As it was reported in the news in the last couple of days, activist investor Carl Icahn took some important steps regarding two companies, in which he is a large shareholder.
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January 22 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Insider Monkey has seen a copy of Ascend Capital's 2014 Q3 investor letter. Malcolm Fairbairn founded Ascend Capital in 1999.
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December 9 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
The percentage drop in stock prices of Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL),Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:GDP) and Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) was as eye popping as the pop...
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November 30 - Commodities, News
John Paulson's hedge fund Paulson & Co. has reported further selling some shares of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CIE).
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October 23 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:LNG), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), and Nortek Inc (NASDAQ:NTK) are among Anchorage Capital's top stock picks.
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September 18 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) is one of Adams Hill Capital's best investment ideas at the moment.
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September 18 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) is posed for a rise in the stock price, so what could be the best option play with the oil and gas company? Recently on Bloomberg, Chief Options Strategist...
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September 15 - Commodities, News, Options
Sanchez Energy Corp (NYSE:SN) and Oasis Petroleum Inc.
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September 12 - Commodities, Market Movers, News
Jim Cramer, on CNBC, exclaimed that Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) might bring to the market a new vaccine to save piglets from the deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), which...
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September 3 - Commodities, News
Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) has been riding high on the U.S. energy boom.
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August 28 - Commodities, News
Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL) has seen a tremendous rise this year, returning an impressive 44% year to date, but can the company continue to outperform? FBN's Charles Payne...
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August 22 - Commodities, News
BHP Billiton plc (ADR) (NYSE:BBL) recently announced that it would be spinning off assets into a new global metal and mining company. Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) on the other...
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August 20 - Commodities, News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) reported earnings that clearly highlighted how companies with exposure to the U.S Onshore productions will continue...
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August 1 - Commodities, News
Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) announced its second quarter results today, the company performed well in the quarter, beating analyst expectations by a good margin.
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July 31 - Commodities, Earnings Report, News
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, a division of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), which is operating in Pennsylvania, announced on July 31, 2014, that it is planning to start a new...
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July 31 - Commodities, News
London-Based oil giant, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP), remains bullish over its prospects going forward, despite the ongoing standoff in Russia that has waged a wave of concerns, considering...
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July 29 - Commodities, News
Integrated oil companies have underperformed the market over the past five years and in a way, that is what Kevin Holt of Invesco Comstock Fund likes about them.
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July 28 - Commodities, News
The energy sector is currently experiencing a boom in the U.S, taking into consideration increased drilling activities in the country that are seen as an economic revolution in...
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July 14 - Commodities, News
In a Fox News' Opening Bell program on June 27, Shell Oil Company's, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A), President, Marvin Odum, talked about the current...
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June 27 - Commodities, News
In the last day of the week, the market opened higher with the S&P 500 Index (INDEXCBOE:SPX) went up 3 points at the beginning of the trading session and is currently up 0.1%, ...
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June 20 - Commodities, Gold, Market Movers, News
The markets opened higher on Thursday and have been fluctuating so far.
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June 19 - Commodities, Market Movers, News, Tech
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is going to release its latest policy decision in less than an hour and the market is –if you will- on hold.
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June 18 - Commodities, Economy, ETF Trading, Gold, News
In its weekly report, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated that the U.S.
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June 18 - Commodities, News
Energy prices are on the rise after Sunni militant fighters started attacking and capturing several cities in Iraq.
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June 17 - Commodities, ETF Trading, Futures/Forex
On June 17, Christopher Grisanti, co-founder at Grisanti Capital Management, was interviewed on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.” He discussed his oil investment...
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June 17 - Commodities, Economy, Macroeconomic Predictions, News
Monday, June 16, Altimus Capital’s Portfolio Manager Chris Gersch and Gregory Bender discussed the price of oil on Bloomberg TV's program “In The Loop.” They also examined...
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June 16 - Commodities, Futures/Forex, Gold, News
In the past couple of days, amid the crisis in Iraq, the oil prices have been going up.
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June 16 - Commodities
The price for oil has pushed higher mainly on the back of the Iraqi crisis.
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June 13 - Commodities, Macroeconomic Predictions
Corn and wheat futures both entered a bear market recently, as investors have been liquidating their long positions in the past few weeks.
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June 11 - Commodities, Futures/Forex
Gold has opened in green on Wednesday, currently trading at around $1260, up by 0.1%.
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June 11 - Commodities, ETF Trading, Gold, News
The oil prices have been trading in the range of $108 to $110 ahead of the OPEC meeting today, but the fresh tensions in Iraq led the oil prices breach above $110 level today, ...
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June 11 - Commodities, News
The Department of Energy's weekly inventory report for crude oil stocks has revealed a reduction of 2.6 million barrels, which exceeds the expected 1.2 million barrels.
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June 11 - Commodities, News
Is Gold a commodity that investors should hold? Simona Gambarini, associate director of research at ETF Securities during an interview with CNBC provided her insight on this question...
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June 10 - Commodities, ETF Trading, News
Oil price has been climbing and so far over the last year, it gained around 14% to over $104.
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June 10 - Commodities, News
On Friday June 6, Andrew Brown, CIO at Emerging Capital Partners, was interviewed at CNBC and talked about investment opportunities with great potential in the African continent...
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June 9 - Commodities, News
Iron Ore prices have been declining and Jonathan Barratt, the Chief Investment Officer at Ayers Alliance Securities, said in a recent intervention on CNBC that this commodity...
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June 5 - Commodities, News
Many of you who are reading this - not the average Joe the Plumber on the street - have certainly been paying attention to the markets and the actions of the Federal Reserve over...
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January 22 - Commodities, Futures/Forex, Gold
Anyone who is involved in the commodities market, even a little bit, has at least heard of Dennis Gartman if not his Gartman Letter, which discusses commodities in great detail...
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January 22 - Commodities
Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) has decided to enter the Chinese market with a vengeance.
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November 13 - Commodities, News
Since the unprecedented crash of 2008, U.S. markets have struggled to make up lost ground.
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November 1 - Commodities, News
Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) has recently made the news for a supposed connection with Iran.
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October 22 - Commodities, News
Royal Dutch Shell news: Many analysts expected Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) to leave Africa.
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October 18 - Commodities, News
My sense is that valuations in this sector (especially for domestic producers) have reached elevated levels relative to reserves values.
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October 16 - Commodities, News
Royal Dutch Shell news: In an attempt to stay ahead of the curve, Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RSD.A) has conducted a survey to find out Canadian preferences over future energy...
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October 9 - Commodities, News
Royal Dutch Shell news: Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) continues to reduce its presence in the US.
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October 4 - Commodities, News
One key trait that separates developed economies (such as the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan) from emerging economies is the relative swings in GDP.
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September 27 - Commodities, News
Last week, in a 217-210 vote, the House narrowly passed a Republican-crafted bill to cut billions from the US food stamp program.
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September 26 - Commodities, News
Chevron pollution in Ecuador: The International Arbitration Tribunal at The Hague found Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) not liable for collective damages caused by pollution ...
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September 26 - Commodities, News
Exxon in Russia: The difficulty to find new oil and gas reserves worldwide, added to states’ increasing protection of natural resources (especially in Latin America and Africa...
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September 26 - Commodities, News
