Energy Sector

What does Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX)'s surprise net loss portent for ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM)? Analysts expectations are pretty low for earnings from Conoco and Exxon. Many other oil companies are expected to post earnings declines or net losses....

On Tuesday, presidential-hopeful Jeb Bush is expected to present the details of his plan to rework the energy sector in order to create jobs and spur on the economy. Bush has been very vocal about his opposition to President Obama's Clean Power Plan and is expected to fight the plan if he makes it...

Few equity-based energy sector exchange-traded funds have been plagued by falling oil prices on par with oil services funds. Entering Wednesday, the United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO) was saddled with a year-to-date loss of 26.7 percent, which triggered an average loss of just over 20...

The majority of investors in the energy sector have been caught off guard with crude prices declining to multi-year lows. So, how does one play the energy sector going forward? One of the best commodities traders, founder and CEO of MBF Clearing Corp., Mark Fisher, will be on Wall Street Week...

In separate reports published Friday, analysts at Credit Suisse downgraded two names in the Energy sector. Penn Virginia Shares of Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE: PVA) were downgraded to Neutral from Outperform with a price target lowered to $1 from a previous $4. Analyst Mark Lear noted...

The U.S. energy sector is in the middle of a historic boom, as improved fracking and horizontal drilling technology have allowed for more efficient oil and natural gas extraction. According to the federal government, oil production in the U.S. will likely continue to rise at least through 2019...

Consolidation in the energy sector is at record levels in some areas. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal pointed out how private equity buying of natural gas assets is at its highest level since 2009. For investors, there are three ways to profit from this enduring and lucrative...

The energy sector has been trading sharply higher, as rising oil and natural gas prices create a sturdy tailwind for many of these integrated service and exploration companies.  After a frightening dip in January, that tested the 200-day moving average, the Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE...

One of the best ways to identify sectors that are undervalued, with huge rebound potential over the next few years, is to track the activities of private equity firms. These investment funds tend to be long-term holders of companies and assets that are purchased when the sector is out of favor...

Latin American governments seem to be particularly adept at weakening what should be strong economies, especially in the energy sector. It happened not that long ago in Argentina. It is now taking place, again, in Brazil. For investors, the rebound of YPF SA (NYSE: YPF) and Petrobras...

Due in part to the recent nuclear weapons agreement with Iran, the price of crude oil has fallen. That has pushed the price of major oil companies such as ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) lower in response. There are three main reasons why...