Stock Market
Ethanol Stock Can Be Profitable
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
News Bureau:
It was reported in June that ethanol stock was rising due to oil becoming more and more expensive, it was also reported that by mixing ethanol with gas made it cheaper. In fact, in the corn growing areas of the US filling stations are reporting that ethanol and gas blended fuel is selling […]
Has The Fear Factor Made Ethanol Stocks A Bargain? (PEIX, AVR, VSE, GPRE)
Friday, May 23rd, 2008StreetInsider.com:
Do you hate ethanol? Chances are that you have heard the ethanol hatred. America’s ethanol policy is being blamed for the sharp rise in corn prices, which in turn has raised prices for corn feed and therefore prices at the grocery store.
Every day on CNBC, someone says how bad ethanol is. In fact, the […]
Ethanol Significance In Stock Market Investing
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Stock-Trading-Pro:
There have been numerous initiatives by companies to develop the potential of different alternatives to crude oil such as natural gas and ethanol. In the bid for the world’s search for alternative sources of energy Ethanol has played a prominent role. Time is running out to develop alternative energy sources given the current scarcity of […]
Best Stocks To Make Money Off Ethanol
Thursday, April 24th, 2008TheStreet.com:
Ethanol, to be sure, is here to stay.
But if you look at the falling stock prices of companies that produce it below, you might be tempted to view it as “demon ethanol.” Unfortunately, some very common myths about ethanol may keep you from investing in these stocks now that the prices have been beaten […]
Agribusiness Stocks Lagging
Friday, January 25th, 2008Capital Press:
Oil prices are falling, which might be bad news for U.S. farmers and agribusiness firms because of their growing dependence on selling biofuels.
Traditionally, a drop in petroleum prices would mean that farmers paid less to grow their crops, helping boost production and increase supplies for big corporations like Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. More crops also meant […]
Ethanol A Losing Proposition For Investors
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007International Herald Tribune:
Ethanol, the centerpiece of President George W. Bush’s plan to reduce U.S. dependence on oil, is the worst energy investment of 2007.
Ethanol, a corn-based fuel, tumbled 57 percent from last year’s record of $4.33 a gallon, or $1.14 a liter, and drove crop prices to a 10-year high. Production in the United States […]
Ethanol Stocks To Know (AVR, PEIX, VSE)
Monday, November 5th, 2007Investopedia Advisor Commentary:
With oil prices above $90 a barrel, the prospects for alternative energy are looking better and better.
The leading alternative is Ethanol, an alcohol-based fuel derived from corn, sugar cane and other feedstock. It is being used in some parts of the country in the form of E85 ethanol, which is made of 85% […]
Govt’s New Ethanol Policy Lifts Sugar Stocks
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Analysts feel the rally will be only for short-term
Hindu Business Line:
Sugar stocks on the BSE made a sweet recovery after the Government rolled out new ethanol policy.
Apart from making 5 per cent ethanol blending with petrol mandatory, the Government has allowed sugar mills to produce ethanol directly from sugarcane juice rather than the conventional method […]
US BioEnergy Snaps Up Millennium Ethanol
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007BizJournals:
US BioEnergy Corp. announced late Monday that it would pay $133.3 million in cash and stock to acquire Millennium Ethanol.
St. Paul-based US BioEnergy said the deal for the the Marion, S.D.-based ethanol producer would include about $11.8 million in cash and 11.5 million shares of common stock valued at $10.57 per share.
The companies had first […]
Pacific Ethanol Stock Jumps
Friday, July 6th, 2007BizJournals:
Shares of Pacific Ethanol Inc. increased almost 10 percent in midday trading Thursday, before giving back some of the gain.
The Sacramento-based company, an ethanol producer and marketer, did not issue a news release Thursday. However, the company was mentioned in a CNNMoney.com story about the demand for ethanol expected to reach 36 billion gallons by […]
Bankers Differ On Ethanol Profitability
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Two banks offer mixed opinions on the viability of investments in the corn-based fuel.
CNNMoney:
Two big investment banks sent mixed signals about the profitability of ethanol Wednesday, with one citing potential for solid demand growth and easing corn prices, but the other less convinced.
Daniel More, a managing director at Morgan Stanley said the corn-based fuel is […]
The Changing Ethanol Market: Implications For Stakeholders
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Ethanol Producer Magazine:
Many in the ethanol industry believe ethanol prices are intrinsically related to gasoline prices since ethanol is blended and sold as a gasoline component. However, ethanol prices are fundamentally based on ethanol supply and demand balances. Sometimes the balance creates a link between ethanol and gasoline prices. Other times it breaks the link. […]
Ethanol Industry Market Shares - Top 10
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007No 1203: Biofuels, ethanol, biodiesel, clean energy:
The Renewable Fuels Association, an ethanol industry group, keeps a log of ethanol production capacity of the various U.S. producers. I took a look at this list to try and get an idea of who the big market share players are and got an interesting result:
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Pacific Ethanol Chairman Sells 174,000 Shares
Friday, May 25th, 2007Yahoo! Finance:
Pacific Ethanol Inc.’s chairman of the board has sold 174,000 shares of stock at prices ranging from $14.35 to $14.78 per share from May 16 until Tuesday.
William L. Jones, a former California secretary of state and one of the ethanol company’s earliest investors, owned 1.4 million shares of the Sacramento-based company after the sales, […]
Taking Stock In Ethanol: Risks, Challenges And Opportunities
Monday, May 21st, 2007The Great Ethanol Debate: Shoddy Economics all ‘Round.
Seeking Alpha:
Like many environmentalists, I’m not a big fan of the ethanol industry, especially corn ethanol. From a net energy standpoint, even advocates agree that you only get a little more energy out than the energy you put in (Energy Return on Energy Invested or EROEI of 0.9 […]
Brazil Securities Body Approves Ethanol Futures Contract
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007Dow Jones:
Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission, known as CVM, late Monday approved the creation of a new ethanol futures contract to operate on the Brazilian Commodities & Futures Exchange, or BM&F.
BM&F’s director of agriculture derivatives Felix Schouchana will announce the launching of the contract at an event in Sao Paulo on Tuesday.
BM&F economist, Fabiana Perobelli, […]