Thanks to staggering production growth from shale oil plays previously thought inaccessible, U.S. oil output is the highest it's been since at least 1998.
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April 29 - News
Many corporations tout the benefits of collegial, efficient boards with a unified vision for the company and worry that shareholder-nominated directors will disrupt this environment...
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April 29 - News
In the most recent budget proposal from the Obama administration, there are several mentions about increasing revenue from oil and gas companies to fund efforts in the Department...
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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
Tomorrow, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 25 - News
Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) is a company with almost 100 years of experience in the energy infrastructure sector.
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April 24 - News
Brian Rogers has been quite successful in managing the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) Equity Income Fund.
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April 23 - News
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) iShares unit, the world's largest ETF issuer, added to its lineup of factor-driven ETFs today with the debut of five new funds.
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April 22 - Stock Analysis
Earnings season is in full swing, and a full third of companies on the Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to report last quarter's data this week.
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April 21 - News
Whenever new governmental policies affect investments, investors can normally adapt to the situation.
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April 21 - News
The Supreme Court sided with Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) today in the landmark Kiobel v.
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April 18 - News
By comparison, the only thing Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) communicated over social media for the weekend, was its excitement about a fuel-efficient car building ...
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April 17 - News
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Investor Shares (MUTF:VWINX) is a balanced fund with a focus on quality income stocks.
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April 16 - News
The surge of natural gas production in the U.S.
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April 16 - News
Stocks and commodities were getting crushed today after China reported a worse-than-expected first-quarter GDP.
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April 16 - News
This morning, news that China's economic growth is slowing more than expected is raising a lot of concern on Wall Street. As of 12:45 p.m.
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April 15 - News
The event was caused by a massive amount of short-covering in First Solar, Inc.
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April 15 - News
Lately, the stock market has captured the lion's share of investors' attention, especially as it climbed to successive all-time record highs.
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April 15 - News
According to the Energy Information Administration, an alternative-fuel vehicle is any vehicle designed to run primarily on alternative fuels.
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April 14 - News
There's probably not another industry that even begins to match the members of Big Oil for generating antipathy in some quarters of Washington, D.C.
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April 14 - News
Regional geopolitical disputes are increasingly becoming international economic issues thanks to our global economy.
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April 14 - News
Seriously, as a retired broker – and a retired reporter – I had to make this case all the time. Reporting on the markets is terrible.
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April 13 - News
Growing up, there was always one gas station in town my family avoided at all costs. That station had the highest prices, of course, and was only for the foolish or desperate.
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April 12 - News
With tax day fast approaching, it's possible that you'll need to make a fairly large deposit in your IRA.
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April 12 - News
Candles, soap, and a bit of serendipity led to the creation of one of the world's most successful business partnerships: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG).
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April 12 - News
Thanks to a few top stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to once again set a new all-time closing high at 14,865.
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April 11 - News
Only four of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 components ended the trading session in the red today, as the blue-chip index rose more than 128 points.
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April 11 - News
No matter the market, there will always be losers -- a few lagging disappointments holding back a Wall Street rally or several big losers leading a bearish day.
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April 10 - News
In the same week when Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) paid a fine of $1.7 million for a spill in the Yellowstone River in 2011, the company has again reported a major oil spill...
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April 9 - News
If you only expect to see traditional industrial companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average , then you're way behind the times.
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April 9 - News
It's easy for investors to get wrapped up in the euphoria surrounding America's energy renaissance and forget there are several countries struggling to keep up production.
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April 9 - News
Embattled oil and natural gas exploration and production company, SandRidge Energy Inc.
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April 8 - News
It's no surprise that defense contractors like Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) are desperately trying to diversify their business mix.
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April 8 - News
As one of our largest oil companies, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is a company you've probably heard of before.
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April 8 - News
Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) recently said that it's looking to offload its last remaining refinery in Australia, as the oil and gas company reconsiders its operations...
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April 7 - News
Investors want dividend stocks for their solid income, dependable returns, and relative stability in the face of an increasingly shaky stock market.
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April 7 - News
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) knew it had something big on its hands when it introduced the System/360 series of mainframe computers on April 7, 1964.
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April 7 - News
U.S. stocks have exploded out of the gate in 2013.
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April 7 - News
It's always depressing filling up my vehicle with gas. It doesn't take diesel, and it's a 4 cylinder Toyota Tacoma, but it still cost me $63 the last time I filled it up.
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April 3 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)'s stock is one of the most widely held securities in the investing world.
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April 3 - News
Recently, I participated in an investor roundtable here at the Fool and offered up one stock to buy in April.
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April 3 - News
Just last week the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, announced plans for cleaning up the nation's transportation fuels.
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April 2 - News
Dividend enthusiasts understand the value of receiving those quarterly payments, which really add up over time.
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April 1 - News
I've noted on several occasions that one of Schlumberger Limited.
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April 1 - News
The roller-coaster ride on the markets continued this week.
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March 31 - News
Energy has become an important part of our lives and its role is ever expanding.
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March 30 - News
A good place to look is on the list of Dividend Aristocrats, the group of just 51 businesses that have increased payouts every year for the last 25.
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March 28 - News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)’s shareholders should get excited again, as the company intends to return around $8 billion in cash to its shareholders in the next 12-18 months in a ...
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March 28 - News
The markets continue to perform well, shrugging off the ever-present stream of worries of persistent financial calamity in Europe.
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March 27 - News
