International Business News - MOS 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 Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Oct. 2, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Mosaic Co. plummeted Thursday after its fiscal first-quarter earnings widely missed Wall Street expectations and an analyst downgraded the shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/movers-roundup-mosaic-hartford-financial.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:37:05 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 Shares of Mosaic Co. plummeted Thursday after its fiscal first-quarter earnings widely missed Wall Street expectations and an analyst downgraded the shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/mosaic-shares-plunge-losing-over-a-third-of-value.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:29:01 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 2, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/earnings-roundup-marriott-constellation-brands.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:50:27 EDT Among the premarket stories for Thursday, Oct. 2, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--An analyst on Thursday said the dismissal of a lawsuit against toy maker Jakks Pacific Inc. should benefit the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/premarket-roundup-jakks-pacific-mosaic.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:13:05 EDT Shares of Mosaic Co. tumbled Thursday in premarket trading after the fertilizer maker reported higher fiscal first-quarter net income that was still lower than Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/mosaic-shares-fall-after-1q-misses-estimate.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:19:36 EDT Fertilizer chemicals company Mosaic Co. said late Wednesday its fiscal 2009 first-quarter profit jumped on higher selling prices and a doubling of sales in its phosphates and potash units. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/mosaic-1q-profit-surges-on-doubling-in-sales.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:39:35 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Sept. 30, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Express Scripts Inc. made a strong recovery Tuesday, as investors shrugged off a large trade at an unusually low price at Monday's close. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/movers-roundup-express-scripts-citigroup.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:05:13 EDT Shares of Mosaic Co., the world's largest phosphate producer, jumped Tuesday, a day after a sharp selloff that left analysts relatively upbeat on the company's share price. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/mosaic-shares-jump-after-mondays-sharp-selloff.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:22:12 EDT Agriculture conglomerate Cargill Inc. on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net profit of $1.05 billion, driven by its global grain transportation unit and the sale of a power plant in the United Kingdom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/ag-conglomerate-cargill-reports-profit-of-1-05b.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:07:14 EDT Environmental activists are suing the federal government for allowing phosphate mining on environmentally sensitive land in southwest Florida. A coalition of environmental groups sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday to try to block a permit issued to the phosphate company Mosaic allowing strip mining in the Peace River watershed near Bradenton. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/environmental-groups-sue-over-phosphate-mining.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:29:18 EDT Fertilizer chemicals company Mosaic Co. on Monday said its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings quadrupled from a year ago as sales doubled on continued strong demand for its agricultural products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/mosaic-earnings-quadruple-in-4q.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:19:48 EDT Moody's Investors Service raised its debt rating of fertilizer chemicals company Mosaic Co. Monday, citing the company's efforts to reduce debt and the strength of Mosaic's cash flow because of high prices in the fertilizer market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/mosaics-credit-rating-lifted-by-moodys.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:50:50 EDT The board of Mosaic Co. initiated a 5-cent-per-share quarterly dividend on Friday. The dividend will be paid on Aug. 21 to shareholders of record on Aug. 7. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/mosaic-initiates-quarterly-dividend.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:12:47 EDT Shares of potash companies bucked the trend on Wall Street and rose as an analyst forecast gains from strong demand and limited supply of the fertilizer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/opening-glance-potash-companies.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:47:28 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 Fertilizer maker Mosaic Co. said Friday it is seeking a buyer for its Saskferco Products Inc. unit, which makes nitrogen fertilizer. Saskferco is a private company primarily owned by Mosaic and Investment Saskatchewan, a provincial corporation that seeks to boost Saskatchewan's economy. Saskferco runs a production facility in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/mosaics-canadian-nitrogen-fertilizer-unit-on-sale.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:04:06 EDT Shares of agricultural chemical companies ended mostly slightly higher Thursday, following a day of wild market fluctuations as rising oil prices sapped a rebound on Wall Street partially driven by a hefty buyout bid for Anheuser-Busch Cos. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/closing-glance-agricultural-chemicals-edge-up.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:15:15 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its corporate credit rating on Mosaic Co. to the investment grade of "BBB-" from the non-investment grade "BB+," citing the potash maker's improving finances. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/s-p-raises-mosaic-to-investment-grade.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:42:03 EDT Potash and phosphate producer Mosaic Co. has amended its senior secured credit facility to eliminate restrictions on capital expenditures, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/potash-producer-mosaic-amends-credit-facility.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 12:24:55 EDT