Articles Tagged "investors"

Will potash stay on top?

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News Potash managed to remain the star performer through September while oil and agricultural futures were battered, but just how is potash holding up in the current climate? In September potash prices reached a record of $862.50 US per tonne, and through October prices have been relatively stable [...]

Mining and the current economy

By Daniella D’Alimonte – Exclusive to Potash Investing News Brokerages UBS and Scotia Capital have both recently cut their price targets on fertilizer giants Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT) and Agrium Inc. (TSX: AGU). These cuts are based on the reduced price tags on potash, diammonium phosphate, and urea fertilizers. USB cut its price [...]

Too soon to tell?

By Daniella D’Alimonte – Exclusive to Potash Investing News Even with the current market uncertainties, a bullish outlook for fertilizer giants such as Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT) and Agrium (TSX: AGU) remains unchanged, according to a recent Financial Post report. The continued high prices, relative to last year, in addition to a promising [...]

Supply and demand

By Daniella D’Alimonte - Exclusive to Potash Investing News Migao Corporation (TSX: MGO), a China-based company that processes potash into specialty potash-based fertilizers for the Chinese market, recently announced large purchase orders. The company will supply 50,000 tonnes of potassium sulphate to its wholly-owned subsidiary Guangdong Migao. By January 30, 2009, the product will be transported by [...]

The strike continues as share prices fall

By Daniella D’Alimonte – Exclusive to Potash Investing News Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT) has stopped production at its Cory mine because of a strike that started last week.  The strike began after the company’s mediated talks with the United Steelworkers union broke off August 7.  No further talks have been scheduled with the [...]

Potash Investing Glossary of Terms

The Potash Investing Glossary: This glossary covers investing in junior resource companies. For the experienced investor or the newbie, you should find everything you need here. If not, let us know and we’ll research and add what you’re looking for.

Introduction to Commodities Investing

If you are like many people, the last time you read about commodities in the news was when Bre-X Minerals collapsed in 1997, after news broke that the company had falsified results and the gold they had reported was nowhere to be found. Thousands of investors all over the world lost billions of dollars and [...]