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+68.93% in 241 days ENSCO International Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services to the oil and gas industry. Its offshore contract drilling operations include exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. As of February 15, 2008, the company owned and operated 44 jackup rigs, 1 ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig, and 1 barge rig. It also had four ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rigs under construction. The company offers drilling services to international, government-owned, and independent oil and gas companies. It has operations in Asia, the Mid... Continue reading »

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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: HD, HBC, GS, MS, BAC, JPM, C ...

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Home Depot (HD), Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Analyst initiations, Garmin Ltd (GRMN) Analyst upgrades: <> Jefferies upgraded Home Depot (NYSE: HD) to Buy from Hold as they expect significant multiple expansion as earnings revisions start to bottom out and the market starts to factor in a recovery. The firm raised its price target to $24 from $18-$20. <>Goldman upgraded HSBC (NYSE: HBC) to Neutral from Sell and removed the stock from their Asia Pa... Continue reading »

ENSCO INTL (ESV) Q3 2008 Update

All results US$ unless otherwise noted: Through nine months of 2008, operating cash flow (OCF) came in at $743M, down 12% YoY from $844M.  As noted previously,the company registered very large cash outlays for accrued taxes and other liabilities as well as its ARS fiasco. In the current credit crunch, Ensco’s solid balance sheet is precious (even [...] Continue reading »

ENSCO INTL (ESV) Q3 2008 Update

All results US$ unless otherwise noted: Through nine months of 2008, operating cash flow (OCF) came in at $743M, down 12% YoY from $844M.  As noted previously,the company registered very large cash outlays for accrued taxes and other liabilities as well as its ARS fiasco. In the current credit crunch, Ensco’s solid balance sheet is precious (even [...] Continue reading »

Stock picks and pans for troubled times: Buy Apple, Kroger, General Mills

Filed under: Stocks to Buy, Stocks to Sell Wondering what to do with your portfolio now? If you have some extra cash -- and a brave heart -- this could prove a good time to buy stocks, since they've been pounded so mercilessly. Some investors have made great money this week on terrific calls that could have gone either way. But these were mostly short-term, high-risk trades. I'd recommend individual investors stay true to the familiar mantra: Buy what you know, buy solid companies with healthy balance sheets and strong cash positions, buy for the long term and don't fret timing so much. Throug... Continue reading »

Oil drilling: 'Ludicrous selling; terrific values'

Filed under: International markets, Newsletters, Commodities, Oil, Stocks to Buy "Prices for energy stocks, including the drillers, are bombed-out and should be aggressively accumulated now," says resource expert Eric Roseman. Here, the editor of The Commodity Trend Alert explains, "The absolute worst thing we can do is sell now." Here's his outlook on energy and drilling and a trio of buys. <>"The pain felt by commodity bulls should abate shortly; this mind-blowing expansion of credit will ultimately fuel inflation to much higher levels. Eventually, long-term interest rates will rise sharply in... Continue reading »

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