It’s hardly news any more when Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) sells off more assets. This time is a little different, though, because of the buyer. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) has…
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML. Anadarko Petroleum…
The land rush to acquire and develop shale gas deposits remains as competitive as ever. But the way that the gas is extracted threatens to put a crimp in development of shale…
Shares in Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) posted a new 52-week high of $76.62 yesterday, up about 11% in the past year. That’s not bad growth for the largest company in the…
The acquisition of XTO Energy by Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) instantly turned the oil giant into the largest natural gas producer in the US. We’ve already had our say about Exxon’s…
The US Energy Information Administration has just released its summary of US oil and natural gas reserves as of the end of 2009 and the look-back will only highlight the future ambition…
US shale gas deposits were known to have existed for decades. The problem was how to turn them into flowing wells. The natural gas was tightly compressed into small pockets in virtually…
Acquisitions, joint ventures, and ratings news in the oil patch have made for a busy day or two, and have also pointed out a handful of reasons pointing to a reasonable reason…
These are this Tuesday morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in early Wall Street research notes: Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) Started as Buy at Soleil. Comerica (NYSE: CMA) Cut to…
The acquisition by Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB) of competitor Smith International Inc. (SII) for $11 billion could be another sign that mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector will pick up in 2010.…
These are this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Buy at Collins Stewart. AirGas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Cut to…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades we have seen this Wednesday morning: AbitibiBowater (ABH) Cut to Underperform at RBC. BankAtlantic (BBX) Cut to Underperform at FBR. Cimarex Energy (XEC)…
Jon C. Ogg These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls from Wall Street this Thursday morning: AEterna Zentaris (AEZS) Raised to Outperform at RBC. Akamai Tech (AKAM) Raised to Buy…
This week on CNBC’s "MAD MONEY," Jim Cramer had another one of those "one pick per night" features. This week’s special feature wasn’t just oil, it was wildcatting. Yep, drill a hole…
