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Ladenburg Thalmann is out with a research report on Duncan Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: DEP) and it is downgrading shares to Neutral with a $44 price target. In a note to clients, Ladenburg Thalmann writes, "Our 12-month PT of $44 is based on EPD's (EPD: $40.74: Buy Rated) new exchange offer of 1....

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Thursday, August 11, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Thursday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are trading lower after a 500 point drop in the Dow yesterday. At last check, Dow...

Duncan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: DEP) was downgraded by Ladenburg Thalmann from "buy" to "neutral." DEP's shares closed at $42.30 yesterday. Duncan Energy Partners' trailing-twelve-month ROA is 0.92%. Rodman & Renshaw downgraded China Information Technology Inc (NASDAQ: CNIT) from “market...

Oppenheimer has upgraded Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) to Outperform with a $110 price target.

Ladenburg Thalmann has downgraded Duncan Energy Partners (NYSE: DEP) from Buy to Neutral and maintains its $44 price target.

Goldman Sachs has added Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) to its Conviction Buy List.

Direxion Daily Russia Bull 3x Shares (NYSE: RUSL) lost 23.28%, and closed at $18.79 on Wednesday. RUSL closed at $18.79, and it had a volume of 49K traded shares. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (ETF) (NYSE: FAS) dropped 17.46% in the regular trading session, and it closed at $12.48. In...

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Nippon Steel Corporation announced today that ExxonMobil has granted Nippon Steel the world's first license for patented field welding technology used to construct high-pressure pipelines made with X120 ultra high-strength steel linepipe.

Traders must pay close attention to the U.S. Dollar Index. This morning, the U.S. Dollar Index has rallied sharply higher since 8:00 am EST. Yesterday, the U.S. Dollar Index plunged lower by before the closing bell helping to inflate the major stock and commodity indexes. Traders will notice when...

Fossil Inc (NASDAQ: FOSL) dipped 8.93% to $85.51 in the pre-market session. FOSL issued weaker-than-expected third-quarter profit projections. E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) lost 3.93% to $10.50 in the pre-market session. ETFC shares have dropped 28.66% over the past 52 weeks, while...

AOL Inc (NYSE: AOL) is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.04 per share on revenue of $530.37 million. Beazer Homes USA Inc (NYSE: BZH) is estimated to post a FQ3 loss at $0.42 per share on revenue of $231.80 million. Walt Disney Company (The) (NYSE: DIS) is projected to report its FQ3 EPS...

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc (NYSE: DTG) reported a 0.6% rise in its second-quarter net profit. Dollar Thrifty's quarterly net profit increased to $42.5 million, from $42.3 million, in the year-ago period. Its revenue dropped 0.3% to $395.1 million. Dollar Thrifty's earnings per share...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT) dipped 10.65% to $41.85 in the pre-market session. HOT shares have dropped 5.35% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.99% in the same period. VeriSign Inc (NASDAQ: VRSN) lost 10.13% to $26.00 in the pre-market...

Credit Suisse has raised the price target on Western Gas Partners (NYSE: WES) from $39 to $40 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Below are the top large-cap oil & gas refining & marketing stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at YPF SA (NYSE: YPF) is 17.39%. YPF's revenue for the same period is $12.10 billion. The trailing-twelve-month...