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Stocks End Modestly Lower; Plains Exploration (PXP) Jumps

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:06:22 GMT

U.S. stocks closed modestly lower as investors digested comments from Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans and news of corporate deals.[More...]

Dividend Roundup: NOV, UMPQ, CSC, ESV, AVIV

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:12:09 GMT

Dividend announcement by companies on Monday include: National-Oilwell Varco, Umpqua Holdings, CSC, ENSCO and Aviv REIT.[More...]

Hess Corp: A Key Overhang Removed With Elliot Settlement

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:37 GMT

The settlement between Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) and Elliott management removed a key overhang for the stock.[More...]

Stocks End Lower On Mixed Data; Cisco (CSCO) Surges

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:18:35 GMT

U.S. stocks closed on a lower note as investors weighed a set of weak domestic economic readings and results from Wal-Mart against upbeat growth data from Japan and earnings from Cisco.[More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: AMD, CHK, CSC, DDD, PANW, SPWR, STZ

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:24:25 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Thursday.[More...]

SolarCity, Goldman Collaborate Over $500M Solar Project Funding

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:40:22 GMT

SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY) announced a collaboration with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) to fund more than $500 million in solar power projects.[More...]

Futures Mixed Amid Data, Earnings; Tesla (TSLA) Surges

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:53:01 GMT

U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a mixed opening on the Wall Street as investors weighed a set of weak domestic economic readings and results from Wal-Mart against upbeat growth data from Japan and earnings from Cisco.[More...]

Stocks End Higher Amid Data; Apple (AAPL) Off Over 3 Pct

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:23:53 GMT

U.S. stocks ended on a higher note as investors weighed a better-than-expected data on homebuilder confidence against weak readings on producer prices and manufacturing.[More...]

Dividend Roundup: COHU, CRK, DDR, M, NOC, PPL, YUM

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:42:03 GMT

Dividend announcement by companies on Wednesday include: Northrop Grumman, Macy's, Cohu, Comstock Resources, DDR, PPL and Yum! Brands.[More...]

Why Would I Not Sell Dividend Stocks Even After A 1000% Gain?

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:29:05 GMT

In a previous article I wrote on when to sell dividend stocks, many investors were absolutely furious that I would not even think about selling after a stock I own goes up 1000% in value.[More...]

Top Insider Purchases: HL, OPK, LMNX, SKUL, WES, X

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:25:39 GMT

Following are the stocks that saw buying interest from insiders recently: United States Steel, Hecla Mining, Opko Health, Luminex, Skullcandy and Western Gas Partners.[More...]

Stocks Close Higher On Tepper Comments; SolarCity (SCTY) Retreats

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:03:32 GMT

U.S. stocks closed in green, buoyed by bullish comments from high profile hedge-fund manager David Tepper on equities.[More...]

EU Probes Oil Companies Over Price Manipulation

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:04:19 GMT

The European Commission confirmed unannounced inspections in crude oil, refined oil products and biofuels sectors. The commission said it has concerns that several companies active in and providing services to these sectors may have colluded in reporting distorted prices..[More...]

Top Insider Purchases: MUR, EVOL, MTSN, IMN, OPK, POL, SPB

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:13:08 GMT

Following are the stocks that saw buying interest from insiders recently: Murphy Oil, PolyOne, Imation, Opko Health, Spectrum Brands, Evolving Systems and Mattson Technology.[More...]

Attractively Valued Dividend Stocks To Consider Today

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:23:14 GMT

With the stock market hitting all-time highs pretty much every day, there are not that many stocks that have low valuations today. Some of my favorite companies such as Coca-Cola (KO) are trading at over 22 times earnings, which is above what I am willing to pay for this otherwise excellent business.[More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: CI, CREE, KBH, MDRX, FIO, SCTY, VVUS

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:14:06 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Tuesday.[More...]

Futures Point To Flat Open; Tesla (TSLA) Jumps

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:55:31 GMT

U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a flat opening on the Wall Street as investors weighed comments by Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser on monetary policy and a data that showed drop in import and export prices.[More...]

Trina Solar (TSL) Cuts 1Q Solar Module Shipments Forecast

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:15:17 GMT

Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) reduced its solar module shipments forecast for the first quarter ended March 31 and American depositary receipts (ADRs) of the company plunged 8.60 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday.[More...]

