BP plc (NYSE: BP) may have a real “test” ahead of itself for the cap on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. Yesterday, a “tropical wave” was a cause for concern, but…
Jon C. Ogg The continuing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is partly due to the lack of a coordinated response plan in the event of a well blow-out deep below the surface. The oil…
Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) defended its CEO as it considered new options to kill the well. Reuters: The Senate voted to restore jobless benefits. Reuters: Obama’s budget review may trim the…
The BP plc (NYSE: BP) clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico has a new worst friend that is maybe coming over for dinner. A possible tropical storm, cyclone, or depression poses a…
Jon C. Ogg Day traders and active traders have many big movers to watch this morning. We are seeing key moves in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), BP plc (NYSE: BP), Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA), Cytec…
Updated throughout the day. BP plc’s CEO Tony Hayward will step down, or not (Times of London, Reuters) AIG (NYSE: AIG) picked Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS)…
Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) said as it prepares to sell some assets that its CEO is not leaving. Reuters: The Senate approved an extension of unemployment benefits. Reuters: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Sometimes the short-term interests of a company’s shareholders and the future of that company are not in perfect synch. That’s exactly the situation at SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD), which just last…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
The US Clean Water Act has provisions that could allow the American government to charge BP plc (NYSE: BP) up to $4,300 per barrel of oil spilled into the Gulf. According to…
WSJ: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will begin the search for a new CEO. Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) will continue its work on the leaking well and said seepage had nothing to do…
There are many stocks on the move for day traders and active traders this Monday morning now that earnings season has launched. We are seeing key moves in shares of ATC Technology…
BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) direct costs to clean up the damage from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico rose to $4 billion over the weekend. That is a relatively small…
Reuters: Moody’s downgraded Ireland’s debt. Reuters: Engineers detected seepage around the capped BP well. Reuters: The National Association for Business Economics says companies will begin to hire again but the service sector…
This weekend’s edition of The Unusual Suspects includes mostly non-earnings events that will be on deck this coming week and/or some of the carry-over issues from last week. Our list of Unusual…
