Investing is a marathon, not a sprint. If you understand the fundamental factors that drive margins and profits, then you can gain an advantage over shortsighted traders.
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September 10 - News - Comments
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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September 2 - News - Comments
Thanks to the rapid development of pipeline infrastructure, refineries now have better access to West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude-oil feed.
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August 7 - News - Comments
While Wall Street may be lacking in some areas, it's proven itself quite adept at one thing in particular: twisting data to fit its whims.
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August 5 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) will release its quarterly report tomorrow, and investors have gotten a lot more anxious about the prospects for the refining company's future...
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July 31 - News - Comments
Since 2008, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) has been working on a multi-billion-dollar modernization project at its Whiting refinery in Indiana, the company's largest U.S. refinery.
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July 25 - News - Comments
At a time when many companies seem to be hitting new highs on a daily basis, there are still some bargains to be found.
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July 22 - News - Comments
Oil production in the U.S. has zoomed higher over the past couple of years and is now at the highest level in about two decades.
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July 18 - News - Comments
T. Boone Pickens founded BP Capital. A self-made man, Pickens has been at the helm of his self-titled investment firm for 45 years.
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June 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The refining and marketing sector has been outperforming the rest of the energy sector since 2012.
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May 30 - News - Comments
Recently, Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) received the U.S. FTC’s approval regarding its acquisition of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)’s refinery in Carson, California.
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May 30 - News - Comments
While the market remained somewhat quiet on Monday, there were a handful of analysts who were a bit more vocal in their opinions of certain stocks.
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May 22 - News - Comments
For years we've been hearing about how much oil we import from foreign sources, particularly the Middle East.
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May 20 - News - Comments
It was a rough April for the refiners. At the beginning of the month, the EPA outlined a proposal to reduce sulfur in gasoline starting in 2017.
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May 16 - News - Comments
The most recent high for the S&P qualified the market under a 'sell' criteria for my Investing Strategy.
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May 8 - News - Comments
Leading the broad-based S&P 500 higher was a continuation move for Apple Inc.
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May 6 - News - Comments
On Tuesday, Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 28 - News - Comments
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) is one of the largest independent refiners of petroleum products in the United States, and has done very well for its shareholders over the past...
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April 24 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
Despite producing more oil than we have in decades, prices at the pump aren't budging. The culprit? We've been increasing the amount of our gasoline that is being exported.
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April 9 - News - Comments
The American gold rush is back, but this time prospectors are digging for "black gold." Of course the quest for oil never really went away, but interest in domestic production...
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March 22 - News - Comments
In my Investing Strategy, I like to sniff around stocks which I have featured, when the S&P has experienced a period of selling.
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March 20 - News - Comments
Daniel Loeb, founder of Third Point, LLC, is best known for his poignant letters that he sends to companies where he disagrees with their overall corporate strategy.
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March 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Environmentalists and climate change campaigners are staunchly opposed to its construction, arguing that it would lead to increased activity in Canada's oil sands and, therefore...
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March 18 - News - Comments
While the North American energy boom has boosted oil and gas production to record levels, companies have run into major difficulties with respect to transport.
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March 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
It's hard to look at the stock price performance of refiners over the past year and not think: "If only I had thrown a few thousand dollars at any one of these companies at the...
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March 7 - News - Comments
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 6 - News - Comments
U.S. oil refining companies haven't seen times as good as these since at least the middle of the previous decade.
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March 5 - News - Comments
Higher energy prices due to inflation simply means there has been a reduction in the purchasing power of the dollar (The dollar is the single trading currency for the world’...
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March 5 - News - Comments
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 4 - News - Comments
With several major players more than doubling their share prices during 2012, investors who jumped into this sector early on rode terrific industry margins to great success.
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February 26 - News - Comments
Refiners have enjoyed one of the best years in a long time thanks to cheap domestic crude coming out of the middle of the country.
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February 26 - News - Comments
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 25 - News - Comments
Although crude prices have risen in 2012, it was mainly due to its strained supply.
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February 22 - News - Comments
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 20 - News - Comments
Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE:WNR) was one of the top 7 stocks for 2013 recommended by The Motley Fool’s analysts.
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February 20 - News - Comments
North Dakota's oil production recently reached 730,000 barrels per day.
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February 19 - News - Comments
U.S. refiners were among the biggest winners last year, with many of the country's largest independent refining and marketing firms posting share-price gains in excess of 50%.
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February 14 - News - Comments
The broad-based S&P 500 was treated to positive news early this morning, when weekly jobless claims figures pointed to a slight drop in week-over-week claims, to 366,000.
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February 8 - News - Comments
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX)'s recent earnings release was another example of the fantastic run that oil refining and marketing companies have had these past several quarters.
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February 5 - News - Comments
It has been a great few months for bulls, especially for those who had bought early in the rally, and for late arrivals who took advantage of the November dip. However, knowing...
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February 1 - News - Comments
