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      <title>Options Intelligence Report : Options Activity Analysis For AA, AVP, RDC, PLL, FSLR, MOT &amp; AKAM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today's tickers: AA, AVP, RDC, PLL, FSLR, MOT &amp; AKAM<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3591580>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bloomberg: Oil My Slingshot Up After Credit Freezes Rigs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While I doubt the veracity of the current move up in oil (Mar 27: Thesis Buying 101 in Oil - Even Experts Mock It) this Bloomberg piece does parallel completely my thoughts over the longer term that we've been stating for the better part of a year; when the world economy does indeed return to stabilization, and then growth the lack of investment now will cause a repeat of what we went through in 2007 and early 2008 in prices of commodities. (Mar 15: NYT - As Oil Prices Plunge, a Frenzy of Drilling Ends) If indeed the &quot;bull&quot; case of &quot;the recovery&quot; comes true sooner rather than later it will be bemusing<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3192093>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:47:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The S&amp;P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&amp;P 500 index. The S&amp;P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations.  The S&amp;P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&amp;P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&amp;P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3176945>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cheap On The Lows</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the economy deteriorates, one of the first casualties will be corporate profits.? Earnings estimates have been falling very fast for 2009.? Recently estimate cuts for 2009 have been running at about 8x the number of estimate increases.? P/E-based valuations become tricky in such an environment -- you are shooting at a moving target.? One way around this is to focus on the low (or most pessimistic) estimate, rather than on the mean estimate.? Assume that everyone else will move to where the biggest pessimist is now. This is not to say that the most pessimistic analyst today can't be too optimistic, but at least he will be closer than most. On this basis, there are some very compelling values out there.?       Below we present a list of the cheapest S&amp;P 500 companies based on 2009 low estimates.? Since I simply do not trust the numbers, I have excluded from the list all firms from the financial sector.? However, I would note that we classify the health<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2779312>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Oil Services Downgraded, OPEC Will Cut Production</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2719324</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A crude oil production cut of even 1 million barrels per day at OPEC's upcoming emergency meeting is unlikely to reverse slumping prices in the short term, analysts said Sunday, amid mounting calls by several cartel members<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2719324>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Today's Winners - It's All the Same Trade/Stock</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2608976</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today's winner list is an example of why this is not a stock pickers market but a sector allocation market or as I like to say &quot;It's all the same stock&quot; Below is a list of 73 winners returning 6% or more. Instead of highlighting the commodity or global gr<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2608976>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Periodicals Wrap-Up for Monday, July 7th</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2376341</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Submitted By Optiondragon<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2376341>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TWX</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">UAUA</category>
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      <title>Periodicals Wrap-Up for Thursday, June 19th</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Submitted By Optiondragon<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2299059>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UBS Initiating Buys On Drillers</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/1899576</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[UBS is projecting that crude oil will have a yearly average of $156 a barrel by the year 2012, with the price rising steadily over the next four years, even though they see oil averaging $115 a barrel this year, about $10 less than the recent highs. This<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/1899576>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 22:28:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Extraordinarily High Concentration of Energy Stocks within My Stock Screen</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/1804569</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[One month ago I talked about the extraordinarily high concentration of energy stocks within my stock screen machine. Interestingly enough, the performance of those stocks have been very good. Their monthly returns - up +10.37% as a whole with 29...<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/1804569>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 15:41:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Oil companies curtail work on North Slope: COUNCIL: Parnell vows to fight against endangered species issues with lawyers.</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3650168</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nov. 19--Oil and gas companies on Wednesday gave a mixed forecast on their plans for work in Alaska next year. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Some announced plans to cut back on spending and drilling on the North Slope -- Conoco said it won't be drilling an exploration well for the first time in 45 years -- though they also said they will continue to pursue a handful of big, new projects. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;But it still plans to work on projects such as the proposed North Slope gas pipeline to supply North American markets and its new $1.5 billion Liberty oil field in the Beaufort Sea.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3650168>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Parnell's Style Cool Contrast</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jul. 31--TWO WORDS -- cautious and cool -- describe Sean Parnell, Alaska's new governor. