RPT-Cotton makes a comeback in U.S. Plains as farmers sour on wheat

Farmers in Kansas and Oklahoma are planting more land with cotton than they have for decades as they ditch wheat, attracted by relatively high cotton prices and the crop's ability to withstand drought. A 20-percent increase from last year marks a sharp turnaround for the crop that once dominated the Mississippi Delta into Texas.

Head to Head Survey: Gulf Island Fabrication

Gulf Island Fabrication and Valmont Industries are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Gulf Island Fabrication and Valmont Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

Precision Castparts (PCP) versus Rockwell Collins (COL) Critical Analysis

Precision Castparts and Rockwell Collins are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Rockwell Collins has a consensus price target of $130.53, indicating a potential downside of 3.96%.

Zacks Investment Research Lowers Energy Focus (EFOI) to Hold

According to Zacks, "Energy Focus, Inc. is a leading provider and innovator of energy efficient LED lighting products. As the creator of the only 100-percent flicker-free LED products on the market, Energy Focus products provide extensive energy savings, aesthetics, safety and health benefits over conventional and fluorescent lighting.

Investment Analysts’ Updated EPS Estimates for January, 1st…

According to Zacks, "R&B, Inc. is a leading supplier of OE Dealer Exclusive automotive replacement parts, automotive hardware, brake products, and household hardware to the Automotive Aftermarket and Mass Merchandise markets. Dorman automotive parts and hardware are marketed under the OE Solutions, HELP, AutoGrade, First Stop, Conduct-Tite, Pik-A-Nut and Scan-Tech brand names.

Parker-Hannifin agrees to sell Facet filtration business in DoJ settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice says it has reached a settlement with Parker-Hannifin requiring the company to divest the Facet filtration business, including the aviation fuel filtration assets acquired from Clarcor in February. The DoJ's Antitrust Division filed suit in September after saying the acquisition eliminated competition in the development, manufacture and sale of qualified filtration products necessary for the proper filtration of aviation fuel used in commercial and military aircraft.

Analyzing John Bean Technologies Corporation

John Bean Technologies Corporation and MSC Industrial Direct are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability. 99.3% of John Bean Technologies Corporation shares are held by institutional investors.

Mobile Mini, Inc. (MINI) Cut to “Hold” at Zacks Investment Research

According to Zacks, "Mobile Mini, Inc. provides attractive, accessible temporary storage for a diversified customer, including Wal-Mart, Motorola, Frito Lay, Holiday Inns, Target, numerous municipalities and the Department of Defense. They offer a wide range of products in varying lengths and widths with an assortment of differentiated features such as their patented security systems, multiple doors, electrical wiring and shelving.

3 Way to Protect Queer Kids in Betsy DeVos’s America

LGBTQ youth are not safe in school - and attempts at protecting them continue to be hotly contested. In March, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear the appeal of a lower court's ruling in favor of Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy who petitioned for access to the boys' bathroom at his high school, and sent it back to the lower court for further consideration.

Conservatives are worried Trump’s Carrier deal could set a bad precedent

President-elect Donald Trump claimed a big win Wednesday when he announced he had successfully pressured Carrier Corporation not to move some of its production facilities from Indiana to Mexico. While the company will still shift some production south of the border, the change of plans will save about 1,000 jobs in Indiana.

The Carrier Deal: Donald Trump to the Rescue or Troubling Precedent?

President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Indiana Thursday afternoon to meet with officials at heating and air-conditioning company Carrier to celebrate a deal that will keep hundreds of the company's positions from being relocated to Mexico. Yet some are concerned about what kind of precedent the pact struck by the incoming administration will set for domestic companies going forward.

Timeline of planned Carrier factory closing in Indiana

President-elect Donald Trump is set on Thursday to trumpet a deal with furnace and air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. that would reduce the planned 1,400 job cuts at an Indianapolis factory that became a political cause during the presidential campaign. Feb. 10: Company officials announce plans to shutter the Indianapolis factory, along with a 700-worker factory in the northeastern Indiana city of Huntington that is also owned by Carrier parent company United Technologies Corp. of Hartford, Connecticut.

HEICO Corporation: Undervalued No More, But Still Predictable

If you fly, regardless of what you fly, you've probably had indirect contact with the HEICO Corporation , even though you may never have heard the name. It's an aviation and aerospace technology company that makes replacement parts and provides a host of other services and products to flying machines.

UTC Aerospace Systems to showcase next-generation technology at Farnborough Air Show

Among the innovative products to be showcased is the company's next-generation Advanced Concept Ejection Seat 5, or ACES 5a , a product that helps save lives and prevents ejection-related injuries. Built on the outstanding record of performance and the life-saving legacy of ACES IIA , the ACES 5a ejection seat offers advanced safety features that not only allow the pilot to eject from the aircraft safely, but also reduce the risk of ejection-related injuries.

Trump talks trade at shuttered NH factory

Republican Donald Trump talked trade at a shuttered New Hampshire factory on Thursday, putting a more personal spin on his vow to rip up the nation's trade deals and impose new tariffs in an effort to revive local manufacturing jobs. Speaking to a small, invitation-only crowd outside the closed Osram Sylvania plant, which used to manufacture lighting products, Trump again called for backing away from decades of U.S. policy that encouraged trade with other nations.

Rank-and-file Republican activists hear Trump rail against Clinton on trade

State Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Horn described the group of 150 Granite Staters who sweltered in a vacant, crumbling asphalt lot outside of a shuttered lightbulb factory to hear Donald Trump as "good, solid New Hampshire voters." Horn was the highest-ranking state GOP official to attend the event at the former Osram Sylvania facility, along with a few state representatives and a group of well-known veterans leaders.