Schlumberger

Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) offers the traditional kickoff to the new earnings season on Monday. Although the stock is no longer a Dow Jones Industrial Average component, analysts are looking for positive results for the fourth quarter. Much of the focus this week, though, will be on earnings from...

This weekend in Barron's online: five top oil stocks are bargains, as well as the prospects for Bed Bath & Beyond, Wabash National, Southwestern Energy, CVS Health and more. Cover Story "Five Oil Stocks to Buy Now" by Avi Salzman. The plunge in crude oil prices has created...

This weekend in Barron's online: the Big Money Poll, Barron's Asia debuts and investment ideas from the best of the best advisors, as well as the prospects for CBS, Zurich Insurance, Western Digital and more. Cover Story "The Bull Will Be Right Back" by Jack Willoughby. In...

This weekend in Barron's online: a profile of Schlumberger, looking for summer bargains among stocks, as well as the prospects for Kinder Morgan, TNT Express, ABM Industries and more. Cover Story "Right on Target" by Sandra Ward. Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) has 50 percent or more...

U.S. stocks were lower as leaders from Britain, France, Germany and Canada have all made their respective countries position clear that Russia will face further sanctions if air investigators are not given full access to the crash site in Ukraine. Israel continued its ground offensive in the...

After Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) kicked off the second-quarter earnings season last week, things ramp up this week with reports from many of the big banks, some tech giants and other blue-chips. Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) get...

U.S. stocks rose following the FOMC minutes which stated that the Fed is on track for a final month of tapering in October. The Fed plans to slash $15 billion from its monthly asset purchasing program at that time. “Some committee members had been asked by members of the public whether...

U.S. stocks were mildly higher as the second quarter comes to an end on Monday, before the markets pause for the Fourth of July holiday. Economic data was light as investors showed little interest as consumer sentiment improved in June from May. Recommended: Will The Markets Be Bullied By The...

U.S. stocks were little changed as investors digested comments coming from head of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The Fed's Jim Bullard said that the 2.9 percent decline in the first quarter GDP is “giving me heartburn.” Bullard added that the worse than expected figure...

U.S. stocks were slightly higher as the Dow and S&P 500 indices continue hitting new all-time highs following positive comments from the Fed's Chief Janet Yellen earlier this week. The Dow continues to flirt with the 17,000 mark and hit a historical intra-day high of 16,978.0 Friday...

U.S. stocks were moderately higher as the S&P 500 continues to reach new highs. Investors found plenty of positives after the Federal Reserve released its summary of commentary on current economic conditions, also known as the “Beige Book.” “All twelve Federal Reserve...

U.S. stocks rose as investors cheered recent earning reports and a positive home sales data for March. A $45 billion M&A offer also contributed to Tuesday's buying action as investors could be excited and motivated to buy stocks ahead of a few rough weeks of bearish activity. The S&P...

U.S. stocks declined for the second straight session on little market-moving news. The Nasdaq index was hit harder than other major indices with investors and traders selling off otherwise solid performers like Facebook, Google, Tesla, Keurig Green Mountain and others. "These are all stocks...

A research report this past week from Credit Suisse analysts featured financials Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) and KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), as well as energy plays Cameron International (NYSE: CAM) and Tesoro (NYSE: TSO), as picks for the remainder of 2014. The momentous rise in the stock...