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Potash Slashes Guidance

There is no hard rule on applying fertilizer to crop land. Hard times mean cut backs and fertilizer is to farmers what advertising is to business. You shouldn't cut back but they will.

Canadian House Prices Continue to Decelerate

No change in Kitchener Waterloo area prices except on the big houses. There are fewer listings as people hunker down until the uncertainty passes. To go along with the fewer listings we have fewer buyers as buyers are reluctant to commit to new purchases until they get a sign of better times or a significant discount.

Buy, Sell or Hold: Research in Motion Poised to Snag More Market Share

aapl ninjas are blind to downsides and evangelical about upside. Nokia is not going to go away and RIMM is stable, growing and customers are sticky. No converts from RIMM to Apple. What market would you rather invest in during the next 2 years - stable business productivity with locked in customers or consumer gadgets that are fun with spotty email used by fashionistas and coolios.

Top Ten Tech Surprises in 2009: Low Probability, High Consequence Edition

How about RIM is merged with Dell. Think outside of the box.