OPEC Just Put a New Floor on Oil Prices. Politics Could Break It.

Text size Top oil producers agreed on a major cut in production to boost crude prices, a move denounced by the U.S. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images OPEC’s latest controversial decision to cut p...

Valero, Occidental, and 3 Other Oil Companies Pumping Out Cash

Text size Valero is one of the energy companies throwing off a lot of cash right now. Ty Wright/Bloomberg Oil and gas companies are heading into earnings season this week with enormous momentum. Refin...

Energy Stocks Are Cheap. Just Ask Warren Buffett.

Energy stocks are on sale, after a sharp selloff since oil and natural-gas prices peaked in early June. Oil is down 18% from its high, to $102 a barrel, while gas has fallen by a third, to about $6 pe...