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Why Occidental Petroleum Stock Rocketed More Than 10% in January: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854691/crude-oil-derrick-barrel-dollar-bills-1201x802-3913b22.jpeg
Why Occidental Petroleum Stock Rocketed More Than 10% in January

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) started 2026 off with a bang. Shares of the oil and gas producer rallied 10.4% in January. That meaningfully outperformed the S&P 500's 1.4% rise last month.

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1 Top Oil Stock to Buy and Hold Through the End of the Decade: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854673/people-near-an-oil-well-with-the-sun-rising-in-the-background.jpg
1 Top Oil Stock to Buy and Hold Through the End of the Decade

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) has built one of the best oil and gas portfolios in the industry. It has one of the highest-quality resource positions in the lower-48 states and a global portfolio of

Could This Vanguard Bond ETF Help You Beat Inflation?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854157/gettyimages-2196594698-601x417-5bbe0cb.jpg
Could This Vanguard Bond ETF Help You Beat Inflation?

If you want your investments to grow vigorously over the long haul, buying stocks is usually a better choice than buying bonds. But don't take my word for it -- there are centuries of data to back

Why ConocoPhillips Stock Got Rocked Today: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854989/oil-tanker-approaching-a-sea-oil-rig.jpg
Why ConocoPhillips Stock Got Rocked Today

Investors clearly weren't in the mood to explore buying ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) on the second-to-last trading day of the week. The oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) specialist

2 High-Yielding Stocks That Retirees Will Love: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854001/a-couple-looking-at-a-tablet.jpg
2 High-Yielding Stocks That Retirees Will Love

If you're a retiree or just someone who's looking for some reliable dividend income, I've got just the stocks for you.

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Southern Company (NYSE: SO) both offer attractive

Forget Tech Stocks: The Real Estate Play That's Cashing In on AI: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/852308/it-professional-server.jpg
Forget Tech Stocks: The Real Estate Play That's Cashing In on AI

When investors want to profit from the AI boom, they generally gravitate toward chipmakers like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) or software companies like Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR). They probably pay less

Here's Why Oracle Stock Got Pummeled This Week: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854753/gettyimages-2004891095-1200x800-5b2df79.jpg
Here's Why Oracle Stock Got Pummeled This Week

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) stock declined 15.8% in the week to Thursday, 2 p.m. It's been another tough week for the company, and the stock is down almost 29% in 2026 at the time of writing. There's little

Why This High-Growth Energy Tech Stock Could Someday Pay a Monster Dividend: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850489/nuclear-power.jpg
Why This High-Growth Energy Tech Stock Could Someday Pay a Monster Dividend

Cameco (NYSE: CCJ), the world's second-largest uranium miner, is attracting significant attention as the nuclear energy market expands again. Over the past five years, its stock surged nearly 750%

Why Chevron Stock Surged Over 16% in January: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854481/oil-pumps-with-the-sun-setting-in-the-background.jpg
Why Chevron Stock Surged Over 16% in January

Shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) started this year by rallying 16.1% in January. That easily surpassed the S&P 500's 1.4% rise.

Oil prices helped fuel that rally. However, crude oil wasn't the only

This Global ETF Could Help Protect You From the "Sell America" Trade: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854285/gettyimages-636069862-600x400-bf06395.jpg
This Global ETF Could Help Protect You From the "Sell America" Trade

For most of the past 15 years, the U.S. stock market has been the envy of the world. Since the start of 2011, the S&P 500 index is up 441%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 is up by more than 1,000%.

Why the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Is a Good Choice to Diversify Your Portfolio: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854155/gettyimages-1887469204-600x371-d8fd5f6.jpg
Why the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Is a Good Choice to Diversify Your Portfolio

There's an old saying in the investing world: "You can eat well or sleep well."

The underlying premise of that quip is simple. If your goal is to get rich, buy stocks. But if you want peace of mind

Why Oracle Stock Fell Hard To Start 2026: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854564/data-center_ai.jpg
Why Oracle Stock Fell Hard To Start 2026

January was a rough month for Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) investors. The enterprise software giant saw its stock fall 15.6%, continuing its slide from a less-than-stellar earnings report released the month

Chevron vs. ExxonMobil: Which Oil Dividend Giant Is the Better Buy for Income Investors?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850463/21_05_25-a-sign-with-the-word-dividends-next-to-a-money-roll-_gettyimages-186201544.jpg
Chevron vs. ExxonMobil: Which Oil Dividend Giant Is the Better Buy for Income Investors?

