Market Update Close: Beginning the day bearishly, the market reversed its tone during the final hour and a half of trading, pushing the indices to their best levels of the session - and of the quarter. While initially disregarding another round of solid third quarter earnings reports, traders perhaps looked back late in the day after declining energy prices and an uneventful Beige Book from the Fed provided relief. Thus far, about two-thirds of reporting companies have exceeded analysts' estimates, a trend that may turn traders' attention towards earnings growth and attractive fundamentals. While...
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4:53 pm PT Swing Trader: A Key Reversal Day? Need Confirmation : -Technical- The market gapped lower Wednesday morning, but reversed by mid-day to stage a broad market rally. Only Gold/Silver (XAU -1.81%) finished in the day in the red. (continued)
2:29 pm PT OMNI Energy Srvs registers 9.6 mln share offering for selling shareholders (OMNI) 2.92 -0.03:
2:24 pm PT Atlas America to construct new gas processing plant (ATLS) 43.95 +0.99:Co announces units, plans to construct a new 120 mln cubic feet per day cryogenic gas processing plant in Beckham County, Oklahoma. The plant and gathering infrastructure are expected to cost approx $40 mln and to generate cash flow of $8 mln to $10 mln annually.