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Pre-Market Movers: (ICO) New Year High
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 8:35am | 13Pre-Market Movers: (ICO) New Year High
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Is Inflation Good For A Portfolio? 02-25-2011
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 7:55pm | 865Cusick's Corner Food for thought this weekend -- is inflation good for my portfolio? With corporate profits continuing to top estimates and forecasts still positive out 2-3 quarters, it may be easy to negate the impact of potential inflation on your holdings. But that could be a mistake. Unlike...
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Peabody Energy Enters Into Coal Sourcing Agreement Accessing Indonesian Coal
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 12:01pm | 89Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today said it has entered into an agreement with Indonesia's PT Cahaya Energi Mandiri to source 2 million tons of coal for Asian export through Peabody COALTRADE's international trading hub in Singapore. The contract marks the third term agreement Peabody has secured in...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Basic Materials Sector With The Lowest PEG Ratio (STLD, ARLP, AHGP, BEXP)
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 5:22am | 121Below are the top mid-cap basic material stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ: STLD) has a PEG ratio of 0.36. STLD's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $6.30 billion. Alliance Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ: ARLP) has a PEG ratio of 1.01. ARLP's trailing-...
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Nicholas J. DeIuliis Named President of CONSOL Energy
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 12:17pm | 53CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) announced today that Nicholas J. DeIuliis has been named president of CONSOL Energy. J. Brett Harvey, CONSOL Energy chief executive officer and chairman of the board, made the announcement following a meeting of the CONSOL Energy Board of Directors yesterday.
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Jefferies Reiterates Hold Rating On USU, Lowers 2011E EPS
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 10:19am | 76Jefferies has reiterated its Hold rating on shares of USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) and is lowering its 2011E EPS. “Q4 EPS of $0.05 is $0.05 above consensus,” Jefferies writes. “USEC is forecasting a net loss in 2011 on lower revenues due to the transition of its cold shutdown contract, higher production...
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USEC Inc. Board of Directors Adds Former ConocoPhillips and Boeing Executives
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 9:13am | 52USEC Inc.'s (NYSE: USU) board of directors has elected former ConocoPhillips executive Sigmund L. Cornelius and former Boeing Company executive Walter E. Skowronski to the board effective March 1, 2011. Cornelius and Skowronski will also serve as members of the board's Audit and Finance Committee.
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Four Trade Ideas for Friday
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 6:44pm | 1744( click to enlarge ) eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) stock is breaking out technically. KD line shows positive signs as %K line is rising on top over %D line and RSI continue moving up. I suspect the stock may continue to appreciate over the coming days. ( click to enlarge ) Alcatel-Lucent (ADR) (...
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Top 4 NASDAQ Stocks In The Industrial Metals & Minerals Industry With The Highest Operating Margin (ARLP, JRCC, GSM, BOOM)
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 4:05am | 132Below are the top industrial metals & mineral stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Alliance Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ: ARLP) is 21.85%. ARLP's ROE for the same period is 82.66%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at James...
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Penn Virginia Resource Partners Announces Approval of Merger
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 2:47pm | 206Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE: PVR) today announced that a majority of PVR unitholders have approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 21, 2010, as well as the transactions contemplated by such agreement. At its special meeting of unitholders today, 35.31...
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Trade Ideas For Wednesday, February 16
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 7:16pm | 1751( click to enlarge ) Last week, I wrote a post that there might be a buying opportunity present in Rambus, as it bounced from its uptrend line support again. Today, the stock broke out above the $21.50 level on huge volume of over 1.75 Million shares. RMBS closed out at 21.85 up 0.67 on the...
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Cramer: Nuclear Energy A Pipedream For U.S.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 3:47pm | 159In an energy update that included a recommendation for Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU), Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX), and other coal providers, Jim Cramer said that we need to stop pretending who we think we are and give up on the dream for nuclear energy. “Who are we to say coal is bad...
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Top Performing Industries For February 15 (MGN, BCS, AHGP, BCA)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 11:05am | 183At 10:05 am, the Dow dropped 0.33% to 12,227.51, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.26% to 1,328.92 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.23% to 2,810.75. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Silver: This industry jumped 2.11% by 10:05 am. The top...
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Dahlman Rose Gives Color On Cameco Corp. Following Solid Earnings
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 10:49am | 189Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) reported adjusted 4Q10 EPS of $0.48 exceeding Dahlman Rose's estimate and the consensus estimates. The results highlight the earnings power that the company exhibits toward increasing uranium prices. Dahlman reiterates its Buy rating on CCJ and maintains its $52 PT. Results...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, February 14th (ERY, ZSL, VNM, SMN)
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 11:07pm | 203Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: ERY) closed its third consecutive trading session in the negative territory on Monday. ERY fell 6.70% in the regular trading session, but it added 0.51% in the after hours. Silver jumped above $30 on Monday, and ProShares UltraShort Silver (ETF) (...