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Will ConocoPhillips Report Another Upside Surprise This Quarter?
Heading into the second quarter, analysts expected that ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) would report another adjusted loss, with the consensus that it would repeat its first-quarter showing and lose....
Schlumberger Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (SLB)
Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB)Image source: The Motley Fool.Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallOct. 20, 2017, 8:30 a.m. ETContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Halliburton Blows by Market Expectations in the 3rd Quarter
After two prior quarters of robust revenue growth with little in earnings to show for it, Halliburton's (NYSE: HAL) third-quarter results showed that those with a little patience would be richly....
Is the Scorching Permian Basin About to Cool Off?
While most of the oil industry spent the past two years trying to get back up on its feet after getting bowled over by the oil market downturn, there have been a few notable exceptions. One such....
OPEC Says the Thirst for Oil Will Lead to 100 Million Barrels a Day by 2020
It wasn't all that long ago when fears started growing that the world was about to hit a peak in oil supply, which would lead to a devastating spike in prices. However, the shale boom seems to....
3 Top Oil Stocks For October
It's still quite surprising that even more than three years since oil and gas stocks started their 2014 tumble, companies in this industry are still quite cheap. With valuations in so many other....
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Takes a Hit From Restructuring Costs
Whenever two giant companies come together, you have to assume there are going to be some early headaches as the newly combined entity goes through the initial restructuring and builds a coherent....
3 Growth Stocks for Nest-Egg Building
Building a nest egg requires patience and time. It's also important to invest in stocks with solid long-term growth prospects, since growth stocks have historically delivered market-beating....
3 Energy Stocks to Buy at the Bottom of the Cycle
It's been a while since oil was trading for less than $30 a barrel, back in the early months of 2016. In many instances, though, oil and gas stocks still sport valuations that would seem at home....
France's Solar Market Dominated by Total and SunPower
As the U.S. solar market comes under attack from potential solar tariffs, SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) has to be worried demand will deteriorate before its eyes. The U.S. is the company's....
Don’t Look Now but the Oil Market is Turning Bullish
Not that long ago analysts were throwing in the towel on the oil market, with some growing downright bearish. In late June, for example, analysts at Seaport Global Securities downgraded more than....
Oil and Gas Stock Roundup: The Rig Count Keeps Tumbling, Pulling Service Stocks With It
On the one hand, it was a quiet week in the oil market. Crude didn't do all that much, ending the week roughly flat at around $51.50 for WTI and $57.50 for Brent. That's despite some bullish....
Schlumberger's Earnings Break Out of Their Funk in the Third Quarter
Anyone who thought the oil and gas industry's recovery was going to be linear was kidding themselves. For the past several quarters, we have seen the industry grow in fits and starts, especially....
This High-Yield Oil Giant Could Offer Retirees Sustainable Income
Integrated oil and natural gas giant Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-B) is making impressive progress as it comes back from the worst of the oil downturn that started in mid-2014. It's not only....
Kinder Morgan Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (KMI)
Image source: The Motley Fool.Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallOct. 18, 2017, 4:30 p.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Here's Why Earthstone Energy Inc Stock Is Slumping Today
Shares of Earthstone Energy (NYSE: ESTE) slumped on Thursday, falling 14% as of 11:28 a.m. EDT, following an operations update and the announcement of a dilutive equity offering.Last night....
Kinder Morgan Inc. Delivers a Yawner of a Quarter, but That's a Good Thing
After having unveiled its plan to ramp up cash returns to investors last quarter, there didn't appear to be any catalysts left for Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) this quarter. That view proved to be....
If You're in Your 60s, Consider Buying These 2 High-Yield Stocks
A transition takes place when you enter your 60s. In that decade of life, your investing goals shift from capital appreciation to preserving capital and generating income. That's why high-yielding....
3 High-Yield Renewable Energy Stocks
Who says you can't get a high yield investment in the renewable energy business? Sure, the solar and wind power businesses are growing at breakneck paces and require loads of capital to be plowed....
2017 Has Been a Year of Surprises in Solar Energy
If you go back and look at the beginning of 2017, it seemed like the year would be terrible for solar companies. It was so bad that SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced layoffs and the....
3 Stocks With Salesforce-Like Return Potential
A decade ago, the term "software as a service" wasn't common in investing vernacular. Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of salesforce.com, was one of the first Silicon Valley leaders to bring it to....
This Oil Stock Is Thriving Through Innovation
After several years of hard work driving down costs and repositioning its portfolio, Canadian shale driller Encana (NYSE: ECA) announced its return to growth mode last fall by unveiling a new....
This High-Yield Stock Just Became Even Safer
Pipeline and processing company Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has a long history of paying investors a growing distribution. In fact, since going public nearly 20 years ago, this MLP....
3 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 5%
With the broader market yielding a paltry 2% or so, finding 5% and higher yields is harder than you might think. That's especially true if you want to find companies that regularly grow their....
Is Phillips 66 a Buy?
Since gaining its independence in 2012, refining giant Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has significantly outperformed the S&P 500, delivering a better-than-225% total return versus the approximately....