To the average investor, there are a multitude of gauges market participants can use to monitor Mr. Market.
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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
It is surprising just how much more money natural gas still fetches overseas.
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August 13 - News
Operating pipelines and processing plants make for a rather boring business. Yet these operations provide substantial income to the MLPs that typically own these assets.
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August 6 - News
Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) is out with its second-quarter earnings. The oil and gas producer delivered net income of a billion dollars and earnings per share of $2.54.
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August 2 - News
Currently, oil exploration and production companies are looking to restructure their assets.
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July 30 - News
After spending $19 billion to buy a couple of oil and gas companies, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) is understandably exhausted.
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July 30 - News
Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) is an undervalued stock. This has been due to low profits after the company acquired several assets financed by high capex spending and debt.
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July 29 - News
As an energy writer, the most common question I get from friends and family concerns the price of gasoline.
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July 29 - News
The WTI crude oil price is currently $106 a barrel after having experienced a substantial increase in the past weeks. Energy prices were up 2.9% month-over-month in June.
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July 28 - News
Investors face quite the dilemma when choosing which way to play the explosive growth of oil and gas production.
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July 24 - News
The oilman turned corporate raider was one of the pioneers of the leveraged buyout craze of the 1980s, producing huge gains for his investors while becoming one of the richest...
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
Since the middle of April, the price of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) has moved up significantly on the market, from around $29.80 per share to nearly $37.50 per share ...
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July 22 - News
The great state of Texas already produces approximately 30% of all oil in the United States.
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July 22 - News
Three years ago an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico basically put a halt on oil and gas production causing many to wonder if the Gulf would ever come back.
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July 22 - News
After lots of speculation, oil and gas giant Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has finally come to terms on a joint development agreement with Argentine national oil company YPF ...
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July 22 - News
There have been several reports that the recent uptick in oil prices is because of the uncertainty about the political situation in Egypt.
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July 16 - News
Do you like playing with fire? Well then, the volatility that energy provides might be just right for you.
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July 15 - News
BP's 2013 Statistical Review of World Energy comes with a treasure trove of information.
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July 15 - News
With the rising public unrest and military support, the elected Egyptian government has been shaken off in just a year’s time.
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July 11 - News
Don’t distract me from my mission. When I enter a department store, flashy displays of full price items confront me head-on. They battle for my attention.
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July 11 - News
He came from an oil and gas pedigree. His father worked as a landman leasing oil and mineral rights in Oklahoma.
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July 8 - Hedge Funds
The Gulf of Mexico is witnessing a revival in drilling activity, and investors should take note of what could be the beginning of a highly profitable strategy for exploration ...
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July 8 - News
Major crude oil pipelines, for instance, must have "a minimum financial capability of $1 billion," he said.
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July 5 - News
Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) has underperformed the general market, as it has gained only 6.11% since the beginning of the year while the S&P 500 has increased by 13.24% during...
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July 3 - News
With the end of the "easy" oil era at hand, energy companies around the world are venturing into some of the most remote regions of the world – where costs and risks are both...
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June 28 - News
Northern Africa has seen its share of violence over the past couple of years.
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June 27 - News
The Motley Fool's readers have spoken, and I have heeded their cries.
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June 27 - News
On Friday, a consortium of companies including Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP), and TransCanada Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TRP...
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June 26 - News
Data from the Energy Information Administration reveals that just U.S. natural gas production is expected to increase 44% through 2040.
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June 19 - News
Analysts continue to be impressed with Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) and are raising their price targets.
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June 19 - News
When done right, a stock buyback can be a beautiful thing.
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June 18 - News
Since the beginning of the year, Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) has appreciated 8%, much lower than the S&P 500’s return of 14%.
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June 18 - News
Looking toward the future, I'm sure most Argentinians have their eyes set on the 2014 World Cup.
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June 17 - News
With the glut of natural gas in the U.S., domestic companies are exploring different avenues of putting the cleaner-burning fuel to good use. Some, like Cheniere Energy, Inc.
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June 17 - News
The company is a rapidly growing energy producer which operates strictly onshore in the continental US.
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June 11 - News
One of the large issues this country has faced over the past 20 years or so is the migration of companies away from the U.S. to set up shop.
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June 11 - News
One of the largest international energy companies, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) , is reportedly considering vending its overseas resources to boost share price ...
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June 6 - News
The development of the Bakken oil play in North Dakota has been a game changer for oil production in the U.S.
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June 6 - News
While the global economy remains unstable , the oil and natural gas sector in the United States continues to boom.
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June 5 - News
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors, including billionaire Israel Englander’s hedge fund Millennium Management.
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June 3 - Hedge Funds
As investors, we love to see what stocks billionaires are buying.
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June 3 - News
In Morningstar’s recently-released list of 10 high-conviction stocks, there are two energy companies which have high star ratings.
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May 28 - News
T. Boone Pickens is perhaps the most famous energy-focused hedge fund manager in the world.
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) was in 41 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. APA shareholders have witnessed an increase in hedge fund interest recently.
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May 28 - News
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG), a leading independent natural gas producer with significant operations in the Marcellus, recently announced that it is using natural gas...
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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
If you'd ask most stock holders, hedge funds are seen as slow, old investment vehicles of the past.
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May 24 - News