Energy stocks eased slightly from their earlier highs with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising about 1.7% in late trade while shares of energy companies in the S&P 500 were ahead nearly 1.8% as a group. Crude oil for April delivery settled 62 cents higher at $102.82 per barrel while March natural gas shed 39…
Stocks are back in rally-mode, with the S&P 500 index touching a new record high as mergers, Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s upcoming conclusion to her Humphrey-Hawkins testimony and the hope for accelerating global growth all fuel an impressive run-up in prices. Economic data today was again disappointing, but the financial markets have all but dismissed…
Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE:IR) is up 2.3% to $60.75 per share in Monday mid-day trading following a positive mention in this weekend’s Barrons. The article identifies companies with 1-2% dividend payouts that could double over the next five years, including IR, a diversified industrial company that could benefit from a housing recovery. Also mentioned in this…
Energy stocks were sharply higher Monday with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising about 1.9% while shares of energy companies in the S&P 500 were ahead nearly 2.3% as a group. Crude oil for April delivery was up 59 cents at $102.79 per barrel while March natural gas shed 11 cents today to $4.90 per…
GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT) was higher more than 8% in early trading Monday, having earlier hit $13.47 – its highest level since July 2011 – after reporting a Q4 loss that was smaller than analysts had expected, while its FY guidance straddled estimates. The maker of materials for the consumer electronics, power electronics, solar and…
Shares of Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW) hit a new all-time high Monday, after the cyber security company reported adjusted fiscal Q2 results above analysts’ expectations, boosted by strong demand as companies increased their investments in security against cyber attacks. For the quarter ended Jan. 31, the company reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders…
