News
Is Phillips 66 a Buy?
Since gaining its independence in 2012, refining giant Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has significantly outperformed the S&P 500, delivering a better-than-225% total return versus the approximately....
This Just In: Chevron Stock Upgraded
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
3 Things Kinder Morgan Inc Investors Should Keep an Eye on This Quarter
This year has been a frustrating one for Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) investors, considering that shares are down more than 9% since January. That decline is a bit of a head-scratcher since the....
3 Terrible Stocks for Retirees
Stocks should remain part of your portfolio even after you've retired. Not only can some stocks make for solid income investments, but retirees should also continue to invest a portion of their....
Why These 3 Oil Drillers Are Outperforming Their Competition
Ouch! The stock market has pulverized most oil-industry stocks this year, sending shares of many independent oil and gas exploration and production companies -- E&Ps for short -- down more....
Why This Surprise Play Is Huge for ExxonMobil
Normally, the bigger the company is, the less likely it is that any single decision or event will impact it significantly. But that isn't the case with oil giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), which has....
OPEC Has a Message for Shale Drillers, and They're Not Going to Like It
The Secretary General of OPEC, Mohammed Barkindo, has a message for shale drillers. Speaking at an energy forum in India, he said, "We urge our friends in the shale basins of North America to take....
Bullish on Energy Transfer Partners LP? You'll Love These Stocks
Investors have good reason to be bullish on Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) since several catalysts could send this beaten-down master limited partnership soaring. That said, there are just....
Did Kinder Morgan Inc. Just Put Enterprise Products Partners' Latest Growth Project on Ice?
The Permian Basin in western Texas and southwest New Mexico holds a treasure trove of oil. However, along with that crude, producers are finding the basin to be a prolific source of natural gas.....
3 High-Yield Commodity Stocks
Commodity prices can fluctuate wildly, especially when supply and demand get out of whack. However, the higher risk associated with that volatility can often yield a higher reward. That certainly....
3 Scenarios for SunPower Under Trade Tariffs
Just as SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) was starting to think it had a strategy built for the modern solar industry, President Trump may throw a wrench in the works. Sometime early in 2018, he will....
Puerto Rico Could Show the Future of Solar and Energy Storage
Elon Musk has gotten a lot of attention for his proposed efforts to rebuild Puerto Rico's electric grid, which could prove how cheap and valuable solar and energy storage could be in the decades....
3 Hated Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
Sometimes, the most hated stocks are the ones worth looking at the closest. That's especially true for stocks that pay dividends, since their yields rise as their share prices fall. If the reasons....
Why Chesapeake Energy, Endeavour Silver, and Shopify Slumped Today
Tuesday was a quiet but solid day for the stock market, with most major benchmarks easing minimally higher. Investors continued to balance the favorable performance of the overall U.S. economy and....
You'll Be Surprised at the Size of ConocoPhillips' War Chest
One of the effects of the oil market downturn is that energy companies have been hoarding cash. Most cut back expenses to the bare bones and sold assets to shore up their balance sheets, which....
Why These 7 Oil Companies Won Big in September
Shares of seven of the largest U.S. independent oil and gas exploration and production companies (or E&Ps, for short) rose more than 14.5% in September, marking the best month many of them....
These 3 Energy Stocks Are Ridiculously Cheap
The oil market downturn left a wave of destruction in its path, not sparing any company that operated in the sector. While plunging oil prices hit producers the hardest, energy infrastructure....
Why Chevron Stock Rose 9.2% in September
Shares of oil-industry bigwig Chevron (NYSE: CVX) rose 9.2% in September to $117.50 per share, just a nickel away from its all-time split-adjusted high. While that sounds impressive, it was....
Here's Why Phillips 66's Stock Rallied Sharply in September
Several catalysts combined to drive shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) 8.5% higher in September, which helped pull it out of the red for the year. Leading the charge was the company's quick....
First Solar Is Already Profiting From the Solar Tariff Debate
The threat of tariffs on solar imports as a result of the Suniva/SolarWorld trade case may already be benefiting First Solar's (NASDAQ: FSLR) domestic business. Not only are solar module prices....
2 Reasons NextEra Energy Partners Is a Better Dividend Stock Than ExxonMobil
Not all energy stocks are created equal, especially now that renewable energy and electric vehicles are becoming a meaningful part of our energy mix. Renewable energy generation is rising and it....
3 Stocks that Pay You to Own Them
If you're looking for stocks that pay you well to own them, then ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD), and Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) should all be on....
Why ExxonMobil Rose More Than 7% in September
Shares of oil industry behemoth ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) were up 7.4% for the month of September, helped along by rising crude oil prices and broad gains across the oil sector.However, it wasn't all....
3 Stocks I Never Plan to Buy
There are close to 20,000 publicly traded stocks in the United States. Only about 4,000 of those are actively traded on a major exchange such as the NYSE or Nasdaq. Even then, most of those are....
8point3 Energy Partners Posts Another Strong Quarter
8point3 Energy Partners (NASDAQ: CAFD) is in the midst of a strategic review by its sponsors First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) that could result in the sale of the entire....