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…
Paragon Shipping (NASDAQ:PRGN) firms after Jefferies & Co. initiates coverage with a buy rating a $12 price target. Jefferies said the outlook for dry bulk shipping is attractive, and Paragon has an attractive valuation. In afternoon trading, PRGN was up 3.05% to $6.67, at a 36% discount to Jefferies’ estimated net asset value (NAV). Shares…
Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) is up 5.7% on heavy volume to $39.94 after JP Morgan initiated coverage at overweight, with a price target of $55 per share. Separately, the solar energy company said it won a module supply agreement to provide 18MW of photovoltaic modules to Hitachi, Ltd. in Japan. The project is expected to be…
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…
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