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
Since the price of natural gas fell off a cliff in the second half of 2011, energy equipment and service companies have seen activity in North America plummet right along with...
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April 20 - News
Next Monday, Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 18 - News
On Friday, Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 18 - News
On Wednesday, Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE:CLB) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 15 - News
The U.S. energy renaissance has been one of the bright spots in American industry, and its success has also brought an unforeseen boom in manufacturing.
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April 15 - News
Over the past decade, no state has grown faster than North Dakota. It leads in GDP growth and personal income growth, and it has a wide lead in oil production growth.
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April 14 - News
Oil and gas production has been rising in the U.S. but rig counts haven't followed at the same rate.
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April 5 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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April 5 - News
The Bakken oil boom, upon which so much of the United States' domestic energy revival depends, is popularly thought to have begun in the latter half of the 2000s.
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April 4 - News
No investment is guaranteed, but a good understanding of the macroeconomic situation can help to decrease risk.
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April 2 - News
As an energy investor, I have to look at industry trends to see where the next hot spot is.
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March 26 - News
On the face of it, CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) is a wonderful business with tremendous growth prospects.
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March 25 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 24 - News
The "black gold" rush has been rejuvenated lately, thanks in large part to unconventional drilling in North America and deepwater finds off the coast of nearly every continent...
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March 24 - News
America is dealing with high unemployment and a nasty economy, but North Dakota is walking down a different path.
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March 22 - News
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors, such as billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens.
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March 21 - Hedge Funds
A recent study conducted by the U.S.
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March 20 - News
Obviously many investors think differently here, and there is no one straightforward answer, but one group of companies that won’t necessarily come up in your everyday conversation...
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March 20 - News
Investors want dividend income, and most companies have been more than willing to deliver higher dividends to their shareholders.
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March 19 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average made a big change on March 17, 1997.
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March 18 - News
Let's begin by searching for a company that sports a share price that has risen by more than 800% during the past three calendar years -- compared with 18% for the New York Stock...
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March 18 - News
Every once in a while, a new company comes about in an emerging industry and investors don't quite know how it works.
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March 17 - News
Proceedings have started in one of the most significant environmental pollution trials in the history of the U.S., involving BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) and the oil spill in the ...
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March 16 - News
The United States is on the verge of becoming the new Middle-East of fossil fuel energy through the widespread implementation of horizontal drilling techniques and a process called...
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March 14 - News
There are few industries that I am as bullish about as I am in oilfield service.
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March 12 - News
Tweedy Browne, with more than $3.43 billion assets under management, is one of the most respected investment managers in the US.
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March 12 - Hedge Funds
Recently, I've been wondering if oil and gas asset sales to national oil companies have the potential to jeopardize our dreams of energy independence.
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March 12 - News
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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March 11 - News
Environmental-services company and frack-water treatment specialist Heckmann Corporation (NYSE:HEK) is scheduled to report financial results for its 2012 fourth quarter and full...
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March 10 - News
On March 4, Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) announced it intends to restore its dividend payments after pressure from activist shareholder Carl Icahn. In the aftermath of the tragic...
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March 10 - News
Frequent visitors to Fool.com know that valuation matters.
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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
Six to seven weeks after the end of each fiscal quarter, hedge funds report many of their long equity positions to the SEC and the general public as of the end of that quarter...
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March 6 - Hedge Funds
Calling the oil services industry a huge disappointment in 2012 would be a gross understatement.
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March 5 - News
In a perfect storm, the combination of several events combines in a way that creates a worst-case scenario. When these events occur, they can have devastating implications.
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March 4 - News
The world’s top three oilfield services firms, Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) , Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) and Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) , have all released...
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March 3 - 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
As used to be said in jest about Elvis, Aubrey McClendon has left the building -- figuratively, at least.
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February 26 - News
More often than not the best way to invest in a burgeoning growth industry is through "pick-and-shovel" plays.
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February 25 - News
Oilfield products and services suppliers ride the same waves of volatility, as does the energy industry they support.
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February 25 - News
Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) and Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU) are two companies that I have been generally bullish about for some time now.
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February 20 - News
Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) and Suncor Energy Inc.
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February 19 - News
We have put together our database of 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors following the remaining filings being made public earlier this month.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds
For a company whose main source of revenue is based on its ability to drill, there were doubts over whether Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) could ever find a bottom.
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February 18 - News
When Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) and Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM) formed the OneSubsea venture last November, investors in FMC Technologies, Inc.
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February 14 - News
At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades and "initiating coverage at neutral." Today, we'll show you whether...
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February 13 - News
If you are as bullish as I am about the energy sector, it makes sense to buy stock in companies throughout the entire value chain.
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February 12 - News
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) has seen better days. This stock is down around 20% in the last year and over 10% in the last 5 days.
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February 8 - News