Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) former interim CEO, Ross Levinsohn, quits. (Reuters) Manchester United sets IPO terms. (Reuters) The jury is selected in the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) vs. Samsung Electronics Co. IP…
The government of Iraq has barred Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) from bidding on lease contracts in central and southern Iraq, following the company’s deal with India’s Reliance Industries last week in which…
Oil supermajor BP plc (NYSE: BP) announced today that it will begin a 90-day “good faith” negotiating period with its Russian partner in TNK-BP related to the sale of some or all…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU): Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. Amazon.com, Inc.…
Italy may turn to the eurozone as it weighs options for its debt. (Reuters) AMR, still in Chapter 11, will consider mergers with other airlines, which could include US Airways (NYSE: LCC), JetBlue (NASDAQ:…
The government of Norway has ended a 16-day strike against offshore oil and gas producers and killed the threat of an industry lockout that was set to begin at midnight last night.…
The world’s largest companies have never had a reputation for showering investors with information about their financial situations and operations. The rules that might make them do so are too lax. Government authorities…
An association representing oil companies working on Norway’s continental shelf is preparing for a lockout against striking workers beginning at midnight tonight. If the lockout is enforced, about 6,500 workers will be…
EU leaders set a tentative plan to recapitalize troubled banks directly with funds meant to be loaned for sovereign bailouts. (Reuters) Stockton, Calif., files for bankruptcy. (Reuters) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM)…
Chemical and biofuels maker Gevo Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) announced this morning that it “intends to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, shares of its common stock and convertible senior…
At a meeting in New York this morning, Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) CEO Rex Tillerson said that his company is “losing our shirts” on natural gas production. Did he just notice…
Petroleo Brasileiro SAPetroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, may be raising its prices for fuel but the feeling is that the move might just not be enough to move the needle. …
Jon C. Ogg The US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday held a lease sale for 39 million acres of US outer continental shelf open for development. The total of all…
Biofuels maker Gevo Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is seeing its share price skyrocket today following a court ruling that the company probably did not infringe on a competitor’s patents. Gevo is now free…
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, has been one painful oil stock for investors. In some cases, the ride has been even worse than the wealth destruction brought on by oil…