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is just a little behind ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) most of the time. If investing in stocks were a marathon, it would be a bad thing because Exxon would win. But it's a good thing

You Can Confidently Buy and Hold This Nearly 8%-Yielding Dividend Stock Through the End of the Decade: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854352/a-person-measuring-a-chart-showing-growth.jpg
You Can Confidently Buy and Hold This Nearly 8%-Yielding Dividend Stock Through the End of the Decade

High-yielding dividend stocks often have higher risk profiles. With a nearly 8% yield, MPLX (NYSE: MPLX) would seem to be in the higher risk category. However, that couldn't be farther from the

Trump Is Courting Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Others on Venezuela. What It Could Mean for Your Energy Portfolio.​: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850528/22_08_02-a-person-with-a-shocked-and-surprised-look-at-a-computer-_mf-dload.jpg
Trump Is Courting Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Others on Venezuela. What It Could Mean for Your Energy Portfolio.​

In a move that shocked many, the United States recently arrested Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro. Installed in his place was his vice president, with the United States openly stating it would

Stock Market Today, Feb. 3: Palantir Technologies Surges After Record Revenue Growth and Strong AI Demand: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/77da40e1441423dea3c02d00c83ecbebd96a733e-1401x1250.png?w=1401&h=1250
Stock Market Today, Feb. 3: Palantir Technologies Surges After Record Revenue Growth and Strong AI Demand

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR), which develops data integration and analytics platforms for government and commercial clients, closed at $157.88, up 6.85%. The stock moved higher after its

Here's My Favorite Stock to Buy With a Dividend Yield Over 4%: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854075/top-dividend-stocks-tile.png
Here's My Favorite Stock to Buy With a Dividend Yield Over 4%

The S&P 500 is near its all-time high, but that doesn't mean there aren't bargain investment opportunities in the market. Two high-yielding dividend stocks that could be especially interesting are

Which is the Better Vanguard Bond ETF?
Which is the Better Vanguard Bond ETF?

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) share the same rock-bottom expense ratio, but VCIT offers a higher yield and greater

Is Chevron the Smartest Dividend Investment You Can Make in 2026?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850462/24_10_15-the-word-dividends-held-up-between-a-jar-of-coins-and-paper-money-_mf-dload-gettyimages-1324119709-1201x768-f5af3bb.jpg
Is Chevron the Smartest Dividend Investment You Can Make in 2026?

If you're looking at a company that produces oil, you'll have to accept some volatility. The energy sector goes through booms and busts, and there's nothing that can be done about it, given that oil

This Newly Public Bank Just Got a $177 Million Vote of Confidence From One Fund
This Newly Public Bank Just Got a $177 Million Vote of Confidence From One Fund

Central Trust Co established a new position in Central Bancompany, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBC) during the fourth quarter, acquiring 7,338,237 shares worth an estimated $177.00 million trade based on quarterly

This $58 Billion Merger is Creating a New U.S. Oil and Gas Giant: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854187/a-person-standing-on-an-oil-well-with-the-sun-shining-in-the-background.jpg
This $58 Billion Merger is Creating a New U.S. Oil and Gas Giant

Consolidation continues in the U.S. energy sector. Oil and gas companies Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) and Coterra Energy (NYSE: CTRA) recently announced that they're combining in an all-stock deal. The

This Dividend Juggernaut Just Hiked Its Payout for the 39th Consecutive Year (And It Has Plenty of Fuel to Continue Growing): https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854114/arrow-up-percent-sign-on-dice-dividends-stock-market-1200x778-d51f94e.jpg
This Dividend Juggernaut Just Hiked Its Payout for the 39th Consecutive Year (And It Has Plenty of Fuel to Continue Growing)

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is continuing its annual tradition of increasing its dividend. The oil giant recently announced that it's raising the payment by another 4%. That extends its growth streak to 39

Why ConocoPhillips Stock Dropped on Monday: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/854198/oil-pump-jack-against-a-sunset.jpg
Why ConocoPhillips Stock Dropped on Monday

Oil prices dipped in Monday trading, with Brent crude falling 4.7% to about $66 a barrel and WTI crude down nearly 5% to just under $62.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) stock slipped 2.5% through 10:30

Why I Just Bought More of This 4%-Yielding ETF for Passive Income: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/853609/a-person-looking-at-a-screen-with-the-word-etf-on-it-along-with-several-investing-diagrams.jpg
Why I Just Bought More of This 4%-Yielding ETF for Passive Income

I aspire to eventually become financially independent. For me, it's not about the size of my portfolio but whether it's producing enough passive income to cover my basic living expenses. That's

ConocoPhillips and Trump's Venezuela Play: Is This a Hidden Catalyst or Just More Noise for Investors?​​: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850520/gettyimages-157310145.jpg
ConocoPhillips and Trump's Venezuela Play: Is This a Hidden Catalyst or Just More Noise for Investors?​​

The bullish case for oil stocks received a significant boost earlier this month when U.S. forces captured the now former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, sparking hope that the petroleum-rich