By Nathalie Tadena. Plains Exploration & Production Co.'s (PXP) second-quarter earnings rose 79% as gains related to crude oil derivative contracts boosted the oil-and-gas exploration company's bottom line results, though revenue grew less than expected.

Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Tuesday's session are Seagate Technology Inc. (STX), Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock-index futures edged slightly higher Tuesday, pointing to an uneventful start to the final session of a positive month for Wall Street, as investors focus on a two-day meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers that ...

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Accretive Health, Lexmark International, Herbalife Ltd, Hertz Global Holdings and Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) today provided an update on the Davy Jones No. 1 workover currently in progress on South Marsh Island Block 230.

These are the stocks dropping the most in after-hours trading on, Monday, July 30, 2012. Be sure to check out our After Hours section of TheStockMarketWatch.

McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) today provided an update on the Davy Jones No. 1 workover currently in progress on South Marsh Island Block 230.

The behavior of implied volatility surrounding an earnings announcement is a fairly reliable phenomenon. The elevated demand for option contracts lifts implied volatility into the event, while the excess supply of options drops implied volatility after ...

McMoRan Exploration (NYS: MMR) reported earnings on July 17. Here are the numbers you need to know. The 10-second takeaway. For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), McMoRan Exploration missed estimates on revenues and missed expectations on ...

NEW YORK, July 18, 2012 (MESHPRESS) - U.S. stocks rose, erasing earlier losses, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told senators the central bank is prepared to act to boost growth if the labor market doesn't improve.