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Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.88 by $0.22, American Banking and Market News reports. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) stock performance was 0.88% in last session and finished the day at $102.91. Traded volume was 7,614,576 million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Basic Material New Highs: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB), Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK)

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On Jan 15, Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) announced that it delivered a record amount of natural gas on its Transco interstate gas pipeline to meet demand driven by recent cold weather in markets on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. Two recently completed expansions of Transco, totaling 315,000 dekatherms per day (dth/d) of natural gas transportation capacity, contributed to the volume record in early January. The nation’s … Continue reading Watch 5 Stocks: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), B2Gold (NYSEMKT:BTG), Ohio Valley Banc (NASDAQ:OVBC), LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC)

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On Jan 16, North American energy firm Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) declared that it has distributed record volumes of natural gas through Transco interstate gas pipeline to meet a high space heating demand created by frigid temperatures across the U.S Eastern Seaboard. Transco is owned by Williams Partners LP, of which Williams Companies is the general partner and controlling stake owner. Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) … Continue reading Ever Green Stocks: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Ametek Inc. (NYSE:AME)

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BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) was continuing the restart of a 60,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) catalytic reformer at its 413,500 bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery on Wednesday, said sources familiar with plant operations. BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 2.50% and weekly performance is -0.70%. On last trading day company shares ended up $35.67. BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) distance from 50-day simple moving average … Continue reading Best Stocks: BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Shiloh Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:SHLO)

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Several dozen J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) stores will close over the next year, the company announced Thursday. The 40 closures represent nearly 4 percent of J.C. Penney’s 1,060 stores, according to Business Insider. J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -5.60% and weekly performance is 22.69%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.95. … Continue reading Top Stocks: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BPZ), Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW), AT&T (NYSE:T)

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Investment analysts at Citigroup Inc. upped their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) from $86.00 to $90.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 26.60% and weekly performance is -4.82%. On last trading day company shares ended up $43.43. … Continue reading Traders Should Watch: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:ONNN), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), BlackRock Kelso Capital (NASDAQ:BKCC)