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BHP CEO says ‘ship has sailed’ on potential acquisition of Canada’s Nutrien
Mike Henry, CEO of Australian mining company BHP, standing beside a photograph of the company’s Jansen potash project, located in Saskatchewan, Canada, is photographed on Oct 17, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Nutrien CEO dodges responsibility for ill-timed expansion in potash production
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the storage warehouse is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Nutrien’s woes mount, as fertilizer giant slashes capital expenditures, slashes profit forecast again
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the storage warehouse is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Vancouver port strike hitting potash exports at crunch time for overseas farmers
People sit as longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) strike outside the Port of Vancouver's Neptune Bulk Terminals in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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Mining companies betting on autonomous technology to make dangerous jobs safer
Borer Operator cutting from Surface Tele-Remote operating stations at the Lanigan potash mine, in Lanigan, Sask., in an undated handout photo. Today, mining companies are employing everything from driverless haul trucks to remote-controlled and robotic drilling machines to remove human labour from some of their most hazardous operations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nutrien, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Potash prices are down, but the stocks are looking attractive
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the storage warehouse is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Nutrien shares fade on disappointing first-quarter earnings
Ian McGugan
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Fertilizer giant Nutrien may slow potash ramp-up plans as earnings, sales drop
One of the head frames during a media tour of the Nutrien Potash Cory mine and site near Saskatoon, SK, October 4, 2022. Photo Liam Richards for the Globe and Mail
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A windfall tax to fight food inflation – not on grocers but commodity producers
Erin Weir
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Canada can play a big role in addressing growing food insecurity, Nutrien CEO says
Work continues on Nutrien Tower in Saskatoon, Sask., Friday, June 25, 2021. Nutrien CEO Ken Seitz says Canada is poised to play a big role in global food production as climate change makes farming more difficult and the world’s food supply chain is rendered fragile by political and economic uncertainty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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BHP open to potash partnership with Nutrien, leaves door open to new takeover attempt
FILE PHOTO: Nutrien employees stand in the storage warehouse at its Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Nutrien to slightly delay potash production ramp-up as global sales slump
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the storage warehouse is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Nutrien’s new CEO Ken Seitz has a lot on his plate
President and CEO of Nutrien Ken Seitz stands for a photograph during a media tour of the Nutrien Cory mine and mill near Saskatoon, SK, October 4, 2022. Photo Liam Richards for the Globe and Mail
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Nutrien taps Ken Seitz as permanent CEO as it looks to move past executive turmoil
Undated handout photo of Ken Seitz, newly appointed CEO of Nutrien Ltd. NTR-T. Handout/Nutrien Ltd.
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Nutrien cuts profit forecast over concern in nitrogen prices as search for permanent CEO continues
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the storage warehouse is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya//File Photo
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Nutrien to acquire Brazilian fertilizer company Casa do Adubo in continued push into Latin America
Nutrien Tower is seen in Saskatoon on June 25, 2021. Nutrien Ltd. says it earned a record US$1.4 billion in the first quarter as the war in Ukraine drove up commodity prices and raised concerns about global food security. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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Nutrien plans major potash production hike as war in Ukraine exerts relentless pressure on global supplies
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the storage warehouse is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya//File Photo
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Why this metal may see an ‘absolutely ballistic’ price spike. Plus, sizzling energy stock rally confronts global growth worries
This photograph shows rolls of copper wires stored at the Nexans manufacture in Lens, northern France, on May 11, 2022. - The French cable company is the only one in its sector to have its own copper foundry in Lens. This plant represents a competitive advantage for Nexans at the dawn of an explosion in demand for electrical cables. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wednesday’s breakouts: A top-performing dividend stock with extraordinary earnings growth retreats to a reasonable valuation
An entry to the tunnels is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon in 2019.
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Nutrien eyes U.S. ammonia plant with low carbon emissions
Nutrien Tower is seen in Saskatoon on June 25, 2021. Nutrien Ltd. says it earned a record US$1.4 billion in the first quarter as the war in Ukraine drove up commodity prices and raised concerns about global food security. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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Nutrien earns US$1.4-billion in latest quarter, hikes guidance as war in Ukraine drives fertilizer demand
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Nutrien's Cory potash mine is seen near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Nutrien paid more than US$32-million to former CEOs
Nutrien President and CEO Mayo Schmidt speaks at a state of the province address in Saskatoon, Sask., Monday, October 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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A surprising downgrade for mining stocks. Plus, conservative investors wake up to risks they never saw coming
FILE PHOTO: A trader looks at his screen on the IG Group trading floor in London March 18, 2013. The surprise decision by euro zone leaders to part-fund a bailout of Cyprus by taxing bank deposits sent shockwaves through financial markets on Monday, with shares and the bonds of struggling euro zone governments tumbling. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)/File Photo
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Can a hot stock get hotter? The bullish case for Nutrien
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the storage warehouse is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Nutrien raising potash production this year in response to uncertainty in Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: An entry to the tunnels is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting investments in the agriculture sector
Tractor spraying pesticides on vegetable field with sprayer at spring
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Nutrien’s stock jumped this week. But there’s a risk to joining the rally
Nutrien President and CEO Mayo Schmidt speaks at a state of the province address in Saskatoon, Sask., Monday, October 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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Nutrien bumps up potash production as rival copes with Belarus sanctions
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Nutrien's Cory potash mine is seen near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Nutrien’s CEO is out and investors are worried. Are we overvaluing senior management?
Nutrien President and CEO Mayo Schmidt speaks at a the State of the Province Address Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, Monday, October 25, 2021. Schmidt was introducing Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (not pictured). THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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Fertilizer giant Nutrien parts ways with CEO Mayo Schmidt after eight months
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: An entry to the tunnels is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
Hydro One workers inside the massive transmission station near Leamington on Nov. 28, 2019.
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Nutrien bumps up 2021 potash output after EU imposes sanctions on Belarus
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Nutrien's Cory potash mine is seen near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
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Monday’s TSX breakouts: Potential blockbuster quarterly results may boost this dividend stock
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Nutrien to boost potash output in second half of the year due to strong global demand
The interior of a storage warehouse at Nutrien's Cory potash mine, near Saskatoon, on Aug. 12, 2019.
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Nutrien in talks with BHP to partner on Jansen potash mine
A farmer works a potato field in Prince Edward Island on Thursday, July 13, 2000. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nutrien’s new CEO sticks with strategy, focusing on ‘price over supply’
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A general view of Nutrien's Cory potash mine is seen near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo