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TETRA Technologies, Inc. Announces Q4 Earnings
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 7:36am | 56TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TTI) today announced estimated fourth quarter 2010 earnings and earnings guidance for 2011 TETRA expects to report a fourth quarter 2010 pretax loss ranging from approximately $100 to $105 million. The Company estimates that 2011 earnings will be within a range of $0...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, February 10th (TMF, EDC, UNG, ERY)
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 7:25pm | 183Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: TMF) fell 3.45% on Thursday, and closed at $28.44. It had a volume of 249K traded shares. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDC) dropped 3.37% today, as Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: TSM) dropped 1.91...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, February 10th (BAL, TMV, EDZ, ERX)
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 7:14pm | 193iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: BAL) jumped 5.52% today, and closed at $97.33, as cotton prices spiked on tight supply. Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: TMV) gained 3.31% on Thursday. TMV closed at $51.13, and had a volume of 1.38M traded shares....
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, February 9th (EDZ, BZQ, FXP, ERY)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 6:40pm | 213Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDZ) spiked 6.73% on Wednesday, as Vale (ADR) (NYSE: VALE) dropped 2.59%. CNOOC Limited (ADR) (NYSE: CEO) also struggled today, it fell 4.04%. ProShares Ultrashort MSCI Brazil (NYSE: BZQ) traded 5.72% higher today, and it closed at $17.93....
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Freeport-McMoran Loses 3% (FCX)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 11:51am | 141Shares of high flying mining company Freeport-McMoran (NYSE: FCX) have lost 3.25% to $53.83 during Wednesday's trading session. The move in the stock comes along with a move lower in copper futures, which have lost 1.28% to $4.5155. In the last month, FCX shares have lost more than 8%, but have...
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Cost of Driving: How Much Taxpayers Are Actually Paying
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 11:41am | 711By Stephanie Taylor Christensen The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently concluded that congestion on America's roads is worse than ever. Of course, no one looks forward to a headache-filled commute. But what are the real costs associated with roadway congestion, automotive travel...
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Tuesday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (XCO, WM, HOG, BEC, BHI)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 12:08pm | 94Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Exco Resources Inc. (NYSE: XCO) 6,336 puts, 135 calls 2. Waste Management (NYSE: WM) 5,602 puts, 176 calls 3. Harley Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) 6,121 puts, 269 calls 4. Beckman Coulter...
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7 Little-Known Energy Picks From the Pros
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 2:33pm | 315(TheStreet) -- Energy stocks, some of which lagged behind technology shares and other industries last year, are the best performers of 2011, rising an average of 9.4%, more than twice that of the benchmark S&P 500 Index. Almost all of the top dozen or so mutual funds ranked by returns at...
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Just Another Merger Monday (ESV, PFE, AOL, CTAS, BEC, WSC, BRK-B)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 11:47am | 570Merger Monday's like today are what propel the equity markets higher. The flurry of action we've seen today show that corporate deal making is alive and well, despite most of us having a hangover from our Super Bowl parties last night. Precisely at 12:01 a.m. this morning, AOL (NYSE: AOL)...
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Market Watch – The Book Of (ELI)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 9:42am | 905An Andrew Tan-led company, Empire East Land Holdings, Inc. or ELI in the Philippine Stock exchange caught the market's attention in today's (February 7) trading when it rose by more than 14.52% from an opening of PHP 0.64 to a to close at its daily high of PHP 0.71. So looking...
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Jefferies Reiterates Buy Rating, $32 PT On CPX
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 9:00am | 66In a report released this morning, Jefferies said that it believes Complete Production Services (NYSE: CPX) shares offer a compelling value after Friday's drop owing to its strong exposure to rising activity levels in horizontal, high service intensity reservoirs and its excellent contract coverage...
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Jefferies Maintains Buy on Tidewater (TDW)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 8:56am | 157Jefferies is out with its report this morning on Tidewater (NYSE: TDW), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "TDW announced F3Q11 EPS of $0.67, which was slightly above our estimate but $0.01 below Consensus likely due to minor items below the EBITDA line. Although the near-term...
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Matrix Service Co. Revenue Up 16%, Beats Estimates (MTRX)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 8:19am | 208Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Matrix Service Company (Nasdaq: MTRX) on Monday morning released financial results that beat Wall Street expectations. Matrix Service Company reported that its 2nd quarter net income rose to $5.3 million, or 20 cents per share, up from $4.5 million, or 17 cents per share, a...
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Matrix Service Reports Q2 EPS of $.20 vs. $.17
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 8:03am | 83Matrix Service Co. (Nasdaq: MTRX) today reported its financial results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010. Revenues for the second quarter ended December 31, 2010 were $175.3 million, an increase of $24.9 million, or 16.6%, from consolidated revenues of $150.4 million in the same...
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Complete Production Services Down 14.7% On Earnings Miss (CPX)
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 3:38pm | 173Shares of Houston, Texas-based Complete Production Services, Inc. (NYSE: CPX) are currently down 14.7% at $24.50 per share during Friday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Complete Production Services, Inc has been between $24.33 and $26.62 per share. The consensus price target...