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Energy
U.S. Charges BP with Gross Negligence (BP, RIG)
The explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in April 2010 killed 11 workers and spilled millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC (NYSE: BP) has…
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Transocean Ltd
$5.66
▲ $0.12 (+2.17%) today
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Energy
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ANGI, BNS, BIDU, CYBX, IDXX, IBM, KIRK, MYL, PNRA, PBH, SCHN, TEAR, TEVA, WPI, RDC, ATW, NE, DO, ORIG, ESV, HERO, SDRL, RIG)
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday morning. Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) raised to Outperform at…
8:24am ET
Energy
Oil and Gas Short Interest Subdued on Rising Oil Prices (BHI, BP, CHK, CVX, COP, EPD, XOM, KMI, NOV, PSX, SLB, RIG, VLO)
With the exception of Chesapeake, which is seen as primarily a natural gas company with lots of problems, the oil and gas firms are not heavily shorted. Nobody really thinks the price…
10:13am ET
Energy
Warning from Nabors Highlights Concerns for Oil Field Services Results
Oil and gas driller Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) warned this morning that the company expects second-quarter operating results to miss consensus estimate, mainly as a result of higher costs: The shortfall…
6:12am ET
Media
Media Digest (6/29/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg
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)…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEO, AVP, BONT, CSCO, CORT, JNPR, KMI, LEN, LULU, NTAP, PHM, QCOM, RVBD, SD, STI, RIG, VE)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.…
12:24pm ET
Investing
Major Reactions As Crude Marches Down Through $100/Barrel (USO, OIH, AMJ, XOM, CVX, SLB, BHI, RIG, NOV, VLO, CHK)
It was just a couple of days ago that oil was trading around $105 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate crude. Now the talk has migrated away from geopolitical risks associated with Iran. …
6:37am ET
Media
Media Digest (3/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) tries to end a legal case concerning fraud in its CDO sales. (Reuters) China’s factory activity slows, as evidenced by the HSBC flash PMI of 48.1, a low reading. (Reuters) A…
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Investing
Oil Field Services Companies Hit by Weaker Oil Prices (SLB, HAL, BHI, WFT, NOV, RIG)
Today’s falling crude prices are having an impact on stocks in the oil field services companies today. Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL), Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), Weatherford International…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (SHLD, IPG, DNKN, AEP, URI, AES, BCPC, CHTR, CTB, EP, LOW, KWK, RIG, VRX, ATPG, CQP, DNDN, IMI, MVIS)
Stocks opened down this morning following on weakness in Europe following the G20’s refusal to provide additional funding to the IMF. But at the end of the first hour of trading, a…
12:20pm ET
Investing
Top 10 Earnings Previews For Early This Coming Week (CHTR, DNDN, LOW, PCLN, AZO, EP, FSLR, TECD, RIG, VSI)
Earnings season is mostly behind us, but we do have some sector-moving earnings next week. For Monday, the top earnings are from Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR), Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN), Lowe’s…
8:56am ET
Investing
BP May Settle Gulf of Mexico Violations from Massive Spill (BP, APC, RIG, HAL)
Now that the Japanese partner of BP plc (NYSE: BP), Mitsui & Co’s MOEX, settled claims against it for its portion of the Macondo well explosion that killed 11 people and dumped…
8:57am ET
Investing
BP to Pay Claims Against Halliburton in Gulf Oil Spill (BP, HAL, RIG)
A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that BP plc (NYSE: BP) must pay some claims against Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) related to the Gulf of Mexico disaster that killed 11…
11:10am ET
Investing
Transocean Up, BP Down on Court Ruling (RIG, BP)
Following favorable ruling in federal court last night, shares of Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) are up nearly 2.5% in mid-morning trading at $48.42 in a 52-week range $38.21-$85.98. BP plc (NYSE: BP),…
7:14am ET
Investing
Transocean Gets Favorable Ruling in Gulf Disaster (RIG, BP)
A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) is indemnified from paying compensatory damages related to the explosion and sinking of its Deepwater Horizon platform that killed…