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Those who know him say Parnell is the antithesis of Sarah Palin, who he replaced July 27. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In a brief acceptance speech in Fairbanks, where the transition ceremony took place, Parnell pledged to continue Palin's policies, particularly with a proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline, and to support her efforts to bring gas from the North Slope to Alaska communities in southern Alaska through a smaller 24-inch gas pipeline.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3387272>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jobless Rate Up in Isles</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jul. 24--No one has to tell Mayor Bryan Thompson that the unemployment rate is climbing in the metro Brunswick area. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It is in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, where unemployment climbed to a new high, jumping an entire percentage point from May to June, to 9.2 from 8.2 percent. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Brunswick MSA includes Glynn, McIntosh and Brantley counties.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3370100>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rowan’s Subsidiary Signs $185 Million Construction Contracts</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3151367</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Fortune 500 contract drilling services provider Rowan Companies’s manufacturing subsidiary LeTourneau Technologies has signed contracts valued at approximately $185 million with a Brazilian construction consortium to provide the rig kit, rig design and drilling equipment for two LeTourneau Super 116E jack-up rigs.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3151367>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:35:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spill Underlines Sewer Plant's Problems</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3094666</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Spill underlines sewer plant's problems &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mar. 5--A blocked sewer line sent 8,000 gallons of sewage spilling  into Watkinsville's Calls Creek last week, just as local officials planned to  talk about how to clean up the impaired stream. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The line probably overflowed because a truck hauling sewage from private  and commercial septic tanks unloaded grease, grit and even rags into the  county's Calls Creek sewer treatment plant, according to the utility  department.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3094666>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AH</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">EPD</category>
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      <title>Rowan Companies Appoints New Board Member</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2985159</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rowan Companies, a provider of contract drilling services to oil and gas companies, has appointed John Quicke, a managing director and operating partner of Steel Partners, to its board. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mr Quicke's term will start immediately and end at the company's 2011 annual meeting of stockholders.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pursuant to a letter agreement between the Rowan Companies and Steel Partners dated March 30, 2008, Roawn had agreed to expand the size of its board by one position should efforts to monetize its manufacturing subsidiary, LeTourneau Technologies (LTI), not be completed by December 31, 2008.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2985159>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Commission OKs Rezoning for Mine, Plant</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2932095</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;341 in southeast Houston County at its regular meeting Tuesday morning. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The tract rezoned from agricultural to general industrial and mining for Houston American Cement is adjacent to 1,946 acres that the commission had rezoned in 2007 for the cement plant and limestone mine that the company plans to develop and operate. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;This is simply an expansion of that project,&quot; said engineer Bill Hodges, whose firm did engineering work for the company.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2932095>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Houston Commission Approves Rezoning for Cement Plant, Mine</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2931231</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;341 in southeast Houston County at its regular meeting Tuesday morning. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The tract rezoned from agricultural to general industrial and mining for Houston American Cement is adjacent to 1,946 acres that the commission had rezoned in 2007 for the new cement plant and limestone mine that the company plans to develop and operate. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;This is simply an expansion of that project,&quot; said engineer Bill Hodges, whose firm did engineering work for the company.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2931231>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Industry: Southcentral Alaska's Gas Situation is Grim</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2879890</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dec. 14--Southcentral Alaska's natural gas situation is getting grim. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;While there is still plenty of gas left in producing gas fields, producing companies and utilities are concerned about the &quot;deliverability&quot; of the fields, or the capability of the aging wells to produce enough on cold winter days to meet peak demands. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Gas deliverability from the four largest fields in the Cook Inlet Basin has declined significantly in the last three years,&quot; Steve Wright, Chevron Corp.'s Alaska asset manager, told the Resource Development Council Nov. 19.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2879890>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">COP</category>
