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The 10 Worst Places For Women To Work

Posted: March 1, 2010 at 8:29 pm

Women make up over 50% of the US workforce now, but the Bureau of the Census shows that women make, on average, only 77% of what men do based on ...
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Driller and Services Firm Beat the Street (NOV, DO)

Posted: April 23, 2009 at 8:57 am

Two oilfield services players reported earnings this morning. National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) both beat expectations, but only Diamond is getting a boost this ...
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Good News in Oil Field Services Continues (NOV, HAL, WFT, SLB)

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 9:11 am

National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE:NOV) reported a solid beat of analysts' estimates for the fourth quarter. After last week's surprising earnings from Halliburton Co. (NYSE:HAL) and Weatherford International Limited (NYSE:WFT), ...
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Layoff Hurdles Make 9% Unemployment Look Optimistic (HD, S, CAT, IBM, NOV)

Posted: January 26, 2009 at 9:01 am

We have been tracking the layoffs and the weekly jobless claims to figure out what they mean for the economy.  Just this morning we noticed many job cut announcements from ...
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Analysts Downgrading Oil Patch (NOV, PDE, REP, SII, STO, SU, RIG)

Posted: January 14, 2009 at 7:56 am

It is probably no huge shock that downgrades are coming more than upgrades now that oil has come down so much.  Too bad these were not the calls several months ...
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National Oilwell Varco, Schlumberger Team Up (NOV, SLB, BP)

Posted: November 20, 2008 at 8:45 am

One oilfield services giant, Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), and one large oilfield services and well manufacturing company, National Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV), have announced plans to form a joint venture focused on intelligent ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ATI, BIDU, DISCA, FHN, JNS, NOV, PTEC, RSH, SIGM, VRGY)

Posted: October 24, 2008 at 7:03 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades we are seeing this Friday-crash morning:Allegheny Tech (ATI) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.Baidu.com (BIDU) Target Cut to $260 from $350 ...
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Has National Oilwell Varco Bottomed? (NOV)

Posted: October 23, 2008 at 10:14 am

National Oilwell Varco, Incorporated (NYSE: NOV) reported earnings this morning, and if you have followed stocks in the oil patch you are quite aware that the company has been far ...
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Short Selling Very Mixed In Oil Companies (BHI, CVX, XOM, HES, MRO, SLB, HAL, NOV, RIG, VLO)

Posted: September 25, 2008 at 7:44 am

As you will see below, there were many key changes to short sales in oil stocks.  Some of these would have been expected to have gone up because oil was ...
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Oilfield Services Stocks Still Headed South? (FWLT, NOV, SLB, WFT, BHI)

Posted: September 10, 2008 at 9:42 am

Less than a month ago, we published a story on oilfield services companies and how their stocks had fallen along with the price of crude. Their stocks should be doing ...
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Oil Services Better Insulated Than Most Energy Sub-Sectors (RIG, DVR, PDS, WFT, NOV, BJS, BHI, BAS, HAL, SLB, SII)

Posted: August 20, 2008 at 11:17 am

Oil Services are deemed by many market pundits as being more insulated than integrated oils, refiners, and other sub-sectors of the energy sector for oil and gas.  While these frequently ...
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National Oilwell Varco Backlog Sets Rig Stock Standards (NOV, BHI, RIG)

Posted: July 29, 2008 at 10:22 am

Excluding special items, National Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) reported second quarter 2008 income of $486.5 million, or $1.20 EPS. During the quarter, the company paid $62.5 million related to its merger ...
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National Oilwell Varco Earnings On Deck (NOV)

Posted: July 28, 2008 at 4:30 pm

On Tuesday morning, we'll get to see earnings out of National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV).  The oil rig and components manufacturer is expected to post $1.13 EPS on $3.2 ...
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Top Early Analyst Upgrades (CIEN, DF, GENZ, LPX, M, TAP, NOV, OC, VRTX)

Posted: July 14, 2008 at 6:27 am

These are some of the preliminary upgrades or positive research calls seen out of Wall Street analysts this Monday morning in early morning hours:Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN) raised to Market Perform ...
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Upgrades & Downgrades in Oil & Gas (BHI, SII, HAL, NOV, SLB, WFT, BJS, SE, TTES, NBF)

Posted: July 1, 2008 at 7:38 am

These are some of the top analyst calls in oil and gas stocks we have seen in the early hours of trading this Tuesday morning.Citigroup picked up new coverage on ...
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