This was a huge week in dividends, particularly for the key DJIA components. We had a report calling for more and more dividend hikes of about 8% from the DJIA components in…
courtesy of Chevron Corp.Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) is the last of the big three US integrated oil companies to report first quarter earnings, and the first to show a profit gain compared…
Markets opened a few ticks lower this morning after a poor report on new claims for unemployment benefits in the US (our coverage here). The report that pending home sales jumped 4.1%…
coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.The world’s largest publicly held energy company, Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), was not expected to post first quarter EPS that matched last year’s first quarter. The same…
Jon OggIt is that time of year again. It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not. In short, is time to…
Markets are lifted by Fed comments that the economy is recovering and that it will keep rates low. (Reuters) Chrysler posts its best earnings since being partially taken over by Fiat. (Reuters)…
courtesy of Chevron Corp.When we saw that Exxon Mobil Corporation announced a 21% hike to its dividend this morning, we figured it would still be a ways out before Chevron Corporation (NYSE:…
coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is confirming exactly what an earlier report predicted earlier this week. Dow Jones had a report that the DJIA components would raise their…
Dividends have continued to rise. Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year. A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost 2.2% so…
Earth Day is April 22, 2012, which is this Sunday. Many Americans and many people elsewhere will be thinking about how they can be more green. Sadly, there are going to be…
The government of Iraq will prohibit Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) from participating in the May auction of new leases because the US company last year signed six leases for exploration in…
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) and Russia’s state-controlled oil company Rosneft have revealed some details of a recent deal the two signed which could result in a total investment of $500 billion.…
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), America’s largest oil company, and Rosneft, the Russian state owned oil company, are set to announced an alliance. Rosneft will have access to some of Exxon’s projects near the Arctic…
Douglas A. McIntyre Oil demand is being revised lower in a new forecast by the Energy Information Administration. The reality is that the demand erosion is modest at a mere 70,000 barrels per day in…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) did something more important than just hitting a new 52-week high today. It did something more important than hitting an all-time high today. For a brief period Apple’s…
