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1) Word on the Street is GE[GE
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2) Fertilizer stocks are down notably this morning, as Mosaic reported earnings well below expectations. Mosaic down 20 percent, Potash[POT
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Mosaic [MOS
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Last week, we pointed out a Citi report that noted urea prices were down. This note was widely passed around on the Street, and many traders felt the drop was largely due to difficult obtaining credit for fertilizer.
2) After the close, two companies came out with comments on the slowing economy:
--Cooper Tire [CTB
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--Trucking giant Con-Way [CNW
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The bottom line: there is global DEFLATION, not INFLATION.
3) Financials: UBS[UBS
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4) Autos awful: after yesterday's awful U.S. car sales numbers, several European car companies were cautious: Volkswagen said it would consider cutting production if the current market trends continue, and BMW's CEO said it was unlikely there would be a recovery in the auto market before mid-2009.
The dollar is rallying again, as the euro is under pressure.
5) The SEC extended its ban on short selling in financials to October 17th, but may end sooner if Congress passes the rescue package.
Still, there was some disappointment that there was no further clarification on what if anything would happen after that. There has been widespread speculation that some kind of "circuit breaker" rules would replace the ban.
6) No free lunch: Increasing the the FDIC coverage limit from $100,000 per individual account to $250,000 may be good policy, but it will cost banks a pretty penny.
In a note this morning, Bernstein estimates the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will need to increase by roughly $25 billion (56%), which would equate to a one-time hit of roughly 1.3 percentage points of ROE for U.S. commercial banks and thrifts. It is unlikely the FDIC will require the DIF to be replenished in as little as one year.
7) Freeport-McMoran[FCX
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