SLB Rolls Out Cement Alternative At CERA Week

Cement being poured by a cement truck. getty As the annual CERAWeek conference kicked off Monday morning, international energy service technology company SLB (formerly Schlumberger) made news with an ...

The Disappearance Of Good Rock Worries Oil Markets

Oil companies drilling in Texas’ Permian Basin are having to adapt to falling output as acreage with … [+] the “top rock” runs out. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Getty ...

Tesla, AMC, Energy Stocks, and More Stock Market Movers Friday

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Oil Dividend Stars Devon and Pioneer Face Tests After Payout Cuts

Some of the biggest outperformers in the U.S. energy sector— Pioneer Natural Resources and Devon Energy —cut their dividend payouts in the latest quarter as oil prices caused cash flow to slip. The cu...

Here Are The Companies That Have Profited The Most During Inflation

  Getty Images When it comes to inflation, there’s no shortage of blame to go around. First, the pandemic broke the global supply chain. Then stimulus payments set off a frenzy of consumer spending at...

Pioneer Natural, Alico And These 3 Other Stocks Boast Dividend Appeal

fort Myers, Florida, where Alico has its headquarters, was especially hard hit by Hurricane Ian. … [+] Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Getty Images A time-honored investing method is to buy sto...

5 Reasons Oil Could Climb Back to $100 a Barrel

Text size Demand for oil dropped over the summer as gas prices soared. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Oil could climb above $100 a barrel before the end of the year, reversing a steady drop in prices that ...

Why Total Yield Can Be a Savior in Volatile Markets

Text size MetLife is one of the financial firms that has thrived this year. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Income investors are finally having their moment. In a volatile year for markets, which saw major in...

Exxon Mobile and 3 Other Energy Stocks Whose Dividends Look Resilient

Many energy company’s stocks—and their dividends—took a big hit earlier in the pandemic, even those of large firms. The global economy contracted along with oil and gas prices, forcing many companies ...

Dividends for Tough Times: 4 Energy Stocks That Raised Payouts During Covid

Many energy company’s stocks—and their dividends—took a big hit earlier in the pandemic, even those of large firms. The global economy contracted along with oil and gas prices, forcing many companies ...

The Stock Market Couldn’t Handle the Uncertainty. It Better Learn How.

Text size It’s a market with big drops but big rips, as well, one that forces investors to accept low returns from index funds or try to take a more tactical approach. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Call it ...

Oil Prices Have Been Falling. Why It’s Time to Buy Oil Stocks.

Text size Energy stock profits rose nearly 300% during the second quarter, nearly 10 times faster than the next sector, industrials. Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg It has been a boom-and-bust year for oil sto...

Shale Drillers Warn of Higher Costs as They Report Record Profits

Shale companies are reporting banner profits but are warning that inflation in the oil patch is leading them to increase their spending. Oil prices hovering around $110 a barrel in the second quarter ...

The Best Income Investments Now

Income-oriented investors, it’s time to celebrate. There are suddenly many more opportunities—in areas ranging from junk bonds to real estate investment trusts—after the bear markets in stocks and bon...

Diamondback Stock Jumps. Its Dividend Increase Is ‘Hard to Ignore.’

Diamondback Energy stock gained after announcing a dividend increase. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Text size Diamondback Energy surged on Tuesday after the oil explorer said it would increase its base d...

If There’s a Recession Coming, Not Even the Fed Could Stop It Now

The word recession is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Influential investor and philanthropist George Soros is talking about it in Davos. The Federal Reserve, on the day minutes are published, is cons...

Devon and 3 Other Energy Stocks That Are Worth a Look Now

Text size Pioneer and Devon were early proponents of a popular new dividend strategy. Goce Risteski/Dreamstime.com Investors used to evaluate energy companies on how quickly they were growing their oi...

Devon and 3 Other Energy Stocks That Are Gushing Cash

Text size Pioneer and Devon were early proponents of a popular new dividend strategy. Goce Risteski/Dreamstime.com Investors used to evaluate energy companies on how quickly they were growing their oi...

Why Shale Drillers Are Pumping Out Dividends Instead of More Oil and Gas

Shale drillers have been hamstrung by pipeline constraints, rising prices for oil-field supplies and shortages of roughnecks and rigs. But there is another reason the highest oil and gas prices in yea...

Chevron, Micron and 18 More Stocks Goldman Recommends to Ride Out the Storm

Text size Qualcomm is one of the 20 stocks on Goldman Sachs’ ‘margin of safety’ list. Pau Barrena /AFP via Getty Images Exxon Mobil , Qualcomm , Micron and Chevron are just some of t...

Oil Prices Top $100, Yet Some Big U.S. Frackers Let Their Production Fall

Oil prices are at their highest in years and politicians want companies to pump more. But most large American frackers are standing pat, or even letting production decline, and instead are handing inv...

Occidental, Devon, and 7 Other Energy Stocks That Look Particularly Cheap

Text size Energy stocks are undervalued, some analysts say. Callaghan O’Hare/Bloomberg Energy stocks were the S&P 500’s top performers last year, rising 48%. They’re leading the pack again i...

Jump In Methane Emissions That Fingers Big Oil — But Wait, Not So Fast.

Extracting oil from wells in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas. Getty Images The methane bugaboo began around 2003 when a mysterious cloud of methane gas was found, by satellite, hovering above Fa...

Pipeline Stock Dividends Are Rising as Oil Prices Surge. Here’s How to Play It.

Sanctions on Russia are upending global energy markets, pushing up crude oil above $100 a barrel and sending U.S. gasoline prices to an average $4.30 a gallon, up nearly 50% in the last year. It has a...

How to Make Oil Stock Volatility Work for You

Text size A Diamondback Energy oil rig in Midland, Texas. Callaghan O’Hare/Bloomberg With oil prices rising and falling dramatically, it can be hard to get a handle on oil stocks. One strategy: ...

Look to the Energy Patch for a Dividend Bonanza. Devon Energy and Pioneer Natural Resources Look Good.

What was already going to be a challenging year for investors was further disrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But in a market that has been lacking in certainty, income investors may want to ta...

Market Volatility Is Creating Opportunities for Stocks. What to Buy Now

The 2022 market was always going to be a tug of war between earnings and interest rates. Corporate profit growth fueled by the reopening has come up against contracting valuations and expectations of ...

5 Energy Stocks Poised for Cash Gains

Text size Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil companies have just begun reporting fourth-quarter earnings, and analysts expect many of them to show large increases in free cash flow. Investors have been parti...

The Hottest ETF Sectors for Investors to Bet On in 2022

Many investors are bracing for a more-volatile stock market this year as interest rates, inflation, the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, oil and supply-chain bottlenecks continue to cause uncertainty....