Loews reports before the open at 6:00 AM ET with five straight quarters of EPS beats behind it, so the bar for its insurance and offshore-drilling units is already high. Any shift in the buyback pace is the number that moves this $22.8 billion conglomerate.
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1 Energy Stock Warren Buffett Is Buying Hand Over Fist
Warren Buffett resumes building a stake in Occidental Petroleum. Plus, earnings reports have prompted some insider buying this past week.
Monday’s 10 Premarket Winners and Losers Include Alibaba, Frontier Airlines and Peloton
Peloton was among the leading gainers in Monday's premarket session and Alibaba was among the big losers.
10 Big Financial Stocks at Deep Discounts to Book Value
24/7 Wall St. has screened the S&P 500 financial sector for the financial companies trading at the deepest discounts to their stated book values.
S&P 500 All-Time Highs but 40 Value Stocks Still Down Over 30% YTD
While the S&P 500 managed to recapture all-time highs in August, many of its stocks and sectors are not participating in the economic recovery and bull market at all. These 40 stocks…
Oil Driller Diamond Offshore Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Oil driller Diamond Offshore on Sunday filed for bankruptcy protection as it tries to strengthen its balance sheet and reorganize its debt.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Andeavor, CSX, Lam Research, Owens Corning, UPS, Xerox and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday include Andeavor, CSX, Lam Research, Owens Corning, UPS and Xerox.
General Electric Mired in Position as Worst DJIA Stock for 2017
Two GE board members joined CEO John Flannery in adding to their positions in the company's stock. The jolt helped keep the share price dip to a minimum.
Diamond Offshore Cuts Cost, but Revenues Lag
Diamond Offshore Drilling reported mixed third-quarter 2016 results before markets opened on Monday.
How Impairment Charges Stifled Diamond Offshore Earnings
Diamond Offshore Drilling reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2016 results before markets opened on Monday.
Diamond Offshore Scratches Dividend After Huge Impairment Charge
Diamond Offshore Drilling reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 results before markets opened on Monday.
Massive MSCI Sale Highlights Recent Insider Selling: Royal Caribbean, Ralph Lauren, Loews and More
This week's insider selling was lighter than we have seen over the past month. Any large year-end rally could induce more selling.
Insider Selling Highest Since Summer: BlackRock, Comcast, Loews, Boston Beer and More
It comes as no surprise that insiders have ratcheted up the selling recently. But we saw little if any selling in names that looked distressed.
Diamond Offshore Posts Solid Profit on Lower Costs
Diamond Offshore Drilling reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2015 results before markets opened on Monday.
Insider Selling Light Despite Market Meltdown: Aetna, O’Reilly, Loews, DR Horton and More
We mentioned often that the market has not seen a 10% correction for three years. This week's selling may very well get that talking point off the books and set the stage…
Transocean Woes Hammer Offshore Drillers
When the world’s largest offshore driller sneezes, the entire industry gets a cold. That is what happened Thursday.