S and P watching Shell for possible debt downgrade
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Standard and Poor's Ratings Services said it had its eye on Royal Dutch/Shell for a possible downgrade of the oil company's debt rating in case of a further restatement of its reserves.
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Stocks may come under pressure next week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in the dollar will also be closely watched.
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One way to look at a company is to take into account its cash and debt.
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The Motley Fool - Open-source software leader Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT - News) reports earnings after the bell today, and analysts are expecting a doozy. With on-again-off-again reports that Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) may enter the Linux market, Red Hat's stock has certainly been volatile, but management has been quite sanguine about further competition from the database giant. Is this one huge strategic misstep or savvy thinking? Read on for my thoughts.
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LONDON, August 26 (New Ratings) - The beleaguered global oil giant, Shell (SHE1.ETR), has been reportedly asked by the Nigerian government to pay $1.
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Investors are keeping an eye on sequential numbers.
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Searching for a signal amid the noise of analyst upgrades and downgrades.
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The Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell today sought to draw a line under its reserves scandal by announcing plans to spend $15bn (Â£8.4bn) a year to replenish reserves and develop production in its oil and gas business.
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A stock for dividend investors' watch list.
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Does a recent stock buyback mean you should get some Red Hat too?
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With the company's reserves running dry, investors might want to dip into a different well.
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Stocks may come under pressure next  week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax  season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in  the dollar will also be closely watched.
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Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday it may cut ratings on $12.1 billion of mortgage-related debt this week on expectations for an 8 percent drop in U.S. home prices and more mortgage defaults.
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Wall Street was set to open slightly lower on Wednesday as investors eye the damage to corporate earnings from stubbornly high oil prices with scorecards from key companies rolling in.
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Business & money: Spending binge looks likely to be followed by a big rise in personal insolvencies and falling house prices
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MAKE hay while the sun shines, they say. Or, in the oil majorsâ case, pump oil while the price rockets. BP yesterday, and no doubt Shell tomorrow, are doing just that, with profits going through the roof
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Shares of software companies were put on watch Wednesday amid concerns the sector could be in store for a new round of profit warnings on continued softness in license fees for the third quarter.