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Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is an icon in the energy sector, competing with some of the biggest and best-known energy companies in the world. If you were looking to get some exposure to the sector via an

Dividend stocks can be wonderful investments. As a group, they have outperformed the broader market over the last 50 years (with a 9.2% average annual total return versus 7.7% from an equal-weighted

W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) is one of the world's largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) and has delivered annual dividend increases to investors since going public in 1998. The company leases

Large-cap pharmaceuticals stocks that pay dividends frequently generate market-beating returns over the long term. The core reason is that these companies tend to sport healthy profit margins

Dividend cuts are one of those things that dividend investors hate to see, and avoiding them starts by picking the right companies. There's no surefire method, but starting with companies that have

For quite some time now, tech stocks have been the poster child for growth stocks. Total returns for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index are up around 350% in the past decade, compared with around

Oil prices have cooled off considerably over the past year. That has put downward pressure on most energy stocks, especially on companies that produce oil.

However, not all energy stocks have fallen

The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently published its medium-term outlook for the oil market. On the one hand, the IEA expects oil demand to continue rising over the next five years. However,

Since the start of 2020, Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) has weathered the pandemic-induced shutdowns, a boom in auto lending, rapidly rising car prices, and recent volatility in the banking sector

When considering software companies with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities as potential investments, two immediately come to mind: C3.ai (NYSE: AI) and Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR)

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) recently made headlines after agreeing to spend $7.6 billion to acquire PDC Energy (NASDAQ: PDCE). The deal surprised many because Chevron's acquisition will make it a leading

Biotech companies use living organisms to develop their therapies, and much like some living things, biotech stocks can be notoriously volatile. Part of that is due to the complexities of making

Oil prices have been surprisingly lower than expected this year. Crude was recently in the low $70s, down double digits from the beginning of the year. That's a far cry from the calls that oil would

Higher interest rates are making it much easier to find passive income investments. For example, many bonds and bank CDs currently offer yields of around 5%.

However, those attractive passive income

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) continues to redirect its attention toward Asia. After the recent sale of its Las Vegas properties, the casino operator now owns six integrated resorts in that area --

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Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is an internationally diversified integrated energy giant with a scale and reach matched by only a handful of competitors. It has the ability to acquire entire companies at a

Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Since then, ExxonMobil and Chevron have

The stock market is having a roaring first half of 2023. But the gains are largely driven by growth stocks in the technology, consumer discretionary, and communications sectors. Less glamorous

There's one thing that every investor needs to understand about the energy sector: It is highly volatile. Energy prices go up and down, often at a swift and dramatic pace.

The vast majority of

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is a U.S.-based integrated energy company with a globally diversified business. It is one of the industry's biggest and best-known companies with two key distinctions being its

Recent news that oil major ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) purchased drilling rights in the potentially lithium-rich Smackover formulation in Arkansas is more symbolic than game changing right now. Still

A company's name can significantly affect the public's perception of the business. For example, C3.ai (NYSE: AI) clearly has artificial intelligence in its name, indicating that its products somehow

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) has turned itself around, and investors are being rewarded for their patience. But it's not the best oil major to buy right now. That honor goes to little-known Equinor (NYSE:

Oil prices have bounced between $70 and $80 a barrel this year. However, crude appears poised to break out later this year. That makes now look like a great time to buy oil stocks.

While there are