Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE:OXY)

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, Analog Devices, Autodesk, Best Buy, Schwab, Dell, Dollar Tree, HP, Occidental Petroleum, Under Armour and More

Posted: November 27, 2019 at 8:59 am

Stocks have retested all-time highs and were indicated to have a marginally higher open on Wednesday ahead of a shortened week for the Thanksgiving break. The S&P 500 was last ...
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Short Sellers Making Opportunistic Moves in Energy Stocks 

Posted: November 27, 2019 at 8:05 am

Crude oil traded around $58.56 a barrel early Wednesday, up more than $1.50 in the past week and creeping up toward a recent high of $62.90 posted on September 16, ...
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Warren Buffett’s Top Stocks (and Some Changes) for the Rest of 2019

Posted: November 14, 2019 at 5:06 pm
Last updated: November 15, 2019 7:21 am

Investors and much of the public are still in love with Warren Buffett. The iconic billionaire who has held the title of the world's wealthiest person can still make major ...
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Short Sellers See Opportunity in Energy Stocks 

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 8:15 am

Crude oil traded around $57.09 a barrel early Tuesday, basically flat for the past week and still well below a high of $62.90 posted on September 16, the first trading ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Baidu, BellRing, Chegg, Chewy, Cisco, Expedia, Home Depot, Nvidia, Occidental, Qualcomm, Tesla and More

Posted: November 11, 2019 at 9:00 am

Stocks hit new all-time highs last week, but Monday's indications suggested a breather on a lack of any solid news. Investors still have a lot of pressing issues and risks ...
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Oil Could Go to $85 in 2020: 3 Top Stocks to Buy Now

Posted: November 7, 2019 at 7:00 am

Even though oil has stayed above the critical $50 a barrel level for some time now, the energy sector has been a big disappointment this year. While the S&P 500 ...
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Should Occidental Just Try to Give Anadarko Back to Chevron?

Posted: November 6, 2019 at 3:30 pm
Last updated: November 7, 2019 7:08 am

There are good mergers, and there are not so good mergers. The reality is that big mergers often take years to unfold before real verdict can be made over whether ...
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Short Sellers Moving Back Into Energy 

Posted: October 25, 2019 at 10:25 am

Crude oil traded around $56.12 a barrel early Friday, essentially up more than $2.00 in the past week, but far below a high of $62.90 posted on September 16, the ...
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Why Mega-Cap Dividend Energy Stocks May Be the Best 2020 Bet

Posted: October 18, 2019 at 7:55 am

Even though oil has stayed above the critical $50 a barrel level, the energy sector has been a huge disappointment this year. While the S&P 500 is up almost 20% ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Abbott Labs, CSX, IBM, Netflix, Occidental, Whiting, Amgen, Gilead, Merck, Pfizer and More

Posted: October 17, 2019 at 9:15 am
Last updated: October 18, 2019 8:16 am

Stocks were indicated to open marginally higher on Thursday as the world appears to have better hopes for a Brexit framework out of Europe. Investors are having to grapple with ...
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5 Raymond James Analyst Favorite Picks With Huge Implied Upside

Posted: October 11, 2019 at 7:10 am

For the first time in many years, active managers are outperforming index funds year to date, and that should be a loud wake-up call to passive investors. After a more ...
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Energy Short Sellers Raise Their Bets Against the Giants

Posted: October 10, 2019 at 7:40 am

Crude oil traded around $52.35 a barrel early Thursday, essentially unchanged in the past week, but far below a high of $62.90 posted on September 16, the first trading day ...
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Does a 38% Dividend Hike by ConocoPhillips Match Reality in Oil & Gas Ahead?

Posted: October 7, 2019 at 3:17 pm
Last updated: October 8, 2019 6:51 am

It might seem odd with the lower oil prices and with energy stocks in the tank that one of the industry giants might really want to commit to raising its ...
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4 Blue-Chip Large-Cap Stocks That All Yield a Massive 7% or More

Posted: September 26, 2019 at 7:05 am

It became clear earlier this month that interest rates are going nowhere for the rest of this year, and they may not go anywhere in 2020. The Federal Reserve is ...
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Some Energy Short Sellers Feeling Squeezed

Posted: September 25, 2019 at 9:40 am

Crude oil traded around $56.29 a barrel early Wednesday, up more than $2.00 in the past week, but far below a high of $62.90 posted on September 16, the first ...
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