We've fought numerous wars and spent countless billions protecting our interests in oil coming out of the Middle East.
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March 7 - News
Oil just hit its lowest point this year. Closing at $91.02 per barrel, oil prices are still up 17.8% from their 52-week low of $77.28. However, does the downtick in oil represent...
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March 7 - News
LONDON -- The bad press surrounding BP plc (ADR) (LSE:BP) (NYSE:BP) and its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to hamper interest in the natural resources goliath...
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March 7 - News
Hugo Chevez died from cancer last night after 14 years as President of Venezuela.
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March 6 - News
If BP plc (LON:BP) shares were to rise 20% from here, the company's share price would be 540 pence.
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March 6 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 6 - News
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A retired BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) employee who supervised drilling operations on the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico testified Wednesday that he never...
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March 6 - News
Higher energy prices due to inflation simply means there has been a reduction in the purchasing power of the dollar (The dollar is the single trading currency for the world’...
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March 5 - News
Oil and natural gas income giant Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) is out with its 2013 capital spending plan.
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March 4 - News
The company has been busy paying off the liabilities after the Deepwater Horizon accident.
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March 4 - News
Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG), the largest offshore drilling rig contractor in the world, has been one of my favorite stocks to watch for years now, however I have not pulled the ...
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March 1 - Stock Analysis
At the 2013 Barron’s Roundtable, Brian Rogers, chairman and chief investment officer of T.
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February 26 - News
Among all the other silly stuff going on these days – the Oscars, the Sequester and so forth – is the fact that the Federal Government's case against BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP...
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February 26 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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February 26 - News
The biggest and most overblown fear factor circling the economy these days is that the U.S.
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February 22 - News
This is not the first time I write about Eni SpA (ADR) (NYSE:E), Italy's energy champion.
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February 22 - News
Investors who love to receive income from their investments may be understandably frustrated by the current market environment. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy has short...
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February 21 - News
I've been examining dividend stocks for nearly a year now, selecting what I feel are the absolute best for my own dividend portfolio.
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February 21 - News
Shares of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) haven't perform well during the year. The 2010 oil spill kept the company's stock from rising.
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February 20 - News
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 20 - News
While the overall market has been trading higher recently, there have been pullbacks among several major oil companies that may be interesting entry points for a longer-term investment...
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February 20 - News
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), the second biggest U.S.
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February 19 - News
What prompted this idea was a dinner I had recently with a friend who disagrees with my macro outlook: he has a dire forecast for the world--worried about political instability...
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February 19 - News
LONDON -- If a previously struggling business recovers, the market is forced to reassess its convictions. This can result in buyers piling in and the shares rising sharply.
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February 15 - News
Brent crude is priced over the $115 mark again due to Iranian crude import cuts by India and China.
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February 15 - News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) is the epitome of a company with significant investment risks because of the consequences of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, resulting in billions...
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February 14 - News
In this post I will try to review the 4Q results posted by some companies I always follow: ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT), BP plc (NYSE:BP) and AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS...
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February 11 - News
Over the last few years, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was a huge buyer of its own stock.
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February 11 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 11 - News
There is no rest for the weary for upstream oil and natural gas producer Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE).
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February 8 - News
LONDON -- I've been searching the FTSE 100 to find companies where profit estimates have been increasing.
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February 7 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 6 - News
LONDON -- For more than 30 years, Sanlam Private Investment's "White List" has been offering an impartial guide to U.K.
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February 6 - News
Two developments in the last week are turning the heat up on oil companies: HSBC released an analysis finding oil majors at significant risk from "unburnable" reserves, and a ...
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February 4 - News
LONDON -- Data supplied by online stockbroker Selftrade shows that in January, these stocks were three of the most frequently sold.
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February 4 - News
The African continent has been in the news a lot over the past year.
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February 4 - News
Veritas Asset Management (UK) Ltd. is an independent asset management firm wholly owned by its employees.
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February 4 - News
Climate change may have been responsible for Hurricane Sandy's $60 billion-plus in damage. It also may be to blame for last summer's drought that cost another $77 billion.
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February 2 - News
The year started wonderfully well for the average investor in the US equity markets.
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February 2 - News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) is seeking a reduction of the $3.4 billion fine for pollution caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.
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February 1 - News
