November 5, 2015: Markets opened nearly flat on Thursday following a higher-than-expected report on new claims for jobless benefits. With Friday’s report on non-farm payrolls expected to improve, the odds for a…
November 4, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday following an in-line report on jobs from ADP and somewhat smaller-than-expected U.S. trade deficit. The EIA report on crude oil stockpiles showed another increase…
U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by almost 3 million barrels last week, according to the EIA.
November 3, 2015: Markets opened lower on Tuesday but recovered by mid-morning and moved slowly higher through the afternoon. Factory orders and durable goods orders both came in lower than a month…
November 2, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday and added strength as the day drew to a close. Healthcare and energy stocks carried the weight today even though WTI crude oil for…
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Activision Blizzard, American Tower, Calpine, Chevron, MGM, Phillips 66 and Pure Storage.
In the week ended October 30, there were 578 rigs drilling for oil in the United States, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Chevron reported third-quarter 2015 results and announced layoffs before markets opened Friday morning.
Paul Ausick A new research report from Jefferies details late-cycle stocks that could do well as the aging bull starts to go sideways or trade choppy.
ThinkstockOctober 28, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday and bounced of intra-day lows following the FOMC announcement which led investors to believe that interest rates may rise in December. Energy markets were…
24/7 Wall St. wanted to compare and contrast some of the key issues that have been driving Chevron and Exxon Mobil.
U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by more than 3 million barrels last week, according to the EIA.
ThinkstockOctober 27, 2015: Markets opened lower again on Tuesday with an eye on Wednesday’s announcement from the FOMC on the fed funds rate. No one really expects a rate increase, but you…
ThinkstockIn the second quarter of this year, U.S. corporate profits totalled $1.8 trillion after taxes. Massive corporate profit is not limited to the United States, although many of the world’s most profitable…
The October 15 short interest data have been compared with the previous figures, and short interest for the selected oil stocks was mixed.
