ThinkstockLast year was a good year for oil and gas stocks, but unless a company had a refining and marketing operation, it was not a great year. Share prices rose by at…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 99 billion cubic feet last week, above the expected build of about 95 billion cubic feet anticipated…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 88 billion cubic feet last week, above the expected build of about 83 billion cubic feet anticipated…
ThinkstockGood news is here for consumers who hate high gasoline prices. There is something at work that may keep the price of oil from rising too much, but the price may not…
courtesy of Apple Inc.For most of the past two years, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) held the top spot as the most valuable company in the world as measured by market cap, having…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported that the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 43 billion cubic feet last week, substantially above the expected range for a build of about…
ThinkstockJust yesterday we saw a report from Fitch Ratings showing that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) likely would be rated in the single-A corporate credit ratings. The report seemed very harsh, considering Apple’s…
ThinkstockSince early March, Brent crude oil prices have fallen more than 13%, and conventional unleaded gasoline has come down 16% since early February. This could be just the beginning of sharply lower…
ThinkstockChevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The oil and gas supermajor posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.18 on revenues of $54 billion. In…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a report on U.S. unemployment that was better than analysts expected (more coverage here). There were literally hundreds of U.S. companies reporting earnings between…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 30 billion cubic feet last week, with the expected range for a build of between 27 and…
Wikimedia CommonsOil and gas supermajor Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) reported first-quarter 2013 estimated results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, Exxon posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.12…
Paul Ausick Jon OggChevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is yet again trumping oil and gas rival Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) ahead of both corporate earnings reports. Chevron already had a high yield dividend compared…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors and traders tried to make sense of more than 150 earnings reports that were released between last night’s closing bell and this morning’s…
Earlier today we had been predicting that a dividend hike was going to be announced by both Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) very soon. It turns out…
