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Williams Cos.

The Williams Companies, Inc. () is an energy company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its core business is natural gas exploration, production, processing, and transportation, with additional petroleum and electricity generation assets.

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Seagate Technology, Williams Companies , Other Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs Tuesday

These stocks hit one-year highs:The share price of Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) improved today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week high of $31.

49. The stock was trading on above-average volume. Shares rose 3.7% on volume of 23.3 million. Over the last three months, the stock has gained $6.14 (23.9%) from a price of $25.75 on February 2, 2012. The stock is trading 13.6% above its 50-day moving average and 31.2% above its 200-day moving average.While trading on above-average volume, Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) climbed today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week high of $34.12. On volume of 8.3 million shares, the stock price climbed 1%. Share price improved over the last three months, now up $5.54 (19.2%) from $28.84 on February 2, 2012. The stock is trading 9.2% above its 50-day moving average and 12.8% above its 200-day moving average.The share price of Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) increased today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week hi...

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  1. Williams To Receive $312 Million On Sale Of Venezuela Assets

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESNatural gas distributor Williams Cos . (WMB) will receive roughly $312 million in cash through 2016 as part of the completed sale of assets to Ven...

  2. Williams, Pioneer Lead Energy Stocks Up

    Energy stocks moved up on Monday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 100 points. Exxon Mobil rose 1% and Chevron Corp. advanced by 0.9%. Both oil m...

  3. Williams, Exterran Sell Venezuela Assets

    Williams Cos . said Monday it has sold assets it jointly owned with Exterran Holdings Inc. for $312 million to Venezuela's state-owned petroleum company, Petroleos d...

  4. Analyst Praises $2.5 Bln Williams Partners Deal

    Williams Partners LP's $2.5 billion deal to purchase Caiman Eastern Midstream will increase the partnership's presence in the Marcellus shale region of Pennsylvania,...

  5. Williams Partners Agrees To Buy Caiman Subsidiary For $2.5 Billion

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESWilliams Partners L.P. (WPZ) said it agreed to acquire Caiman Energy's wholly owned subsidiary, Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC, for about $2.5 billi...

  6. Goldman Adds Williams To Conviction Buy List

    Goldman Sachs analysts on Wednesday reiterated a buy rating on Williams Cos . and added the energy and pipeline firm to their conviction buy list. Overall, Goldman s...

  7. Energy Stocks Up As Equities Advance

    Energy stocks rose Wednesday as the equities market moved up. Energy stocks in the S&P 500 rose 0.1%, on average. CenterPoint Energy rose 2%. Williams Cos . Inc. ros...

  8. Williams Swings To 4Q Loss; Williams Partners' Profit Up

    ("Williams Swings To 4Q Loss; Williams Partners' Profit Up," published at 5:04 p.m. EST, misstated the reason for the loss in the first graf. A corrected version fol...

  9. Energy Transfer Partners 4Q Profit Slips 8.9%; ETE Net Up 13%

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESEnergy Transfer Partners LP's (ETP) fourth-quarter profit fell 8.9% as mild winter weather dragged on the natural-gas pipeline operator's propane ...

  10. Williams Partners To Offer 6.5 Million Units

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESWilliams Partners LP (WPZ) unveiled plans Tuesday to offer 6.5 million common units as the company looks to raise money to fund capital expenditur...

  11. Men's Wearhouse, Schlumberger, Others Raise Dividends

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESA wide group of companies said they will raise their dividends Thursday, joining a growing list of corporations that have ramped up shareholder-fr...

  12. Williams Spinning Off WPX Energy On Dec. 31

    Williams Cos . said Thursday it will spin off its oil exploration and production unit, WPX Energy, in a tax-free distribution on Dec. 31. WPX Energy will trade on th...

  1. The Coca-Cola Company, American International Group Among Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs Thursday

    These are the nine most popular stocks that rose to 52-week highs:The share price of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) improved today, reaching and then surpassing its...

  2. Williams 1Q Profit Rises 32%; Williams Partners 1Q Earnings Up 13%

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESWilliams Cos.'s (WMB) first-quarter earnings rose 32%, mostly on gains related to the sale of former assets in Venezuela, while midstream and inte...

  3. Plains All American Withdraws Hostile Bid For SemGroup

    Plains withdraws $1 billion bid for rival pipeline and oil storage company-SemGroup had adopted "poison pill" strategy against bid-Takeover attempt was latest in bus...

  4. Williams Partners To Offer 9 Million Units To Fund Caiman Deal

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESWilliams Partners L.P. (WPZ) said it plans to offer 9 million of its units to help fund its $2.5 billion acquisition of Caiman Eastern Midstream L...

  5. Williams' Offer Of 26 Million Shares Priced Flat With Thursday Close

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESWilliams Cos .'s (WMB) public offering of 26 million shares priced even with Thursday's close of $30.59.Shares were recently trading 1% higher at ...

  6. Williams Cos . Unveils 26 Million Share Offering To Fund Caiman Deal

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESWilliams Cos . (WMB) said it plans to offer 26 million of its shares as part of an effort to help fund Williams Partners L.P.'s (WPZ) $2.5 billion...

  7. Williams Upgraded To Buy At UBS

    UBS analysts on Tueday upgraded Williams Cos . to a buy from neutral, and increased their price target on the energy company to $36 a share from $30 a share. Analyst...

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