Fitch Ratings is out with a statistical review of operational metrics at a number of oil & gas companies. The review notes a handful of emerging trends: Finding, development, and ... Read Full Story »
In a filing yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) said that it has accepted an offer of $350 million plus working capital ... Read Full Story »
This last week had many top analyst calls, but each week we review all of the calls looking for those which were very bold calls or that go against the ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Air Products ... Read Full Story »
A federal judge approves a $25 billion mortgage misconduct settlement between the federal and several state governments and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), JP ... Read Full Story »
In what has to be one of the dumbest notions ever, Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is reported to be considering buying an oil refinery. There are plenty for ... Read Full Story »
Oil & gas producer Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) announced this morning that it has retained Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) to help the company explore the sale of its ... Read Full Story »
Independent oil & gas firm McMoran Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) posted an unexpected profit today, leading other energy firms like Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), and ... Read Full Story »
These are some of this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Overweight at JPMorgan; Reiterated ... Read Full Story »
One of the reasons that the Bakken shale deposits in North Dakota and Montana get relatively little attention is that none of the big integrated oil companies have much presence ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray. ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Raised to Buy at Goldman ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Buy at UBS. Arch Coal ... Read Full Story »
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has announced two oil discoveries in the US Gulf of Mexico, totaling more than 700 million barrels of oil equivalent. The finds are the company's ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) ... Read Full Story »