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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (MO, VZ, TSO, LNKD, GE, CHKR, BTH, PBY, UEC, AZO, DRI, TOL, LQDT, DMND, SAI, VRA, FRO, CTIC, CRK, VG, HL)

Posted: December 6, 2011 at 4:11 pm

Equities opened a little weaker this morning, but by 10:00 a.m. markets had turned slightly positive and have remained in positive territory for the rest of the day. The gain ...
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Has Potential Upside Gone Missing in Transport Stocks? (CSX, NSC, UNP, CP, JBHT, LSTR, DSX, DRYS, EXM, FRO)

Posted: December 1, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Railroads and trucking companies have, for the most part, seen share prices rise over the past 12 months, while ocean-going shippers have taken a severe beating. Of four railroads, CSX ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (MSFT, GILD, NFLX, AMGN, WYNN, CREE, LDK, CPB, HRL, STP, BRCD, FRO, ALU, GRPN, FMCN, ROYL)

Posted: November 22, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Stocks opened a bit lower this morning, but almost immediately turned around without being able to break through the opening numbers. Revised third-quarter US GDP numbers were worse than expected, ...
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Another Shipping Bankruptcy Filing Could Signal More on the Way (GMR, ONAVQ, TNK, OSG, NAT, FRO, NM, DRYS)

Posted: November 18, 2011 at 9:59 am

An over-supply of product leading to a steep drop in price has claimed another victim. No, this is not a story about a solar PV maker, but about shipping, where ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AMZN, AAP, CSCO, NOK, SD, CSC, ENS, FRO, FF, FTK, QUAD, GMCR, IL, HFC, P, LEAP)

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 4:10 pm

Markets opened higher today, and after some backsliding in the mid-morning, pulled ahead again by mid-afternoon. Crude oil closed up more than 2% at $97.78/barrel and gold was down by ...
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Expected Price Gains in Transportation Stocks (CSX, NSC, UNP, CP, DSX, DRYS, EXM, FRO, JBHT, LSTR)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 2:06 pm

Transportation stocks get a lot more attention as economic bellwethers than they do as market participants. Railroads, ships, and trucks are not particularly glamorous, and the industries are so ...
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The Worst Performing Stocks of 2011 (ARO, BAC, RIMM, TLB, AMSC, CIS, FRO, MOTR, LEDS, MTG)

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 4:38 pm

2011 has been an incredibly choppy year, the economy is flirting between snail-paced growth and recession, and many companies and entire sectors are experiencing some severe business pressures or their ...
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More Woes for Shippers (GMR, ONAVQ, TNK, OSG, NAT, FRO)

Posted: September 5, 2011 at 12:02 pm

No matter what kind of cargo a shipping company moves, that company is likely to be in some financial distress. Rates for moving containers, dry bulk, and oil are all ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARUN, CECO, CENT, DRYS, ETN, FDO, FRX, FRO, MPEL, PANL, UTI, V)

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 8:34 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. ...
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When Stocks Hit 52-Week Lows… Ships, Housing, and China (AMR, CYH, FRO, OSG, HOV, PMI, TREE, CXS, CCCL, CNAM, QKLS, SCOK, TSTC, GFRE)

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 5:18 pm

It is hard to call the market weak right now even if today was a mixed day.  We have seen a meteoric rise from the bottom.  So what happens when ...
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Shipping Companies and the Japan Effect (DRYS, DSX, GNK, AMKBF, DAC, SSW, FRO, NAT, TK, TGP, GLNG, SEA)

Posted: March 21, 2011 at 10:54 am

As Japan recovers from the devastating earthquake and its aftermath, the country will depend heavily on importing raw materials into the country and exporting finished goods. There are a number ...
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Oil Tankers Going Nowhere (OSG, TK, GMR, FRO, NAT, PBR)

Posted: October 28, 2010 at 9:36 am

Day rates for crude oil supertankers, VLCCs, peaked in 2009 at around $100,000/day. Today, if you want to ship 2 million barrels of oil from the Middle East to Korea, ...
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Commodity Shipping Continues Declining (DRYS, GNK, DSX, SEA, FRO, TK)

Posted: July 1, 2010 at 11:56 am

The Baltic Dry Index, which tracks global shipping rates, has fallen for 24 consecutive days, its longest losing streak since August 2005. The BDI closed at 2,406 yesterday, its lowest ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AAPL, BYI, BHP, DWA, FRO, IGT, CSCO, JPM, PCLN, RS)

Posted: June 16, 2010 at 8:07 am

These are ten of this Wednesday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Raised estimates and Target to $348.00 ...
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Worldwide Shipping is Stalling

Posted: June 4, 2010 at 11:39 am

As an indicator of global economic activity, the Baltic Dry Index, which tracks global shipping rates, has been quite reliable at pointing out at least directional trends both in shipping ...
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