Earnings Forecast Alerts: Cliffs Natural Resources, Starbucks, Threshold, United States Steel, Peabody Energy, and Halliburton

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EarningForecast.com has issued consensus earnings forecast reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), Threshold (NASDAQ:THLD), United States Steel (NYSE:X), Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU), and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL).

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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF): On September 13, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF) announced executive management appointments effective Oct. 1, 2012. Laurie Brlas has been selected as Executive Vice President & President -- Global Operations. P. Kelly Tompkins has been named as Executive Vice President, Legal, Government Affairs and Sustainability, Chief Legal Officer & President, Cliffs China. Terrance Paradie has been promoted as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Steven Raguz has been named as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Communications & Chief Strategy Officer, while James Michaud has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Chief Human Resource Officer. "These executive changes will drive excellence in project execution, ensure operational stability and provide for a more disciplined approach to capital allocation and cost management," company Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Carrabba said. At the close of the trading day, shares of Cliffs Natural Resources ended lower by 7.00% to US$42.36 on over 13.47 million shares, above its 30-day average volume of 7.21 million shares. Can Cliffs Natural Resources rebound? Want to monitor this company on an on-going basis? Investors could check CLF earnings forecast report here.

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Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX): By the end of Monday's trading, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) continued to slide and ended lower by US$0.80 (or -1.59%) at US$49.66. There were 10.98 million shares of Starbucks exchanging hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.89 million shares. Starbucks has a market capitalization of US$37.74 billion. Share prices of Starbucks have traded as high as US$62.00 per share and as low as US$35.12 in the past 52 weeks. Its price, as of the latest close, was up 41% compared with the 52-week low and was 25% below the 52-week high. Observing comprehensive analysis of Starbucks could help investors avoid big lost in investment. Check Starbucks earnings forecast report below.

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Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:THLD): Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:THLD) announced on Monday, September 17 that data from a randomized open-label Phase 2b clinical trial of investigational hypoxia-targeted drug TH-302 in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Following the announcement, shares of Threshold tumbled 19.72% to US$7.00. Abnormal trading volume of Threshold was found reaching 13.39 million shares, 13 times heavier than usual day trading. The biotechnology company has a market capitalization of US$385.87 million with price range within US$1.18 - US$9.28 over the past 52 weeks. Where do you think Threshold will go from here? Do you think now is a good time to sell the stock? Investors could check Threshold earnings forecast report here.

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Today EarningForecast.com also observed abnormal trade volume for the following companies; insiders may involve trading in these companies. Check out the consensus earnings forecast reports below:

United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X):

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Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU):

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Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL):

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