LONDON -- FTSE 100-listed oil giant BP plc (LON:BP) is currently trading on a lowly valuation of less than nine times earnings, while yielding 4.9%.
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May 30 - News
LONDON -- On the face of it, there's little similarity between mobile operator Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) and oil major BP plc (LON:BP).
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May 30 - News
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) recently became the most bullish broker on Wall Street when it increased its year-end price target on the S&P 500 to 1,750.
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May 28 - News
Both companies have underperformed the FTSE 100 over the last year, especially BG Group, whose share price is 5% lower than it was 12 months ago, despite a 26% rise in the FTSE...
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May 28 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is the world's largest publicly traded company and it continues to offer a lot of value to investors.
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May 28 - News
Recently two of my colleagues each wrote an article looking at two different metrics and found the same company was the best in both.
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May 28 - News
In the wake of disappointing production numbers and a mediocre earnings report, oil exploration firm Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) has announced plans to sell up to $4 billion...
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May 28 - News
It's no secret that oil and gas behemoth Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) operates in a vast array of locations.
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May 24 - News
The fortunes of Western oil majors are determined by the price of oil, production costs and success in the capital-hungry and risky exploration activity.
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May 24 - News
Billionaire Seth Klarman, the "Oracle of Boston," disclosed in his latest 13F filing that he has added to his position in BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP).
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May 24 - Hedge Funds
Seth Klarman's Baupost Group, led by the famed value investor and author of Margin of Safety, recently revealed its public equity portfolio in its quarterly filing with the SEC...
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May 22 - Hedge Funds
If you're like most Americans, the word "lobbying" probably makes you cringe or roll your eyes or shake your head sadly.
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May 22 - News
LONDON -- Dividend income accounts for around two-thirds of total returns, the actual rate of return taking into account both capital and income appreciation.
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May 21 - News
Between Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP), which company presents the best value for income-oriented investors...
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May 21 - News
For the first time ever, carbon dioxide sensors in Hawaii reported that the average daily reading of carbon dioxide concentration surpassed 400 parts per million.
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May 20 - News
If there's been one nagging issue that's seemed to slow down our economy's recovery, its anemic jobs growth.
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May 20 - News
The attacks in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, that captured our nation's attention continue to spur debate on the stability, or lack thereof, in the region.
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May 20 - News
The recession has taken a toll on economies around the world, from driving down standards of living to sending unemployment to record levels.
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May 19 - News
Americans spent more money on gasoline in 2012 than in any other year... ever.
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May 18 - News
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) announced on April 27, that its Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered about 250 net feet of high-quality oil play...
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May 17 - News
LONDON -- The Beginners' Portfolio made its first buy, of Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) shares, on May 18, 2012 -- and the first anniversary of the fateful day will be...
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May 16 - News
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia faces harsh times ahead for its economy unless the government improves the country's poor investment climate and implements long-delayed privatizations and...
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May 16 - News
May 15, 1911 brought a seismic shift to the relationship between the United States and its largest corporations. That day, the U.S.
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May 15 - News
The Bakken Shale – a vast formation underlying parts of North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota – has taken the U.S. by storm.
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May 14 - News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) is in the news again because of problems at one of its drilling platforms.
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May 13 - News
The second most valuable company in the world, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), currently trades with a price to earnings ratio under 10.
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May 13 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the world's largest publicly traded oil company, recently announced that it's beginning development of a major ultra-deepwater project -- the...
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May 12 - News
Investors are constantly under a deluge of financial advice.
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May 9 - News
Recently, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) posted a slight increase in first quarter earnings.
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May 6 - News
It's been three years since our nation experienced the tragedy of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)'s Macondo well disaster.
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May 6 - News
One of the most prominent developments in the oil industry over the past several years has been the large-scale shift toward unconventional sources of supply.
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May 5 - News
Big oil companies are known for being reliable dividend stocks, but are they also good dividend growth stocks? So far my Ultimate Dividend Growth Portfolio is void of any energy...
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May 5 - News
I hate to break it to you, but growth generated though share buybacks won't last forever.
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May 5 - News
All 50 states make different choices about where they're going to get the tax revenue they need in order to provide the services their residents expect and demand.
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May 5 - News
LONDON -- BP plc (LON:BP) issued decent first-quarter results earlier this week, but its shareholders are probably more interested in whether the eventual outcome of the firm'...
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May 4 - News
LONDON -- The FTSE 100 has been erratic this week, boosted by positive earnings, buoyed by hopes of further economic stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve and the European...
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May 2 - News
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)'s first-quarter profits exceeded expectations, though its performance was affected by cheaper oil prices.
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May 2 - News
I believe truth is real. I'm not a person who buys the modern day notion that truth is relevant. There is reality, and there is not reality.
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May 1 - News
British oil giant BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) recently announced that it may delay Mad Dog Phase 2, its largest new oil project in the Gulf of Mexico, due to market conditions and ...
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April 29 - News
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) is currently under the threat of an adverse court ruling in a $25 billion lawsuit filed by paints material company Tronox.
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April 29 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the 500-pound gorilla of the integrated oil set reported its results for the first quarter of 2013 on Thursday, and the market was unimpressed...
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April 26 - News
LONDON: We have a number of interim updates of various kinds coming from FTSE 100 companies next week, with quite a few of them having their first quarters ending in March.
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April 25 - News
The oil industry seems to be constantly undervalued. Many of the large companies in this space produce massive amounts of revenue and trade at low multiples.
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April 24 - News
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) is one of the largest independent refiners of petroleum products in the United States, and has done very well for its shareholders over the past...
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April 24 - News
Since 2013 started, I have been recommending. As a matter of fact, I made myself a shareholder.
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April 23 - News
We likely have very different memories of the event that began three years ago today.
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April 23 - News
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX), the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, has reported reduced earnings for the first quarter of this year.
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April 22 - News
A thick, black cloud of smoke rose from the Gulf of Mexico on the evening of April 20, 2010.
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April 22 - News
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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April 22 - News
Oil is a tricky thing. On the surface, it seems so simple. It's a single commodity that's extracted, refined, and sold.
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April 21 - News