Excluding special items, National Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) reported second quarter 2008 income of $486.5 million, or $1.20 EPS. During the quarter, the company paid $62.5 million related to its merger with Grant…
These are not all of the upgrades we have seen so far this morning, but here are ten of the top positive analyst calls we have seen so far early this Tuesday…
Yesterday, the energy sector gained 1.69%, as money flowed into ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), up 2.63%; ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), up 3.07%, Transocean (NYSE:RIG), up 3.21%; and Apache (NYSE:APA), up 6.04%. Other big gainers were oilfield…
UBS has raised its raw oil price targets for 2008 to 2010 and has lifted its coverage in the oil sector. UBS also initiated coverage on some of the oil and drilling…
These are the early-bird calls that we are looking at pre-market this Tuesday morning ahead of the earnings deluge that is about to start: Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.…
These are the early bird analyst calls we are focusing on this Thursday morning at 247WallSt.com: Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE: AEM) cut to Neutral at UBS. Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) raised to Buy…
Goldman Sachs has said enough is enough in oil drillers. The firm is suggesting that investors take advantage of recent weakness seen in the offshore oil drillers. Its two Buy-rated picks in…
2007 was one volatile year and for now it appears that will be the norm for at least the start of 2008. Everyone’s favorite market pundit or least liked pundit is obviously…
Below is the top news that 247WallSt.com is focusing on that is impacting stocks in pre-market trading activity: Adobe Systems (ADBE) traded down 2% after beating earnings and slightly raised guidance. ATS…
These are the top analyst research noted that 247WallSt.com has seen in the oil, gas, and energy sector early this morning: Approach Resources (AREX) started as Overweight at J.P.Morgan. Atwood Oceanics (ATW)…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he wanted to reviewsome picks that you might want to own with a 5-year time horizon forthe future. He wants to look beyond…
Douglas A. McIntyre Maybe the ratings agencies are finally doing their job by monitoring leverage, and maybe the ratings companies are overly alert since they fell asleep at the wheel during the entire CDO meltdown…
Douglas A. McIntyre Last night Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE:BHI) filed to sell up to $2 Billion in a mixed securities shelf, and this has surprisingly received very little coverage. If you have been tracking this…
Stock Tickers: VLO, XOM, CVX, COP, SLB, HAL, OIH, HES, PBR, MRO, BHI, RIG, BJS, WMB, GSF, BP, VLO, WFT, NOV, HES Higher and higher oil prices got you down? They definitely…
Stock Tickers: BP, VLO, MRO, BHI, RIG, XOM, CVX, COP, SLB, HAL, OIH The short interest for MAY 2007 is out and the oil and energy patch names is fairly mixed. The…