ThinkstockMarathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) shares are higher in morning trading after the company offered solid third-quarter results, including a surprise year-over-year increase in revenues. The Houston-based oil and gas company posted adjusted earnings…
ThinkstockA123 Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) is up on financing news this morning, but it is still hard to get excited about penny stocks in bankruptcy. The lithium iron phosphate battery and systems maker confirmed…
ThinkstockU.S. sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are running nearly 68% higher in the first 10 months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011. Total vehicle sales are up 13.8% according to…
ThinkstockAn analyst call from the oil patch out of Goldman Sachs is being largely discounted or overlooked so far on Monday. The pipeline sector call was not positive for every player seen, but the…
flickr / walmartcorporateAbout two weeks ago, German conglomerate Siemens A.G. (NYSE: SI) announced that it planned to get out of the solar panel-making business. The move is expected to cost Siemens more than $320…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. For the quarter, the electric car maker posted a net loss of $0.92 per share on revenues of $50 million.…
ThinkstockDespite concerns that Hurricane Sandy might have hurt gasoline supplies and closed some refineries, gas prices continue to fall, and fall rapidly. According to AAA Fuel Gauge data, the national average cost of a…
thinkstockWTI crude oil is trading down about 1.6% this morning at around $85.70 primarily due to the lack of demand for crude from two large refineries that were shut down due to Hurricane Sandy.…
ThinkstockChevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. The oil supermajor posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.69 on revenues of $58 billion. In the same period a year ago, the…
courtesy Chesapeake Energy Corp.Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) reported third quarter 2012 earnings this morning. For the quarter, the oil and gas exploration and production company posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.10…
thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is out with its earnings report for its third quarter. The report is pretty poor, but not so dismal that investors are hitting the panic button again. Net sales fell by…
ThinkstockThe US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. US commercial crude inventories fell by 2 million barrels last week, bringing the total US commercial crude inventory to 373.1…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks rose by a total of 65 billion cubic feet, slightly below the 67 billion cubic feet that analysts were expecting. Natural…
ThinkstockApache Corp. (NYSE: APA) reported third quarter 2012 earnings this morning. The oil and gas exploration and production company posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.16 on revenues of $4.14 billion. In the…
Wikimedia CommonsExxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has released a mixed earnings report for its third quarter. The oil and gas giant reported earnings of $9.57 billion for the quarter, and that translates to earnings…