As the market continues to rise, the pure upstream oil and gas businesses must be feeling left out.
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March 11 - News
Recently, I took a look at international projects that ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is developing in order to mitigate the natural decline of its base assets.
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March 11 - News
We have an amazing opportunity to transform our nation from one that imports energy into one that's independent from the whims of the world's oil markets, possibly even one ...
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March 11 - News
So far, 2013 has been a shaky year for exploration and production companies. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) represents that trend well. The Jan.
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March 10 - News
The natural decline of an oil and gas well is the enemy of an energy production company.
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March 7 - News
Frequent visitors to Fool.com know that valuation matters.
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March 7 - News
Hugo Chevez died from cancer last night after 14 years as President of Venezuela.
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March 6 - News
In my previous article, I wrote about Tweedy Browne’s two largest positions: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO).
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March 6 - Hedge Funds
The advances in the technology for hydraulic fracturing has arguably helped a spectacular rise of shale oil and gas production in North America. After this indisputable oil...
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March 6 - News
Whenever a company is in the midst of a major transformation, there are lots of risks along the way that could potentially turn sour.
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March 5 - News
With markets trading at their highest levels since 2007, a less than impressive earnings season underway, and the potential for more macro-economic headwinds, it could be time...
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March 4 - News
This week the S&P 500 index ended lower than it started, at one point dipping down to 1497 before closing at 1515.
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March 1 - News
The economy in the United States continues its steady, albeit painfully slow, recovery from the crushing effects of the Great Depression. One area of the economy that is well...
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March 1 - Stock Analysis
As used to be said in jest about Elvis, Aubrey McClendon has left the building -- figuratively, at least.
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February 26 - News
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is showing renewed interest in the lucrative Asia-Pacific oil market. It is gearing up to resume its biggest Chinese operations as well as having...
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February 25 - News
Hedge funds often get a bad rap, but the smart money still has plenty of investing chops if you know where to look.
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February 25 - Hedge Funds
I recently wrote about the boardroom drama between Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AGU) and JANA Partners.
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February 24 - Hedge Funds
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) is an oil and gas exploration and production company that also engages in retail and gasoline marketing in the US, and refining and marketing...
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February 22 - Insider Trading
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
Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) and Suncor Energy Inc.
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February 19 - News
Ah, dividends, those wonderful returns of cash flow to investors.
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February 19 - News
Exchange-traded funds are all the rage these days.
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February 18 - News
There is no doubt: growth is residing in the energy sector nowadays.
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February 15 - News
A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company ...
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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
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
Warren Buffett has made a name for himself by snatching up companies at deep discounts and holding until he’s captured as much value as possible.
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February 13 - News
Recently, the Summit Ski Conference was conducted, where different energy companies shared their future prospects with investors.
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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
It's a never-ending cycle for energy companies.
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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
Despite production volume records and beating analyst expectations for five straight quarters, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) sure hasn't seen a lot of love lately...
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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
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) has reported fourth-quarter earnings for 2012, and this offers another opportunity to take a closer look at the company after it separated its downstream...
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February 6 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has once again surpassed Apple Inc.
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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
Dividend stocks are useful for more than just income investors. This paper discusses how over longer timespans, dividend stocks out-perform non-dividend paying stocks.
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February 5 - News
"These types of moves can get very overbought, but we think it's best to just hold your nose, enjoy the heights, and wait for a series of negative divergences on the momentum ...
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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
Today, a Dutch court delivered a judgment finding Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A)'s Nigerian subsidiary partly liable for environmental and social damage its operations...
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February 1 - News