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      <title>Palin to Sign State Gas Pipeline License, Giving $500M to TransCanada</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2861126</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dec. 7--It will be official Dec. 5: TransCanada Corp. will receive its Alaska Gasline Inducement Act license to build a $30 billion-plus natural gas pipeline, which entitles the Calgary-based pipeline company to receive $500 million in state grants. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;TransCanada CEO Hal Kvisle will be on hand to receive it. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;However, TransCanada hasn't waited for the AGIA license to be official before starting its work, company vice president Tony Palmer told Alaska business leaders recently.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2861126>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &amp;Amp; Market Research on RDC, UDR, TDC, CPT, SHO and TOT</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3597151</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;RidgewaterEquity.com inspires to bring the best from the internet under one roof, providing you with a one click option to view what the market, researchers and financial pundits worldwide have to say about any particular large cap stocks in any given financial environment. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Once you sign up as a free member you will have free unlimited access to all our reports, research tools and more.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;We have recently begun in-depth analysis of the following equities &amp;amp; their respective sectors:&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3597151>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CPT</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">RDC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">SHO</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TDC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TOT</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">UDR</category>
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      <title>Rowan Reports Second Quarter 2009 Operating Results</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3392264</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[For the three months ended June 30, 2009, Rowan Companies, Inc. generated net income of $96.6 million or $0.85 per share, compared to $120.6 million or $1.06 per share in the second quarter of 2008 and $131.7 million or $1.16 per share in the first quarter of 2009. Revenues were $482.2 million in the second quarter of 2009, compared to $587.1 million in the second quarter of 2008 and $494.8 million in the first quarter of 2009.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3392264>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">RDC</category>
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      <title>Rowan Companies, Inc. Prices $500 Million of Senior Notes</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3352552</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Rowan Companies, Inc. today announced that it has priced a public offering of $500 million of its 7.875 percent senior notes due 2019, in a registered public offering. Rowan expects the proceeds from the notes offering to be used for general corporate purposes.The notes will be issued at 99.341 percent of their principal amount and will have a fixed-rate interest rate of 7.875 percent per annum and a maturity date of August 1, 2019. The expected settlement date for the offering is July 21, 2009. Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers in connection with this notes offering.Rowan Companies, Inc. is a worldwide provider of contract drilling services utilizing a fleet of 22 high-spec offshore jack-up rigs and 32 deep-well land drilling rigs. The Company also owns and operates a manufacturing division that produces equipment for the drilling, mining and timber industries.This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The offering of these securities is being made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement, which are part of Rowan shelf registration statement on Form S-3, that became effective on July 15, 2009. Copies of the prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement in respect of any of these securities may be obtained from Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Telephone: 1-888-603-5847 or by e-mailing Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com; Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, Telephone: 1-866-471-2526, Facsimile: 212-902-9316, or by emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220, Telephone: 1-877-858-5407 by e-mailing batprospectusdept@citi.com; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 100 Plaza One, Second Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07311, Telephone: 1-800-503-4611; and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attn: Syndicate Operations, 1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262-0675, Telephone: 1-800-326-5897 or by e-mailing Prospectus.specialrequests@wachovia.com.The press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the factors described in Rowan Companies, Inc.'s most recent periodic reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available free of charge at the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov/. Rowan Companies, Inc. cautions you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these statements. There can be no assurance that the transactions contemplated in this press release will be completed. Rowan Companies, Inc. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3352552>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">RDC</category>
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      <title>Rowan Companies, Inc. Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3351372</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Rowan Companies, Inc. today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $375 million of senior unsecured notes through a registered public offering. The notes will bear interest at a fixed rate and will mature in 2019.The notes offering and sale will be made under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2009. The proceeds from the notes offering will be used for general corporate purposes.In connection with the notes offering, Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers.This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The offering of these securities will be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement in respect of any of these securities may be obtained from Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Telephone: 1-888-603-5847 or by e-mailing Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com; Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, Telephone: 1-866-471-2526, Facsimile: 212-902-9316, or by emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220, Telephone: 1-877-858-5407 by e-mailing batprospectusdept@citi.com; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 100 Plaza One, Second Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07311, Telephone: 1-800-503-4611; and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attn: Syndicate Operations, 1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262-0675, Telephone: 1-800-326-5897 or by e-mailing Prospectus.specialrequests@wachovia.com.Rowan Companies, Inc. is a worldwide provider of contract drilling services utilizing a fleet of 22 high-spec offshore jack-up rigs and 32 deep-well land drilling rigs. The Company also owns and operates a manufacturing division that produces equipment for the drilling, mining and timber industries.The press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the factors described in Rowan Companies, Inc.'s most recent periodic reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available free of charge at the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov/. Rowan Companies, Inc. cautions you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these statements. There can be no assurance that the transactions contemplated in this press release will be completed. Rowan Companies, Inc. