After a number of weeks in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell more than 100 points multiple days in a row, this week has been very calm -- the largest move the...
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May 10 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down as cyclical companies weigh on the Dow. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow was down 26 points to 15,056.
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May 10 - News
Looking at the stock market today, you'll find major market benchmarks like the Dow and S&P 500 trading at all-time highs.
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May 8 - News
It's been three years since our nation experienced the tragedy of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)'s Macondo well disaster.
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May 6 - News
Big oil companies are known for being reliable dividend stocks, but are they also good dividend growth stocks? So far my Ultimate Dividend Growth Portfolio is void of any energy...
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May 5 - News
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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May 5 - News
I hate to break it to you, but growth generated though share buybacks won't last forever.
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May 5 - News
Dividend enthusiasts understand the value of receiving those quarterly payments, which really add up over time.
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May 4 - News
Asia’s refining giant China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNP), more commonly known as Sinopec, has recently released its quarterly results in which its profits increased...
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May 3 - News
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)'s first-quarter profits exceeded expectations, though its performance was affected by cheaper oil prices.
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May 2 - News
In the world of investing, many have advocated the straightforward and often boring strategy of regular investments in large companies providing a valuable product and a healthy...
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May 2 - News
In it's earnings call for last quarter, online retailer Amazon.com, Inc.
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May 1 - News
Crude oil production in the U.S. is rising year-over-year and reached 6 million barrels per day in 2012.
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May 1 - News
British oil giant BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) recently announced that it may delay Mad Dog Phase 2, its largest new oil project in the Gulf of Mexico, due to market conditions and ...
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April 29 - News
Thanks to staggering production growth from shale oil plays previously thought inaccessible, U.S. oil output is the highest it's been since at least 1998.
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April 29 - News
Many corporations tout the benefits of collegial, efficient boards with a unified vision for the company and worry that shareholder-nominated directors will disrupt this environment...
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April 29 - News
In the most recent budget proposal from the Obama administration, there are several mentions about increasing revenue from oil and gas companies to fund efforts in the Department...
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April 29 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the 500-pound gorilla of the integrated oil set reported its results for the first quarter of 2013 on Thursday, and the market was unimpressed...
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April 26 - News
Tomorrow, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 25 - News
Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) is a company with almost 100 years of experience in the energy infrastructure sector.
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April 24 - News
Brian Rogers has been quite successful in managing the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) Equity Income Fund.
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April 23 - News
Earnings season is in full swing, and a full third of companies on the Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to report last quarter's data this week.
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April 21 - News
Whenever new governmental policies affect investments, investors can normally adapt to the situation.
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April 21 - News
The Supreme Court sided with Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) today in the landmark Kiobel v.
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April 18 - News
The surge of natural gas production in the U.S.
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April 16 - News
Stocks and commodities were getting crushed today after China reported a worse-than-expected first-quarter GDP.
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April 16 - News
This morning, news that China's economic growth is slowing more than expected is raising a lot of concern on Wall Street. As of 12:45 p.m.
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April 15 - News
Lately, the stock market has captured the lion's share of investors' attention, especially as it climbed to successive all-time record highs.
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April 15 - News
According to the Energy Information Administration, an alternative-fuel vehicle is any vehicle designed to run primarily on alternative fuels.
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April 14 - News
There's probably not another industry that even begins to match the members of Big Oil for generating antipathy in some quarters of Washington, D.C.
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April 14 - News
Regional geopolitical disputes are increasingly becoming international economic issues thanks to our global economy.
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April 14 - News
Growing up, there was always one gas station in town my family avoided at all costs. That station had the highest prices, of course, and was only for the foolish or desperate.
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April 12 - News
With tax day fast approaching, it's possible that you'll need to make a fairly large deposit in your IRA.
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April 12 - News
Candles, soap, and a bit of serendipity led to the creation of one of the world's most successful business partnerships: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG).
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April 12 - News
Thanks to a few top stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to once again set a new all-time closing high at 14,865.
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April 11 - News
Only four of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 components ended the trading session in the red today, as the blue-chip index rose more than 128 points.
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April 11 - News
No matter the market, there will always be losers -- a few lagging disappointments holding back a Wall Street rally or several big losers leading a bearish day.
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April 10 - News
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors as part of our work researching investment strategies (we have found, for example, that the most popular small...
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April 10 - Hedge Funds
If you only expect to see traditional industrial companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average , then you're way behind the times.
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April 9 - News
It's easy for investors to get wrapped up in the euphoria surrounding America's energy renaissance and forget there are several countries struggling to keep up production.
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April 9 - News
Embattled oil and natural gas exploration and production company, SandRidge Energy Inc.
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April 8 - News
It's no surprise that defense contractors like Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) are desperately trying to diversify their business mix.
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April 8 - News
As one of our largest oil companies, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is a company you've probably heard of before.
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April 8 - News
Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) recently said that it's looking to offload its last remaining refinery in Australia, as the oil and gas company reconsiders its operations...
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April 7 - News
Investors want dividend stocks for their solid income, dependable returns, and relative stability in the face of an increasingly shaky stock market.
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April 7 - News
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) knew it had something big on its hands when it introduced the System/360 series of mainframe computers on April 7, 1964.
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April 7 - News
The world is shifting towards the use of greener and renewable forms of energy so that we can save the world we stay in.
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April 7 - News
U.S. stocks have exploded out of the gate in 2013.
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April 7 - News
It's always depressing filling up my vehicle with gas. It doesn't take diesel, and it's a 4 cylinder Toyota Tacoma, but it still cost me $63 the last time I filled it up.
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April 3 - News
