees one thing: a takeover target.



An aerial view of drought-affected farms, 130 km east of Denver, Colo. Green areas are irrigated, the yellow areas are dryland wheat crops. Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA

US drought: a benefit to fertilizer companies?

If the dry weather in the U.S. continues, it could turn out to be “the worst drought of our generation,” CIBC analyst Jacob Bout writes in a 196-page industry report, noting that damage to the corn crop so far this year is…


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