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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Murphy Oil is meeting production estimates]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/26/murphy-oil-is-meeting-production-estimates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/26/murphy-oil-is-meeting-production-estimates/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/26/murphy-oil-is-meeting-production-estimates/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/oil/" rel="tag">Oil</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/stocks-to-buy/" rel="tag">Stocks to Buy</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/01/oilrefinerypic.jpg" />I'm reiterating my Buy rating for <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/murphy-oil-corporation/mur/nys">Murphy Oil</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/murphy-oil-corporation/mur/nys">MUR</a>), first recommended <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/29/murphy-oil-knows-production-eventually-turns-into-profits/">on April 29, 2009</a> at a price of $47.80. If you bought then, you're up about 20%.<br /><br />Murphy Oil remains the not-so-little-engine that could: Q2 upstream oil/natural gas production increased 18%, the company is on-track for 25-30% production growth in FY2009, and solid, double-digit gains in FY2010/FY2011.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/26/murphy-oil-is-meeting-production-estimates/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Murphy Oil is meeting production estimates</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/26/murphy-oil-is-meeting-production-estimates/">Murphy Oil is meeting production estimates</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/26/murphy-oil-is-meeting-production-estimates/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19141635/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/26/murphy-oil-is-meeting-production-estimates/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>MUR</category><category>Murphy Oil</category><category>oil production</category><category>oil refining</category><category>OilProduction</category><category>OilRefining</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Lazzaro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time and patience should pay-off with Tesoro]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/19/time-and-patience-should-pay-off-with-tesoro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/19/time-and-patience-should-pay-off-with-tesoro/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/19/time-and-patience-should-pay-off-with-tesoro/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/oil/" rel="tag">Oil</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/stocks-to-buy/" rel="tag">Stocks to Buy</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/12/oil-refinery.jpg" alt="" />I'm Reiterating my Buy rating for <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/tesoro-corporation/tso/nys">Tesoro</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/tesoro-corporation/tso/nys">TSO</a>), first recommended <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/23/consider-tesoro-because-the-u-s-is-always-one-refinery-short/">on April 23, 2009</a> at a price of $14.30. <br /><br />Tesoro's Q2 performance disappointed, but the New York Rangers will win the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup again before I'll sell a U.S.-based refiner.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/19/time-and-patience-should-pay-off-with-tesoro/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Time and patience should pay-off with Tesoro</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/19/time-and-patience-should-pay-off-with-tesoro/">Time and patience should pay-off with Tesoro</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/19/time-and-patience-should-pay-off-with-tesoro/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19134385/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/19/time-and-patience-should-pay-off-with-tesoro/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>oil</category><category>oil refinery stocks</category><category>oil refining</category><category>OilRefineryStocks</category><category>OilRefining</category><category>Tesoro</category><category>TSO</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Lazzaro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst upgrades: 09/27/06]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/09/27/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades-09-27-06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/09/27/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades-09-27-06/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/09/27/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades-09-27-06/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades/" rel="tag">Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</a></p><p>MOST NOTEWORTHY:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Morgan Stanley upgraded <strong>The Gap</strong> (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/gap-inc/gps/nys?tabs=quotesandnews&amp;dr=3">NYSE: GPS</a>) to Overweight from Underweight with a $23 target.  The firm cited an improvement in apparel offerings and traction in merchandising and marketing initiatives. </li>
    <li>The <strong>Oil Refining sector</strong> was upgraded by the Banc of America this morning, citing the recent sell-off:
    <ul>
        <li><strong>Valero Energy</strong> (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/valero-energy-corporation/vlo/nys?dr=3&amp;tabs=quotesandnews">NYSE: VLO</a>) and <strong>Tesoro Petroleum</strong> (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/tesoro-corporation/tso/nys?dr=3&amp;tabs=quotesandnews">NYSE: TSO</a>) were upgraded to Buy from Neutral </li>
        <li><strong>Frontier Oil</strong> (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/frontier-oil-corporation/fto/nys?dr=3&amp;tabs=quotesandnews">NYSE: FTO</a>) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
</ul>
<p>OTHER UPGRADES:  </p>
<ul>
    <li>UBS upgraded <strong>Reynolds American</strong> (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/reynolds-american-inc/rai/nys?dr=3&amp;tabs=quotesandnews">NYSE: RAI</a>) on valuation </li>
    <li><strong>Foundry Networks</strong> (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/foundry-networks-inc/fdry/nas?dr=3&amp;tabs=quotesandnews">NASDAQ: FDRY</a>) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral based on their strong fundamentals in the second half of 2006. </li>
</ul>
<p>Research provided by <a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/"><strong>TheFlyOnTheWall</strong><strong>.com</strong></a> (subscription required).</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/09/27/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades-09-27-06/">Analyst upgrades: 09/27/06</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:49:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/09/27/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades-09-27-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/675769/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/09/27/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades-09-27-06/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gps</category><category>oil refining</category><category>OilRefining</category><category>the gap</category><category>TheGap</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Melly Alazraki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:49:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
