(SIOUX FALLS, S.D.)Shares of VeraSun Energy Corp. jumped more than 8 percent Thursday, bucking Wall Street's late-day nosedive in a possible sign that investors could be banking on an upcoming takeov...READ MORE

(DYERSVILLE, Iowa)No injuries or spills are reported in a train derailment near Dyersville in eastern Iowa. Police say a locomotive and five rail cars hauling ethanol derailed at the VeraSun Energy ...READ MORE

(SIOUX FALLS, S.D.)Ethanol companies shares fell with the broader market Monday amid growing investor worries that the ongoing credit crisis will dampen the global economy.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Researchers attempting to make the production of corn-based ethanol more efficient may not have needed to leave the farm. During photosynthesis, corn stores nearly half of its pote...READ MORE

(SIOUX FALLS, S.D.)Ethanol companies, including the nation's second largest producer, are learning some difficult lessons about the downside of commodities hedging. With slim profit margins already w...READ MORE

Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Sept. 22, from AP Financial News: DENVER (AP)--VeraSun Energy Corp.'s stock price rose a second consecutive trading day Monday after an...READ MORE

(DENVER)VeraSun Energy Corp.'s stock price rose a second consecutive trading day Monday after an analyst upgraded his rating yet urged investors to be cautious in wake of the ethanol produ...READ MORE