Sony Options Active As Shares Hit Fresh 52-Week High

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:20:52 GMT

Big prints in Sony Corp. call and put options this morning pushed the consumer electronics maker onto our ‘hot by options volume’ market scanner in the early going on Monday[More...]

Frank's International Files For IPO Of Up To $500M

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:22:17 GMT

Frank's International N.V., a provider of tubular services to the oil and gas industry, has filed to raise up to $500 million in an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. The company - whose customers include: Chevron Corp (CVX), Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), Anadarko (APC), BP (BP) and ConocoPhillips (COP) - plans to use the proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding notes.[More...]

QEP Midstream Partners Files For IPO Of Up To $400M

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:00:15 GMT

QEP Midstream Partners LP, the operating subsidiary QEP Resources Inc. (NYSE: QEP), has filed to raise up to $400 million in an initial public offering (IPO) of its common units. The company's primary assets consist of ownership interests in four gathering systems and two FERC-regulated pipelines through which it provides natural gas and crude oil gathering and transportation services.[More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: BA, BSX, CVC, LTD, MDR, MU, RCII

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:20:43 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Friday.[More...]

Stocks Fall Amid Claims Data, Earnings; Tesla (TSLA) Surges

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:09:59 GMT

U.S. stocks ended on a slightly lower note as an upbeat data on jobless claims and a set of mixed corporate earnings reports weighed on the sentiment.[More...]

Fluor (FLR) Initiated At 'Buy' By Deutsche Bank, PT $84

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:52:41 GMT

Deutsche Bank (DB) initiated coverage on shares of Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR) with a "Buy" rating and a price target of $84. Irving, Texas-based Fluor provides engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and project management services.[More...]

Futures Fall Despite Strong Claims Data; Tesla Motors (TSLA) Spikes

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:55:26 GMT

U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a lower opening on the Wall Street despite a better-than-expected jobless claims data. The number of Americans who continued to receive jobless benefits unexpectedly fell and hit a five-year low, a government report showed.[More...]

Apache (APA) 1Q Profit Falls 10 Pct, Plan $4B Assets Sale

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:13:49 GMT

Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) reported a decline in earnings for the first quarter due to lower commodity prices and the energy company plans to divest $4 billion in assets by year-end 2013.[More...]

Stocks Close Higher Amid Earnings; Fusion-IO (FIO) Sinks

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:20:32 GMT

U.S. stocks ended on a positive note amid a batch of better-than-expected corporate earnings reports. There were no major U.S. economic data released for the day.[More...]

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Wins Favorable Ruling In Bond Dispute

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:51:55 GMT

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) won a favorable ruling from a U.S. District Court in a bond litigation, enabling the natural gas and oil explorer to redeem its $1.3 billion of 6.775% senior notes due 2019 on May 13.[More...]

2013 Dividend Achievers List Updates

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:32:00 GMT

The dividend achievers index includes companies which have managed to boost distributions for at least ten consecutive years. Every year, the index is updated to account for companies which have just achieved a ten year streak of dividend growth, and to delete the companies which have either cut dividends or failed to increase them for over one year.[More...]

Wednesday Morning – More Earnings

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:11:01 GMT

Market Sentiment Watch: No U.S. economic data today would normally spell at least a pause for the "nothing but up" U.S. broad markets. Chinese export and import numbers both topped estimates (questionable data quality there) and German Industrial Production was also above expectations but so far U.S. futures are yawning at the news. We have another (...)[More...]

Futures Point To Flat Open; ValueClick (VCLK) Plunges

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:56:19 GMT

U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a flat opening on the Wall Street amid lack of any major cues, with Mini Dow Industrial Average futures edging down 4 points to 14,979. The Nasdaq futures dipped 0.50 points to 2,946. Standard and Poor's 500 futures slipped 1.80 points to 1,618.80.[More...]

Stocks End Higher Amid Overseas Gains, Earnings; First Solar (FSLR) Plunges

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:04:20 GMT

U.S. stocks closed in green as overseas gains and a set of better-than-expected corporate earnings reports weighed on the sentiment. There were no major domestic economic data released for the day.[More...]

Oil At Critical Point Again.

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:44:41 GMT

For some time now we’ve been advising keeping an eye on the direction of commodities and oil prices, since they are harbingers for the direction of the economy, and probably therefore the stock market.[More...]

