Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseThere is a major development happening at Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Bloomberg news has reported that Bank of America now is planning to dissolve…
ThinkstockYou can’t keep a good landman down — and there probably never has been a more successful landman than Aubrey McClendon, founder and former CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK). Since being fired…
ThinkstockRecent geological studies have indicated that trillions of cubic feet of natural gas may lie in tight shale formations in the U.K. The government has issued some exploration permits to drillers that are trying…
ThinkstockThe just released Reuters University of Michigan report on consumer sentiment is the preliminary report for August. While we argue that this reading focuses on far too few households to be a truly representative…
ThinkstockU.S. railroads moved nearly 260,000 intermodal units (containers) in the week ended August 10. That is a 6.1% increase over the same week a year ago, and it is a hopeful sign for a…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported this morning that new housing starts in July rose to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 896,000, an increase of 5.9%…
ThinkstockIn 2012 there were 1,139 onshore and 60 offshore wells drilled in Mexico, for about $8 billion of drilling and completion (D&C) spending. This includes about $1.7 billion in offshore D&C spending. The oil…
Another Friday is here, and it is time to reflect on the stock market volatility that has picked up in the past couple of weeks. Investors likely are wondering which stocks may have gone on…
courtesy Boeing Co.Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) has found another problem on the 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). On Wednesday, a flight from Tokyo to Frankfurt was delayed due to faulty…
Jon OggIt is Friday, and the markets have been shaky for the past couple of weeks. Investors should be concerned about which stocks are bringing opportunity and which ones may bring peril. Investors frequently…
The stock market is beginning to show some fatigue as the dog days of summer roll along. Traditionally August and September can be treacherous months for the markets, and this year may be no…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse’s Ralph Profiti has a note out on silver mining stocks. Investors will want to pay close attention because silver and gold have come back on strong. Profiti has some cautious comments and…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWWal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) sales are heavily concentrated in only about half the states in the U.S. To a lesser extent, Macy’s Inc.’s (NYSE: M) are as…
ThinkstockIn a bit of news Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (NYSE: BUD) is bound to find unsettling, new research shows that people who visit emergency rooms with injuries prefer Budweiser products over other brands. The news gives…
ThinkstockGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google News currently shows around 100 articles about the new Chevy Corvette, built by the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) division. Most of the stories focus on the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray’s Customizable…