Senate Passes Climate Bill. The Rush to Renewable Energy Is On.

The climate and tax package passed by the Senate on Sunday will unlock around $400 billion in funding for clean energy and accelerate a historic shift in how the world is powered. Along with a paralle...

A Recession Is Coming. These Are the Stocks to Hunker Down In.

Eli Salzmann loves nothing better than finding a company that’s a “dog of a stock with no momentum” but on the verge of better days. At its core, that is what value investing is all about. Over the co...

Pfizer, Cisco, and 5 Other Stocks With the Cash Flow to Raise Their Dividends

A company’s free cash is a lifeline for dividends, buybacks and other uses of capital. If that well runs dry or even slows down, a company can be forced to dial down its spending. For this screen, Bar...

Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan Is a Risk to More Than Just the Chip Industry

Asian stocks worked out early there is no good outcome from Nancy Pelosi’s current tour of the region. By landing in Taiwan Tuesday or Wednesday, the speaker of the House risks Chinese military retali...

BP Stock Surges After Energy Giant Records $8.5 Billion Quarterly Profit

Text size BP reported second-quarter adjusted profit of $8.5 billion as it benefited from soaring energy prices. Getty Images BP is the latest oil supermajor to post its most profitable quarter in yea...

What Stocks Are Moving Monday? Alibaba, Boeing, NIO and More.

Text size Alibaba stock rises early Monday. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Stock futures were trading lower Monday as recession fears remained at the forefront of investors’ minds as a new trading mo...

Big Oil Could Pay Up to $25 Billion in New Taxes Under Dems’ Inflation Bill

Text size An oil pumpjack Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oil stocks were poised to open lower Monday as investors reacted to the news that the Democrats’ climate change measure could cost oil companies, b...

Amazon Vs. Exxon: Here’s the Winner (for Investors)

At some point, one just has to let the numbers speak for themselves. So, here is a quick factbox on Exxon (XOM) and Amazon (AMZN) earnings. 2Q22 (value in millions) XOM Earnings before interest, taxes...

Exxon Skips Its Victory Lap

More than a year after an activist investor-led shake-up, Exxon Mobil has ticked a lot of boxes to endear itself to its shareholders. Now, the company is on a broader charm offensive. Exxon Mobil on F...

Exxon Mobil Stock Surges After Energy Giant Drills to Record Profit

Text size PHOTOCAP Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Soaring energy prices and increased production helped Exxon Mobil shatter its previous record for quarterly profit as the oil and gas giant posted e...

Senate Climate Bill Is a Boon for Fossil Fuels

WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats are moving forward on the costliest and most ambitious effort ever by the U.S. to address climate change—powered in part by benefits for fossil fuels and the broader energy...

Shell Posts Record Quarterly Profit of $11.5 Billion. Exxon and Chevron Are Next.

Text size Shell also announced plans to buy back a further $6 billion of shares. Getty Images Shell , the United Kingdom–domiciled energy giant, posted record quarterly earnings Thursday a day before ...

Exxon, Chevron earnings preview: Oil giants under the microscope as profit booms

Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. are scheduled to report second-quarter earnings on Friday before the bell as their booming profits and revenue remain under increased scrutiny and rising costs and ...

This Stat Shows Why Analysts Are Bullish on Energy Stocks

Text size Analysts are more bullish about energy companies than are investors. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Energy stocks make up just 4% of the S&P 500 but are expected to...

Apple, Visa, Microsoft, Exxon Mobil, Chipotle, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

It will be a busy week on both the micro and macro fronts. Second-quarter earnings season ramps up, as more than 150 S&P 500 firms report, including Big Tech. The Federal Reserve’s policy committe...

Apple, Amazon, Meta Highlight Tech-Heavy Earnings Week

Tech giants Apple Amazon.com and Microsoft headline a busy earnings week amid growing investor fears of recession, rising interest rates and surging inflation. A little more than one-third of S&P ...

Exxon Mobil Dividend Yield Pushes Past 4%

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Exxon Mobil were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.52), with the stock changing hands as low as $87.25 on the day. Dividen...

Exxon Mobil’s Darren Woods: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Darren Woods is CEO of Exxon Mobil Christopher Pike/Bloomberg Text size Empty roads presented a clear problem for a company in the business of pulling oil out of the ground and turning it into fuel. B...

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...

Opinion: It’s time to buy the selloff in energy stocks, starting with these 4 names

It’s never really a bear market until all the stragglers get taken out and shot. So it was just a matter of time before energy stocks, the big winners for much of the first half of this year, got nail...

Stocks to pick as ‘defense’ against current market: CVX, XOM, KO, MCD

The general economic conditions are showing signals that a potential recession may be coming our way, which has led most of the market to sell-off. Meanwhile, inflationary pressures are building acros...

Sanctions Threaten Russia’s Next Huge Oil Field

These are boom times for the Russian oil-and-gas industry. High energy prices are keeping the country’s economy afloat and funding the war in Ukraine. How long it lasts will depend in part on a massiv...

Falling Commodity Prices Raise Hopes That Inflation Has Peaked

A slide in all manner of raw-materials prices—corn, wheat, copper and more—is stirring hopes that a significant source of inflationary pressure might be starting to ease. Natural-gas prices shot up mo...

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...

Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Authority. What’s Happening To Energy Stocks.

Text size The Supreme Court ruled the EPA must get clear congressional approval before making sweeping regulations to deal with climate change. George Frey/Getty Images Coal mining and oil stocks were...

Opinion: Sell Exxon Mobil and other energy stocks before these headwinds hit prices once again

Energy stocks have been the star investment this year. Now it’s time to sell them and electrify your portfolio before investors once again focus on the industry’s long-term headwinds.  There are a hos...

This dividend fund is down 3% vs. S&P’s 20% drop. Here are its top stock picks

By now even the most ardent tech and growth-stock enthusiasts realize the bull market is over. John Kornitzer’s approach to selecting high-quality stocks for the Buffalo Flexible Income Fund is one th...

Oil and gas stocks suffer broad, sharp selloff as crude futures drop

The S&P 500’s energy sector was suffering a unanimous selloff, as crude oil CL00, -6.61% and natural gas futures NG00, -1.32% slumped amid growing demand concerns and as the Biden administra...

Exxon Stock Has Surged This Year. Why One Analyst Sees More Gains Ahead.

Text size Exxon stock is rising after getting upgraded at Credit Suisse. Dreamstime Exxon Mobil stock is jumping after Credit Suisse upgraded its shares from Neutral to Outperform on Tuesday.  Unlike ...

Could These Be The Best Dividend Stocks Of The 2020s?

BURBANK, CA – FEBRUARY 01: An Exxon gas station advertises its gas prices on February 1, 2008 in … [+] Burbank, California. Exxon Mobil Corp. has posted an annual profit of $40.6 billion, ...

Exxon May Be Making ‘More Than God.’ But Apple and Alphabet Are More Profitable.

Text size President Biden, who his hurting politically due to high inflation, took a swipe at industry leader Exxon Mobil on Friday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Exxon Mobil may be making “more than God ...

The Stock Market’s Drop Is Worse Than It Looks. Here’s Why.

The stock market is sliding, and most stocks in the S&P 500 are lower. Getty Images Text size The stock market is having a bad day—and it’s even worse than it looks. The Dow Jones Industrial Avera...