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No Ethanol Subsidy, No Problem (BG, RDS-A, CZZ, ADM, VLO, PEIX, GPRE, PBR, FUE)

Posted: August 19, 2011 at 12:01 pm

What will happen to ethanol makers when the US subsidy ends in December, as appears increasingly likely? Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) apparently believes that demand  will continue strong, at least ...
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Top Earnings Previews for the Week Ahead (SLW, TSN, SPWRA, DIS, CSCO, CSC, DDS, M, MBIA, NWS, KSS, MCP, SODA, JCP, PBR)

Posted: August 5, 2011 at 12:42 pm

Earnings season is still going strong, but we are now getting into the late-cycle companies which have a one-month lag to their earnings reports.  Several key stocks are due this ...
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Stunning: Petrobras Spending $224.7 Billion on Offshore Oil (PBR, NE, DO, RIG, HAL, BHI, SLB)

Posted: July 23, 2011 at 9:30 am

Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), commonly called Petrobras, has approved a plan it announced last September to spend $224.7 billion developing an estimated 5 billion barrels of reserves. The ...
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Exxon’s Big Oil Discovery Is No Game-Changer… High Prices Continue (XOM, BP, PBR, RDS-A, REPYF, HES)

Posted: June 8, 2011 at 10:55 am

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 ...
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BRIC Shocker: No Money, or Less Money, in Brazilian Ethanol (PBR, ADM, VLO)

Posted: June 1, 2011 at 12:25 pm

In our daily internal reviews of looking for trends in commodities, one trend stood out rather clearly... Cane-based ethanol might not even be solid for the Boys from Brazil. The ...
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Wall Street Struggles For Fair AIG Share Price, A Positive Outlook (AIG, C, MOS, DG, PBR, GNW, GE, BRK-A)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 7:02 am

Uncle Sam is making a profit on AIG, sort of, so far... This huge highly awaited offering from American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has been priced and this should ...
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AIG Secondary Versus Other Similar Historic Offerings (AIG, C, GNW, GE, MOS, PBR, DG, KKR, GS)

Posted: May 23, 2011 at 1:38 pm

American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is going to be hard to bet against after its secondary offering if history is any barometer.  This 300 million shares sale is expected ...
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Companies & Funds Hit with Libya Exposure (ACM, E, EWI, OXY, RDS-A, BP, PBR, AFK, EGPT, TUR, EIS)

Posted: February 22, 2011 at 10:40 am

Another week, another North African country on fire.  As you would expect, many large American and European companies do business in these nations.  Libya has followed turmoil in Egypt and ...
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Offshore Drilling May Not Be as Strong as Expected (ESV, PDE, RIG, BP, WOPEY, DO, PBR)

Posted: February 7, 2011 at 1:07 pm

Today's announcement of a definitive merger agreement between Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) and Pride International Inc. (NYSE: PDE) is the first major deal among offshore drillers since the Macondo well ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, AMD, COH, ELN, KSS, MCD, NSC, OVTI, PBR, RSH, RNET, LUV, WWE, XLNX)

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Neutral at Piper ...
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Uncle Sam’s AIG Sale, Lessons Learned from Petrobras and GM (AIG, JPM, GS, BAC, DB, PBR, GM)

Posted: January 19, 2011 at 12:42 pm

The saga over government ownership of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is one which is likely to be with us for quite some time.  It is hard to believe ...
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DryShips New Oil Pacts Add to Revenue Projections (DRYS, PBR)

Posted: January 4, 2011 at 8:37 am

DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) is seeing a rise this morning on two separate announcements regarding contracts for its offshore drilling contract initiatives.  The drybulk and off-shore contract drilling services outfit ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AA, CP, ENDP, GE, GS, MS, PBR, SYY, AAPL)

Posted: December 30, 2010 at 8:21 am

The research calls are running light this week with many firms still on skeleton crews. These are some of this Thursday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall ...
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High Crude Prices Spur Spending on Exploration & Production (XOM, CVX, RDS-A, BP, PBR)

Posted: December 29, 2010 at 10:10 am

The price for a barrel of crude has risen about 17% since the beginning of 2010, to near $92/barrel. Positive forecasts for global economic growth, combined with a weaker US ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMZN, GM, HSFT, LPLA, MCD, PBR, VRGY)

Posted: December 28, 2010 at 8:04 am

These are some of this Tuesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy and $190 price target at BofA/ML ...
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