WTI crude oil has swung from $75.74 in January 2025 all the way down to $57.97 in December 2025 before recovering to $64.51 in February 2026. That’s a nearly $18 per barrel…
When crude prices surge on geopolitical shock, refiners do not all respond equally. The death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, per NPR reporting, sent immediate shockwaves…
The State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE), is up 27% year-to-date and 13% over the past month, trading at $56.78 Monday morning. The catalyst is unmistakable: Iran-Israel tensions have escalated…
Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC | MPC Price Prediction) and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) just reported fourth-quarter earnings that underscore why refiners are riding the energy sector’s extraordinary run. With the Energy Select…
Live Updates Friday Wrap-up4:09pm ETThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed Friday at 585.55, up 0.4% for the day and 1.5% for the week. Bullish on Southwest -- Or Was That Bearish?11:58am ETExpanding…
Live Updates Wednesday Wrap-up4:10pm ETThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed at 573.77 Wednesday, up 0.3%. Powell On the Outs -- Or Is He?12:06pm ETActually, check that. Belying today’s Bloomberg report, President Trump…
Bill Nygren has managed the Oakmark Select Fund (MUTF:OAKLX) since its inception in November 1996. He joined Harris/Oakmark in 1983, two years after entering the investment industry, and is now the firm’s…
Since peaking at $10.02 in August 2022, natural gas has traded in a range that has bounced between $2.25 and $3.25 since February 2023. The clean-burning fuel hit a low earlier this…
Why did Marathon Petroleum CEO Michael Hennigan reduce his stake in the company by a third? Are there signs that the stock's run is cooling?
Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Aramark, Bluebird Bio, Chevron, Chewy, CSX, C3.ai, Equitrans Midstream, Exxon Mobil, Macy’s, Micron Technology, Okta, Phillips 66 and Target.
Oil refiners have a license to print money for a while, but a judge told AMC to hold its horses on that stock split.
Oil refiners had an outstanding year in 2022, and J.P. Morgan analysts see a good, if not spectacular, year ahead,
Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar has made a number of changes to energy sector price targets, along with one rating change.
The best strategy for worried investors now may be to move from riskier assets to dividend-paying stocks that can hold their ground if we slip into a recession, such as these six…
The Federal Reserve interest rate decision to be announced later Wednesday is the morning's leading issue. A share price jump approaching 1,000% in two days is also getting a lot of attention.
