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Pacific Ethanol Faces Tougher Quarter After Beating Q3 Estimates

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 4:42 pm

Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) reported fiscal third quarter 2014 earnings after markets closed on Wednesday afternoon. For the quarter, the ethanol fuel maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share ...
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The 52-Week Low Club for Wednesday

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 4:05 pm

October 29, 2014: Here are four stocks among the 67 equities making new 52-week lows today. Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) dropped about 5.3% today to post a new 52-week ...
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The 4 DJIA Stocks That Weighed on the Market

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 4:01 pm

October 29, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday with the blue chips higher and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite lower. The Nasdaq traded lower all day and the other two indexes ...
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FOMC Ends Asset Buying, Continues Near-Zero Interest Rate

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 2:37 pm

The Federal Reserve released the minutes of the September meeting of its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday afternoon. The big news is that the FOMC voted to end ...
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What to Look For in ConocoPhillips Third-Quarter Results

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 1:55 pm

The third largest U.S. integrated oil company, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), reports its third-quarter results Thursday morning before the market open. Analysts have a consensus estimate for earnings per share (EPS) ...
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What to Watch For in Altria Earnings

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 1:30 pm

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) will report its third-quarter earnings Thursday before the U.S. markets open. Thomson Reuters has consensus estimates of $0.68 in earnings per share and $4.73 billion ...
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IBM and Twitter Join Up to Offer Twitter Data to IBM Clients

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 1:15 pm

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) have announced an alliance that will marry Twitter data about its users to IBM’s analytics and other services. First ...
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What to Expect From Starbucks Earnings

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 1:05 pm

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) will report its fiscal fourth-quarter and annual earnings Thursday after the U.S. markets close. Thomson Reuters has fourth-quarter consensus estimates of $0.74 in earnings per share ...
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American Realty Comes Back to Reality

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 12:35 pm

American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCP) announced Wednesday morning that its previously issued financial statements and other financial information should no longer be relied upon. This is not just ...
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The High Cost of Cancelled Airline Flights

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 12:20 pm

In the past 30 days, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has cancelled 707 U.S. flights, more than any other major carrier. United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) has cancelled 518, ...
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Shell Midstream IPO Out With a Bang

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 12:00 pm

Shell Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE: SHLX) had its initial public offering (IPO) Wednesday morning. The company is a master limited partnership (MLP) formed by an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell ...
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Crude Oil Price Rises on Falling Gasoline Inventories

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 11:15 am

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 2.1 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial ...
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Phillips 66 Earnings Double, Revenue Slips

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 11:05 am

Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) reported its third-quarter results Wednesday before the U.S. markets opened as $2.02 in earnings per share on $41.05 billion in revenue. Thomson Reuters had consensus estimates ...
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Fiat Chrysler to Spin Off Ferrari

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 10:35 am

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE: FCAU) announced Wednesday morning that the company would spin off its Ferrari division in a public offering of 10% of the luxury carmaker’s stock to ...
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4 Top Chip Stocks to Buy That Benefit From Return to Lower Volatility

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 10:30 am

As October draws to a close, so does one of the most volatile trading months since the fall of 2011. Just a few short weeks ago we were one more ...
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