Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, and its consortium of partners recently began a drilling campaign in the waters off the west...... (read more)

In a world starving for income, companies with a paltry yield suddenly become attractive. Sculpting a strong yielding portfolio isn't as simple as setting up a stock screener and hitting search. The...... (read more)

Our country's policy makers are in a rush to convert the country's energy supply from being coal and oil based to being natural gas based. The idea is that most of the oil we use is imported from less...... (read more)

It is probably fair to say that the boom in natural gas has been one of the most unprofitable revolutions in recent memory for investors in natural gas producing companies. Even the legendary Warren Buffett...... (read more)

While much of this recent surge in prices reflects stronger-than-expected seasonal demand for gas, there's one huge reason prices could rise significantly over the longer term -- perhaps even triple over...... (read more)

In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to track the equity markets. A couple of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading interest. At...... (read more)

The nonprofit Tax Foundation created Tax Freedom Day as a way of easily comparing the relative amount of taxes that people pay to federal, state, and local revenue agencies. You can do the same simply...... (read more)

If you haven't noticed, natural gas prices have soared over the past month and a half, helping reverse a lengthy decline that began in the summer of 2011. Gas futures in New York settled at a 20-month...... (read more)

In reviewing billionaire Steve Cohen and SAC Capital's big shakeups last quarter, we at Insider Monkey found five dividend stocks that Cohen and his $14 billion hedge fund own. A couple of them are under...... (read more)