Refinery stocks like Marathon Petroleum and Valero have delivered gains that crush the S&P 500 this year, and crude oil prices have almost nothing to do with it. One obscure industry metric…
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,…
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 higher as we hit the mid-week point, as the technology-led rally continues to spiral higher. While the major indices finished the day mixed, the technology-heavy Nasdaq…
The iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEARCA:IEO) just paid a $0.55 distribution in March, the lightest quarterly payment since mid-2024. IEO holders are buying the aggregated dividend policies…
Bernstein analyst Bob Brackett has a reframe for income investors who keep dismissing energy stocks because the headline yield looks thin against the 10-year Treasury. On a recent episode of The Real…
The Marketplace Morning Report segment titled “Chipping away at Nvidia’s chip dominance” carried a market call that pulled focus from semiconductors to crude. The hosts noted Brent crude oil prices spiked to…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed as we get set to close out a wild week on Wall Street that saw a little bit of everything served with a massive helping…
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL | DAL Price Prediction) shares are up 13% in early trading Wednesday morning, recovering sharply after yesterday’s close of $65.62. The move comes despite a headline GAAP net…
Oil has surged 70% in just 26 trading days since the war in Iran began, marking a faster pace than the 2022 Russia/Ukraine energy shock. WTI crude, the U.S. benchmark, has climbed…
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX | PSX Price Prediction) has been one of the energy sector’s standout performers, with shares up 5.60% over the past week, 21.21% over the past month and 41.02% year-to-date.…
Joel South Institutional money is moving into U.S. refiners with conviction, and the earnings data backs it up. Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC | MPC Price Prediction), Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), and Valero Energy (NYSE:…
WTI crude oil has swung from $75.74 in January 2025 all the way down to $57.97 in December 2025 before recovering to $64.51 in February 2026. That’s a nearly $18 per barrel…
When crude prices surge on geopolitical shock, refiners do not all respond equally. The death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, per NPR reporting, sent immediate shockwaves…
The State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE), is up 27% year-to-date and 13% over the past month, trading at $56.78 Monday morning. The catalyst is unmistakable: Iran-Israel tensions have escalated…
