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Sterne Agee Downgrades Noble Corporation To Neutral
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 10:27am | 114Sterne Agee has published a research report on Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) and has downgraded the company to Neutral from Buy. In the report, Sterne Agee writes "As the shares of NE are now within 7% of our $40 price objective, our reassessment of the outlook does not foster any new sufficient...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (LOW, PENN, RIG, AEG)
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 9:30am | 139Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) was downgraded by Goldman from "buy" to "neutral." LOW's shares closed at $25.25 on Friday. LOW's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 3.98%. Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ: PENN) was downgraded by KeyBanc from "buy" to "hold." PENN's stock closed at $36.38 on...
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Sterne Agee Downs RIG To Neutral
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 8:13am | 41Analysts at Sterne Agee downgrade Transocean Ltd (NYSE: RIG) from “buy” to “neutral.” RIG shares fell 1.26% to close at $78.85 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Divergence Started to Form Midday 01-28-2011
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 7:33pm | 911Cusick's Corner The day was confirming a trend down day. This was determined not by just price action but also the fact that volume was high. I saw this divergence start to form into the midday and then the price and volume action in equities confirmed this short-term bearishness in the afternoon...
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Credit Suisse Alters Company PTs, Initiates Coverage on Dangdang (DANG)
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 12:18pm | 341Credit Suisse is out with its U.S. company change alert this morning. In the report, Credit Suisse initiated coverage on E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE: DANG) with a rating of Neutral and price target of $30.40. Credit Suisse changed the price target of Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) and Genco...
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Credit Suisse Global Oil Daily (HAL, REP, HP, NE, APA)
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 11:19am | 259Credit Suisse is out with a research report this morning, focusing on the oil industry. In the report, Credit Suisse chose Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) as its 2011 Top Pick in the Oil Field Service sector, and reviewed Repsol (NYSE: REP), Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP), and Noble (NYSE: NE), Apache (...
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EIA: Natgas Supplies Slide Further - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 11:01am | 920The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected drop in natural gas supplies, attributable to high heating demand on the back of cold weather conditions that swept across much of the nation. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report brought out by the Energy...
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EIA: Natgas Supplies Slide Further - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:30am | 920The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected drop in natural gas supplies, attributable to high heating demand on the back of cold weather conditions that swept across much of the nation. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report brought out by the Energy...
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Helmerich & Payne Profit Climbs - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 7:31pm | 657Contract drilling services provider Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP) reported solid results for the first fiscal quarter of 2011 (three months ended December 31, 2010), helped by improving U.S. land drilling operations. Earnings per share from continuing operations (excluding special items) came...
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Helmerich & Payne Profit Climbs - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 7:01pm | 657Contract drilling services provider Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP) reported solid results for the first fiscal quarter of 2011 (three months ended December 31, 2010), helped by improving U.S. land drilling operations. Earnings per share from continuing operations (excluding special items) came...
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Oil & Gas Industry Outlook - Jan. 2011 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 4:31pm | 2471OUTLOOK Crude Oil The improving economic scene, both here in the U.S. as well as worldwide, had been the main driver of the oil rally that saw the commodity zoom past the $90 per barrel level earlier this year. However, apprehensions about high U.S. crude stocks and worries that China might tighten...
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Oil & Gas Industry Outlook - Jan. 2011 - Industry Outlook
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 4:31pm | 2471OUTLOOK Crude Oil The improving economic scene, both here in the U.S. as well as worldwide, had been the main driver of the oil rally that saw the commodity zoom past the $90 per barrel level earlier this year. However, apprehensions about high U.S. crude stocks and worries that China might tighten...
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Straddling Earnings Season - Know Your Options
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 4:31pm | 1065With earnings season in full swing, here's an options strategy that's perfect for a company about to report. A straddle involves buying both a call and a put at the same strike price (at-the-money) at the same time. With options, you buy a call if you expect the market to go up. And you buy a...
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Oil & Gas Industry Outlook - Jan. 2011 - Industry Outlook
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 4:31pm | 2471OUTLOOK Crude Oil The improving economic scene, both here in the U.S. as well as worldwide, had been the main driver of the oil rally that saw the commodity zoom past the $90 per barrel level earlier this year. However, apprehensions about high U.S. crude stocks and worries that China might tighten...
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Oil & Gas Industry Outlook - Jan. 2011 - Industry Outlook
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 4:08pm | 2471OUTLOOK Crude Oil The improving economic scene, both here in the U.S. as well as worldwide, had been the main driver of the oil rally that saw the commodity zoom past the $90 per barrel level earlier this year. However, apprehensions about high U.S. crude stocks and worries that China might tighten...