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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have posted stellar results, but earnings season rolls on. Here is a quick day-by-day rundown of what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most prominent earnings reports. Monday Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Watson...

Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results February 6, after the markets close. The independent oil and gas exploration and production company has seen net income rise in three straight quarters, as well as revenue that has risen for two straight...

Here's a quick look at nine of the best-performing stocks of the past year that also had dividend yields of 2% or more. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers (NYSE: AEA) shares ended the year almost 65% higher, despite a recent pullback from the 52-week high. The company recently completed the...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons. But there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...

Halloween and the Day of the Dead arrive this week. If analysts' forecasts are correct, there are only a few earnings reports that may scare investors. For instance, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) earnings are predicted to have fallen 93.1% year over year to $0.58 per share. Allstate (NYSE:...

Author: Mark Holder, Stone Fox Capital Covestor model: Opportunistic Arbitrage Disclosure: No position in stocks mentioned Forbes has a fascinating story about Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon. His risk taking has made Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) into the second biggest producer of...

With all the volatility in the past couple of months, which stocks have been riding above it all? Well, here are nine dividend-paying companies with share prices that are more than 20% higher than three months ago. Perhaps not surprisingly, gold-related companies are well represented on the list....

Despite controversy over the process known as fracking, and despite pullbacks resulting from the recent market volatility, shares of the following seven oil and gas companies are trading more than twice where they were a year ago. These are all dividend payers as well. Apco Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:...

As the markets surged again yesterday, CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) and Petrohawk Energy (NYSE: HK) reached new 52-week highs of $166.35 and $38.44 per share, respectively. CF Industries saw some analysts raise their price targets on the stock following the recent second-quarter earnings...

Pritchard Capital provided color on exploration and production sector. In a research report published today, Pritchard commented on Cabot Oil & Gas' (NYSE: COG) announcement of two new wells in northeast Pennsylvania. The report states, "This past week Cabot Oil & Gas (COG-$58.12)...

Morgan Stanley has discontinued coverage on the following companies: Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE: PXP) Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG) Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) Cimarex Energy (NYSE: XEC) Ultra Petroleum (...

According to Goldman Sachs, Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) price target has been increased to $68.00 from $67.00. Estimates for the current year are $0.87. Cameron International (NYSE: CAM) price target has gone down to $69.00 from $73.00. Estimates for the current year are $2.60. Canadian Natural...

According to Oppenheimer, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) Outperform rating is reiterated. Oppenheimer said that it thinks the upside potential significantly exceeds the downside risk of sharply lower oil prices and continued weakness in natural gas prices. “CHK has delivered on its promise of...

According to Jefferies, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) EPS was slightly ahead of expectations on higher volumes. Jefferies said that costs were generally in-line. “Capex increase without a proportional increase in production could be a headwind today. Leasing budget is trending down. Upcoming...

According to Oppenheimer, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) attended a CEO investor dinner. Oppenheimer reported that last night, it hosted a dinner with Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon, where he outlined his vision for the company and its strategy to enhance shareholder value by growing its liquids...