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Shares of Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) are lower on the session by 8.71%, trading at $31.14. Overall put volume is now running at 7.68x the daily average, with 38% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 8,107 contracts have traded on the session so far. Owens Corning is a producer of glass...

Shares of Masco (NYSE: MAS) are higher on the session by 1.39%, trading at $9.91. Overall call volume is now running at 16.49x the daily average, with 98% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 10,256 contracts have traded on the session so far. Masco Corporation manufactures,...

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are economic data and earnings from major companies. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 50 points to 11,854.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 6.30 points to 1,253.60. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 9.00 points to 2,297.25. US...

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are economic data and earnings from major companies. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 50 points to 11,854.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 6.30 points to 1,253.60. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 9.00 points to 2,297.25. US...

Owens Corning Inc (NYSE: OC) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.57 on revenue of $1.38 billion. Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $0.56 per share on revenue of $6.81 billion. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.41 on...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, August 4, 2011. Here's Benzinga's essential guide to Fortune Brands' second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 97 cents/share and revenues of $1.94 billion....

Allstate Corp (NYSE: ALL) swung to a second quarter loss on Monday. Allstate reported a quarterly loss of $642 million, or $1.19 per share, versus a profit of $441 million, or $0.27 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its catastrophe losses surged to $2.34 billion, from $96.8 billion, in the...

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE: AWI) reported a rise in second-quarter net income. Armstrong World reported its quarterly net income at $37.9 million, or $0.64 per share, up from $26.8 million, or $0.46 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue climbed to $748.6 million, from $724.8...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Friday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Quantum (NYSE: QTM) is trading down 11% after being cut to Neutral by Sterne Agee. Netgear (NASDAQ: NTGR) is trading down over 9% after quarterly results yesterday. Ancestry.com (NASDAQ: ACOM) is trading down over 7% after reporting earnings yesterday. Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI) is trading down over 7%...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and entry/exit points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) unveils its next round of earnings this Friday, July 29, 2011. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for Weyerhaeuser Company's second quarter earnings. Earnings and Revenue: Ahead of the company's earnings announcement, analysts are expecting a...

Below are the top small tools & accessories stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Snap-On Incorporated (NYSE: SNA) is 7.43%. SNA's revenue for the same period is $2.77 billion. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Lincoln...