Filed under: Major movement , International markets , Market matters , Commodities , Oil , Agriculture , S and P 500 Do you remember last year’s run up in commodity prices? Do you remember that when oil moved up, the dollar sold off?

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Dollar down. Crude oil makes a new yearly high.

Filed under: Forecasts , Politics , Recession The market absolutists and economic conservatives in the audience will no-doubt abhor the thought, but there’s still a quite plausible scenario in which the United States will need to pass another fiscal stimulus package. Here’s why: True, the U.S. economy appears to be heading toward recovery (assuming no additional collapses in financial institutions that create systemic risk), but the recovery may not be strong enough.

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The U.S. recovery approaches: But will it be strong enough?

Filed under: Earnings reports , Clorox Co (CLX) , Colgate-Palmolive (CL) , Procter and Gamble (PG) The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX ), a famous supermarket brand similar to companies such as Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG ) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL ), reported Q4 earnings today. Excluding certain factors, Clorox increased its per-share profit by 18% to $1.35. The dollar continues to wreak havoc on companies with international exposure (there’s a whole lot of them, of course)

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Clorox increases prices — and profit — in Q4

Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM ), one of the largest grain processors and crop transportation networks in the world, is scheduled to discuss its fiscal fourth quarter 2009 results tomorrow morning in a conference call at 9:00 AM ET, with an accompanying slide presentation.

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ADM earnings preview: A lower Q4 profit but a higher one for 2009?

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Filed under: Stocks to Buy I’m reiterating my Buy rating for Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI ), first recommended on April 3, 2009 at a price of $29.70

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It’s probably your last chance to consider Cummins

Filed under: Management If you think that the past 12 months have had any impact on the “2/20″ hedge fund pricing model, please say hi to the Easter Bunny for me. According to Bloomberg News , reductions from the 2% fee based on assets under management and 20% of investment gains aren’t coming anytime soon. Further, the hedge fund community will only trade money for other advantages — such as longer lockup periods and high minimum commitments (e.g., of at least $100 million)

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Hedge funds refuse to move on fees

Filed under: Rumors , Scandals Interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal , dealing with spies, critics, and Deutsche Bank (subscription required). In what seems to me as a rather over-the-top move, Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB ) used spies to keep tabs on its critics — and the scope of the operation may be a bit more expansive than originally believed.

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Spies, critics, and Deutsche Bank

Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Ford Motor (F) , Market matters , Economic data , Commodities , Oil , Recession U.S. stock futures rose Monday morning, as investors reacted to news from around the globe that could mean the global recession is easing.

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Before the bell: Stock futures advance on economic hopes