8:49am ET
Energy
Several Oil & Gas Deals (XOM, CHK, MRO)
While there are no major mergers being announced in the energy patch, we do have several expansion deals from energy leaders in oil and gas. ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has a deal…
XOM Coverage Page 173
8:53am ET
Energy
The Haynesville Shale: Major Opportunity & Risk (CHK, ECA, HK, EOG, XOM, DVN, XCO, FST, PXP, EP, COG, SM, GDP, CRK, CLR, DCP, KMP, ETP)
US shale gas deposits were known to have existed for decades. The problem was how to turn them into flowing wells. The natural gas was tightly compressed into small pockets in virtually…
6:18pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Paulson Dumps Financials, Shows New Sector Picks (GENZ, SYMC, BRCD, C, GS, BAC, JPM, COF, AU, GLD, APC, DVN, XOM, CMCSA, HOT)
It is 13F season and investors are looking to see what their favorite gurus are up to. While everyone is looking at the slew of Buffett portfolio changes, it is John Paulson…
4:21pm ET
Industrials
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Latest Stock Holdings, A to G (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, BAC, BK, BDX, KO, CMCSA, CDCO, COP, COST, XOM, FISV, GCI, GE, GSK, GS, KMX)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of September 30, 2010. This list appears to have many more changes than…
4:21am ET
Investing
Ten Companies To Own For The Next Decade (AEP, AWK, CSCO, DG, XOM, KMB, GE, RSG, TEVA, DIS)
Picking stocks for a decade is no easy task. It might as well be for a lifetime because there probably will be two more bear markets and two more bull markets between…
4:02am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/10/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Arguments about the global economy became heated at the G20 summit. (Reuters) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) prepared to launch its rival to the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and said threats to…
11:55am ET
Energy
Chevron Acquires Shale Gas Producer Atlas Energy (CVX, ATLS, ADH, XOM, UNG)
Oil supermajor Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) has announced that it will acquire Atlas Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:ATLS) for $3.2 billion in cash and will take on an additional $1.1 billion in existing debt owed…
8:22am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/1/2010)
Updated throughout the day. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will begin to make chips for start-ups (NYT) IBM (NYSE: IBM) has made an offer for Fortinet (Bloomberg) Bard Capital Markets Europe will buy Nigel…
4:02am ET
Media
Media Digest (11/1/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
China’s PMI grew much faster than expected. (Reuters) China will not slow rare earth shipments. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sued Motorola (NYSE: MOT) over six patents. (Reuters) New search engine Bleeko will…
8:15am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Proof That Apple Stock Is Very Under-Owned (AAPL, MSFT, XOM, GE, IAH, QQQQ, XLK, QLD, IYW)
It is hard to argue against the thought that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the hottest growth stocks with great share performance and great brand loyalty. Its shares closed out…
12:30pm ET
Energy
Exxon Profits Jump, Share Price Doesn’t (XOM, COP, RDS-A, RDS-B, CVX)
Oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) reported an earnings jump of55% this morning, solidly above expectations. For the company’s third quarter, diluted EPS came in at $1.44 compared with estimates…
8:47am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (10/28/2010)
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
2:54pm ET
Investing
This Week’s Top Earnings Reports & Previews (DD, X, CMCSA, COP, PG, MMM, DOW, XOM, POT, FSLR, MSFT, CVX, MRK)
Earnings season is in full swing and is peaking this week in the frequency of market moving and sector moving companies reporting quarterly results. There are several DJIA components reporting earnings along…
12:56pm ET
Investing
Next Week’s Must See Earnings (AMGN, CIT, DD, X, CMCSA, COP, PG, MMM, DOW, XOM, POT, FSLR, MSFT, CVX, MRK)
Earnings season is in full swing and the peak will occur next week. We have several DJIA components reporting earnings along with several other companies which are equally as important to the…
5:43pm ET
Energy
Chevron’s Warning: A Warning-Lite, With Refining Twist (CVX, XOM, COP, VLO)
Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) is apparently neither immune to international currency issues nor to swings in the oil patch despite oil prices being higher year-over-year. The company has issued a slight earnings…