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Oil prices cratered during the early days of the pandemic, taking oil stocks with them. However, they have rallied sharply since those early days as the global economy has slowly reopened and gotten

On the surface, Costco's (NASDAQ: COST) fiscal third-quarter earnings report may have seemed disappointing. Total sales for the period rose just 1.9% year over year to $52.6 billion and earnings per

Oil prices have gone on a wild ride since Russia invaded Ukraine. They topped out well in the triple digits last summer before steadily declining in recent months on macroeconomic concerns. 

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) recently made a big splash. It agreed to acquire PDC Energy (NASDAQ: PDCE) in a $7.6 billion deal. The highly strategic and accretive acquisition will provide Chevron with a

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) charged sharply higher Thursday, jumping as much as 26.4%. As of 10:30 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 25.2%.

The catalyst that sent the semiconductor giant higher

Companies like Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), whose software provides cloud infrastructure management, have been predicting for a long time that software was going to grow in complexity by an order of

Broadcom's (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock is up about 30% over the past 12 months, bucking the broader slowdown in the semiconductor market. It outperformed most of its peers because its deep diversification

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) posted its latest earnings report on May 23. For the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on April 30, the home furnishings retailer's revenue dropped 7% year over

Thanks to the viral success of OpenAI's ChatGPT, the world has awakened to the potential artificial intelligence (AI) has to make businesses more efficient. It's a timely turn of events, given that

Shares of Photronics (NASDAQ: PLAB) were up more than 12% on Wednesday after the semiconductor company, whose photomask technology is used in integrated circuits (IC) and flat-panel displays (FPD)

The most reliable dividend-paying stocks all have one major trait in common: They all aim to meet the needs of the patients or customers whom they serve. As one of the largest diagnostic companies

Seemingly unhappy with news of the PDC Energy (NASDAQ: PDCE) acquisition, investors sold off shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) yesterday, resulting in the stock falling about 1.8%. Today, however, the

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is making a big splash. The oil giant has agreed to acquire PDC Energy (NASDAQ: PDCE) in an all-stock deal valuing the oil and gas producer at $7.6 billion, including the

Energy midstream companies have fallen out of favor with investors over the years. Many investors are concerned that demand for fossil fuels will go extinct as the world transitions to cleaner

The use cases for Artificial Intelligence (AI) are growing exponentially as companies discover more ways to leverage the technology. Deepwater oil and gas production and exploration is one of the

Stocks are often lumped into categories, such as growth stocks, value stocks, or dividend stocks. But there's a big difference between a stock whose dividend is the primary reason for owning it and

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has been buying shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) hand over fist. Berkshire Hathaway now owns nearly 24% of the oil company's

Companies with higher-yielding dividends can be at higher risk. In many cases, the higher yield is an investor's reward for taking on more risk that the payout could get cut if market conditions

Shares of Guardant Health (NASDAQ: GH) were up 14.4% for the week as of Friday afternoon and rose as much as 15.7% for the week, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The hea

Shares of Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) were trading down 25% as of 11 a.m. ET on Friday after the retailer announced disappointing sales performance for the first quarter. 

Total sales fell 11.4% year

"Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose," Yoda famously says in Revenge of the Sith, and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is apparently willing to let go of a lot of things that it once held

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Energy sector giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX) wasn't looking very mighty on the stock exchange Thursday. The company's share price sank by over 1% on an analyst's price target decrease. While the cut was