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Overseas Shipholding Group Is Bankrupt, Beware the Penny Stocks

Posted: November 14, 2012 at 8:26 am

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) has just fallen on its sword. We recently named the next penny stocks and this was one of the companies we warned could easily fall ...
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Investor Caution: Indentifying the Next Penny Stocks (AMD, ALU, GERN, MTG, OCZ, OSG, RSH, RAD)

Posted: November 9, 2012 at 10:20 am

Some companies are in real trouble. Some are under severe industry pressure, and some are just faltering due to missteps and bad luck. With the economy remaining weak and with ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMCX, AMGN, BHI, CPST, CHKP, DUK, EIX, MNST, NTAP, OSG, P, PHI, BTU, WDC, YHOO, BKCC, FSC, QLYS, MCC, PNNT)

Posted: October 23, 2012 at 8:50 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research notes this Tuesday. AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX) cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Amgen ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 22, 2012: Market Staggers to Gain (EQR, SNDK, KMP, WEN, CVC, EW, CAT, FCX, HAS, BTU, STI, VFC, CE, WD, TXN, YHOO, MMM, AKS, COH, DD, HOG, RSH, UPS, UTS, XRX, SVU, OSG, AMD)

Posted: October 22, 2012 at 4:07 pm

The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed this morning with the S&P 500 and the DJIA slightly lower and the Nasdaq slightly higher. In Asia Japan’s trade deficit was ...
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Overseas Shipholding Could Hit the Rocks

Posted: October 22, 2012 at 10:45 am

Oil and petroleum products shipper Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission this morning indicating that the company is “evaluating its strategic ...
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Today’s Market Winners and Losers

Posted: October 22, 2012 at 10:38 am

The stock market is mixed Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.04%, The Nasdaq up 0.24% and the S&P 500 up 0.05%. Today's sole winner is a coal ...
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Crude Tanker Rates to Rise on OPEC Decision (FRO, SFL, NAT, OSG, TNK, TNP)

Posted: June 20, 2012 at 12:42 pm

Last week’s decision by OPEC to continue to produce crude oil at the cartel’s official quota level of 30 million barrels/day had the knock-on effect of emboldening tanker operators to ...
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Dividend Investors Have To Weigh Shipping Fundamentals and Outlook (NAT, ALEX, OSG, ESEA, SFL, DRYS, SHIP, SEA)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 2:30 pm

The world of shipping dry goods, sea containers, and oil and commodities has been in a very strange place so far in 2012.  Dividend investors need to start evaluating whether ...
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Overseas Shipholding Files To Raise Capital (OSG)

Posted: February 14, 2012 at 7:53 am

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) has filed to raise capital in a $500 million securities shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  While not imminent, it will allow ...
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Crude Oil Rises on Greece, Iran Sanctions (OSG, FRO, CME)

Posted: February 13, 2012 at 2:59 pm

Crude oil futures rose sharply today on hopes that Europe can shake its economic woes now that the Greek parliament has agreed to adopt strict new austerity measures. Whether that ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APOL, ASML, AN, BAC, CHH, GLF, HSNI, IBN, INTC, M, MMI, NFLX, OSG, RSG, R, SM, SBUX, TDW, DIS, XRX)

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Reiterated Buy and ...
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Another Shipping Bankruptcy Filing Could Signal More on the Way (GMR, ONAVQ, TNK, OSG, NAT, FRO, NM, DRYS)

Posted: November 18, 2011 at 9:59 am

An over-supply of product leading to a steep drop in price has claimed another victim. No, this is not a story about a solar PV maker, but about shipping, where ...
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More Woes for Shippers (GMR, ONAVQ, TNK, OSG, NAT, FRO)

Posted: September 5, 2011 at 12:02 pm

No matter what kind of cargo a shipping company moves, that company is likely to be in some financial distress. Rates for moving containers, dry bulk, and oil are all ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MDRX, AMR, ADI, BHP, BYD, CHH, KIOR, LEAP, MRO, MAR, PCS, OSG, PFCB, RDC, SKH, TXN, VLO, YNDX)

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 8:12 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) Raised to Buy at ...
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When Stocks Hit 52-Week Lows… Ships, Housing, and China (AMR, CYH, FRO, OSG, HOV, PMI, TREE, CXS, CCCL, CNAM, QKLS, SCOK, TSTC, GFRE)

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 5:18 pm

It is hard to call the market weak right now even if today was a mixed day.  We have seen a meteoric rise from the bottom.  So what happens when ...
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