To be precise, use the stock ticker when referring to the stock itself, rather than the company. CORRECT: Investors pushed ECA up $6 today, anticipating EnCana Corp.'s split would result in great profit-taking opportunity, and without EnCana taking a large tax hit. CORRECT: Investors pushed shares of EnCana Corp. up $6, anticipating the company's split would result in great profit-taking opportunity, and without EnCana taking a large tax hit. CORRECT: Rumors are circulating on Wall Street and in Dallas today that American Oil Co. is the target of a merger bid. CORRECT: Speculators pushed AOCO up $1.10 today, anticipating a merger bid for the company. NOT CORRECT: Rumors are circulating on Wall Street and in Dallas today that AOCO is the target of a merger bid. (Note: This is a series of blog reports about editing styles and rules as applied by Oil and Gas Investor magazine. The styles and rules do not always necessarily suggest using another style nor rule is grammatically incorrect.) Questions? Comments? I’m always glad to hear from you! –Nissa Darbonne, Executive Editor, Oil and Gas Investor, A&D Watch, Oil and Gas Investor This Week, www.OilandGasInvestor.com; ndarbonne@hartenergy.com