Commodity Chemicals

Westlake Chemical Corporation 's (WLK) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 6.54. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for December 2010 increased by 2 cents over the past two months to $2.81 per share. Westlake Chemical Corp. is a Zacks #2...

Westlake Chemical Corporation 's (WLK) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 6.54. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for December 2010 increased by 2 cents over the past two months to $2.81 per share. Westlake Chemical Corp. is a Zacks #2...

Analysts at UBS initiate coverage of Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) with a “buy” rating. The target price for CE is set to $45. CE shares gained 0.02% to close at $40.76 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

As investors struggle selecting appropriate income streams for their portfolios, I believe that consideration should be dedicated to the under followed and under appreciated realm of inflation-protected preferred stock. First,a basic explanation of preferred stocks: A preferred stock is somewhat...

I am a member of AAII (American Association of Individual Investors) and one of their more popular screens is the Shadow Stock Screen.  I conduct a close replication of this screen on a monthly basis.  This is a very simple screen that seeks out small/microcap value stocks.  The screen criteria I...

NetEase.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) will report 4Q10 results after the Chinese New Year, Goldman Sachs reports. “We forecast game revenue to be up 5% qoq due to a full quarter contribution of Wrath of Lich King (WLK),” Goldman Sachs writes. We model advertising revenue to increase 6% qoq on positive...

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wison Holding Co., Ltd., a Chinese synthesis gas supplier, for production of certain feedstocks used in Celanese's advanced ethanol production process.

Dahlman Rose has lowered its 4Q10 estimate on Methanex Corporation (NASDAQ: MEOH) due mostly to higher operational expenses “but have maintained our 2011 estimate as we expect a healthy demand environment and a favorable mix shift toward produced products to drive y/y earnings growth as Methanex...

Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co Ltd (NASDAQ: FFHL) jumped 28.00% to $4.16 at 10:00 am. FFHL's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $62.12 million. Sypris Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SYPR) shares surged 20.31% to $5.45. SYPR's trailing-twelve-month levered free cash flow is $32.85 million. Interactive Intelligence...

Updated on January 25. We have noted on numerous occasions that it is not uncommon for stocks that appear in our model portfolios or our weekly ranking updates to presage major ratings actions by sell side firms. See our “Nostradamus Report” and “Getting in Before Sell Side Institutions Follow” for...

Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC), a leader in the activated carbon sector, settled its 10 year dispute with For Your Ease Only Inc. (FYEO) for $4.3 million. In exchange, FYEO will withdraw its lawsuit seeking a declaration from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that...

Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC), a leader in the activated carbon sector, settled its 10 year dispute with For Your Ease Only Inc. (FYEO) for $4.3 million. In exchange, FYEO will withdraw its lawsuit seeking a declaration from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that...