Today let's look at investing giant Carl Icahn, who has made billions, partly by taking large positions in companies and pushing for change in them.
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September 5 - Hedge Funds
Life isn't always easy for the integrated major oil companies, and this past quarter was evidence of that. With foreign oil prices slipping while U.S.
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September 4 - News
The biggest natural gas driller in Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company underpaid gas royalties to leaseholders.
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September 3 - News
Recently the 197-year-old Farmers' Almanac predicted that the 2014 Super Bowl could be facing winter conditions that have some already dubbing it "Storm Bowl." This will be the...
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September 3 - News
Oil and natural gas producer Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NASDAQ:VNR) likes to go against the grain.
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September 3 - News
When hedge fund TPG-Axon launched its activist campaign at U.S. oil and gas company SandRidge Energy Inc.
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August 29 - News
It was a dozen years ago that Jim O'Neill, the recently retired head of Goldman Sachs' money management arm, coined the term BRICs.
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August 29 - News
The hour of reckoning that will bring with it a military confrontation between the U.S.
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August 28 - News
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) has been shifting its focus from natural gas to oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) over the last few quarters.
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August 28 - News
Don't be ashamed if you're still scratching your head trying to figure out the deal EXCO Resources Inc (NYSE:XCO) just completed.
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August 28 - News
The Utica Shale is an emerging play located primarily in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
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August 27 - News
At the moment, there are many indicators shareholders can use to watch the equity markets. A duo of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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August 27 - News
Irving-based Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to pay $2.4 million in fines, improvements and other payments to settle violations at Baton Rouge, La.-area plants.
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August 26 - Commodities, News
At the moment, there are dozens of gauges shareholders can use to analyze their holdings. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 26 - News
In the financial world, there are dozens of methods shareholders can use to track their holdings. A pair of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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August 26 - News
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK)'s effort to sell off assets is hitting closer to home. In its Mid-Year Retail Market Summary, Price Edwards & Co.
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August 23 - Commodities, News
There are few things I enjoy more in life than summer in upstate New York. The trees are so green and alive. The lakes are crisp and refreshing and the air is just so clean.
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August 23 - News
The leveraged buyout was one of the great financial inventions of the 1980s.
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August 23 - Hedge Funds
SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD) is a very popular energy stock, both among everyday investors and money managers.
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August 22 - News
Today, let's look at investing giant Bruce Berkowitz.
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August 22 - Hedge Funds
Aubrey McClendon, the former chief executive of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) -0.36% , has raised about $1.2 billion to build up a new oil and gas exploration company...
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August 21 - News
Natural gas production out of the Marcellus continues to outshine even the sunniest predictions. Already this year production from the play is up about 50% over last year.
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August 21 - News
Lately, Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE:KOG) has been drawing flak due to its capital expenditure program.
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August 21 - News
Management changes at Chesapeake Energy, based in Oklahoma City, Okla., have reportedly affected Chesapeake staff here in Bradford County.
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August 20 - News
Editor's Note: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Nuance Communications Inc.
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August 20 - Hedge Funds
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) investors need to understand that the smart money has been stagnant over the past quarter.
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August 20 - News
Activist investor Carl Icahn upped his stake in Chesapeake Energy by about one percentage point to 9.98%, giving the stock a slight boost Monday morning.
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August 19 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.B), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation...
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August 16 - News
In August, billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn’s Icahn Capital filed its 13F for the second quarter of 2013 with the SEC.
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August 16 - Hedge Funds
“Lose your focus, lose your shirt,” is what my marketing professor used to say. When a company focuses on what it does best, it stays lean and beats all competitors.
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August 16 - News
Second-quarter earnings season was a bit of a bust. Although earnings remain at an all-time high, the pace of earnings growth continues to look weak.
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August 14 - News
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK)'s new chief executive shook up the natural-gas giant's top ranks Monday, saying four senior executives would leave, including the longtime...
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August 13 - News
Editor's Note: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), HORSEHEAD HOLDING CORP. (NASDAQ:ZINC), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 13 - News
Spectra Energy Corp. (NYSE:SE) and Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE:SEP) reported earnings this week, tag-teaming an asset rearrangement that Mr.
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August 13 - News
In 2012, the United States added 13.1 gigawatts of new wind capacity, beating natural gas.
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August 12 - News
Energy independence is one of the only topics that doesn't incite partisan battles or ideological bickering.
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August 12 - News
The move to multi-well pad drilling has been saving oil and gas producers big bucks.
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August 12 - News
Export earnings among OPEC members rose to $1.26 trillion last year. That's up from the $1.15 trillion it earned in 2011. That's an incredibly large number. The entire U.S.
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August 11 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to monitor their holdings.
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August 9 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: SandRidge Energy Inc.
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August 8 - News
A few days ago, Fool analyst Michael Olson added CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX), a freight railroad company that dominates the east coast, to his real-money portfolio.
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August 7 - News
Declines in fuel oil and natural gas offset each other in June. The energy component of the CPI rose 3.4% as gasoline prices jumped 6.3% and natural gas dropped 1%.
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August 7 - News
Bruce Berkowitz, one of the most famous investment managers in the world, has managed to deliver a decent annualized return of 12.10% since the inception of his fund in 1999.
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August 6 - Hedge Funds
The global oil and gas exploration and production industry is expected to generate revenue of $4.5 trillion this year with a CAGR of around 1.35% from 2008 to 2013.
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August 6 - News
Selling assets is just part of the game for oil and gas companies.
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August 6 - News
China has spent billions of dollars in the U.S. to snap up joint venture deals with the pioneers of the shale gas revolution.
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August 5 - News
The combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling has unlocked more oil and gas than ever dreamed.
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August 5 - News
SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD) will announce its Q2 2013 earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 6th.
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August 5 - News
Is fracked natural gas sustainable? Do its public relation risks hinder sound, long-term investing? Companies such as Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) and Range Resources...
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August 5 - News
