The S&P 500's 5 Most Loved Stocks
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 6:01PM CDT
Don't let the latest two-day swoon fool you: The broad-based S&P 500 has been a practically unstoppable force since the recession's lows. In fact, as of Wednesday last week it was within 100 points of having tripled from its 2009 low, which...
Boardwalk To Release First Quarter 2014 Results On April 28, 2014
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 08, 9:00AM CDT
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (NYSE:BWP) will report its first quarter 2014 earnings on Monday, April 28, 2014. A conference call for analysts and investors will begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will be hosted by Boardwalk's Chief Executive Officer, Stan Horton, and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Jamie Buskill. Boardwalk will issue its earnings news release before the market opens on Monday, April 28, 2014.
Loews Corporation to Release First Quarter 2014 Results on April 28
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 08, 9:00AM CDT
Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) will report first quarter 2014 financial results on Monday, April 28, 2014. A conference call for analysts and investors will begin at 11:00 a.m. EDT and will be hosted by the Company's chief executive officer, James S. Tisch, and chief financial officer, Peter W. Keegan.
Diamond Offshore to Release First Quarter 2014 Results on April 24
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 03, 4:00PM CDT
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) announced today that it will issue a press release and host a conference call and webcast related to its first quarter 2014 operating results on Thursday, April 24, 2014. The conference call and webcast will begin at 9:00 a.m. CDT and will include a discussion by management regarding the Company's results of operation.
What You Need to Know About the State of Movie Theater Industry
Brett Gold, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 31, 2:00PM CDT
Every year, theater owners descend on Las Vegas for CinemaCon in much the same way gamers do on Los Angeles for E3 and geek culture does on San Diego for Comic Con. While CinemaCon may not be as well-known as those other conventions, it is still a...
Loews Hotels & Resorts Announces Michael Palmeri as Senior Vice President and New Head of Acquisitions and Development
Business Wire - Mon Mar 31, 9:58AM CDT
Loews Hotels & Resorts, a wholly owned-subsidiary of Loews Corporation (NYSE: L), today announced the promotion of Michael Palmeri to Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Development, who will assume responsibility for leading the company's property acquisitions, real estate development and capital raising.
Insurance Stocks Coverage -- Research on WR Berkley, PartnerRe, Loews, and Cincinnati Financial
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 28, 7:00AM CDT
On Thursday, March 27, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,151.23, down 0.54%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.03% to 16,264.23, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,849.04, down 0.19%. The losses were broad based as seven out of ten sectors ended the session in negative. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index finished the day at 297.06, down 0.58%, and the same has gained 2.24% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: WR Berkley Corp. (NYSE: WRB), PartnerRe Ltd (NYSE: PRE), Loews Corp. (NYSE: L), and Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CINF). Free technical research on WRB, PRE, L, and CINF can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Why Loews Corporation Might Keep Pulling Back
Brian Pacampara, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 24, 11:26AM CDT
While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a closer look at particularly stock-shaking upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reasoning behind the call makes sense. ...
Will This Downgrade Hurt Loews (L) Today? (Update)
at The Street - Mon Mar 24, 8:24AM CDT
Deutsche downgraded Loews (L) to "hold" from "buy" and set a $51 target price. The firm noted the value of public holdings has declined.
Downgrade Alert for Loews (L)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 24, 7:00AM CDT
Loews (NYSE:L) was downgraded from Buy to Hold at Deutsche Bank today. The stock closed yesterday at $44.23 on volume of 1.7 million shares, above average daily volume of 1.1 million. Loews Corporation is a diversified holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is involved in a variety of businesses including commercial property-casualty insurance, offshore drilling, natural gas exploration and production, operation of natural gas pipeline systems, and the operation of hotels and resorts.
Can Comcast Steal Market Share from Disney in Orlando?
Dan Moskowitz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 16, 11:00AM CDT
When you hear the word 'Orlando,' you think of Walt Disney . After all, it's the happiest place on earth. At one point down the road, will your children or grandchildren possibly think of Universal above Disney when they hear the word 'Orlando'? ...
Comcast challenging Disney's hold on tourism trade
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sun Mar 09, 2:53PM CDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Comcast Corp. will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in California and Florida theme parks, stepping outside its core business of telecommunications in an effort to boost revenue and profits.
Is Boardwalk Pipeline Partners a Strong Turnaround Play?
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 05, 9:28AM CST
Investors on the hunt for promising turnarounds aren't afraid to buy when there's blood in the streets and accept a fair amount of volatility. In the oil and gas Master Limited Partnership space, no company fits this premise better right now than...
Ex-Dividends To Watch: 3 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Tomorrow: HQH, ASBC, L
at The Street - Wed Feb 26, 9:00AM CST
HQH ASBC L are going ex-dividend tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, 5:00 AM ET
Hotel WiFi Test Names Top Hotels and Chains
PR Newswire - Wed Feb 19, 6:00AM CST
Hotel WiFi Test has published its first report selecting and ranking the Top 100 Hotels and the Top 10 Hotel Chains in accordance to their respective WiFi service. The reported results are based on data collected during the first four months of the Hotel WiFi Test service that ran from October 10, 2013 to February 10, 2014. This is the first report of its kind and scale. Given that more and more travelers plan on actively using WiFi at hotels for activities such as accessing their cloud workspace and watching streaming videos, this information has become more and more important.
MetLife's Q4 Earnings Shine on Low Derivative Loss - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Feb 13, 12:20PM CST
MetLife's fourth-quarter 2013 operating earnings per share (EPS) comfortably outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago quarter EPS.
Diamond Offshore Names Marc Edwards President & CEO, A 30-Year Veteran Of The Oil & Gas Industry
PR Newswire - Wed Feb 12, 3:00PM CST
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) today appointed Marc Edwards as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective March 3, 2014. Mr. Edwards succeeds Lawrence Dickerson, who announced his intent to retire in September 2013 after almost 30 years of continuous service to the Company.
10-Q: UA GRANITE CORP
Edgar Online - Wed Feb 12, 1:51PM CST
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Loews Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend On Common Stock
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 11, 11:15AM CST
Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) announced today the declaration of the Company's quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share of Common Stock, payable March 14, 2014 to shareholders of record on March 3, 2014.
Loews Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 4.25%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Feb 10, 5:37PM CST
Loews (NYSE:L) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $42.63 to a high of $43.77. Yesterday, the shares fell 4.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $44.16 on volume of 2.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.