courtesy of Chevron Corp.Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the oil and gas supermajor posted diluted earnings per share (EPS)…
Wikimedia CommonsOil and gas supermajor Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, Exxon posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a mixed bag of data on the U.S. economy and mixed earnings results out this morning. In Europe, Germany’s retail sales fell sharply this…
ThinkstockTwo of the world’s largest oil amd gas companies have reported earnings in the past 12 hours or so, and two more will report before markets open tomorrow morning. Royal Dutch Shell…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks declined by 194 billion cubic feet last week, below an average expected drop of around 206 billion cubic feet.…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of December 15 in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:…
thinkstockBack in the days when billionaires were scarce on the ground, one of the bona fide big wheels was oilman J. Paul Getty, who offered this advice on getting rich: “Work hard…
Wikimedia CommonsShortly after noon today, oil & gas supermajor Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) re-captured its position as the most valuable company in the world. Exxon’s market cap now totals $416.54 billion.…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season is in full swing and the coming week will have many big earnings announcements. 24/7 Wall St. has provided a brief calendar showing current and ex-DJIA…
ThinkstockIt is becoming increasingly apparent that Wall St. is keeping a sharp eye on companies in the oil service sector. As we reported earlier this week Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) upgraded…
Wikimedia CommonsThe market capitalization of Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) may pass that of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today, or, if not, relatively soon. Apple’s stock fell 11% after its reported lackluster…
courtesy of IBMInternational Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) sells its products and services primarily to large companies, enterprises and governments. Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) ad sales often draw on smaller firms. And…
ThinkstockSpot market prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) have reached $18 per million BTUs and could go higher this year as supplies of the fuel appear to be softer than many traders…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks declined by 148 billion cubic feet last week, above an average expected drop of around 137 billion to 141…
Last week we featured top picks from analysts at some of Wall St.’s largest firms. We had everything from the very eclectic to the standard large cap parade of names. This week…
