Oil has assumed an outsized presence in the financial news lately, and for good reason: West Texas Intermediate (WTI) officially entered bear market territory last week by declining more than 20% from its recent April 23 high. Investors are scrambling to take their profits off the table as WTI – the benchmark for U.S. futures […]
Read MoreIt’s always been interesting to me, up to a point, to note how practically all of the talking heads on popular media seem to focus almost exclusively on growth-driven investing strategies. Not that it’s surprising – after all, they’re generally trying to play to the broadest possible market, which means they need to emphasize strategies […]
Read MoreU.S. oil prices have been on a downward spiral recently, and Wednesday’s session perpetuated that dismal narrative. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the domestic price benchmark for crude oil – logged its worst close since January and therefore one of the worst closes of 2019. Investors became particularly panicked when Wednesday’s enormous loss officially put […]
Read MoreMarathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in refining, marketing, retailing, and transporting petroleum products primarily in the United States. It operates through three segments: Refining & Marketing, Retail, and Midstream. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feed stocks at its 16 refineries in the West Coast, Gulf Coast, and […]
Read MoreAs an analyst, I take a lot of interest in trying to find reasons the market stages some of the moves it makes. The factors, geopolitical, economic, or emotional, that drives trends over any time period can be widely varied, and sometimes it’s interesting to see not only what is influencing the market today, but […]
Read MoreThe energy sector is hot right now, and these 3 stocks could be heading much higher.
Read MoreTransGlobe Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in Egypt and Canada. The company holds an interest in five production sharing concessions, including West Gharib, West Bakr, South Alamein, NW Gharib, and South Ghazalat, Egypt; and owns production and working interests in facilities […]
Read MoreWest Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark for oil prices in the United States – has enjoyed an incredible rally lately, and those gains continued Friday as prices closed at their highest level since early November. At Friday’s $63.25 close, WTI prices are now up more than 11% in just the last month. Oil is […]
Read MoreIf you spend a couple of minutes talking to anybody that has invested in the stock market for very long, you’ll almost inevitably hear them throw out a few of their favorite idioms. That’s because while sometimes they seem simplistic, obvious, or perhaps even a little silly, the truth is that many of them are […]
Read MoreA little over a month ago, I wrote about the value proposition for Valero Energy Corp. (VLO). The stock is only a bit above its price at that time, but with a new set of quarterly earnings information, it has a somewhat different fundamental profile. A month or so isn’t a lot of time, but […]
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