Take a chart of the S&P 500's performance over the first half of this year and compare it to the performance of oil behemoths Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and Exxon Mobil ...
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September 5 - News
Life isn't always easy for the integrated major oil companies, and this past quarter was evidence of that. With foreign oil prices slipping while U.S.
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September 4 - News
For some reason, the oil market is always spoken of in hyperbolic terms. A pending dispute between two nations can double oil prices within a matter of months.
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September 4 - News
The atrocities in Syria are beyond comprehension. The horrors that the people of that country are enduring are terrible. Those that are responsible should be shown no mercy.
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September 3 - News
Recently the 197-year-old Farmers' Almanac predicted that the 2014 Super Bowl could be facing winter conditions that have some already dubbing it "Storm Bowl." This will be the...
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September 3 - News
The word "lobbying" makes the majority of Americans cringe, or roll their eyes, or just sadly shake their heads.
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September 3 - News
Natural gas prices remain low in the United States, and that's meant pain for energy majors that have made domestic natural gas a strategic priority.
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September 2 - Commodities, News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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August 29 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 29 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is famous for its resistance to change.
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August 29 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 29 - News
The 'king of oil,' Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has embarked on an aggressive strategy to beef up its unconventional oil assets while divesting itself of low-margin downstream...
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August 29 - News
The hour of reckoning that will bring with it a military confrontation between the U.S.
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August 28 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 28 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 28 - News
Among the major integrated oil and gas companies, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)'s return on capital employed is industry-leading.
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August 28 - Commodities, News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 27 - News
Aug. 27 is one of the most important days in the history of the energy industry for two reasons: coal and oil.
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August 27 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 27 - Commodities, News
Five years ago this month, we had just bounced off an all-time high crude price near $150 per barrel, and we were concerned about the long-term availability of black gold.
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August 27 - News
A spate of poor financial results on the back of softening crude prices, rising costs and low netbacks has seen investors lose interest in Canada's oil sand industry.
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August 27 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 26 - News
A ratio for this, a metric for that. All told, there are hundreds of ways of multiplying or dividing a couple numbers from a company's financial statements.
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August 26 - Commodities, News
I recently explained that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has nine stocks that are considered dividend aristocrats, defined as having paid an annually increasing dividend to ...
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August 26 - Dividend Stocks, News
Despite some fairly large onshore acquisitions over the past few years, big oil has largely remained on the sidelines when it comes to the shale oil and gas boom.
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August 23 - News
The frenetic activity surrounding earnings season has come and gone.
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August 22 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 21 - News
The fascinating aspect of the energy industry is how what may seem like a small event can have such a large impact on companies.
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August 21 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 21 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 19 - News
The story of InterOil Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IOC) has unfolded similarly to a soap opera.
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August 16 - News
It is surprising just how much more money natural gas still fetches overseas.
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August 13 - News
On July 9, Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS-A), the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, announced a new CEO.
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August 12 - News
Let's face it, big oil is called that for a reason.
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August 12 - News
On Aug. 11, 1998, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) announced its intent to buy Amoco in a deal worth $48 billion.
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August 11 - News
We're still a few years away from LNG exports in the U.S., but the LNG game is ramping up all over the world.
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August 11 - News
As the back-half of 2013 gets underway, it is time for investors to position their portfolios for 2014.
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August 10 - News
Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) is in marine transportation and diesel engine services.
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August 8 - News
What is the future of technology, energy, and the economy? Investors who know the answers to these three questions can profit handsomely.
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August 8 - News
Warren Buffett never changes his strategy and is right more often than not.
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August 8 - Hedge Funds
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) missed earnings expectations by a very large margin this past quarter.
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August 8 - News
Under the reigns of CEO Peter Voser, who is set to depart next year, Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) has expanded its natural gas business considerably, especially in...
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August 7 - News
It was a tale of two companies during last week's earnings deluge. On one side, bloated, Big Oil struggled to deliver results.
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August 7 - News
Bruce Berkowitz, one of the most famous investment managers in the world, has managed to deliver a decent annualized return of 12.10% since the inception of his fund in 1999.
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August 6 - Hedge Funds
The oil mega-manufacturers have been having somewhat of a torrid time amidst weak oil prices.
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August 5 - News
Yacktman Asset Management's suite of funds manages some $20 billion, and per its recent 13F filing with the SEC, which reveals the funds' public equity holdings, it's making a...
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August 5 - Hedge Funds
Here is a statistic for you - the human population is rising by 200,000 people per day. For a lot of companies, that means 200,000 new potential customers.
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August 5 - News
Industry leaders with indestructible competitive strengths are the way to go when searching for companies providing soundness and reliability for your portfolio.
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August 3 - News
The international oil companies, or IOCs as they are better known, have been struggling lately with declining production volumes and increased expenditures.
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August 2 - News
I'll begin by admitting to cautious feelings about Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) , the smallest of four companies -- beginning with kingpin Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) -- that...
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August 2 - News
