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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.73%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +2.00%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.72%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
British energy giant BP said Tuesday that its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter as the Middle East war roiled oil and gas markets.Energy majors around the globe are enjoying soaring profits from their trades as oil and gas futures swing between big gains and losses on the latest headlines linked to the Mideast war.
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Energy titans ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) both released second quarter earnings results ahead of Friday's market open. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Breaking News Reporter Jake Conley and Trustless Media Founder Zack Guzman to help assess both companies' production outlook and how they are managing debt.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Friday even as Apple dives on a weak sales forecast. Amazon stock surges on earnings.
Despite the futures rebound, retail investors remain cautious. Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment is ‘bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.
Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after the U.S. carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 3.9% to $78.96 per barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude oil added 4% to $74.26 per barrel. Prices for both types of crude oil recently had slipped back to the levels they were at before the war with Iran began, after the two sides set an interim agreement on ending the conflict and ships resumed transporting oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
Exxon (XOM) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Iran conflict-driven crude gains lifted ExxonMobil's second-quarter profit outlook, partly offset by Middle East production losses.
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Investing.com -- Bank of America upgraded ExxonMobil shares to Buy from Neutral, arguing that the stock’s pullback from its highs has left it trading at an attractive valuation regardless of whether a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran materializes.
June 15 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Wall Street's main indexes jumped more than 1% each on Monday as investors cheered a preliminary pact struck between the U.S. and Iran to end the more than three-
Yardeni stated in a recent note that the stock market's surge to fresh record highs is being driven by strong corporate earnings rather than speculative enthusiasm.
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, May 29 (Reuters) - State refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) bought 5 million barrels of crude oil from West Africa and Middle East via a tender this week, trade sources said on Friday.
ExxonMobil is locked in a fight over corporate governance and shareholder rights after its proposal to move its legal headquarters to Texas sparked...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.54%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.26%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...