Some dividend streaks survive a rough quarter, but a rare few have held through five decades of recessions, rate spikes, and oil crashes without missing a single raise. These five names show what that kind of durability actually looks like inside a portfolio built to generate passive income.
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Seventy companies have raised their dividends through every recession and rate shock for at least a quarter century, but a bruising few quarters for some of NOBL's most-watched names put that unbroken record under real pressure heading into mid-2026.
Energy stocks were edging higher premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR
Sintana Energy Inc (TSX-V:SEI, OTCQB:SEUSF, FRA:3ZX1, AIM:SEI) said the exploration timetable for its offshore Uruguay interests has been extended by a year, while an Argentine offshore licensing opportunity moved towards a formal international tender. Uruguay’s state-owned energy company and...
In the world of energy giants, one company is posting chart-topping results while its stock price languishes with the laggards, forcing a hard look at what the market truly values.
Crude oil prices were little changed Monday, but don't be fooled. Crude futures have whipsawed on a variety on Iran-related headlines.
As power capacity becomes AI's key bottleneck, investors are rotating into GE Vernova and Eaton, whose surging backlogs and pricing power reflect the electrification supercycle.
Both companies offer attractive yields, but one has lower risk and higher free cash flow.
CVX, BKR and WHD look poised to beat Q2 earnings estimates as high oil prices are likely to have supported production, drilling and oilfield services demand.
The United States has been quietly draining its emergency oil stockpile at a record pace, and one analyst says the moment it runs dry could trigger a price shock the market is not prepared for.
Battalion Oil, Trio Petroleum, United States Oil Fund, and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stocks jumped overnight after oil prices surged to over $90 a barrel.
Of Berkshire Hathaway's five biggest stock holdings, one company stands above the rest thanks to a powerful business model that's built to compound for decades.
Management has already said that when and where the fiscal math makes sense, it intends to replicate this arrangement. And it should.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is cutting 9,000 jobs even as it reports record oil production. The company cites increased automation and changing investor priorities as key drivers of the move. The restructuring focuses on reducing costs and reshaping Chevron’s global workforce. Chevron is a major integrated energy company with operations that span upstream production, refining, and related services. The decision to cut 9,000 jobs during a period of record oil output highlights how automation and new...
U.S. oil and gas jobs hit a 2026 low even as production sets records, and the reasons have little to do with falling oil prices.
The integrated energy giant is still an evergreen income investment.
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📣 “The way that we see the long-term in Iraq is you are going to see that the Henry Hub and the Cushing of the U.S., for the Middle East will be in Iraq.” —Jake Spiering, Chevron’s incoming president for business development, on the oil major’s bet that Iraq will develop as the most important regional hub for physical oil-and-gas trading.
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The second-largest regional oil producer after Saudi Arabia is at the center of American efforts this week to rebuild the Middle East.
Chevron is making some potentially big moves in Iraq.
I have been following the Strait of Hormuz crisis since February 28, when the conflict first began rerouting the global oil trade in ways most investors underestimated. It's been 139 days. I covered Chevron CEO Mike Wirth's warning in May, when he said oil price pressure was building and buffers ...
Chevron's premium assets, strong balance sheet and steadier earnings outlook give it a slight edge over TotalEnergies for long-term investors.