oil and gas

7 Big Oil & Gas Stocks Analysts Want You to Buy Now

Posted: August 21, 2019 at 2:25 pm

The energy sector used to be rather dominant in the weighting of the S&P 500. In 2019, it's hard to find investors who are all that eager to buy into ...
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How Much Has the Shale Boom Boosted GDP During the Great Recovery?

Posted: August 20, 2019 at 12:45 pm

If you have been out to West Texas or driven through much of North Dakota where unconventional oil drilling has taken off, it's obvious that a lot of money gone ...
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Which Big Oil & Gas Stock Is the Prettiest Pig at the Carnival?

Posted: August 13, 2019 at 2:15 pm

It has been a tough time to be an investor buying stocks in the energy sector. With many of the oil and gas stocks having seen massive losses, there also ...
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Short Sellers Pile Into Energy Stocks

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 7:40 am

Crude oil traded around $53.85 a barrel early Monday, down about $2.85 in the past two weeks. Over the past month, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for ...
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5 Sizzling Energy Stocks Trading Under $10 With Big Upside Potential

Posted: August 10, 2019 at 9:50 am

While most of Wall Street focuses on large and mega cap stocks, as they provide a degree of safety and liquidity, many investors are limited in the number of ...
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Oil US Keeps in the Ground Steadies at 665 Million Barrels

Posted: August 10, 2019 at 9:45 am

America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the largest supply of emergency oil in the world. After drawing down several million barrels in two of the past four months, the amount has ...
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Why Low-Risk Refiners May Be the Best Way to Play Energy Now

Posted: August 9, 2019 at 6:30 am

The energy sector has taken a beating this year, and despite continued cuts in production from the OPEC nations and ongoing geopolitical issues in the Middle East, especially surrounding the ...
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Oil & Gas, Apparel, Pharma Vying for S&P 500’s Worst Group of 2019

Posted: August 8, 2019 at 1:05 pm

The stock market has experienced yet another 5% correction after hitting all-time highs just in July. What really stands out for 2019, particularly if you just followed the emotions of ...
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How Marathon’s Bet on Domestic Oil Production Paid Off in Q2

Posted: August 8, 2019 at 11:15 am

Energy exploration and production (E&P) company Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) reported second-quarter results on Wednesday evening that exceeded consensus estimates for both revenue and earnings, due to a domestic ...
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Is a New Bear Market Forming in Oil?

Posted: August 6, 2019 at 5:51 pm

Oil continues to be a drag on the markets. The Federal Reserve has been disappointed that inflation hasn't been performing up to its target, and one such muting tool against ...
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How Can Chesapeake Miss Estimates and Still See a Share Price Bump?

Posted: August 6, 2019 at 8:20 am

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) reported second-quarter 2019 results before markets opened Tuesday. The oil and gas exploration and production company posted an adjusted net loss per share of $0.10 ...
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Oil Massively Underperforms the S&P 500: Buy These 4 High-Yielding Giants

Posted: August 6, 2019 at 7:35 am

Even though the benchmark pricing for crude oil has remained at levels that allow most companies to make money, the industry as a whole has been eviscerated compared with the ...
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Renewable Energy and Electric Cars Pressure Oil Economically as Well as Environmentally

Posted: August 5, 2019 at 1:35 pm

Investing in renewable energy gets a lot of attention for being the "right thing" to do to save the planet from the effects of climate change. Rarely, however, is it ...
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Why Exxon and Chevron Sank After Reporting Q2 Earnings

Posted: August 2, 2019 at 10:55 am

The country's two supermajor energy companies, Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), both announced preliminary second-quarter results before markets opened on Friday. Exxon posted quarterly diluted ...
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Short Sellers May Be Moving Out of Energy Stocks

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 9:15 am

Crude oil traded around $56.70 a barrel early Thursday. Over the past month, the price of benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for immediate delivery has dipped by about $2.50 a ...
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