On the upside
February gaming revenue jumped 32.9% on the Las Vegas Strip to lift shares of MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM), Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) and Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD).
W&T Offshore (NYSE: WTI) will purchase Total E&P USA's share in three deepwater Gulf of Mexico offshore blocks.
Fitch Ratings affirmed its rating for student lender Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM).