Stocks Swings: Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Cempra, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEMP), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSL), Oil States International Inc. (NYSE:OIS)

Houston-based Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) is the latest energy company to cut its 2015 budget in the wake of falling oil prices. Marathon expects its 2015 capital, investment and exploration budget will be about 20 percent lower than equivalent spending in 2014, excluding its recently disposed Norway business. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 19.80% and … Continue reading Stocks Swings: Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Cempra, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEMP), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSL), Oil States International Inc. (NYSE:OIS)

Big Movers: Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR), Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT), Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO), PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE), Oil States International Inc. (NYSE:OIS)

On 31 JULY Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) last released its earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.26) EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.37) by $0.11. The company had revenue of $28.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.76 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.37) earnings per share. The … Continue reading Big Movers: Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR), Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT), Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO), PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE), Oil States International Inc. (NYSE:OIS)