Gasoline prices swung wildly this spring, and the volatility punished some investors while quietly setting up others for outsized gains. Five energy stocks sit at the intersection of refining margins, crude production,…
Oil swung more than $40 a barrel in a single quarter, and two energy giants absorbed that whiplash in very different ways. Which approach holds up better when crude keeps sliding matters…
The US-Iran ceasefire is fracturing, Brent is climbing, and energy stocks are repricing fast. Whether this is a temporary spike or the beginning of a sustained oil shock will reshape the Fed's…
Investors holding Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) own a slice of the cheapest, largest cap-weighted index fund on the market, and it has been doing its job. VOO is up 10.25% year-to-date…
Shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY | OXY Price Prediction) are up 4% at midday Wednesday, trading at $53.90. The move puts Occidental well ahead of integrated peers ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX).…
The Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (CBOE:COWZ) is having a solid 2026, up 6.4% year to date and 14.81% over the past year through July 6. Yet a fund built expressly…
Energy stocks just gave investors a buying window. After WTI crude spiked to $114.58 per barrel on April 7, on the Strait of Hormuz disruption, prices have cooled to $78.94 per barrel…
Crude oil has fallen sharply from its spring highs, yet many drivers are still paying far more at the pump than they were expecting. In a recent CNBC segment, Helima Croft, Head…
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) has had a volatile two months. XLE climbed to $61.29 on May 19 as Brent crude touched $124.61 in early April on the de facto…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed as we prepare to finish the last full week of the second quarter. We finished a wild holiday-shortened trading week last Thursday, as Friday was…
While the hopes for a permanent cease-fire and a cessation of hostilities are the ultimate end-game plan for Iran and the Middle East, the reality is that while spot prices have plummeted…
Most Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) owners assume they are buying broad market diversification. The latest Schwab fact sheet tells a different story. SCHD's top 10 holdings now account for roughly…
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP | COP Price Prediction) has staged a powerful rebound in 2026, riding a recovery in crude oil prices and steady free cash flow execution. The question for investors is whether…
Vandita Jadeja If you put $10,000 into the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) on the last trading day of 2025 and forgot about it, you would be sitting on roughly $13,131 as of…
If you bought iShares U.S. Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IYE) on the last trading day of 2025 at about $47 and you are still holding it this morning at about $61, you are sitting…
