Nigerian rebels have probably attacked pipeline installations near facilities operating by Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDA.A). This could cause the price of crude to rise at the end of the holiday. AP…
Douglas A. McIntyre It seems that the huge game-changing deal between Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) and XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE: XTO) may have more than just one risk associated with it. The acquisition, announced…
Oil and gas companies have closed or winding down many US Gulf operations ahead of a very late in the year Hurricane Ida. The weekend reports had this one dissipating then the…
Wall St. likes financial statements that give it deep insights into a company’s operations, especially its liabilities. It likes boards that make sure shareholders get as complete a picture as possible of…
Last week marked what was the crest of third quarter earnings season for 2009, yet there is still a flood of earnings reports coming out this next week. We have four more…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
Reuters: Chinese investors are holding a large amount of gold. Reuters: Bernanke sees tighter policies as the economy improves. Reuters: The Congressional Oversight Panel says that the US plan to help homeowners…
ConocoPhillipsConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is trying to further adopt shareholder-friendly strategies with a higher payout and lower expenses. With as much as this stock has lagged some peers until recently, that should be…
Oil major ConocoPhillips Corp. (NYSE:COP) released its third quarter 2009 interim update this morning, and while the news was not altogether positive, the company’s share price is up nearly 2.5% in early…
Reuters: Ken Lewis will step down as CEO of Bank of America (BAC) Reuters: Cisco (CSCO) bought Tandbeg for $3 billion. Reuters: The IMF raised forecasts for US GDP but warned on…
The US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration has released its weekly status report on crude oil inventories, and once again they are higher, this time by 2.8 million barrels. Gasoline inventories…
China has made aggressive investments in oil production facilities and fields in Venezuela, Brazil, and several places in the Middle East. Almost all its multi-billion dollar deals are aimed at locking up supply to…
Reuters: Obama is trying to push Wall St. reform. Reuters: German aid for Opel will go in part to Russia for operations there. Reuters: A global poll shows support for stimulus packages.…
Now that we are out of the woods in the crash scenario, assuming this week is no ill omen, investors may want to know which of the big companies would start to…
Reuters: Ebay (EBAY) will sell Skype to private investors. Reuters: China’s manufacturing index gained. Reuters: A late Labor Day will hurt August retail sales. Reuters: A US judge ruled against AIG (AIG)…
