Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT)announced that the thirteen nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2014 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of PotashCorp at the shareholder meeting held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) net profit margin is 22.80% and weekly performance is 2.52%. On last trading day company shares ended up $36.95. Analysts mean target price for the company is $34.29. Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -5.60%.
E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD) on Thursday announced dozens of layoffs at a seed production plant in Mount Pleasant that will also be closed. Company spokeswoman Jane Slusark said about 50 employees were given layoff notices. Additional details were not disclosed. E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD) shares advanced 0.28% in last trading session and ended the day on $67.02. DD Gross Margin is 37.40% and its return on assets is 5.80%. E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD) quarterly performance is 4.60%.
U.S. chemical maker DuPont and its agricultural seed unit, Pioneer, acted in bad faith in a long-running legal battle with rival Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), according to a federal appeals court ruling on Friday that affirmed sanctions against DuPont. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with a lower court decision in Missouri that sided with Monsanto in a dispute over DuPont’s use of Monsanto’s patented seed technology that makes certain crops able to tolerate glyphosate-based herbicide. Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) shares moved up 0.55% in last trading session and was closed at $116.04, while trading in range of $115.21 – $116.25. Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) year to date (YTD) performance is 0.32%.
Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 19, 2014, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 5, 2014. Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) ended the last trading day at $49.31. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.70% and price to cash ratio as 3.50. Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.75%.
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