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3351372>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">RDC</category>
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      <title>Rowan Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;HOUSTON, July 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rowan Companies, Inc. (&quot;Rowan&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;)  will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time to discuss its operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2009, which will be released earlier that morning.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;877-869-3847 (U.S. and Canada)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Alternatively, to access the online, real-time simulcast and rebroadcast of its second quarter operating results conference call, please visit Rowan's website at http://www.rowancompanies.com/.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3339347>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rowan Announces Decision to Recommence Construction of Third 240C Class Jack-up Rig</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3314798</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Rowan Companies, Inc. announced that it will recommence construction of the third 240C class jack-up rig, the Joe Douglas, at its Vicksburg, Mississippi shipyard, with delivery expected in the third quarter 2011.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3314798>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3314798</link>
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      <title>Jack Lentz to Join Lazard As Chairman, International Oil &amp; Gas</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3257413</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) announced today that Jack Lentz, a leading oil   and gas dealmaker, will join the firm as Chairman, International Oil &amp;   Gas, effective June 10. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;His exceptional reputation and deep oil and gas industry experience will   reinforce our already strong energy business,&quot; said Kenneth M. Jacobs,   CEO of Lazard North America.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;This is an historic inflection point in the energy market and I am   looking forward to joining Lazard,&quot; said Mr. Lentz.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3257413>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3257413</link>
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      <title>LeTourneau Technologies and PetroVietnam Enter Contract for Newbuild Jack-up Rig Kit and Services</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rowan Companies, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. has entered into a contract to provide the rig kit, license and certain technical consultancy assistance to Vietnam's PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard J/S Company for the construction of a newbuild LeTourneau Super 116E jack-up rig with 377 feet of leg. PetroVietnam Shipyard will construct the Super 116E jack-up for Vietnam Oil &amp; Gas Group in Vung Tau City, S. R. Vietnam.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3304984>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3304984</link>
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      <title>Rowan Reports First Quarter 2009 Operating Results</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For the three months ended March 31, 2009, Rowan Companies, Inc. generated net income of $131.7 million or $1.16 per share, compared to $98.6 million or $0.88 per share in the first quarter of 2008 and $94.3 million or $0.83 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008. Revenues were $494.8 million in the first quarter of 2009, compared to $485.5 million in the first quarter of 2008 and $613.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2008.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3304922>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3304922</link>
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      <title>Rowan Schedules First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3195108</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;HOUSTON, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rowan Companies, Inc. (&quot;Rowan&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (NYSE: RDC) will host a conference call on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time to discuss its operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2009, which will be released earlier that morning.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081031/ DA43093LOGO)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Alternatively, to access the online, real-time simulcast and rebroadcast of its first quarter operating results conference call, please visit Rowan's website at www.rowancompanies.com.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3195108>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3195108</link>
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      <title>Form  4          ROWAN COMPANIES INC       For: Dec 02  Filed by: Russell David Patrick (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3681957</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3612214</link>
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      <title>Form  4          ROWAN COMPANIES INC       For: Feb 26  Filed by: RALLS W MATT (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3566072</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3566067</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          Ruisi Lawrence            For: Jul 30 (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          Hatfield Gregory Michael  For: May 17 (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 22:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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