I recently explained that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has nine stocks that are considered dividend aristocrats, defined as having paid an annually increasing dividend to ...
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August 26 - Dividend Stocks, News
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors file 13Fs with the SEC to disclose many of their long equity positions as of the end of the ...
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August 26 - Hedge Funds
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
Despite some fairly large onshore acquisitions over the past few years, big oil has largely remained on the sidelines when it comes to the shale oil and gas boom.
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August 23 - News
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
If you were to ask many investors, hedge funds are seen as delayed, outdated investment vehicles of a forgotten age.
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August 22 - News
The frenetic activity surrounding earnings season has come and gone.
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August 22 - News
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
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 21 - News
The fascinating aspect of the energy industry is how what may seem like a small event can have such a large impact on companies.
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August 21 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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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
InterOil Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IOC) is continuing negotiations with a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) to develop its natural gas fields in Papua New Guinea...
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August 20 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is usually well-loved by hedge funds each quarter, but in Q2 2013, this data is exemplary.
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August 20 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 19 - 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
The story of InterOil Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IOC) has unfolded similarly to a soap opera.
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August 16 - News
There's a lot of hype surrounding offshore drilling, especially as the Deepwater Horizon incident becomes a mere blip in investors' rear-view mirrors.
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August 16 - News
Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), is currently worth about $44 billion, according to Forbes' list of the world's richest people.
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August 16 - 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
It is surprising just how much more money natural gas still fetches overseas.
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August 13 - News
On July 9, Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS-A), the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, announced a new CEO.
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August 12 - News
I don't know which is worse: The fact that insider trading was legal for some of our nation's wealthiest politicians...
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August 12 - News
Let's face it, big oil is called that for a reason.
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August 12 - News
On Aug. 11, 1998, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) announced its intent to buy Amoco in a deal worth $48 billion.
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August 11 - News
We're still a few years away from LNG exports in the U.S., but the LNG game is ramping up all over the world.
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August 11 - News
As the back-half of 2013 gets underway, it is time for investors to position their portfolios for 2014.
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August 10 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) was in 51 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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August 9 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: SandRidge Energy Inc.
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August 8 - News
Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) is in marine transportation and diesel engine services.
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August 8 - News
What is the future of technology, energy, and the economy? Investors who know the answers to these three questions can profit handsomely.
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August 8 - News
Warren Buffett never changes his strategy and is right more often than not.
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August 8 - Hedge Funds
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) missed earnings expectations by a very large margin this past quarter.
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August 8 - News
Under the reigns of CEO Peter Voser, who is set to depart next year, Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) has expanded its natural gas business considerably, especially in...
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August 7 - News
It was a tale of two companies during last week's earnings deluge. On one side, bloated, Big Oil struggled to deliver results.
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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 oil mega-manufacturers have been having somewhat of a torrid time amidst weak oil prices.
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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
Yacktman Asset Management's suite of funds manages some $20 billion, and per its recent 13F filing with the SEC, which reveals the funds' public equity holdings, it's making a...
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August 5 - Hedge Funds
Here is a statistic for you - the human population is rising by 200,000 people per day. For a lot of companies, that means 200,000 new potential customers.
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August 5 - News
Industry leaders with indestructible competitive strengths are the way to go when searching for companies providing soundness and reliability for your portfolio.
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August 3 - News
The international oil companies, or IOCs as they are better known, have been struggling lately with declining production volumes and increased expenditures.
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August 2 - News
I'll begin by admitting to cautious feelings about Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) , the smallest of four companies -- beginning with kingpin Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) -- that...
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August 2 - News
If stock market returns truly represented the health of the entire economy, we'd all be sitting pretty right now.
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August 2 - News
Often, on the first day of the month, you'll see a lot of buying activity as money tied to monthly paychecks and automatic investing programs comes into the market.
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August 2 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Baidu.com, Inc.
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August 2 - News
Oil prices are rising, and the global economy continues to recover from the worst financial crisis in decades.
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August 1 - News
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is set to report earnings on Friday.
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August 1 - News
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) is one of the largest refiners and marketers of petroleum products in the U.S., with about 845,000 barrels per day of refining capacity and more ...
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August 1 - News