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Energy stocks were lower late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 3.1% an

Energy stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the State Street

Exxon's cash engine benefits from scarcity, but Friday's crude reversal warns against extrapolating the windfall.

Papua LNG moves closer to a final investment decision after major cost, ownership and commercial changes.

Record diesel economics favor Exxon's refining arm, but the stock still followed crude lower.

Exxon just raised its dividend even as crude briefly cratered below $58 a barrel, and the company says free cash flow could double by 2030. Whether that math holds if oil tumbles again is exactly what dividend investors need to understand before buying in.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.50% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.67%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.29%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.48%, and September E-mini...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - PG&E (PGE) are extending their downward move as California legislators introduced a bill that would update the state's wildfire response without shifting liability away from publicly traded utilities. At least three research firms, including BMO Capital Markets and Wells Fargo, downgraded the stock. - Chevron (CVX) and ExxonMobil (XOM) shares are rising along with the price of oil. Washington and Tehran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month, with US Central Command targeting rocket launchers preparing to send mines into the Strait of Hormuz. In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that it had attacked US air bases in Jordan. - Nvidia (NVDA) shares are rising after the leader in AI chips dropped 4.6% Friday. It's the only stock rising in the Mag 7 on Monday.

Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures declined Monday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. Oil prices surged more than 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking their first military action in a month. U.S. benchmark crude oil was trading 3.8% higher at $86.58 per barrel.

Despite ExxonMobil’s underperformance relative to the energy sector over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Arch Aplin III, the CEO of Buc-ee’s travel centers and gas stations, has said that the company will seek expansion in “conservative” states following a trademark infringement lawsuit it filed against an Ohio convenience store. Arch Aplin III on Expanding...

The surge in oil prices this year has boosted the energy giant's earnings. Here's why investors should continue to stay the course with the oil and gas stock.

AI took the marginal dollar, leaving Bitcoin behind,” Hayes said, and expected the flow to reverse as liquidity is used to roll over AI debt.

US equity indexes ended higher Tuesday as crude oil prices and government bond yields dropped, after

The market is treating fresh sanctions as negotiation pressure rather than an immediate threat to global supply.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.16% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.51%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.15%, and September E-mini...

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Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) is considering selling its U.S. chemicals business, with potential buyers including ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, Apollo and the chemicals arm of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. The assets could fetch as much as $8 billion, although the bids are still non-binding and there is no guarantee a deal will happen. The potential sale would mark a major […]

AI is shaking up a lot of things—including which stocks investors can expect to hold up in a market selloff. Investors have long relied on a mathematical measure known as beta to judge market risk. A stock with a beta of 1 tends to move in line with the stock market.

Falling crude prices are stripping away part of the geopolitical premium built into energy shares.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and LyondellBasell NV (NYSE:LYB) have emerged as possible bidders for Shell’s (LSE:SHEL) US chemicals assets, which could be sold for up to $8 billion as the energy major seeks to reduce its exposure to weaker-performing operations. The Financial Times reported on Monday that the two industry groups are among several parties exploring a potential acquisition of the portfolio.

Energy Transfer offers investors an attractive yield, but a 2020 distribution cut may be a worry for some.

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Gov. Jay Robert ‘JB’ Pritzker (D-IL) has demanded that oil companies like Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil Holdings Corp., ConocoPhillips and others commit to returning Iran war-induced profits to consumers. ‘Paying the Price’ for Trump’s Iran War In a post on X,...

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) reported second-quarter 2026 results on July 31, and the headline number disappointed. Adjusted earnings came in at $3.52 per share, short of the $3.60 analysts expected, even though that figure was up sharply from a year earlier. Reported earnings were $14.5 billion, or $3.48 per share. But the company also generated $23.6 billion […]

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Energy stocks declined late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the State Street

Exxon's quarterly profit more than doubled, but lower production and an earnings miss outweighed stronger oil prices.

ExxonMobil's Q2 results show record Permian output and strong cash flow despite higher expenses and disruptions.