Rex Tillerson

America’s running on a skeleton crew. As President Donald Trump was sworn into office at noon Friday, he’d announced just 29 of 690 executive appointments, according to the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to keep 50 key Obama...

Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of oil giant Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, is worth as much as $400 million, according to a Bloomberg report citing a public disclosure filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Wednesday....

Rex Tillerson, former CEO and chairman of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) reached an agreement with his former company to several all ties and to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements as part of his nomination as U.S. secretary of state. As part of the agreement, the value of more than...

President-elect Donald Trump's is an unconventional choice - the CEO of one of the world's largest oil companies. Trump tapped Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) to serve. Naturally, Trump will face scrutiny in his pick for various reasons, including his lack of...

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) shares were up 2.4 percent on Monday on news that CEO Rex Tillerson is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of State. Coincidentally, news also broke Monday that a group of non-OPEC oil producers led by Russia has agreed to join OPEC and cut...

After several years of bad news for oil investors, things are starting to look a bit more bullish for the U.S. oil industry. WTI crude oil prices jumped above $54/bbl on Monday following news that a group of non-OPEC oil producers will be joining OPEC and cutting crude oil output in an effort to...

The relationship between the United States and Russia appears to have taken a turn for the worse as of late, and one American company, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is likely to find itself in a difficult position. According to Gadfly's Liam Denning, Exxon's current CEO Rex Tillerson spent...

Why is Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) the only oil firm that doesn't write down the value of its assets? According to the Wall Street Journal, this is the exact same question that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is asking. The Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter,"...

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) CEO Rex Tillerson mocked renewable energy in an April shareholder speech, according to a Politico report. “We choose not to lose money on purpose,” Tillerson said in addressing the reason for the company not investing in renewables. Tillerson...

When we think of the business titans of our age, we often associate their likeness with private jets, cash flows in the millions, intense board room meetings and bold leadership. Yet, the humble beginnings of the CEOs, co-founders and chairmen of some of America's top companies are often...

Natural gas futures have surged in recent weeks, but production levels that still hover near record highs and warm weather are among the catalysts that limit the fuel's near-term upside, according to some traders. Natural gas futures have rallied more than 25 percent from the low of $2.682 per...