When it comes to commodity companies and producers of basic materials, investors should follow pain.
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February 26 - News
If you're looking for a gauge on the outlook of the economic landscape, energy and material companies are a great place to start.
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February 25 - News
The 30 companies among the Dow Jones Industrials are well known as giants of American industry.
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February 24 - News
Look up the definition of "cyclical" in your handiest dictionary, and you just might note a picture of a drilling derrick.
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February 22 - News
I recently covered five reasons to love Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) .
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February 22 - News
There are thousands of hedge funds operating in the financial world, and while their returns have been less than stellar, top-tier managers can still beat the market.
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February 22 - Hedge Funds
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) released its fourth quarter earnings, and the report was less than stellar.
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February 21 - News
For midstream companies, the dynamics of the oil and gas space in the U.S. have fundamentally shifted.
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February 21 - News
U.S. stock markets slid lower today after housing starts fell and the Fed released meeting minutes that showed divided support for future quantitative easing.
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February 20 - News
Shares of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) haven't perform well during the year. The 2010 oil spill kept the company's stock from rising.
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February 20 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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February 20 - News
While the overall market has been trading higher recently, there have been pullbacks among several major oil companies that may be interesting entry points for a longer-term investment...
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February 20 - News
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), the second biggest U.S.
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February 19 - News
What prompted this idea was a dinner I had recently with a friend who disagrees with my macro outlook: he has a dire forecast for the world--worried about political instability...
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February 19 - News
Exchange-traded funds are all the rage these days.
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February 18 - News
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors both to help us develop investment strategies (the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds, which can...
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February 18 - News
Stocks were sailing along smoothly until about 2 p.m. EST, when an internal memo at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) sent stocks reeling.
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February 16 - News
Big oil companies tend to be the go-to stock for most investors seeking to capitalize on rising oil prices.
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February 15 - News
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has bucked the recent trend in the energy industry by remaining an integrated producer instead of separating upstream and downstream operations...
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February 15 - News
There are a myriad of energy companies out there vying for your affection and investment dollars.
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February 14 - News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) is the epitome of a company with significant investment risks because of the consequences of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, resulting in billions...
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February 14 - News
The market for domestic energy has been booming fairly recently, fed by the processing and use of natural gas.
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February 13 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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February 13 - News
Last year India imported $160 billion worth of crude, and the import bill is expected to further inflate in 2013.
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February 13 - News
As stock investors we are part owners in a company; this gives us certain political and economic rights in that business.
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February 12 - News
Reporting season continues to have lots of life left in it, in the form of companies awaiting their turn to tell us about their quarterly results.
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February 11 - News
Over the last few years, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was a huge buyer of its own stock.
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February 11 - News
One of the best ways for investors to make money investing is by looking for companies that pay regular dividends.
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February 11 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 11 - News
The Dow Jones Industrials are in many eyes the most quintessentially American stocks in the market, representing the cream of the crop of major U.S. companies.
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February 9 - News
Investing is a stressful activity. Daily price changes and quarterly earnings give enough information and activity to keep you glued to your computer all day.
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February 8 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is another major energy company that has kept its upstream and downstream businesses integrated instead of separating them. The recently announced...
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February 7 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has once again surpassed Apple Inc.
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February 6 - News
Stock markets couldn't sustain their midday surge, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both fell into negative territory in late trading. As of 3:15 p.m.
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February 6 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 6 - News
The natural gas market continued to cool down as prices declined despite the cold weather.
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February 6 - News
Actually, the stock is really darn cheap. Currently trading at 0.7 times its book value, Citi's valuation is a fraction of what it was prior to the financial crisis.
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February 6 - News
In October 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its all-time high of just over 14,000. Unfortunately, most people know all too well what followed: the Great Recession...
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February 4 - News
Comparing different companies’ price to earnings ratios is usually only useful within industries.
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February 4 - News
For eight straight quarters shareholders of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) have received the same quarterly dividend of $0.66 a share.
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February 4 - News
The African continent has been in the news a lot over the past year.
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February 4 - News
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) announced the retirement of CEO Aubrey McClendon on Jan. 29. Billionaire McClendon is a co-founder and former chairman of Chesapeake.
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February 4 - News
I tend to be particularly bullish on the oil & gas sector.
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February 4 - News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) is seeking a reduction of the $3.4 billion fine for pollution caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.
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February 1 - News
This business week will end on Friday. Big deal, you say. Friday has capped off all commercial weeks since time immemorial.
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February 1 - News
Tiger Global, one of the world's best-performing hedge funds, ended the third quarter with strong gains, leaving the fund up 22.4 percent for the year, two people familiar with...
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October 4 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros made some bold statements in an interview with the Financial Times, saing that Germany must either lead the Eurozone out of...
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September 10 - Hedge Funds
Bankers and financiers are not exactly the most popular members of our society these days.
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August 10 - Hedge Funds
Ken Griffin, who earlier had a small position of 902,523 shares in Goodrich Petroleum, is upping his stake.
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June 21 - Hedge Funds