Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY)'s boardroom has been a lively place of late. In early 2013, the company surprised shareholders with a "terse" announcement informing them of unexpected changes...... (read more)

LINN Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) had a "wait and see until we finish our Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY) acquisition" kind of quarter. While overall production jumped a very healthy 69% over last year...... (read more)

Like most investors, you probably aim for the best possible return when picking potential investments. But as consumers increasingly clamor for companies to embrace social responsibility, good corporate...... (read more)

Tax fairness has become a hot-button issue, with a big debate over whether the rich and the poor pay their fair share of federal taxes. But at the state level, many states have tax structures that make...... (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)

Oil and gas exploration has the power to unleash a powerful job-creating force. California, with the worst unemployment rates in the country at 9.6% (tied with Mississippi and Nevada), could join in the...... (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)

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting record highs, this has become a market for writing covered call options. Last June, my first article as a blogger for The Motley Fool, “Writing Covered...... (read more)

At the end of 2012, oil production in the state of Texas had reached a level not seen since the late 1990s. The state was cranking out more than 2.2 million barrels per day in December, accounting for...... (read more)