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Agrium remains agreeable	Filed under: Agriculture, Stocks to BuyReaders of this space know that my investment bias is toward large-cap companies with demonstrated business models that have a competitive advantage in established markets, preferably with a favorable global trend as a support. Moreover, there are few more-favorable global trends than food production, and with the above in mind, Agrium is worth a review.Agrium (NYSE: AGU) is the No. 1 producer and seller of fertilizers in North America, including nitrogen, ...	June 24, 2008
Friday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UPGRADESPopular Inc (BPOP)- B. Riley & Co Neutral » Buy United Comm Banks (UCBI)- Sterne Agee Sell » Hold Landstar System (LSTR)- KeyBanc Capital Mkts Hold » Buy Pike Electric (PEC)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform Silicon Labs (SLAB)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform Energy East (EAS)- Jefferies & Co Underperform » Hold Casella Waste (CWST)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight CarMax (KMX)- Wachovia Underperform » Mkt Perform American Intl ...	June 20, 2008
Jim Cramer’s Am I Diversified	The first caller’s stock portfolio had the following stocks: Agrium (AGU), Potash (POT), Apple (AAPL), Caterpillar (CAT) and Sohu.com (SOHU). Cramer said this portfolio has too much exposure to agriculture with POT and AGU. He said sell Agrium and pick up a healthcare or defense stock. The second caller had these stocks: JC Penney (JCP), Dow Chemical (DOW), Disney (DIS), EnerSys (ENS) and Foster Wheeler (FWLT). Cramer called this portfolio is diversified. The third caller had the following...	June 18, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Fear Trade The traders talked about some stock to buy off the fear in the market. Macke said play big caps like Citigroup (C) with a stop at $19.50 and the United States Oil Fund (USO) with a stop at $100. Adami said play ag with Deere & Co (DE). Terranova picked integrated oil. Najarian recommended Market-Vector Coal ETF (KOL). CEO Interview - Agrium The traders welcomed Agrium (AGU) CEO Mike Wilson to the show to discuss the amazing trends in ag. Wilson ...	June 18, 2008
Jim Cramer’s Stop Trading! - Goldman Sachs Group	Jim Cramer told viewers to buy Goldman Sachs Group (GS) on Wednesday’s CNBC “Stop Trading” show. “All I can tell you is that his stock is higher in a group that is so awful that you can’t even look at your screen, it’s that bad. It is the only one that has a business model right now,” Cramer said. He wasn’t so kind with Lehman Brothers (LEH). Cramer told investors to listen to Lehman’s conference call where Deutsche Bank analyst Mike Mayo questio...	June 18, 2008
Agrium (AGU): Shares define bullish 'flag'	Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Good news, Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)Agrium (NYSE: AGU) is a leading producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients, in North and South America. The firm's plants can produce more than eight million tons of fertilizers per year. These are sold to wholesale distributors and through more than four hundred company retail outlets. Agrium also participates in a joint venture with Repsol YPF (NYSE: REP), operatin...	June 16, 2008
Agrium and Ag Still Rocking (AGU)	Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) is seeing a surge in shares this morning after the agriculture player raised its guidance for part of 2008. The firm raised guidance... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	June 11, 2008
'Growth' expert focuses on agriculture and commodities	Filed under: Newsletters, Commodities, Oil, Agriculture, Stocks to Buy"We think we've seen the worst and will likely see some improvement in the economy going forward," says growth stock specialist Harry Domash, editor of Winning Investing. Among his buy recommendations, the advisor looks at two agriculture plays: Agrium (NYSE: AGU), a producer of fertilizers, and the diversified exchange-traded fund, PowerShares DB Commodity (ASE: DBC). "Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Agrium is a major No...	May 22, 2008
Wedneday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesComerica (CMA)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy Comstock (CRK)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Advent Software (ADVS)- Needham Buy » Strong Buy Agrium (AGU)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform Wachovia (WB)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Sprint Nextel (S)- Cowen & Co Neutral » Outperform INX Inc. (INXI)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy Methanex (MEOH)- UBS Neutral » Buy TEPPCO Partners (TPP)- Citigroup Hold » Buy Omniture (OMTR)- ...	May 07, 2008
Analyst initiations: STON, STP, AGU, KCAP, NWL and TSO	Filed under: Analyst reports, Newell Rubbermaid (NWL), Analyst initiations, Suntech Power Hldgs ADS (STP)MOST NOTEWORTHY: StoneMor Partners, Suntech Power and Tesoro were today's noteworthy initiations: Morgan Keegan initiated StoneMor Partners (NASDAQ: STON) with a Market Perform rating. The firm has a low level of confidence in STON's financial projections given its vulnerability to changes in state and local regulations, and financial reporting complexities. Jesup & Lamont i...	May 06, 2008

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