Watch 5 Stocks: CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), Ballantyne Strong, Inc (NYSEMKT:BTN), Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSEMKT:GST), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

On Jan. 5, CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX) will release fourth-quarter financial and operating results on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, after the market close. CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 18.00% and weekly performance is -2.78%. On last trading day company shares ended up $33.91. CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -5.61%. Altria Group (NYSE:MO) has … Continue reading Watch 5 Stocks: CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), Ballantyne Strong, Inc (NYSEMKT:BTN), Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSEMKT:GST), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

Morning Buzz: Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE:MCP), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSEMKT:GST), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX), Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM)

On November 20, 2014, Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) entered into an exchange agreement with a holder of the Company’s 6.00% convertible senior notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) and 5.50% convertible senior notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”, and together the with the 2017 Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to which such holder agreed to exchange $27 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE:MCP), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSEMKT:GST), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX), Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM)

Basic Material Decliners: Energy XXI (NASDAQ:EXXI), Sanchez Energy (NYSE:SN), Gastar Exploration (NYSEMKT:GST), Rentech (NASDAQ:RTK), Molycorp (NYSE:MCP)

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited (NASDAQ:EXXI) on 23 June 2014 announced Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Stewart Lawrence will present at the Global Hunter Securities conference in Chicago on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. CDT. Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited (NASDAQ:EXXI) stock performance was -5.08% in last session and finished the day at $22.78. Traded volume was 2.00million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Basic Material Decliners: Energy XXI (NASDAQ:EXXI), Sanchez Energy (NYSE:SN), Gastar Exploration (NYSEMKT:GST), Rentech (NASDAQ:RTK), Molycorp (NYSE:MCP)

Stocks To Watch: Gastar Exploration (NYSEMKT:GST), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSEMKT: GST) (“Gastar”) reported on 16 June 2014 that it has reached total depth on the vertical pilot hole for its first Utica/Point Pleasant well in Marshall County, West Virginia.  The Simms 5-UH well was drilled to a total depth of 11,410 feet and encountered approximately 92 net feet of pay in the Point Pleasant formation with measured porosities up to 17%.  … Continue reading Stocks To Watch: Gastar Exploration (NYSEMKT:GST), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

Basic Material Stocks In News: Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP), U.S. Silica Holdings (NYSE:SLCA), Patterson-UTI (NASDAQ:PTEN), Gastar Exploration, Hess (NYSE:HES)

Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE:TRGP) and Targa Resources Partners LP (NGLS: Quote) Thursday said they had previously engaged in high level preliminary discussions regarding a potential business combination with Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and certain of its affiliates, but those discussions have been terminated. Targa Resources Corp (NYSE:TRGP) stock performance was 20.45% in last session and finished the day at $150.62. Traded volume was 1.37million shares … Continue reading Basic Material Stocks In News: Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP), U.S. Silica Holdings (NYSE:SLCA), Patterson-UTI (NASDAQ:PTEN), Gastar Exploration, Hess (NYSE:HES)