International Business News - CF http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of building materials suppliers fell Monday after release of a government report showing a larger-than-expected drop in construction during October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/sector-snap-building-materials-suppliers-sliding.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:51:51 EST Makers of building materials faced more bad news Wednesday as the U.S. government reported residential housing construction in October fell to its lowest pace ever. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/sector-snap-building-materials-suppliers.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:26:00 EST Shares of building materials suppliers fell Thursday, along with the broader market, as analysts cut earnings estimates and a gravel and crushed rock supplier unveiled a big capital expenditure reduction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/sector-snap-building-materials-suppliers.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:01:50 EST Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Monday its third quarter profits fell as it recorded higher unrealized losses on natural gas derivatives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/fertilizer-maker-cf-industries-3q-falls.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:27:51 EDT CF Industries Holdings Inc. on Monday said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents. The fertilizer manufacturer said the dividend is payable Dec. 1 to shareholders of record on Nov. 14. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/cf-industries-sets-quarterly-dividend-of-10-cents.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:54:52 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Oct. 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Precision Castparts Corp. shares fell Wednesday after an analyst cut his 2009 earnings estimates for the Portland, Ore., manufacturing company and downgraded its stock because of a machinists strike against commercial airplane maker Boeing Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/movers-roundup-precision-castparts-cf-industries.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:18:51 EDT Shares of CF Industries Holdings Inc. fell Wednesday after one analyst downgraded shares of the fertilizer maker and another lowered his earnings estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/cf-industries-shares-tumble-after-downgrade.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:41:54 EDT Shares of fertilizer makers fell sharply Thursday after Merrill Lynch downgraded their stock and one of the companies said momentum in the phosphate business was slowing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/sector-snap-shares-of-fertilizer-makers-drop.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:27:46 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Sept. 26, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. tumbled Friday after partner GlaxoSmithKline ended development of a potential osteoporosis treatment, citing its ineffectiveness. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/movers-roundup-nps-pharmaceuticals-blue-nile.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:43:51 EDT Shares of CF Industries Holdings Inc., which makes nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers, plummeted Friday after an analyst downgraded its shares on concerns that a recent drop in prices for urea, a nitrogen-containing substance, could last into next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/cf-industries-holdings-shares-tumbling.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:36:56 EDT Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Thursday all fertilizer plants at a Louisiana facility are operating normally, following a planned shutdown related to Hurricane Gustav to prevent storm damage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/cf-industries-production-resumes-after-hurricane.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:54:46 EDT Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it doesn't appear that its Donaldsonville, La., nitrogen complex suffered any significant physical damage from Hurricane Gustav. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/cf-industries-no-major-damage-at-la-facility.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:48:41 EDT Potash producers are harvesting the benefits of strong fundamentals in the fertilizer market, because of strong global demand and limited supply. Goldman Sachs analyst Edlain Rodriguez said potash prices are rising, which reflects international demand and limited availability because there aren't many countries that produce potash. Farmers are also concerned about maximizing yield and profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/ahead-of-the-bell-potash-producers.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:14:23 EDT The main trade group for the fertilizer industry spent more than $212,000 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter, according to a disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/fertilizer-group-spent-over-212k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:16:27 EDT Ten companies in the materials and processing sector are being to be added to the Russell 1000 in this year's reconstitution of the large-stock index, while three in the sector are being removed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/russell-1000-adds-9-materials-processing-stocks.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:12 EDT The Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 index slipped during midday trading Friday as new financial sector worries hit Wall Street and oil prices bounced back after recent dips. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/s-p-midcap-400-in-focus-rdn-ceco.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:50:03 EDT The chairman, president and chief executive of fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. exercised options for 30,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/cf-industries-ceo-exercises-options.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 13:48:24 EDT