Integrated Oil & Gas

Direxion Daily Developed Markets Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: DZK) led the decliners among the ETFs on Thursday, with a loss of 20.85%. DZK closed at $47.71, and it had a volume of 93K traded shares. Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: ERX) dropped 20.62%, and closed at $53.77. In the...

VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) spiked 40.63% on Thursday as the S&P 500 traded sharply lower. TVIX closed at $31.29, and it had a volume of 9.08M traded shares. Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: ERY) gained 20.76%, and it closed at $18.44. In the energy...

Shares of Targa Resources (NASDAQ: NGLS) are lower on the session by 2.43%, trading at $33.79. Overall call volume is now running at 5.51x the daily average, with 100% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,522 contracts have traded on the session so far. Targa Resources Partners LP...

Scotia Capital is out with its report today on Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO), lowering its PT from $55 to $36. In its report, Scotia Capital writes, "After adjusting for the spin-off of Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC), we have revised our risked NAV to $29.72/sh. ($45.12/sh. unrisked), and our one-year...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) recently reported “disappointing earnings results. I'd like Carrizo Oil & Gas (NASDAQ: CRZO) over Marathon." He said that Apache (NYSE: APA) is “great, it's got a great growth profile. Keep in mind,...

ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) traded 3.88% higher, and closed at $231.44 on Wednesday. This was the second trading session in a row that AGQ closed higher. ProShares Ultrashort MSCI Brazil (NYSE: BZQ) gained 3.30% today as Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) (NYSE: PBR) fell 2.11%, and Vale (...

Oh boy, there was a time, and we're not far removed from it, when Brazil was an emerging markets darling and U.S. investors just could not get enough of Brazil-specific ETFs. The crown prince of the nearly 70 ETFs offering Brazil exposure is the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (NYSE: EWZ). With...

Societe Generale upgraded its rating on Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) from Hold to Buy. At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $108. On Tuesday, OXY closed the day at $94.60. Its shares added 0.52% to their value in today's pre-market...

Credit Suisse is downgrading shares of Marathon Oil Corp (NYSE: MRO) to Neutral and it has a $36 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Credit Suisse writes, "We take our rating down to Neutral (from Outperform). We believe MRO shares will pause for breath on the back of stock specific EPS...

Societe Generale has upgraded Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) from Hold to buy and has established a $108 price target.

InterOil (NYSE: IOC) and Pacific LNG Operations announced the signing of a Heads of Agreement with Noble Clean Fuels Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Group Limited, for the supply of one million tonnes per annum of Liquefied Natural Gas from the Gulf LNG Project in Papua New Guinea. The...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Stephen Weiss recommended a long position in Deere & Company (NYSE: DE). He explained that he is bearish on this market, but some stocks are getting really cheap and Deere & Company (DE) is one of those stocks. Deere & Company (DE) lost 2.41% today, and it closed...

Benchmark made a number of updates in a research report published today. Guidance Software (NASDAQ: GUID) had its rating reiterated at Buy. At the same time, its price target was maintained at $10. On Monday, GUID lost 0.4% of its value to finish the day at $7.49. Harte-Hanks (NYSE: HHS) had its...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.15 on revenue of $910.14 million. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is projected to report its FQ4 EPS at $0.85 on revenue of $20.43 billion. Coach Inc (NYSE: COH) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.65 on...

Apache (NYSE: APA) unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, August 4, 2011. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for Apache's second quarter earnings. Earnings and Revenue: Based on estimates, investors are readying for a positive EPS reading of $3.09/share and revenues of $...