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(CHK) Chesapeake Energy Closes BHP Transaction
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) announced that it has closed the transaction to divest its interests to BHP Billiton Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Limited (
3Apr2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MT) Steel Industry Outlook – March 2011 – Industry Outlook
The global Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world’s largest steel company, with projected crude...
(AMAT) Stock Market News for February 23, 2011 – Market News
The fear gauge Volatility Index (VIX) surged to its highest level since May last year and benchmark indices suffered sharp declines on Tuesday. Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa continued as immediately after the overthrow of leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, demonstrators...
(BHP) Company News for February 23, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) reported Q4 EPS of $1.34, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.31 per share
• Petrohawk Energy Corp. (NYSE:HK) reported Q4 EPS of...
(APC) Company News for December 30, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) plans to offer a price of $90 per share for Anadarko (NYSE:APC)
30Dec2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GLD) Start Hoarding Gold and Silver Right Now…
by Carl Delfeld, Contributing Editor
Thursday, December 2, 2010: Issue #1399
Over...
(WLT) Coal Demand Ramps Up in Emerging Markets
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
What’s...
(BHP) BHP Billiton Increases Western Australia Investment
A total of $635 million has been approved for investment in Western Australia’s iron ore production with $570 million share of BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), which agreed to invest after withdrawing...
(BHP) Company News for November 15, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) announced plans to buy Bucyrus (NASDAQ:BUCY) for $8.6 billion, or $92 per share
• EMC (NYSE:EMC) said it plans to buy Isilon (NASDAQ:ISLN) for $33.85 per share, or $2.25 billion
• ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) said it is interested...
(BHP) BHP Billiton Withdraws Potash of Saskatchewan Buy-Out Offer
Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) decided to withdraw its buy-out offer for Canada’s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the...
(VALE) Vale S.A. Quarterly Earnings Scorecard Shows Excellent
Following the excellent third quarter earnings announcement on October 27, analysts following Vale S.A. (VALE) also remain optimistic. An increase in the capital budget for fiscal 2011, justifies management’s...
(BDX) Company News for November 4, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings of $0.68, up from estimates of $0.59, and revenues of $2.95 billion, that beat estimates of $2.85 billion
• NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) posted a third quarter earnings and revenue miss, with...
(MT) Steel Industry Outlook – November 2010 – Industry Outlook
The U.S. houses one of the world’s largest steel industries. It is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world’s...
(AGN) Company News for October 18, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) reported third quarter earnings of $0.58 a share, $0.02 higher than expected on a 30% revenue climb to $4.66 billion, above projections of $4.63 billion
• Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) posted third quarter interims 5 cents above estimates at $1.09...
(BHP) Rio Tinto-BHP Billiton Cancel Planned Joint Venture
The much awaited joint venture between BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) and Rio Tinto (RTP) to produce iron ore in Australia was mutually dissolved...
(BHP) The Battle for a Mongolian Copper Mine
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Thursday, October 7, 2010
If...
(RTP) Rio Tinto’s BHP Billion Joint Venture Delayed
According to The Wall Street Journal, Rio Tinto’s (RTP) much-awaited $116 billion joint venture with BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP)...
(BHP) BHP Billiton Invests $1 Billion in Apache Joint Venture
Australian mining giant, BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) recently approved the development of the Macedon gas field in Western Australia in a joint venture with Apache Corporation (
26Sep2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) Company News for September 17, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is reportedly planning to buy its remaining stake in Dutch biopharmaceutical firm Crucell (NASDAQ:CRXL), in a deal valued at $2.29 billion
• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL) to “buy” from “neutral”
• Goldman...
(POT) Potash Benefits as Demand to Soar in 2011
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Wednesday, September 1,...
(VALE) Vale S.A. Analyst Reiterates Neutral Stock Rating
We reiterate our Neutral recommendation on Vale S.A. (VALE). We are optimistic on the new iron-ore pricing system, the prime reason behind the excellent results during the second quarter of fiscal 2010 with...
(BHP) BHP Billiton Reports Earnings Above Expectations
BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) has reported results for fiscal 2010 with net income (excluding special items) of $12.5 billion, up 16.3% year over year from $10.7 billion in fiscal 2009. Earnings...
(HPQ) Can $1.84 Trillion in Corporate Cash Save U.S. Economy?
by Marc Lichtenfeld, Advisory Panelist
Wednesday, August 25, 2010: Issue...
(BAC) Company News for August 25, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) reported second quarter earnings one cent better than Zacks expectations at 48 cents per share, as revenues rose 5.2% to $1.14 billion, slightly below Zacks expectations of $1.5 billion
• Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) reported better-than-expected...
(BHP) Company News Summary for August 24, 2010
• Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) reported second quarter earnings one cent better than Zacks expectations at 48 cents per share, as inline revenues climbed 5.2% to $1.14 billion
• Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) posted second quarter earnings of 80 cents, below Zacks estimates of 82...
(BHP) Stock Market News for August 23, 2010 – Market News
Stocks fell for a second consecutive week as persistent worries about the economy continued to weigh on investor sentiments. Concerned that the economy would slide back into recession, investors chose to stay away from stocks and flew to the safety of government debt. The...
(BHP) BHP Billiton Ltd Suspected of Preparing Fresh Offer For Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Following the rejection of the buy-out offer made by the Australian mining giant, BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) for Canada’s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (
22Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(POT) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Discards BHP Billiton Ltd Offer
Shares of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity, shot up 28% and closed at $143.17 on August 17, 2010 after rebuffed mining giant...
(BHP) U.S. Producer Price Index – Deflation Diverted or Delayed?
In July, the Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 0.2% from June and was up 4.2% from a year ago. That increase was in line with consensus expectations. The increase comes on the heels of three straight declines and declines in four of the last five months....
(MCO) Moody’s React to Fertilizer Activity
Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service, an affiliate of Moody’s Corporation (MCO) has recently confirmed its ‘Baa1′ senior secured ratings on Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan...