Integrated Oil & Gas

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the maker of iPads and iPhones, didn't not participated in the session gains, as shares fell 0.73% to $350.42. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), the largest online retailer, fell 1.68% to $182.30 ahead of its quarterly report. In after hours, the stock fell 2.5% to $177.75 after...

BP (NYSE: BP), Europe's second-largest oil company, said its first-quarter profit fell 2% to $5.37 billion, missing the $5.7 billion analysts were expecting. That number excludes the various asset sales the British oil giant conducted to raise cash to pay for costs associated with the Gulf of...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is expected to post its Q1 EPS at $1.95 on revenue of $61.72 billion. Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $1.95 per share on revenue of $9.45 billion. MeadWestvaco Corp (NYSE: MWV) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.23 on revenue of $1.39...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) to report its Q1 earnings at $0.72 per share on revenue of $15.13 billion. BA shares gained 0.33% to $75.80 in after-hours trading. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported a sharp decline in its Q1...

ProShares UltraShort Silver (ETF) (NYSE: ZSL) spiked 8.09% on Tuesday as silver traded lower. ZSL managed to break its eight day losing streak today. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) gained 4.81% today, and it closed at $61.85. In the semiconductor space, Intel Corporation...

Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (OTCBB: NGLPF), a provider of renewable clean geothermal energy in the Western U.S., similar to companies like Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and U.S. Geothermal Inc. (Amex: HTM), is providing a unique source of energy that is growing in importance and usage in the U.S...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he would consider cutting multi-billion dollar subsidies to oil companies, such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP). This could save $45 billion over 10 years. Greece's budget deficit in 2010 was 10.5% of GDP, much greater than...

The markets are moving higher today ahead of the FOMC Policy Statement tomorrow. This release will be done in a new format which is sure to help the Federal Reserve maintain more control of the markets. First, at 12:30pm ET, they will release their interest rate policy. Then at 2:15pm ET, Ben...

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC)- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, with 2.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves as of December 31, 2009. The Company operates in three operating segments: Oil and gas...

Piper Jaffray upgraded Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) from “neutral” to “overweight.” JCI's shares closed at $39.60 yesterday. Johnson Controls' trailing-twelve-month revenue is $35.43 billion. Deutsche Bank upgraded Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) from “hold” to ‘buy.” OXY's shares closed at...

1) Chevron (CVX)- Chevron Corporation (Chevron) manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, and provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to United States and international subsidiaries that engage in fully integrated petroleum operations, chemicals...

Deutsche Bank has upgraded its rating on Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) from Hold to Buy and has raised its price target from $110 to $120, with a potential turnaround coming for the company as Q1 results are released this Thursday. According to Deutsche Bank, “Oxy's Q1 results on Thursday...

Deutsche Bank has upgraded Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) from Hold to Buy and has raised the price target from $110 to $120.

Cusick's Corner I'll make it short and simple. The movement today raised a red flag in that there hasn't been any real momentum to the downside. Whether you are looking at a MACD or RSI neither is signaling strong bullish conviction. Finance and Tech are also lagging and these sectors need to...

Cusick's Corner The market has a lot of gas in the tank if you take earnings as the catalyst. Keep an eye on the Volatility Index VIX. As a review, this index measures the implied volatilities of the front two months of the SPX, the cash settled S&P 500 index. The VIX has settled the last two...