Rex Tillerson

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who recently confirmed that he will not seek reelection in 2024, apparently does not have a great opinion about former President Donald Trump’s intelligence, a new book has revealed. What Happened: Despite efforts by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to...

Rex Tillerson, who served as President Donald Trump’s first secretary of State, gave testimony in a trial involving the former president’s friend, Tom Barrack, on Monday. What Happened: Tillerson became the first member of Trump’s administration to testify...

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) stock traded lower by 1.2 percent Wednesday. The New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the company alleging that it misled investors about the risks associated with climate change. What Happened New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood filed a...

The list of notable departures from the White House grew Tuesday after President Donald Trump ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, as first reported by The Washington Post. What Happened Trump asked Tillerson to resign from his post last week. CIA Director Mike Pompeo will assume the...

Late Thursday evening in Barcelona, Spain, a van hurtled through a crowd, reportedly killing 13 people* and injuring dozens others. According to the Associated Press, Catalan police said shortly after the event: "We confirm the terrorist attack. The protocol for terrorist attacks has been...

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in response to a $2 million fine imposed on the oil company for violating sanctions prohibiting deals with Russia. The U.S. Treasury Department levied the fine on Thursday after reviewing the company’s joint...

The Middle Eastern geopolitical landscape shifted over the weekend after a handful of Gulf countries officially cut ties with the small but rich nation of Qatar. Saudi Arabia, along with Bahrain, the United Arab Eremites and Egypt halted air, sea and land travel to and from Qatar, Bloomberg...

Multiple press outlets reported Wednesday that President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris Climate Accords. Environmental activists, politicians and business leaders alike came out in favor of the agreement, in which nearly 200 nations agreed to cut...

Word that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met with the head of a Russian bank makes now a good time to look at the U.S. economic sanctions meant to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of the Ukraine, and why Moscow would go to great lengths to get them lifted. A slew of...

President Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Axios reported in a story quoting sources with direct knowledge of the decision. For his part, the president tweeted he would announce his decision in the coming days, leaving open the possibility for a change of mind. EPA...

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) has applied to the U.S.Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia so the oil giant can revive its joint venture with state-owned oil company, PAO Rosneft, according to published reports. Both the Wall Street Journal and then the New York Times...

Solar stocks popped Tuesday on news that the Trump administration was considering a value-added carbon tax to increase federal revenue. But Axiom Capital’s Gordon Johnson told Benzinga the chance of Congress passing a tax is less than 5 percent. Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov added...

The market-moving prowess of the new Commander-in-Chief's Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) account has become a running point of intrigue among many traders. While the actual gains investors might make off of President Trump's itchy Twitter finger is an open question, Evan Schnidman of Prattle may...

On January 30, a motion was introduced to the House of Representatives to rescind a measure included in 2010's Dodd-Frank financial reform applying to the disclosure of payments made by oil, gas and mineral companies to foreign governments. The motion was taken on by pro-business and...

Just like every election cycle in recent history, America's energy future remains an open and evolving question for the new Trump administration. While the president's cabinet is stacked with gas-and-oil-friendly faces like former Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) CEO Rex Tillerson and...