4 Factors Holding Back BP plc
Lior Cohen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 1:11PM CDT
Shares of energy major BP haven't performed well in the past several months. The uncertainty surrounding its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs is one of the reasons for the decline in BP's stock, but not the only one. Recent developments in the...
Why You Simply Can't Ignore Dividend Stocks in Today's Market
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 10:32AM CDT
The S&P 500 started out the second quarter by setting an all-time record high, and even after the pullback earlier this month, the index still remains close to its best levels ever. One big reason for that strong performance has come from...
Final Glance: Oil companies
AP - Thu Apr 17, 5:01PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top oil companies were up at the close of trading:
Dow Ends the Week With a Loss; Chevron, Exxon Mobil Gain on Oil's Rise
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 3:30PM CDT
On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrials finished the holiday-shortened week with a modest loss of 16 points, as a mix of good and bad news on the earnings front held the Dow within a fairly narrow trading range. But in the energy sector, the mood...
Total's Big Plans for Africa Will Provide Long-Term Growth
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 2:35PM CDT
French oil major Total is gearing up in Africa. That's because Africa holds great potential, thanks to its emerging economy and soaring population. According to a recent press release, Total is going ahead with a massive ultra-deep water oil...
ExxonMobil Impact Area, Near the The Woodlands, TX HALBERDIER Holdings Announces 3 Multi-million Dollar Commercial Real Estate Projects
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 17, 11:50AM CDT
HALBERDIER Real Estate LLC has created immediate commercial real estate impact in 2014 around the highly sought after ExxonMobil / Springwoods Village / and The Woodlands surrounding areas. Trey Halberdier, founder of The H Real Estate, a HALBERDIER Holdings Company, was an early adopter of the new ExxonMobil mega corporate campus and Grand Parkway intelligence in 2009. Halberdier hedged several future sites for acquisition & development for his companies and investors. Now, just a handful of years later, HALBERDIER Holdings is executing the game plan as initially planned.
GE 1Q earnings fall, outlook strong
By JONATHAN FAHEY - AP - Thu Apr 17, 11:38AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — General Electric's new focus on oil and gas equipment helped the company to post strong first-quarter results.
Here's How BP plc's Focus Will Fuel its Future
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 11:07AM CDT
On April 10, BP held its 105 th annual meeting in London. Among the company's topics presented, its strategies to generate growth were the most pressing issues. BP is obviously a much smaller company in the years since the Gulf of Mexico oil...
Next Resistance Level for Exxon Mobil (XOM) is $100.80
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Apr 17, 10:43AM CDT
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) has opened bullishly above the pivot of $99.67 today and has reached the first level of resistance at $100.37. Should the shares continue to rise, the resistance pivots of $100.80 and $101.93 will be of interest.
Early Glance: Oil companies
AP - Thu Apr 17, 10:31AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top oil companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Side-Step the Selling With These 5 Big-Name Trades
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 10:27AM CDT
Here's a technical look at five high-volume stocks to trade this week.
ExxonMobil vs. Royal Dutch Shell: Which Will Produce a Better Return?
Rupert Hargreaves, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 8:18AM CDT
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell are two titans of the oil and gas world, but both are currently struggling to grow. Indeed, on one hand Shell is selling underperforming assets around the world in an attempt to improve returns and drive...
Marketing Tactics of the Leading Chemical Companies: BASF, Dow, DuPont, ExxonMobil INEOS, Lyondell, Mitsubishi Chemical, SABIC, Shell & Sinopec
M2 - Thu Apr 17, 5:22AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3fsdj6/competitive) has announced the addition of the "Competitive Intelligence 2014: Leading Chemical Companies Marketing Tactics" company profile to their offering. This new report provides leading chemical companies marketing tactics. The analysis presents: - Major promotional strategies. - Distribution approaches. - Product service and support. The companies analyzed in the report include: - BASF - Dow - DuPont - ExxonMobil INEOS - Lyondell - Mitsubishi Chemical - SABIC - Shell - Sinopec. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3f...ompetitive
This Chart Shows Why 2014 Could Be the Year of Energy Stocks: StockTwits
at The Street - Wed Apr 16, 7:15PM CDT
The largest energy ETF XLE hit a new all-time high today and that might only be the beginning.
Royal Dutch Shell plc Wasn't Kidding About Cutting Costs. But Will It Pay Off?
Arjun Sreekumar, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 5:00PM CDT
In an effort to improve its financial performance and boost shareholder returns, Royal Dutch Shell plc has pledged to drastically reduce its capital spending and divest some $15 billion worth of assets this year and next. As part of its new...
LNG Projects Are Progressing, and the Payoffs Should Be Worth the Trouble
Rupert Hargreaves, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 2:45PM CDT
The rise of LNG, or liquefied natural gas, has sparked somewhat of a revolution in the energy industry. Indeed, all of the industry's main players, including ExxonMobil , Chevron , ConocoPhillips , and Royal Dutch Shell are falling over each...
Office Markets Strengthen Where Tech, Energy Jobs Are
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 16, 2:29PM CDT
Call it the Google effect. While most of the market for office space continues to recover slowly, geographic pockets with abundant tech and energy jobs are sprinting ahead of the pack. In a "first glance" review of the first quarter's U.S. office...
Midday Glance: Oil companies
AP - Wed Apr 16, 12:31PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top oil companies are up at 1 p.m.: