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The monthly WSJ stylebook bulletin focuses this time on the overuse of massive and similar adjectives. And we’ve gone to one word on ExxonMobil.

Shares were mixed in Asia, while oil prices were holding steady Tuesday after jumping the day before as uncertainty persisted over when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. U.S. futures edged higher. Brent crude oil was unchanged at $87.72 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude also was flat at $82.13 a barrel.

Crude climbed, lifting energy stocks while semiconductor and tech shares stumbled on capital spending concerns, today, Aug. 10, 2026.

Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on $397.4 billion in cash. That number is larger than the market value of ExxonMobil. It exceeds the GDP of South Africa. It is the largest liquid reserve in the company's history. Berkshire has been a net seller of stocks for more than three years and has not found a ...

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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...

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The British energy giant posted $3.91 billion in net profit for the second quarter, up from $1.62 billion a year earlier

US equity futures were higher pre-bell Tuesday as technology-related stocks were on the upswing, hig

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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While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Exxon (XOM) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

WASHINGTON—President Trump said Chevron and ExxonMobil are “making too much money” and should return some of their profits back to the public. “When you look at one company where they made 12 times what they made the year before, they ought to give some of that back to the public,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday. “And they better cut the retail price, the consumer price.”

"They're going to give some of that back to the public, and they better cut the retail price," President Donald Trump says when asked about the profits of ExxonMobil and Chevron during remarks with reporters at the White House.

Small-cap oil stock Forum Energy Technologies broke out on Monday after blowout second-quarter earnings. Most oil stocks fell with crude prices, though many of them are eyeing buy points in a busy week of earnings for the oil and gas sector.

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ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) reported second-quarter earnings of $14.5 billion and cash flow from operations of $23.6 billion, as the company said global supply disruptions and conflict in the Middle East tightened markets for energy, chemical and specialty products. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer D

ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation will release its second-quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Friday, July 31. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $3.68 per share, up from $1.64 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus...

Exxon's (XOM) second quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street's expectations, despite last quarter's surge in oil (CL=F, BZ=F) prices. Yahoo Finance Breaking Business News Reporter Jake Conley takes a closer look and explains how Chevron (CVX) differs from Exxon.

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Stocks rose in midday trading Friday, erasing earlier losses as investors assessed earnings from maj

Oil giants Exxon (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) reported second quarter earnings. Melius Research managing director and head of Energy and Power Research, James West, joins Julie Hyman on Market Catalysts to discuss the state of the oil market, what stood out in the results, and why both companies are prioritizing debt reduction.

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