Topline While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in oil prices that has roiled markets, energy stocks like Occidental Petroleum, Chevron and Exxon Mobil have widely outperformed the rest of ...
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Oil Is Surging. Why Oil Stocks Are Down.
Text size Oil prices are higher, but concerns about economic growth are weighing on oil stocks. Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil prices soared on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine. But oil stocks were ...
Europe Looks Beyond Russia for Natural Gas. These Companies May Benefit.
The European Union will look to cuts it dependence on Russian natural gas. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Text size It takes a brave investor to bet on the outcome of Vladimir Putin’s saber rattling around ...
How Oil Could Hit $150. It’s Not Just About Russia.
Text size West Texas intermediate crude oil was trading near $94 a barrel on Monday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images By one measure, oil prices could rise to $150 a barrel this year, which would be the hig...
Did Warren Buffett Scoop Up Stock Last Quarter? Don’t Bet on It.
Text size Warren Buffett. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Given Warren Buffett’s cautious investment approach since the pandemic began, it’s a good bet that Berkshire Hathaway ‘s quarterly filing of its eq...
Exxon Remakes Corporate Structure Ahead of Tuesday Earnings
Text size Exxon Mobil is moving its headquarters. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Exxon Mobil is remaking its corporate structure, elevating its low-carbon operations to its own division, and even moving i...
‘We Were Wrong’ About Exxon’s Prospects, Analyst Says
Text size Scott Olson/Getty Images A former bear on Exxon Mobil has changed his tune, and acknowledged that he underestimated the company’s comeback last year. RBC Capital Markets analyst Biraj Borkha...
One of the World’s Dirtiest Oil Patches Is Pumping More Than Ever
TORONTO—Major oil companies, under pressure from investors and environmentalists, are fleeing Canada’s oil sands, the fourth-largest oil reserve in the world and by some measures one of the most envir...
Exxon Could Go Even Bigger on Its Dividend
Text size David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Oil companies used to compete on how much crude they could produce. Now they’re competing on how much cash they can send back to investors. That dynamic could pay...
Tesla, Novavax, Exxon Mobil: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
Updated Jan. 3, 2022 7:22 am ET Stock futures are rising ahead of the first trading session of the new year. Here’s what we’re watching in Monday’s action: Tesla TSLA -1.27% shares jumped 7.6% ahead o...
As BP Exits Russia, Other Oil Companies Face Risks Too
Text size Shell has a big stake in a Russian liquefied natural gas project. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Oil companies haven’t been this financially strong in decades. They also haven’t been as politi...