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U.S. Stock Futures Poised for Lower Open on Monday
Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Text size Here’s what you need to know to navigate the markets today. • U.S. stocks are set to open Monday slightly down. On Sunday n...
‘No one is above the law’: Oil tycoon tried to stiff his ex-wife in a bitter divorce — now he’s going to prison for tax evasion
Todd Kozel made his riches in the oil fields of Kurdistan and now will have to pay the price. The once-jet-setting co-founder and chief executive of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is headed to prison for fiv...
Comcast, Chevron, and 7 More Companies That Just Boosted Their Stock Dividends
Text size Comcast raised its dividend this week. Jeff Fusco/Getty Images for Comcast Chevron , Comcast , and Kimberly-Clark were among the many U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this wee...
Wall Street: $100 Oil Might Just Be the Beginning
Text size The big question now for oil is where the U.S. dollar goes. Oil is priced in dollars and a strong dollar tends to hurt oil prices. Mario Tama/Getty Images A bet on $100 oil has gone from a l...
Oil could break the stock market’s back if crude ‘goes parabolic’ — How to prepare
Oil futures are trading at seven-year highs, adding to jitters around a teetering stock market, and investors should be prepared for the possibility of a further surge to the upside, one chart watcher...
‘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...
A New Approach To Safety Communications Offshore
Loren Steffy, UH Energy Scholar AT SEA – APRIL 28: Workers look out at wind turbines at the Alpha Ventus offshore windpark on … [+] April 28, 2010 in the North Sea approximately 70km north...
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...
Wall Street’s Favorite Oil Stocks for 2022—Including an Obscure One
Text size Bing Guan/Bloomberg Several analysts and strategists expect energy stocks to outperform the broader market in 2022, as they did in 2021. Energy tends to do well in inflationary environments,...
U.S. Natural Disasters Cost $145 Billion In 2021 — 3rd-Costliest Year On Record
Topline Hurricanes, wildfires, droughts and deep freezes made 2021 one of the costliest — and deadliest — years for natural disasters in recent U.S. history, a federal report found Monday, as scientis...
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...
Exxon Mobil stock jumps toward 2-year high after Truist backs away from bearish call
Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. rallied toward a fresh two-year high Thursday, after Truist analyst Neal Dingmann raised his rating and price target, saying the oil and gas giant’s return strategy is beco...
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...
With Chevron Stock Near Record Highs, Analysts Are Divided
Text size A Chevron petroleum storage tank in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The oil giant missed analysts’ earnings estimates when it reported fourth-quarter results on Friday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images C...