Four Select Dividend Increases Of Note

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:26:30 GMT

I track the list of dividend increases every week for the stocks I own. Over the past week, there were 49 companies that raised dividends. I scanned the list and focused on the ones I own as well as another that I have been patiently waiting to purchase for the past two years.[More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: AIG, APO, COH, EOG, HOLX, IRF

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:43:43 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Tuesday.[More...]

Futures Point To Higher Open; Baxter (BAX) Drops

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:55:01 GMT

U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a higher opening on the Wall Street ahead of a data on consumer credit.[More...]

Stocks Close Mixed; Apple (AAPL) Rises Over 2 Pct

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:05:02 GMT

U.S. stocks ended on a mixed note amid a lack of any major economic news, with the S&P 500 Index up 0.19 percent to end at 1,617.51. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.03 percent to finish at 14,968.89. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.42 percent to close at 3,392.97.[More...]

Crestwood (CMLP) Announces Merger With Inergy

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:31:49 GMT

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CMLP), Inergy L.P. (NYSE: NRGY) and Inergy Midstream L.P. (NYSE: NRGM) have agreed to merge through a series of transactions, creating a midstream energy partnership with a total enterprise value of roughly $7 billion. The pro forma enterprise is expected to generate around $450 million of 2013 estimated EBITDA.[More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: BBBY, DD, LULU, MASI, PETM, RDC, SYY

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:47:04 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Friday.[More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: AGN, AMD, BEN, MA, REGN, STX, YELP

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:08:28 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Thursday.[More...]

Emerge Energy Services Sets IPO Pricing Between $19 And $21 Per Share

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:43:16 GMT

Emerge Energy Services LP expects to sell about 7.5 million common units at between $19.00 and $21.00 apiece in an initial public offering (IPO). Southlake, Texas-based Emerge Energy is growth-oriented limited partnership recently formed by management and affiliates of Insight Equity to own, operate, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of energy service assets.[More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: AMGN, BIIB, DWA, FCX, FISV, NUAN, OIS

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:46:13 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Wednesday.[More...]

Twenty Dividend Stocks I Recently Purchased For My IRA Rollover

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:42:47 GMT

As I mentioned in an earlier article, I am ramping up my contributions to a 401 (k) plan, in order to reduce current tax liabilities and enjoy tax free compounding of gains. However, I already had an old 401 (k), which was eligible for a rollover. In early April I cashed out the index funds in it, and rolled the money over into an IRA.[More...]

Four Attractively Priced Dividend Stocks Boosting Distributions

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:33:25 GMT

With many stocks close to all-time-highs, it is getting increasingly difficult to find places where to park new cash. Luckily, the companies below not only fit the characteristics of dividend growth stocks, but they are also attractively priced. It is crucial to acquire solid companies only when they are fairly priced Putting new money to work at overvalued prices could lead to mediocre results... To read the whole article, please click on the article title above. [More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: BBY, BWLD, OXY, PHM, SINA, SNV

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:52:02 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Tuesday.[More...]

Can BP Plc Q1 Results Survive Weak Oil Prices?

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:27:12 GMT

BP Plc (NYSE:BP) is expected to announce lower earnings when it reports its first-quarter results on April 30.[More...]

Southwestern Energy (SWN) Initiated At 'Buy' By Brean Capital, PT $48

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:27:37 GMT

Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) shares were initiated with a "Buy" rating and price target of $48 by Brean Capital LLC. The brokerage wrote it sees two Q1 catalysts: startup of the Bluestone pipeline in Marcellus and completion of Brown Dense JV.[More...]

Top Insider Purchases: LAYN, NTS, OPK, RSOL, SPB

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:23:33 GMT

Following are the stocks that saw buying interest from insiders recently: Layne Christensen, NTS , Opko Health, Real Goods Solar, Spectrum Brands[More...]

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades: AFL, BIDU, BSX, FB, FFIV, SPWR, WIN

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:29 GMT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by Wall Street analysts on Friday.[More...]

Hess Corporation: Proxy Battle Burn-Out?

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:45:48 GMT

Oil and gas company Hess Corporation management, in the face of formidable activism, has acted with an urgency and clarity of strategy well beyond previous levels. A dividend that didn't budge for a decade suddenly rose 150 percent.[More...]