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Market Wrap For May 15: Bears Return In Full-Force As Dow Suffers Triple-Digit Point Loss
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 4:41pm | 2809Read More...U.S. stocks declined for the second straight day after investors and traders digested disappointing earnings from retailers and economic reports were disappointing. The Dow suffered a triple-digit point loss and declined one percent after the retailer giant Wal-Mart failed to "wow" investors....
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Market Wrap For February 14: Markets End The Week Positive
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 5:50pm | 2701Read More...U.S. stocks rose on Friday as investors were able to overlook some disappointing economic data as a result of cold weather. Major indices showed signs of strength today as the Nasdaq continues to inch towards historical all time highs of 5,135.52 recorded on March 10,2000. Today, the index hit...
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Annaly Capital, VIVUS And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 3:48pm | 813Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 29
Sunday, July 28, 2013 - 2:00pm | 1337Read More...The oil and gas industry will be well represented on this week's earnings stage, with reports due from supermajors Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and many others in the field. Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will be the highlights among the various media companies...
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U.S. Steel, Genomic Health and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 3:54pm | 968Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom is that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who...
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Akamai, Murphy Oil and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 2:57pm | 882Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 23
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 3:13pm | 1531Read More...The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...
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Sunoco Earnings Preview: Higher EPS, Lower Sales Expected
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 6:42am | 617Read More...Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results Thursday, November 3, after the closing bell. The petroleum refiner missed per-share earnings estimates in the previous two quarters, but revenue has risen year-over-year in the past four quarters. Investors will be looking for...
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UPDATE: J.P. Morgan Upgrades Murphy Oil to Neutral
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 8:02am | 129Read More...J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR), upgrading MUR from Underweight to Neutral. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We are upgrading shares of MUR from UW to N, believing that the remainder of 2011 holds a more balanced risk-reward outlook. We expect news flow...
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JP Morgan Upgrades Murphy Oil To Neutral, $68 PT
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 6:32am | 25Read More...JP Morgan has upgraded Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR) from Underweight to Neutral and maintains its $68 price target.
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Goldman Sachs Summary of Price Target and Rating Changes
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 8:37am | 237Read More...Goldman Sachs reduced its PT on Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM) to $20 from $23 and its rating was downgraded from Buy to Neutral. Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) had its price target increased to $72.00 from $68.00; Buy rating. Goldman initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) with a price...
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UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Lowers PT on Murphy Oil to $90 (MUR)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 9:46am | 152Read More...Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR), lowering its PT to $90. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "We re-examined our investment thesis after recent disappointments and analyst meetings. From current levels, we believe MUR will be a relative outperformer...
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Oppenheimer Comments On Low Guidance And Strong Earnings For Murphy Oil
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 9:04am | 123Read More...According to Oppenheimer, Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR) 1Q11 earnings were $268.9M, or $1.38/share, $0.38 above consensus estimate of $1.00/share and earlier company guidance, and were up 40% from a year ago, and 54% sequentially, primarily from higher oil prices, which were partially offset by lower...
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Oppenheimer Adjusts MUR And EGO Price Targets
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 11:04am | 59Read More...Oppenheimer announced this morning that has increased Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE: MUR) price target to $82, up from $72. At the same time, Oppenheimer has decreased EOG Resources, Inc.'s (NYSE: EOG) PT to $115, down from $130. Murphy Oil currently trades at $67.30; EOG Resources trades at $92....
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Reaffirmed 'Sell' Rating on Murphy Oil (MUR)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 11:07am | 104Read More...In a Benchmark Equity Research Report released today, Murphy Oil's (NYSE: MUR) 'Sell' rating was reaffirmed. Q4 earnings of $0.92 per share were "sharply below" Benchmark's estimates. Benchmark attributes this earnings miss to "higher-than-expected unit upstream costs in both the US offshore Congo...
