Reply #4: Is that supposed to mean something?

[kristopher]

We had an economic meltdown, demand plummeted and the bottom fell out of the market.

What does that have to do with the fact that you posted a piece of garbage "analysis" that gives any investor with a bias some reason to buy?

If you want to believe in ethanol just read about how much money the policy is saving (no hint of how they arrived at that preposterous number) and then contact your broker for a list of recommended stocks in the ethanol sector.

Don't like ethanol and want to bet against it? Surprise, Merrill Lynch agrees and gives some more preposterous numbers regarding EROI of fossil fuels to help you ask questions when you contact your broker.

The OP is a backdoor way to shovel this economic drivel onto the screens of people who have enough sense to disregard crap like this from brokerages. The only true thing in that "report" is this:
Merrill Lynch does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision.