US stocks declined in early trade on Tuesday as political unrest in the Middle East weighed on the sentiment.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Chesapeake Energy, Home Depot, V.F. Corp, Hess Corp, Juniper Networks, Dean Foods, Carnival Corp, Yahoo, Jds Uniphase and Wal-Mart Stores.
Benchmark Capital upgraded Time Warner Inc. to buy from hold, saying that accelerating advertising recovery is likely to help sustain high-single digit growth in Networks revenues.
Refiners Holly and Frontier Oil agreed to merge in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $3 billion, to create an independent refiner serving the mid-continent, Rocky Mountain and Southwest refining markets.
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to lower opening on Tuesday, following declines in European and Asian stock markets as continued political unrest in the Middle East weighed on the sentiment.
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to lower opening on Tuesday, following declines in European and Asian stock markets as continued political unrest in the Middle East weighed on the sentiment.
BHP Billiton agreed to acquire all of Chesapeake Energy's interests in the Fayetteville Shale play in central Arkansas for $4.75 billion, marking its entry into the US shale gas business.
As anti-government protests sweep across Libya, even entering the once-tranquil capitol of Tripoli, and major foreign oil companies suspend or withdraw operations in the wake of civil unrest, there are many unanswered questions.
BP plc (NYSE: BP) has announced that it is suspending its drilling activities in Libya due to the rising tide of political violence in that country and also plans to evacuate non-essential staff and their families.
US stocks rose modestly higher on Friday, with S&P 500 Index up 2.52 points, or 0.19 percent, to trade at 1,342.98 at 12:00 p.m. EST. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 42.16 points, or 0.34 percent, to trade at 12,360.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.23 percent to trade at 2,837.98.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Consolidated Edison, Molex, AK Steel Holding, Allergan, Jds Uniphase, Campbell Soup, PepsiCo and American International Group.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Newpark Resources, Valmont Industries, Assured Guaranty, Yingli Green and Pilgrim's Pride. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Home Properties, El Paso, Corn Products International, Nordstrom and First Marblehead.
Health care company Allergan said the FDA has approved the wider use of its Lap-Band weight-loss system.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Williams Companies, Cliffs Natural Resources, J.M. Smucker, El Paso, Nordstrom, Skechers, Netapp, Nvidia and Apple.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday are: Williams Companies, Ion Geophysical, Cliffs Natural Resources, Gerova Financial Group and Resolute Energy. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Skechers, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Oceaneering International, First Marblehead and K-Sea Transportation.
ASX Group Ltd (ASX.AX) eked out a small first-half profit growth, but focus was squarely on the completion of Singapore Exchange's (SGXL.SI) $7.9 billion bid for the Australian bourse operator, a move to help the bourses fight growing competition.
U.S. Stocks climbed, supported by some solid earnings reports and a number or M&A deal-making, as the Dow and S&P 500 reached 31-month highs.
While Wall Street is buzzing over the historic proposed merger between Germany’s Deutsche Boerse and the NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX), there is also speculation that CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) might also make a bid for the New York exchange.
Shares of Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) are soaring after the discount retailer confirmed late yesterday that it has received an unsolicited bid from the Trian Group, a New York hedge fund, at a price of $55 to $60 per share.
More than half of Americans believe that the economy is still in recession and are less confident on the improvement in the nation’s economic conditions over the next few months, a new CBS News poll showed.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Family Dollar Stores, Dell, Comcast, Deere & Co, Teradyne, Advanced Micro Devices, Dean Foods, Airgas and FXCM.
The second largest U.S. bookstore chain Borders Group Inc. (NYSE: BGP) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as its book sales started sinking in 2008, 2009, and in each quarter of 2010 even after management changes, job cuts and debt restructuring.
