So far in 2026, the S&P 500 is up approximately 5.2% year-to-date after posting a strong 18.1% total return in 2025. While the index has recovered from a rocky start earlier this…
The markets might be breathing a sigh of relief after the two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to let our guards down, especially since things are off to…
Oil and energy company ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) closed out 2025 with results that reveal two very different oil giants navigating the same crude price headwind. Both…
Live Updates Oil prices now down $2010:32am ETOil is now down $20 at $92.79. All on hopes the war may finally be over, and with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.…
Live Updates There's a Generational Opportunity in Tech Stocks, Says Goldman Sachs8:41am ETWith global chaos, tech stocks haven’t done so well. But according to Goldman Sachs, investors now have the best opportunity…
Bond funds have taken some small backward steps in recent weeks, thanks in part to the rising risk of Fed rate hikes instead of rate cuts. Undoubtedly, the war in Iran isn’t…
Energy company Chevron (NYSE:CVX | CVX Price Prediction) and ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) both closed out full-year 2025 with record production, rising shareholder returns, and dividend increases. Oil has since surged to $104.69 per…
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) shares are down 5% in midday trading on Wednesday, and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) shares are also off 5%. The catalyst is hard to miss: reports that…
Let’s cut straight to it. A geopolitical shock just knocked roughly one-third of global helium supply offline. Iran’s strike on Qatar’s largest LNG facility damaged production lines that could take years to…
Rich Duprey Oil closed out 2025 at $57.26 a barrel. Today, it is trading above $90. That kind of move in crude flows directly into the earnings of every upstream producer, refiner, and pipeline…
With the Federal Reserve having cut rates from 4.5% to 3.75% over the past six months, the calculus for income investors is shifting. Cash and money market yields are drifting lower, while…
WTI crude is still near $90, up from $57 at the start of the year. That move did not happen in a vacuum. On February 28, 2026, the 2026 Iran war began,…
Geopolitical hope is doing what central banks could not quite manage this month: lifting every major U.S. equity index simultaneously. The S&P 500 opened 1.07% higher Wednesday morning, with the Dow, Nasdaq,…
With the 10-year Treasury yield sitting at 4.34%, income investors face a genuine choice between risk-free government bonds and dividend-paying equities. For those willing to look beyond U.S. borders, international dividend ETFs…
WTI crude oil has surged from $55.44 in mid-December 2025 to nearly $93 in mid-March 2026, a recovery that has driven energy equities sharply higher. Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) is…
