We don't own any of these global engineering stocks at the moment, because effectively the market has chased us out of the names. We closed out of Jacobs Engineering (JEC) in early September in the mid $60s; within 6 weeks it had fallen below $30. It is really quite sad to see the stock's performance when you consider how the best of breed are still performing "business as usual".
The problem with owning these now is you have "reality" one day a quarter (when they report earnings) then rumors and innuendos of lost contracts,...
Boone Pickens' Holdings
(Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:57:33 -0400)
Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit:
An article in the Wall Street Journal last month mentioned that Boone Pickens' hedge funds had lost nearly $1 billion for the year through August 31st. One fund was down nearly 30% through 8/31 and another smaller commodity-focused fund was down 84%. The Boone Pickens funds are energy specific, and the S&P 500 Energy sector is down another 34% since the end of August.
While the BP Capital holdings have not been released yet for the end of the third quarter, the holdings as they stood at...
Attractive Values - Fast Money Recap (10/7/08)
(Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:13:49 -0400)
Recap of CNBC's Fast Money, Tuesday October 7.
Dylan Ratigan began a discussion of the sell off in the stock market that continued today, breaking through the lows of yesterday's market bottom. He explained that the selling continued because of a lack of confidence among market participants to trade with each other, forced selling from hedge funds, concerns over the Fed's efforts to restore short-term borrowing to the markets and the fundamental problem of a slowdown in the economy. Joe Terranova says the Fed has to step up to provide solvency for the buyers and sellers in the commercial paper market....
News for Fluor Corporation (NEW) - Google Finance
News for Fluor Corporation (NEW) - Google Finance
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Fluor Extends Strategic Outsourcing Contract With IBM
(Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:25:04 GMT)Fluor Extends Strategic Outsourcing Contract With IBM
PR-CANADA.net (press release) - 2 hours agoARMONK , NY - IBM ( NYSE : IBM ) today announced that it has signed a three - year , approximately $130 million contract extension with Fluor Corporation ( NYSE : FLR ) for information technology ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:42:49 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
istockAnalyst.com (press release) - 13 hours agoFluor Corporation ' s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation to investors at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:42:01 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
International Business Times - 13 hours agoFluor Corporation's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation to investors at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:30:54 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - 14 hours agoFluor Corporation ?s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation to investors at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:29:41 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
WELT ONLINE - 14 hours agoFluor Corporation ' s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation to investors at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor ConferenceIRVING, TexasTX-FLUOR-CORPORATION
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:27:05 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor ConferenceIRVING, TexasTX-FLUOR-CORPORATION
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - 14 hours agoFluor Corporation ?s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation to investors at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:23:59 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
Trading Markets (press release) - 14 hours agoIRVING , Texas , Nov 20 , 2008 ( BUSINESS WIRE ) - - FLR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating - - Fluor Corporation's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:22:19 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
StreetInsider.com (subscription) - 14 hours agoIRVING , Texas - - ( BUSINESS WIRE ) - - Fluor Corporation's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation to investors at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:22:01 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
Business Wire (press release) - 14 hours agoIRVING , Texas - - ( BUSINESS WIRE ) - - Fluor Corporation ' s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation to investors at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor ... -
Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:20:00 GMT)Fluor to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
MarketWatch - 14 hours agoIRVING , Texas , Nov 20 , 2008 ( BUSINESS WIRE ) - - Fluor Corporation's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , Alan Boeckmann , will give a presentation to investors at the FBR Capital Markets ...
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Energy analysts eye tight credit, slack gasoline demand
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:14:00 -0500)The energy sector faces growing natural-gas supplies, lower oil production, capital spending cuts and tight capital markets from the global economic slowdown in what promises to be a challenging 2009, analysts say.
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Movers & Shakers: Friday's biggest gaining and losing stocks
(Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:03:00 -0500)Blockbuster, GM, Sprint Nextel and Starbucks were among those making notable moves in the U.S. stock market Friday:
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Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Friday
(Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:51:00 -0500)Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and Sprint Nextel Corp.
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Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
(Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:01:09 -0500)A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.
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Fluor earnings jump 95%; narrows 2008 outlook
(Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:25:46 -0500)SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Engineering and construction giant Fluor Corp. reported late Thursday third-quarter net income rose to $183 million, or $1.01 a share, from $94 million, or 51 cents, a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Sept. 30 rose 38% to $5.67 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had predicted Fluor would report earnings of 91 cents a share on $5.8 billion in revenue. Reflecting a 31% increase in order backlog to $36.5 billion, the company narrowed its full-year 2008 earnings outlook to a range of $3.70 to $3.80 a share and estimated 2009 earnings at $3.90...
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Fluor Q3 net income $1.01 vs 51c a share
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Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Thursday
(Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:40:00 -0500)Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Walt Disney Co., Fluor Corp., and Nvidia Corp.
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Movers & Shakers: Tuesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks
()Among the companies whose shares are seeing active trade in Tuesday’s session are LDK Solar, Goldman Sachs and McDonald’s.
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