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Shares of solar energy stocks soared on Tuesday after a fairly negative report by one of the industry's suppliers. This may be more about the market seeing the worst is over for the residential

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is reportedly close to acquiring Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD). The Wall Street Journal said the megadeal could be worth over $60 billion. That would make it Exxon's

Energy prices rallied last quarter, with crude oil soaring about 30%, fueled by OPEC's intervention. While oil prices are higher right now, that won't always be the case. Oil prices are cyclical and

Shares of solar-oriented stocks SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR), Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN), and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) were plunging this week, with these three stocks down 11.7%, 20.3%, and 12.5%

Members of OPEC+ recently reaffirmed their plans to reduce supplies by over 1 million barrels per day through the end of the year. This production cut has had a noticeable impact on oil prices in

If you are a dividend investor looking for an energy stock, you should make sure to pull back and see the broader industry. Electricity is just as important an energy source as oil and natural gas

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is offering dividend investors a 3.6% dividend yield today. Pioneer Natural Resources' (NYSE: PXD) yield is a far more attractive 7.4%. One of these energy stocks is a great

Oil prices have moved sharply higher in recent months. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the primary U.S. oil benchmark, was recently above $90 a barrel. That's a more than 30% gain in the

The oil and natural gas industry has recently been a bastion of safety in an otherwise turbulent stock market. Oil and natural gas prices have been relatively strong as energy buyers shift their

Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) operates in the highly volatile energy sector. It's an area where investors need to go in recognizing the inherent swings they'll face as oil prices rise and

With the 10-year Treasury rate now at 4.5%, investors should demand more from their income stock investments. After all, if a company offers little growth and a much lower yield than the risk-free

Since the oil and gas crash of 2014 and 2015, free cash flow (FCF) has been the name of the game across the energy sector. By focusing on FCF, an investor can stress-test an oil and gas company to

Oil prices have caught fire in recent months, surging 30% over the past 90 days. That rally has pushed crude prices over $90 a barrel. The main driver has been OPEC's decision to reduce its supply.

Many high-yielding dividend stocks lack visible growth. They often don't have much expansion potential, leading them to pay out most of their cash flow in dividends. That lack of growth weighs on

The average holding period for a stock is less than six months. That's down from an average of more than eight years for investors in the 1950s. While a decline in trading commissions has been a big

Oil and gas giant Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) recently signed a deal with tech behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) for a 10-year carbon capture partnership. In this video, Motley Fool contributors

Clean hydrogen could be the game changer the world needs to help decarbonize heavy industries like steel, chemicals, aviation, and shipping. The lower-emissions fuel could replace natural gas and

If you're looking to profit from high oil and gas prices, you've come to the right place. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is one of the largest U.S.-based exploration and production (E&Ps) companies.

The world is racing to reduce carbon emissions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. The bulk of that focus has been on cutting the amount of carbon emitted into the air by switching

Oil prices had been stuck in a rut over the past year, bouncing between $65 and $80 a barrel. However, crude has recently broken out of that range, rallying into the mid-$80s, fueled by OPEC's

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) with Chevron (NYSE: CVX) to answer which is the better dividend stock to buy.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices

A steep price-target cut wounded SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) stock over the past few trading days. The company particularly took it on the chin the day the reduction was enacted. All in all, the

The world is slowly moving away from dirtier energy sources toward cleaner ones. Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) has been following along with that transition. Its latest move, the proposed acquisition of

Conservative investors should probably err on the side of caution and stick with the largest, best-run, and financially strongest companies. Chevron (NYSE: CVX) certainly stands tall on each of

Normally, acquisitions go fairly smoothly. Sometimes things get complicated.

ONEOK's (NYSE: OKE) proposed acquisition of Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP) is increasingly uncertain. Here's