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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Tuesday: Markets Mixed at Open, Closes Slightly Higher

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors weighed conflicting data from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In Europe, retail sales declined more than expected in Germany, Italy’s unemployment ...
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Valero, Marathon Earnings Continue to Impress

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 8:30 am

Oil refiners Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) and Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. Marathon posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Monday: Markets Open Higher, S&P Closes on New High

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 4:07 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that personal income and spending both rose by 0.2%, which was slightly higher than expected for ...
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Oppenheimer Calls Sell-Off in Refiners a Buying Opportunity (HFC, HEP, MPC, PSX, COP, TSO, VLO)

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 8:00 am

After Leading the S&P 500 and the energy sector for the past two years, and into the first quarter of this year, the U.S. refining sector hit a rough patch ...
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Outlook Remains Rosy for Refiners (TSO, MPC, PSX, ALJ, WNR, CVI, VLO, DK, HFC, HES)

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 8:00 am

Share prices appreciated by at least 80% for most major crude oil refiners in 2012, a far better performance than turned in by the integrated oil companies, the oil services ...
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The Best Value in Energy Stocks for the Rest of 2013 (XOM, CVX, BP, CHK, EOG, SLB, HAL, BHI, NOV, RIG, ESV, VLO, PSX, MPC)

Posted: February 8, 2013 at 9:50 am

In the energy sector, 2012 was the year of the refiner. Stock prices appreciated at least 80% for most of them, while the supermajor integrated companies were only able to ...
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Refiners Riding Valero’s Coattails

Posted: January 29, 2013 at 2:05 pm

BP, Texas City refineryWhen oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported a big earnings beat this morning, it was almost inevitable that the halo would also appear above ...
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Seaway Pipeline Open for Business

Posted: January 11, 2013 at 11:43 am

Crude oil transportation on the Seaway pipeline resumed today at the pipeline’s full capacity of 400,000 barrels a day now available to shippers wanting to move crude from the storage ...
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Oil and Gas Outlook 2013: Costs Could Put Upward Pressure on Prices

Posted: January 4, 2013 at 10:34 am

Looking back on 2012, it is hard to discern the biggest story in the oil and gas sector. The reshuffling of assets was certainly a contender, as was the huge ...
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Crude Oil Up, Industry Players Tag Along

Posted: January 2, 2013 at 9:09 am

Last night’s agreement on a fiscal cliff deal is lifting the commodities markets this morning, especially for crude oil. Traders are reacting to the now-lessened chance of a global recession ...
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Oil and Gas 2013 Outlook: Big Winners and Losers Ahead

Posted: December 20, 2012 at 8:07 am

Looking back on 2012, it is hard to discern the biggest story in the oil and gas sector. The reshuffling of assets is certainly a contender, as is the huge ...
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Valero Updates Retail Spin-Off Plans

Posted: December 10, 2012 at 1:40 pm

When Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported second quarter earnings last July, the company said it would seek a tax-efficient spin-off of its retail business. In a presentation to investors ...
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The 10 Best S&P 500 Stocks of 2012 (PHM, S, WHR, EXPE, LEN, MPC, GILD, BAC, TSO, STZ)

Posted: December 5, 2012 at 1:07 pm

The list of the best stocks of 2012 on the S&P 500 Index is one which makes sense in some cases and doesn't in other cases. Some of these are ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 21, 2012: Markets Hold Onto Modest Gains (EV, MPC, YUM, HPQ, COH, KID, CRM, ZLC, DE, NOK, STJ, GRPN)

Posted: November 21, 2012 at 4:03 pm

U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following another week with more than 400,000 new claims for jobless benefits (more coverage here) and weak news from Japan on exports. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMX, COH, EV, HTWR, HP, HPQ, LNCO, MPC, MDT, NYX, OSK, PMT, WY, YUM)

Posted: November 21, 2012 at 8:17 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. With tomorrow being one of America's top holidays, there will be ...
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