Partners TransCanada Corp. (NYSE:TRP) and Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) have announced the beginning of a three-month open season for capacity on the proposed Alaska Pipeline. The pipeline, if its built, would carry…
Like oil refiners everywhere, China Petroleum and Chemical Co. (NYSE:SNP), better known as Sinopec, had a tough year in 2009. The company’s revenues were down nearly 7%, but EPS was up more…
The earnings floodgate is still open next week, and frankly it looks like there are even more S&P 500 companies reporting earnings than there were this week. The big earnings are (in…
These are ten of the top analyst calls in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning: Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) Started as Top Pick at RBC. ConocoPhillips…
Reuters: The push for a stronger yuan has been modest at the G20 meetings. Reuters: A Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) Director Rajat Gupta told hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam about a $5 billion…
Have you noticed how so many commodity rallies in gold and oil get stopped in their tracks on what might seem as secondary or even tertiary cause and effect? This has been…
Acquisitions, joint ventures, and ratings news in the oil patch have made for a busy day or two, and have also pointed out a handful of reasons pointing to a reasonable reason…
In 2009, there were just three Atlantic storms that earned the hurricane monikers — Bill, Fred, and Ida. None of these storms made landfall in the US as hurricanes. The predictions from…
From the heady heights of the summer of 2008, oil refiners have suffered from a downturn. Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) and Tesoro Corp. (NYSE:TSO), which refine and market petroleum products exclusively, have…
Everyone likes to see the Warren Buffett stock holdings, particularly when there are changes. He has a different timeframe than most investors for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) because it’s “forever.”…
This week was another big week in the world of dividends and the quest to hike and initiate payments to shareholders. Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN), and ConocoPhillips…
Reuters: EU leaders are divided on Greece before their summit. Reuters: Changes in the health care bill will go back to the House. Reuters: China described interest rates as a “heavy-duty weapon”…
We are getting more and more dividend hikes in 2010. Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) finally declared its first dividend. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is hiking its payout. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY)…
Reuters: A Chinese newspaper accused Google (GOOG) of helping US intelligence Reuters: JP Morgan (JPM) is close to a huge tax refund deal with the FDIC. Reuters: Oil dropped below $81 on…
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is living up to its promise, or at least trying to live up to the promise of selling some $10 billion in assets. According to reports from Reuters and…
