Movers Roundup: Whiting Petroleum

NEW YORK (AP) Shares of Whiting Petroleum Corp. rose Friday after an analyst noted that a recent project at a site in North Dakota effectively expanded the oil and gas explorer's "highly" productive region.

NEW YORK (AP) Superior Well Services Inc. shares rose 4 percent after the second analyst in two days said he was bullish on the stock.

NEW YORK (AP) Analysts on Friday said J.C. Penney & Co.'s unexpected warning on its first-quarter guidance signals department store sales in the period may be weaker than expected a trend that might not change until federal fiscal-stimulus checks arrive later in the year.

NEW YORK (AP) Bear Stearns Cos. kicked off the week's list of hot stocks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co. hiked its offer for the struggling investment back to $10 per share, from a $2 per share bargain price.

NEW YORK (AP) Shares of Idearc Inc. fell Friday after the yellow page publisher said it will eliminate dividend payments and an analyst forecast lower revenue.