Short interest in large oil and gas stocks rose in the two-week period to December 15 for all but one of the companies we follow. That should be no surprise give the…
The oil patch is a tough place to make a living these days, and most observers believe it is going to get tougher.
ThinkstockDecember 10, 2014: Here are four stocks among the 247 equities making new 52-week lows today. Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) posted a new 52-week low on Wednesday of $4.22. Based on Tuesday…
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. include Cisco Systems, Dreamworks Animation, Lululemon Athletica, Schlumberger and Verizon Communications.
Could oil drop to $40 a barrel again? Yes. Could oil prices remain at around $40 a barrel for long? Probably not.
Paul Ausick Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include American Electric Power, BP, Halliburton, Cypress Semiconductor, J.C. Penney, Schlumberger and SanDisk.
ThinkstockDecember 1, 2014: Here are four stocks among the 310 equities making new 52-week lows today. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) dropped about 8% Monday to post a new 52-week low of…
Independent research firm Argus has issued a report that maintains the firm’s Buy rating on Halliburton stock, but it slashes the 12-month price target.
With oil and gas producers likely to announce lower 2015 production and spending targets, is now the right time to spend nearly $35 billion on a merger?
Halliburton and Baker Hughes have announced a definitive agreement for the former to acquire the latter in a cash and stock transaction valued at $34.6 billion.
A proposed merger between Halliburton and Baker Hughes would create a single oil field services company with a market cap of more than $71 billion.
Even though spot oil prices have taken a beating, many analysts feel that the top oil services companies have big upside, and they remain very bullish long term.
At this juncture in the year, it may be a good for investors to review portfolios and see if some winners, and even losers, need to be replaced.
Insider buying isn’t always bullish, as sometimes investors are adding to positions that have gone down in price, but it usually signals things are on the right track at a company.
Schlumberger received mixed news from independent research firm Argus after reporting earnings for its third quarter.
Chris Lange 
