A Bloomberg review of the S&P 500 stocks shows that the fourth quarter of 2008 will probably be the sixth quarter of declining earnings. According to the news service, "Fourth-quarter profit at…
Flying J Oil, Inc., a privately-held oil company headquartered in Ogden, Utah, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on December 22nd. The company owns and operates more than 250 retail outlets…
Falling crude oil prices have hit Russia particularly hard. The country needs a crude price of about $70/b to cover production costs and to fund the government. So, what do they do…
Energy stocks have taken a pounding since crude oil prices started falling in July. In virtually every part of the energy business, share prices for the premiere companies are off by as…
It’s no longer news when an oil E&P company cuts its capex budget. As oil prices fall, profits are squeezed and companies rein in discretionary spending, of which capex is a principle…
When everyone else is ducking for cover, it often pays to stick your neck out. That seems to be what Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) is doing with the announcement of a new business…
Oil company share prices have been in near free fall for the past six months. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is off about 20% from its 52-week highs and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is off…
The International Energy Agency released its World Energy Outlook yesterday. The headline number is that the IEA predicts oil prices will rise to $200/b by 2030. The agency cites rising demand from…
There is no economic slowdown under the golden arches. Where else can someone buy a large meal of heart-healthy food for under $2, and only $1 for the kids. McDonald’s has begun…
IBM (IBM) will pay about $4 billion in taxes this year. Procter & Gamble (PG) will pay closer to $6 billion. If GM (GM) is losing $1 billion a month, the income…
According to Reuters, China announced an economic stimulus package of almost $600 billion. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) is about to get a new bailout from the US government which will be…
Before the market opened this morning, Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) reported third quarter net income of $2.6 billion (EPS of $5.92) on revenue of $5.99 billion. After backing out a non-cash gain from…
These are some the top pre-market analyst downgrades we have seen with more than two hours until the open this Tuesday morning: Banco Santander (STD) Cut to Sell at UBS. Exxon Mobil…
It may be a stretch to say that oil companies actually like lower oil prices, but these oil companies keep posting great earnings even though oil has fallen from north of $140/barrel…
If you look through today’s earnings winners, many of them are oil-related stocks. Today, Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) said it would announce its earnings on Thursday. It will also have a…
Douglas A. McIntyre 