Deere’s Bountiful Harvest; Dupont Teams Up with Danisco; Miller Takes Over Grolsch Distribution; China Quake May Pause Interest Rate Hike; Aluminum Corp. of China May Nab BHP Stake; Whole Food Drops on Disappointing Sales Gain; Food Costs Sink Jack in the Box; Freddie Mac Gets Creative with the Books.

Brazil is a lot like a person who gets a new job, pays off some of his debts, and has his credit score upgraded.

The young man sitting next to me applauded so loudly, it must have stung his palms…

With a great demand for a change in our energy consumption, the U.S. has been quick to follow in the footsteps of some of our international friends and adopt new and cutting edge fuels. Unfortunately, we may have adopted a project that was doomed to fail from the beginning.

Lost in the meaningless bickering among the presidential candidates over suspending the federal gasoline tax is some genuine news…

The next president will face soaring foreclosures, insolvency at Freddie and Fannie, street protests against foreclosures, and a growing number of bank failures. It’s not too hard to guess what’s likely to happen next, is it?

The tragic end of the Great Moderation…deflation works on yesterday’s bubbles…the new Alpha male on Wall Street. The frogs are now richer than Americans…and more!

Gen X wonders if it can ever retire. As Wall Street waits for Citi and Merrill shoes to drop, Goldman issues gloomy forecast. As if write-downs weren’t enough, here comes another $250 billion problem. A 17% first-quarter loss…When hedge funds don’t hedge. Coal prices shoot skyward… The sector ideally positioned to benefit.

I’ve been kicking an idea around for a while. It’s one that I am now convinced requires action. If you are holding stocks in a pure-play ethanol company – dump them now, while you still can get something out of them.

The return of the cattle market…have the feds saved the planet? Doesn’t seem likely. Someone will pay for the mistakes in our economy – and it will most likely be you. The end is neigh for ethanol…a way for America to get close to energy independence…and more!