They would surge to around 5% of the market segment, only to fade fast.
The Potash Corporation, the largest producer, estimates global demand should surge to around 55 million metric tons in 2011.
Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrettes dlj IPO of 16 million tracking stocks of its online brokerage unit, DLJdirect dir, surged to $26.88 around midday, compared with an offering price of $20 apiece.
Exporting sectors such as autos and chemicals were weakest after the euro surged to record highs of around $1.19 against the dollar, making euro zone exports to dollar areas more expensive.
At Tsukiji, wholesale prices for farm-raised unagi imported from China immediately surged to a record high of around forty U.S. dollars per kilogram, and remained there for much of 2013.
The storm surge led to beach erosion, damage to piers, and flooded roadways, with damage from the surge amounting to around $1 million (2003 USD, $USDSD).
One more hurdle: Since hitting a post-spill low of $17 in November St. Joe's shares have surged 58% to around $27 amid rumors of a possible takeover bid from Bruce Berkowitz of Fairholme Capital, who owns 29% of the stock.
By next summer, as committee chairman Joe Biden noted with disgust as he gavelled the hearings to a close, the US troop commitment will be back to pre-surge levels (around 140,000).
