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Under The Hood: Do The DOO
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 1:24pm | 348So you want dividends and international developed markets exposure all in ETF that isn't as volatile as a triple-leveraged oil play but one that isn't boring as an ETF that tracks utilities? Well, there might be an ETF for that: The WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund (NYSE: DOO...
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China's mining companies begin moving overseas
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 12:19pm | 178Not long ago, I wrote about how Chinese oil companies like PetroChina (NYSE: PTR) and CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) are shifting their focus beyond their own backyard and have begun to expand overseas. Over the past decade, Chinese oil companies have been snapping up energy-rich assets around the globe...
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Scary: Markets Move With Oil, Stagflation Looms
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 12:18pm | 277The markets opened lower with initial weakness in oil. As the morning progressed, oil surged to the upside and the markets followed. Contrary to most retail investors thinking, weak oil is actually bad for the markets while strong oil is good. This is primarily due to the indexes being over...
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Fed President Dudley Says BP Will Not Offer TNK-BP Large Shareholdings in BP -Bloomberg (BP)
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 8:01am | 21Dudley says British Petroleum (NYSE: BP) won't offer TNK-BP large shareholdings in BP.
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Evercore Hires A Goldman Managing Director With Background In Acquisitions -Bloomberg (EVR, CVX)
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 7:13am | 95Bloomberg reports that Evercore Partners (NYSE: EVR) hired Raymond Strong III from Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to build out its energy investment-banking group. Strong was most recently a managing director in Goldman's global natural resources group where he advised on a Chevron (NYSE: CVX)...
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Duncan Energy Partners Raises Quarterly Distributions To $0.4575 (DEP)
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 7:06am | 17Duncan Energy Partners Raises Quarterly Distributions To $0.4575 (NYSE: DEP)
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 6:22am | 386Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports along with data on jobless claims and producer-price inflation. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 50 points to 12,149.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 6.60 points to 1,302.10....
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BP And Rosneft Extended The Swap Deadline To May 16 (BP)
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 6:17am | 19BP (NYSE: BP), Rosneft extended the share swap deadline to May 16.
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BP, Rosneft Move Deadline In Bid To Save Deal
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 2:18am | 456BP (NYSE: BP), Europe's second-largest oil company, and OAO Rosneft, Russia's largest oil company, have moved the deadline for completing their controversial $16 billion share swap to May 16 from April 14, giving the companies some extra time to salvage the deal. With the deadline and BP's...
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BP, Rosneft Move Deadline In Bid To Save Deal
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 2:18am | 456BP (NYSE: BP), Europe's second-largest oil company, and OAO Rosneft, Russia's largest oil company, have moved the deadline for completing their controversial $16 billion share swap to May 16 from April 14, giving the companies some extra time to salvage the deal. With the deadline and BP's...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, April 13th (CZM, JO, UGA, EWY)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 6:00pm | 149Direxion Daily China Bull 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: CZM) jumped 5.39% on Wednesday as CNOOC Limited (ADR) (NYSE: CEO) gained 1.67%, and PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE: PTR) added 1.37%. iPath Dow Jones-UBS Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: JO) traded higher today, along with coffee...
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Conocophillips Says Maintenance Underway At L.A. Refinery -Bloomberg (COP)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 3:23pm | 21Bloomberg reported that Conocophillips (NYSE: COP) says maintenance underway at L.A. refinery.
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General Exploration Partners Announced A 'Significant" Oil Discovery In Kurdistan (MRO)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 3:18pm | 20General Exploration Partners Announced A "Significant" Oil Discovery In Kurdistan (NYSE: MRO)
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This Is What You Should Know About Whipsaw Wednesday
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 2:50pm | 433The Wednesday before options expiration is usually one of the most volatile trading sessions of the month. As we all know options expiration is on the third Friday of every month. The April expiration will be on April 15, 2011 this month. Many of the small retail options traders will trade the near...
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These Four ETFs Could Feel A Pinch If The BP/Rosneft Deal Falls Apart
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 1:03pm | 468Tick tock goes the clock on the controversial $16 billion share swap announced by BP (NYSE: BP), Europe's second-largest oil company, and OAO Rosneft, Russia's largest oil producer, in January. At the time, the deal was heralded as a way for BP to gain access to precious oil reserves in the Arctic...